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What do Balinese coffee, Japanese martial arts, and Covid-19 have in common?

Let’s face it: a post-pandemic workplace is a strange environment for business as usual. According to Satya Nadella, we saw 2 years of digital transformation in 2 months. Something strange is brewing. Unprecedented times certainly call for unprecedented measures, but is there some common wisdom available to help the business world wake up and smell the coffee?

One of the most common ways that corporates innovate is through internal upskilling programs, but many of these efforts fall short: armies of newly agile certified employees flock back to their desk only to discover everything around them stayed the same. This session reveals some of the secrets that global tech companies have used to drive innovation behaviour, providing a simple framework for internal change that has been successfully adopted by incumbents in traditional industries.

• Presented at HR Tech Festival Asia

• Presented at 2021 kick off event at DBS Bank

• Presented at national Town Hall meeting for Deloitte Consulting

• Video: Livestream of presentation at HR Tech Festival Asia 2021

• Article version published in Aug-Sep 2021 issue of HRM Asia Magazine

• Article – Karate & Coffee: Mastering the art of change management