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  • The Digital Transformation Operating Systems

    Why Dropbox, Teams and Slack are all coming to the same conclusionI’ve been wanting to write about the changing work tools and collaborative landscape for a while now. My original notes were from over two years ago, but recent events prompted me to put my thoughts down. I’d love your take on this, discuss on the Slack, we accept English and French 😀 On to the update. Computer Systems, Operating Systems and the Digitisation of Tasks

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    → 10 September 2019, 07:44
  • Bermuda, Binance and Blockchain

    Where’s the rest of the Caribbean? Follow-Up to France-AntillesWe’re heading into peak hurricane season as this graph from the NOAA shows, notice the sting in the tail in October. Do your preparations and check on them weekly! On to the update. World Blockchain Forum, London 2019 The World Blockchain Forum kicked off in London this past Sunday and runs for 3 days. The Forum is a roaming event that takes place all over the world and multiples times a year.

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    → 5 September 2019, 09:30
  • The slow demise of France-Antilles and Newspapers in the Caribbean

    What happens when atoms are turned into bits?Hurricane Dorian is looking increasingly dangerous and could impact the northern Bahamas or Florida as a Major Hurricane (Category 3+) as early as this weekend. My thoughts to my friends in those areas. Get your preparations finalised today! On to the update: After the announcement that the long-standing newspaper of the FWI was in real financial difficulty, I thought I’d take a look at the business model and why it failed, what can be done and how it should be a cautionary tale for newspapers throughout the Caribbean.

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    → 30 August 2019, 11:35
  • Follow-up to Part 9, Customers 2.0

    Digital Transformation and natural disastersCustomers 2.0 and the importance of word of mouth In trying to be brief and to simplify the customer’s journey to buying products in modern times, I think I may have not been as clear as I could have, which led to some confusion: This affects how customers behave in their consumption and how they discover new things. Here in the Caribbean, word of mouth is still a strong discovery tool, but it is becoming less and less relevant when we’re consuming more products and services online.

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    → 26 August 2019, 08:56
  • Part 9 - A 5 stage process for Digital Transformation

    Customers 2.0, Networked, Connected and InteractiveI’m back after a short and very unconnected holiday in St Lucia, an island I am very fond of for many reasons. I’m looking forward to getting back into the swing of writing more frequently and developing the other project I hinted about in a previous post. Stay tuned. Lastly, I hope the title renaming doesn’t throw you off guard too much. To keep some consistency, I’ve titled this issue as planned with “Issue XX” removed.

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    → 23 August 2019, 09:00
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