Business Strategy & Design - Logical Design Solutions

The Key to Digital Transformation: Focus on the Work

LDS’s managing director for Business Strategy and Design, Brad Ivie, was honored with the opportunity to speak at the May 2018 edition of Northern New Jersey’s DISRUPT franchise on “The Key to Digital Transformation: Focus on the Work”. 

Disrupting the Future of Work in NJ

The evening’s theme was the “Future of Work” and featured ten lively five-minute talks from industry experts and was attended by over 250 people from over 180 companies.

MIT Sloan: Future of Work Conference

We recently attended the Future of Work conference in New York City hosted by MIT Sloan and its Initiative of Digital Economy (IDE).

We Think of Digital Transformation of the Organization in Three Primary Dimensions

LDS has identified a number of critical gaps in industry and management sciences concerning methodology for digital transformation.

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Leveraging Executive Educational Opportunity

LDS consultant participates in Oxford program on strategy and innovation.

DisruptHR New York Provides Forum to Exchange Ideas

LDS recently participated in the NYC DisruptHR event where a wide range of topics were discussed regarding talent strategy, culture, onboarding, employee engagement and more.

Digital’s Most Fundamental Disruption: Relationships

The most fundamental and profound aspect of digital disruption might be in regards to relationships.

Rutgers University Appoints Board Seat

LDS Business Strategy & Design team member recently offered board seat on Rutgers’ Design Thinking Certificate Program.

What do Systems and Platforms Mean to the Employee Experience?

It’s not about technology. It’s about enabling productive and engaging participation of workers and amplifying the impact of the organization.

Digital Future of Work Summit

LDS recently participated in the Digital Future of Work Summit organized by the McKinsey Global Institute and NYU | Stern School of Business in New York.

MBA Conference hosted by Columbia Business School

LDS recently participated in a media and entertainment event on technology impacts to legacy business models and consumer behavior. Speakers included industry leaders from YouTube, Thomson Reuters, and Verizon. We were also pleased to engage with MBA students and graduates from top U.S. business schools.

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The Vanguard of Innovative Thinking in Talent Management

Innovative thinking in talent management is coming from surprising, new places.

Business Design is the Strategic Link

Design thinking is a useful tool, but the critical organizational perspective is business design.

Our Work Realizing Business Strategy

One consultant’s experience in an emerging strategic talent function.

An End to the Digital Productivity Paradox

Companies seek to realize new digital value. However, they struggle to move forward across the enterprise.

17th Annual Talent Management Strategies Conference

LDS was pleased to participate in the Conference Board’s 17th Annual Talent Management Strategies Conference in New York. There was a wealth of opportunity for in-depth discussion of emerging perspectives, insights, and approaches on talent management with leaders from some of the most innovative and forward-looking US and global companies.

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New York University’s Stern School of Business

LDS connects with business thinkers at New York University’s Stern School of Business Langone Speaker Series on Innovators & Entrepreneurs. In a talk on “The Future of Social Technology”, CEO Ragy Thomas of Sprinklr speaks about leadership practices, emphasizing values, culture, future-back vision, and business outcomes.

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Columbia University Career Fair

Thank you to the students of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies for sharing your diverse and accomplished backgrounds. We were impressed with the many insightful conversations!

Johns Hopkins University Center for Leadership Education Forum

The Business Strategy & Design Studio team is regularly engaged in NYC-area industry events to share in thought leadership, to explore emerging practices, and to network with like-minded professionals. A recent Johns Hopkins University Center for Leadership Education student trip to New York City provided a great forum for this.

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Aligning Metrics to Strategy

A Strategic Measures and Metrics Program assesses the health and alignment of a digital solution relative to its strategic business objectives.

Addressing Top CEO Concerns

We work with senior leadership to realize digital solutions that address some of their key concerns.

What is the Employee Experience?

The Employee Experience is the internal manifestation of the company's strategy and organizational approach.

@CHRO Leadership Summit

Team members attended the CHRO Leadership Summit, hosted by Evanta, promoting the sharing of key HR topics and networking amongst senior HR leaders.

Evolution of the Intranet

Drivers of Digital Transformation

What is Digital Transformation?

The Governance Gaps

Key areas frequently missing when governing inside enterprise online solutions.

We earn awards for more than our solutions.

Team members share their time and talents outside the office and are recognized for their efforts.

For humans change is difficult. The reason is neurologically based.

The brain registers change (stepping out of your comfort zone) as pain.

-Dr. David Rock and Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, The Neuroscience of Leadership

Practical Business Models for Design

Design thinking requires rigorous strategic business analysis and practical business modeling to create solutions that support business goals and realize tangible business value.

Listening is Not the Same as Hearing

Listening requires focus to understand our clients’ most pressing business challenges and applying critical thinking and creative problem-solving to find solutions.

Supporting Women in Our Profession

Team members attended a Women in Consulting event, hosted by the Consultant Lounge, celebrating the advancement of women in our profession.

Teamwork Fuels Successful Collaboration

Within LDS or with our clients, we work together to create something bigger and better than any one person could have imagined.

Follow-Through

"In golf, as in life (and work), it’s the follow-through that matters" -Anonymous