From podcast host Chris Surdak"In our Next Generation Operating Model research a key finding was that changes to organizational structure typically have little positive impact on organizational performance, and more often than not they have a

Getting Past Analysis Paralysis: Why Operating Model Transformation Must Precede Analytic Success

Apr 26th, 2021 31m 28s

Many organizations are struggling to become data-driven. But do they understand why? Many are investing heavily in analytics and automation, but are they achieving transformation? If you have not changed your operating model, and how you define

Playing in the Final Third

Apr 9th, 2021 24m 36s

When embracing digital transformation, getting the fundamentals right is, well, fundamental. Yes, you need to deploy cloud effectively. You need to incorporate automation appropriately. You need to roll out a blockchain in a meaningful and effe

Organizational Structure Layer Cakes with Jim Petrassi

Mar 22nd, 2021 19m 44s

In this episode, Chris Surdak and Jim Petrassi (CTO, Health Care Service Corporation) discuss org structure layer cakes, disruptive metrics and the value of radical transparency in achieving ops-model effectiveness. Jim also shares with us his

Gravity follows Gravitas: Talking Operating Models, Governance and Leadership with Diane Schwarz

Mar 10th, 2021 27m 45s

Over the second half of 2020, LEF set out to understand how organizations were revisiting their operating models in the wake of COVID-19. We undertook this research on Next Generation Operating Models (NGOMs) with the goal of contributing somet

Platforms & Regulation in the Food Ecosystem

Mar 3rd, 2021 36m 31s

The food ecosystem is critical to the UK's operation, and it is becoming more complex under the impacts of sustainability and the adoption of digital and food technologies. For example, how would you deal with the arrival of the biggest platfor

'Unbundling and Rebundling the Organization' with Simone Cicero

Feb 16th, 2021 28m 7s

Kicking off our series of podcasts on Platforms and Ecosystems Bill Murray speaks with Simone Cicero, Managing partner of Boundaryless and creator of the Platform Design Toolkit. Bill has followed Simone for the best part of a decade and he'

Optimism through Robust Governance: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Feb 1st, 2021 37m 1s

Ollie Buckley is Executive Director of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), an independent UK advisory body launched in 2018 to advise on the governance of AI and data-driven technologies. Immediately prior to this, Ollie led the D

Cybersecurity’s Lessons for Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Jan 19th, 2021 37m 20s

On this episode, I’m joined by Mark Hughes, DXC’s senior vice president of Offerings and Strategic Partners. Mark is responsible for DXC’s technology strategy by driving innovation in DXC’s core offerings. Before stepping into this role, Mark l

Human Rights Engineering – Beyond Privacy: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Jan 4th, 2021 25m 8s

For this episode, I’m joined by Katie Shay, the head of Business & Human Rights at Cisco. Katie compared the growing strategic focus on human rights in business operations to the prior development of Privacy Engineering as a discipline: she bel

Human Rights Engineering – Beyond Privacy: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Jan 4th, 2021 25m 8s

Critical Literacy for AI Governance Modeling: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Dec 15th, 2020 33m 44s

As the lead creator of one of the first commercially available algorithmic tools to identify & mitigate bias in AI systems, Accenture’s Fairness Tool, Rumman Chowdhury is perhaps the best person to describe why algorithmic approaches aren’t eno

Ethics isn’t Enough - Designing Equitable Technology: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Nov 30th, 2020 41m 59s

For this episode, we’re joined by Mutale Nkonde, founder and CEO of AI for the People, a non-profit focused on the social justice implications of the use of AI in public life. Mutale is currently a Practitioner Fellow at the Digital Civil Socie

Trust is the Critical Competitive Factor: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Nov 16th, 2020 26m 55s

On this podcast, we’re joined by Tim Gordon, founding partner at Best Practice in AI, a research firm that helps organizations use AI to build competitive advantage. While it might seem as though there is little or no guidance around digital et

Technology is a Distribution System for Power: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Nov 2nd, 2020 32m 28s

In episode 4, we're joined by Ivana Bartoletti, Technical Director for Privacy at Deloitte, who recently authored An Artificial Revolution: on Power, Politics, and AI.Ivana’s key message is that technologies are the systematic way we distribu

Empower Everyone to be Ethical Decision-Makers: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice

Oct 15th, 2020 35m 10s

For this episode, we’re joined by Sarah Drinkwater, Director of Beneficial Technology at Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm. For Sarah, the important thing about digital ethics is to get it out of the hands of specialist experts a

More than just risk management: Growing Digital Ethics in Practice.

Oct 5th, 2020 29m 26s

On this podcast, we’re joined by Paul Miller, Managing Partner and CEO of Bethnal Green Ventures, a London-based early-stage venture capital firm focusing on tech for good. Before co-founding Bethnal Green Ventures, Paul worked as a senior rese

Leverage the ‘frozen middle:’ Growing Digital Ethics in Practice.

Sep 10th, 2020 31m 1s

On this episode, we’re joined by Anne Currie. Anne recently designed an ethics module for the Computer Science department at the University of Hertfordshire. Anne is also the Tech Ethicist for Container Solutions, and author of the four-book Pa

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