Alan Hewitt, Author at The Praxonomy Blog | News, Updates, Industry Insights and Best Practices. https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/author/alan/ The official blog for news, updates, industry insights and best practices from Praxonomy — board meeting management software Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:26:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Alan Hewitt, Author at The Praxonomy Blog | News, Updates, Industry Insights and Best Practices. https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/author/alan/ 32 32 How trusted is your trusted source? https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/how-trusted-is-your-trusted-source/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-trusted-is-your-trusted-source Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:22:27 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2910 Alan Hewitt wonders what we should be asking those who hold our data.

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]]> A 14th-century theologian, Steve Jobs and the Rolling Stones all ‘Keeping it Simple’ https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/keeping-it-simple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-it-simple Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:20:08 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2896 Alan Hewitt asks whether some tech solution providers are over-complicating applications by adding functions and capability just because they can rather than because they should.

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]]> Driving Tests, Donald Rumsfeld and Unknown Unknowns https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/driving-tests-donald-rumsfeld-and-unknown-unknowns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-tests-donald-rumsfeld-and-unknown-unknowns Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:51:16 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2851 Board members need to be aware of challenges that may affect their companies or the boards themselves. At the same time, boards are facing ever increasing challenges in regard to both regulatory and technology-enabled change.

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]]> It’s all in the Language – Do Boards Need ‘Data’ or ‘Information’? https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/its-all-in-the-language/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-all-in-the-language Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:41:17 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2806 The post It’s all in the Language – Do Boards Need ‘Data’ or ‘Information’? appeared first on The Praxonomy Blog | News, Updates, Industry Insights and Best Practices..

]]> Is it Time for a ‘Robot’ to Join the Board? https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/is-it-time-for-a-robot-to-join-the-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-time-for-a-robot-to-join-the-board Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:48:30 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2770 Clearly AI will open up great possibilities for boards to be better informed, leading, one hopes, to better decisions. Therefore, is it possible for an AI enabled "robot" to join the company board?

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]]> Maybe if the Board executed their own Digital Transformation, they’d be better positioned to lead a successful Digital Transformation for their organisation? https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/if-the-board-executed-their-own-digital-transformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-the-board-executed-their-own-digital-transformation Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:17:16 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2754 With 70% of Digital Transformation programmes apparently ending in failure, Alan Hewitt explains why boards need to stay on top of developments, and how.

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]]> Boiling Frogs, Bad Backs, and the Art of the Possible, Feasible and Desirable for AI and Your Organisation https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/boiling-frogs-bad-backs-and-the-art-of-the-possible-feasible-and-desirable-for-ai-and-your-organisation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boiling-frogs-bad-backs-and-the-art-of-the-possible-feasible-and-desirable-for-ai-and-your-organisation Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:52:39 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2738 In this blog piece, Alan Hewitt considers our ability as humans to embrace change and, hence, how companies/organisations should face up to the challenge of almost constant evolution in the way that they work/operate enabled and or driven by AI.

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]]> Everybody Is Talking About AI https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/everybody-is-talking-about-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everybody-is-talking-about-ai Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:20:47 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2675 In this blog piece, Alan Hewitt talks about AI and the evolving role Company Boards should take in the development, roll-out and evolution of AI technologies within their organisations.

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]]> Change Is Hard https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/change-is-hard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=change-is-hard Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:48:52 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2662 Change can be a difficult process, no matter the size or type of organisation. In this blog piece, Alan looks into the challenges that come with implementing new changes in organisations and what leaders should consider to ensure a successful transition period.

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]]> Why Our View Of The World May Not Be Correct https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/why-our-view-of-the-world-may-not-be-correct/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-our-view-of-the-world-may-not-be-correct Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:11:31 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2636 In this blog piece, we take a look at the book "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think" by Hans Rowling, following a discussion about how our view of the world may not be correct, or the way it seems. We also give our thoughts on why we believe that this book would be a good read for all Company Board Directors.

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]]> Dilemma Reconciliation https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/dilemma-reconciliation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dilemma-reconciliation Tue, 16 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2612 The complex challenges faced by companies today introduces the concept of "Dilemma Reconciliation" from a course by Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner, this approach suggests resolving dilemmas by reconciling opposites rather than compromising.

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]]> Can AI Help in Creating Board Packs/Meeting Minutes? https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/can-ai-help-in-creating-board-packs-meeting-minutes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-ai-help-in-creating-board-packs-meeting-minutes Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:37:57 +0000 https://www.praxonomy.com/blog/?p=2587 The article discusses how AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT can potentially help in creating better-structured board packs and revolutionize minute-taking. However, the need to prove the technology's accuracy and build trust before widespread adoption will need to be considered too.

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