http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog My own private online moleskine Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:42:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 2006-2009 gatw73vb42@robertolofaro.com (Aleph123) gatw73vb42@robertolofaro.com (Aleph123) thinking about impacts 1440 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/cworg_boxes_bigger.jpg http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog 144 144 Getting around the world My own private online moleskine media, politics, technology,impact Aleph123 Aleph123 gatw73vb42@robertolofaro.com no no http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/11/25/change-and-organizational-continuity/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/11/25/change-and-organizational-continuity/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:10:43 +0000 roberto.lofaro http://localhost/GettingAroundTheWorldPreprint/?p=1650 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/11/25/change-and-organizational-continuity/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/09/07/change2010_01-from-paper-to-the-cloud-and-beyond/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/09/07/change2010_01-from-paper-to-the-cloud-and-beyond/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:05:43 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/?p=1414 Defining information technology today In the second article in the series, I will discuss change in the field that touches the life of everyone of us: Information technology (computer and Internet- but also other active and passive telecommunication media). When I say "everybody" I am not forgetting the Low Income Countries (LICs), or the non- connected (over 30% in the EU): in one way or another, e.g. also via radio or TV, everybody is touched by information technology. And, since over the last 20 years gradually each information channel migrated to the digital platform, it is quite easy to see how, eventually, it will be the form and shape at the receiving end (TV, radio, text messages, voice, etc) that will be seen as differentiating the different channels. The evolution on the transmission of information has been also mirrored by a parallel evolution in its storage: where you information resides started being irrelevant.]]> http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/09/07/change2010_01-from-paper-to-the-cloud-and-beyond/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/08/31/change2010-pattern-based-vs-systemic-change/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/08/31/change2010-pattern-based-vs-systemic-change/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:58:12 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/?p=1412 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/08/31/change2010-pattern-based-vs-systemic-change/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/07/19/quantitative-vs-qualitative-visual-vs-verbal-false-dichotomies/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/07/19/quantitative-vs-qualitative-visual-vs-verbal-false-dichotomies/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:17:41 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/?p=1355 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/07/19/quantitative-vs-qualitative-visual-vs-verbal-false-dichotomies/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/07/08/aml-and-identity-collection-points/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/07/08/aml-and-identity-collection-points/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:05:22 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/?p=1333 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/07/08/aml-and-identity-collection-points/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/01/11/no-mans-land-2/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/01/11/no-mans-land-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:00:08 +0000 roberto.lofaro http://localhost/wordpresssites/blog/?p=1226 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2010/01/11/no-mans-land-2/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/30/everyday-politics/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/30/everyday-politics/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:17:53 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/30/everyday-politics/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/30/everyday-politics/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/12/managing-change-across-time/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/12/managing-change-across-time/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:38:13 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/07/12/managing-change-across-time/ change management. I would like to share here some experience from my activities, and why I believe that adopting a common framework might be sub-optimal, but a smart allocation of resources. To summarize:

1. change is a constant ("panta rei")
2. change is made of "here and now" activities, and their antecedents and consequences
3. if you can, do not re-invent the wheel- use an existing one...
4. ...and see how to make it fit in your environment
5. and drop that "not invented here" attitude: you are wasting resources
6. last but not least: ask yourself- who will keep the memory of the choices made

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first extreme: the consensus-building inserted in a rule-oriented environment

Second extreme: the rule-orientation inserted in consensus-building environment

Weaknesses in training, weaknesses in results

do your new rules consider the organizational cultural environment?

introducing a change in rules requires changing mindsets

step-by-step: "terraforming" for rules change

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