Implementing new digital business practices can no longer be thought of as a pivot driven by COVID. It’s now a way of life. So how do we prepare for this accelerated pace of change? Here’s the key. While it’s easy to think of digital transformation as a technology challenge, it’s really a business challenge, and ultimately a people challenge.

Some of you may have noticed that our address has changed. If you’ve visited our rather spectacular office in the past, that may come as a surprise. We wanted to share the story of how we came to move, because it touches on issues that you (and the rest of the working world) are probably wrestling with.

As we move closer to automated go-to-market strategies, how do we strike a balance between data and human intuition? Let’s consider the advantages each can bring.

When both your project teams and your client teams feel that you are putting their humanity first in your role as project manager, they are more likely to stick with you when the project gets difficult, give you the benefit of the doubt, and want to work with you in the future. It won’t just make people like you, it will improve your bottom line. If you’re looking for ways to bring a sense of humanity to your project teams, here are our top seven tips.

ThoughtForm is proud to announce that we’ve partnered with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH) Cutler Center for Men to redesign the experience of men’s health. Men everywhere are calling for support in their health journey. This new program has the ambitious goal of giving males special access to health experts and services, concierge support, and other resources they need to have a lifetime of good physical, behavioral and emotional health.

A recent brief, authored by Hazel-Ann McLean of TriVerum LLC, with the support of ThoughtForm, turns a critical lens on the traditional structures of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. The brief explores how these programs can be improved to truly promote the retention and professional development of Black employees.

ThoughtForm is happy to announce that Wendy Manning has become the newest member of our team of business designers. We sat down with Wendy this week to talk all about her professional journey, and how she uses her design thinking skills to give back to the community.

As we’ve grown from explaining our clients’ innovations to helping shape the strategies that deliver them, we’ve sought tools to boost the innovation viability. The discipline of business design is a powerful such tool. So much so that we’ve built business designers into our core team.

Companies across the spectrum are now adopting the best consumer digital experiences as benchmarks. Autodesk CIO, Prakash Kota, is currently implementing an employee hub partially modeled on Netflix. According to him, switching between a consumer app and a work website shouldn’t “feel like it’s so drastic.”