innovation in technology for leaders
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Presentation to Aged Care Conference, Perth Western Australia May 2011TRANSCRIPT
Yin Yang – Innovation in Technology
for LeadersJulian Keys
ACSWA Conference May 2011
30 online tools
Pros and cons of 2011 technology
Tips on personal workplace productivity
Yin Yang the need for balance
Outline A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention – Herbert Simon
The rules have changed.
In a single generation, revolutions in technology have transformed the way we live, work and do business.
Steel mills that once needed 1,000 workers can now do the same work with 100.
Today, just about any company can set up shop, hire workers, and sell their products wherever there’s an
Internet connection.
Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, 25/01/11
What do you get a 100 year old woman for her
birthday?
An iPad of course!
What is the top online tool for learning?
Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies UK
Annual survey 2010
Hint: tools for learning, not networking or communicating
1. Twitter – microblogging (43)
2. You Tube – video sharing (22)
3. Google docs – office suite (14)
4. Delicious – bookmarking (2)
5. Slideshare – presentation sharing (31)
6. Skype – internet voice/web calls (3=)
7. Google reader – news aggregation (7=)
8. WordPress – blogs (6)
9. Facebook – social networking (2007 - 17)
10. Moodle – course management (12=)
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1. Firefox – web browser (29)
2. Delicious (2010 - 4)
3. Skype (6)
4. Google Search (11)
5. MS PowerPoint (21)
6. Wordpress (8)
7. Google Gmail (31=)
8. Google Reader (7)
9. Blogger (14)
10. MS Word (60)
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Moving up the rankings
Other popular management tools
Smart phones and tablet computers
Not to mention
At this point your reaction might be
We connect with people all other the world
Work from anywhere
Find everything we need to know
Publish anytime
Outsource just about everything
Have a virtual assistant – www.elance.com
Not to mention – shopping, jobs, dating ……
Technology has transformed the way
Internet Addiction
To what extent should governments and employers intervene to minimise the negative impact of
technology?
Public safety on the roads
Occupational health and safety
Hospital and mental health costs
A big question
Take a Bill Gates style “think week” to
recharge your thinking
Personal Productivity
Focus: a simplicity manifesto in an age of
distraction
Five ways for leaders to disconnect and lead better
Getting creative things done: how to fit hard thinking
into a busy schedule
Limit your sources
Set aside time in your schedule
Take time off
Cull ruthlessly
Prioritise
Have systems to organise/classify info
How to handle information overload
1. Internet and social media use policy
2. Train people how to use Outlook properly
3. Use an intranet, not email, to share information
4. Encourage off-line time for reading, thinking, writing, discussing, reflecting
5. Use some of the applications discussed earlier
6. Lead by example
Workplace Internet Productivity Strategy
Yin Yang
The first rule of any technology used in a business
is that automation applied to an efficient operation
will magnify the efficiency.
The second is that automation applied
to an inefficient operation
will magnify the inefficiency.
Bill Gates
