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Some thoughts about the inevitable
4 november 2016
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Elfried
Klarenbeek
Accelerating change
No longer business as usual
Human centric & purpose driven
HR needs to transform
change
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increasingly
complicated
The fabric of
business
and society
is changing
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needs to respond !
HR
society organisations
WHY
HR
WHAT
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comprehension
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A shifting
global
context
1Exponential
technological
developments
“ We stand on the brink of a
technological revolution that will
fundamentally alter the way we live,
work, and relate to one another.
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The next industrial Revolution
Digitisation
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Moore's law:
the observation that the
number of transistors in a
dense integrated circuit
doubles approximately every
two years.
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75 % OF EARTHS POPULATION IS ONLINE
7.3 BILLION
75 % IS ONLINE
6.5
BILLION
DEVICES
ONLINE
REDPROJECT SKYBENDER DELIVERS INTERNET TO THE
WORLD WITH SOLAR-POWERED DRONES
THE NEW
NORM
DIGITAL
BEHAVIOR
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PLATFORM COMPANIES
OWNING THE FRONT END
THE BATTLE IS FOR
THE CUSTOMER
INTERFACE
The Interface Is Where the Profit Is
DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION
Digital transformation represents the next stage of business
development. It will improve how companies work inside and out.
DIGITAL
FIRST
EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE
DIGITISED WILL BE DIGITISED
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artificial intelligence
robotics
The next industrial Revolution
“ The Fourth Industrial Revolution is
creating a perfect storm of business
model change in all industries,
resulting in major disruptions to
labour markets.
What can we see
happening today ?
space energy gentech robotics AI
virtual
reality
autonomous
transport
3d
printing
fintech drones
Multiple disruptive technologies
growing exponentially
augmented
reality
IOT
robotics AIvirtual
reality
autonomous
transport
Lets have a look at a few
neurotech
VIRTUAL REALITY
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WHAT IS REAL ?
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http://www.magicleap.com/#/home
https://thevoid.com/#home
HR ?
robotics AIvirtual
reality
autonomous
transport
neurotech
Multiple disruptive technologies
growing exponentially today
NEUROTECH (BCI devices)
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The brain: new territory for tech
Would you let your boss
monitor your brain to
improve your productivity?
HR ?
robotics AIvirtual
reality
autonomous
transport
neurotech
Multiple disruptive technologies
growing exponentially today
ROBOTS
$500.000 (2008) to $10.000 ( 2016 ) 50 X in 7 years
Social
Surgical
Industrial
Drones
Education
ConsumerService
Medical Service
Security
This $3000 robot Aims to “Democratize Robotics”
AI robot learns to cook just by watching
YouTube videos
youJapanese robot Pepper will sell you a
coffee machine…
China Unveils Urban Combat Robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY
The state of robotics
technology parallels
mobile phone technology
of the late 90’s
HR ?
AUTONOMOUS CARS
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33 CORPORATIONS WORKING ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
This Box Could Make Your Car Autonomous for Just $1,000
Comma.ai’s system will add Autopilot-like abilities to many standard vehicles.
"...eventually be able to drive anywhere across the country to meet you,
charging itself along the way. It will sync with your calendar to know exactly
when to arrive."
Elon Musk: “ You'll Be Able to Summon Your
Tesla From Anywhere in 2018”
Uber’s First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in
Pittsburgh
Uber Puts Self-Driving Otto Trucks on the Road by 2017
HR ?
robotics AIvirtual
reality
autonomous
transport
neurotech
Multiple disruptive technologies
growing exponentially today
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
computer performance
IF OR
WHEN ?
time
human performancewe are now here
RESEARCH
AI TO BE ACCEPTED INTO JAPAN’S
HIGHEST-RANKED UNIVERSITY
AI writes political speeches
COGNITIVE
COMPUTING
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AI MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF VC FIRM  
computer performance
IF OR
WHEN ?
time
we are now here
big
problems
solve
SMART
AGENTS
“ “Our kids will grow up
asking, how did you ever get
along without your assistant”
Dag Kittlaus
One of the founders of
Viv Labs
““The business plans of the
next 10,000 startups are
easy to forecast:
Take X and add AI.
This is a big deal, and now
it’s here.”
Kevin Kelly
the founding executive
editor of Wired magazine
HR ?AI
space energy gentech robotics AI
virtual
reality
autonomous
transport
3d
printing
fintech drones
Multiple disruptive technologies
growing exponentially today
augmented
reality
IOT
“ exponential technologies
all explode
onto the scene at once
What happens when ?
Peter Diamandis
engineer, physician and entrepreneur
founder of the X Prize Foundation,
co-founder Singularity University
“ Multiple technologies are all
doubling, morphing and
recombining………….
Who can predict the future when ?
Peter Diamandis
engineer, physician and entrepreneur
founder of the X Prize Foundation,
co-founder Singularity University
You are now here
We are only at the beginning
of the beginning …………..
Kevin Kelly
the founding executive editor
of Wired magazine
space energy gentech robotics AI
virtual
reality
autonomous
transport
3d
printing
fin tech drones
Most of these technologies do not have a
significant economic impact yet
augmented
reality
IOT
Most of these technologies do not have a
significant economic impact yet
You are now here
Exponential growth
“We won't experience 100 years of
progress in the 21st century
Ray Kurzweil
Director of Engineering at Google,
heading up a team developing
machine intelligence
“It will be more like…………..
Ray Kurzweil
Director of Engineering at Google,
heading up a team developing
machine intelligence
20.000years of progress (at today’s rate).
Ray Kurzweil
““The future is going to be happening
much, much faster than anyone ever
imagined,”
Vivek Wadhwa
American technology
entrepreneur and
academic
DISRUPT
YOURSELF
OR DIE
Accelerating change
No longer business as usual
Human centric & purpose driven
HR needs to transform
“
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/where-do-firms-go-when-they-die/390249/
75 percent of todays
S&P 500 firms will be
replaced by new firms by
2027.Prof Richard Foster
Yale University
Organisations are struggling
with the accelerating
pace. Everything
around them
seems to be
changing.
And
for many
it is very very
hard to keep up…….
You are now here
The only constant is change.

And, the rate of change is
increasing.
critical insight 1
You are now here
EXPONENTIAL
INEVITABLE
IRREVERSIBLE
critical insight 1
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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/where-do-firms-go-when-they-die/390249/
Every industry and every
organisation will have to transform
itself in the next few years, in
multiple ways………..
……………….or fade awayTim O'Reilly
Founder of O'Reilly Media
You are now here
critical insight 1
ORGANISATION NEED TO
CHANGE AS
FAST AS CHANGE ITSELF
MANAGEMENT
BROKEN
of employees
worldwide
are engaged at work
Source: Gallup’s142-country study http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx
What about the people ?
13%
Source: Gallup’s142-country study http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx
13%
Source: Gallup’s142-country study http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx
Source: Gallup’s142-country study http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx
24% are "actively
disengaged,"
indicating they
are unhappy and
unproductive at
work
Source: Gallup’s142-country study http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx
THEY ARE
EMOTIONALLY
DISCONNECTED !
and less likely to be productive
THEY SHOW UP WITH THEIR
BODIES………..
of EU employees are
stressed at work
Source: GCC research 160,000 participants across all sectors in EU 2014
75%
90% of people
in agriculture
1890
The average manufacturing
company
less than four employees
Ford motor Company
makes more than ½
million automobiles
per year 
1915
In 25 years, almost all the tools
of modern management had
been invented………
WHAT WAS THE
PROBLEM THEY WERE
TRYING TO SOLVE?
HOW DO YOU TURN HUMAN BEINGS
INTO SEMI PROGRAMMABLE ROBOTS ?
DO THE SAME THING O
VER
AND
O
VER OV
ER
TO TEND TO THE MACHINE………………
A OVERND
to maximize
specialization
standardization
hierarchy
control
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For 100 years we’ve been running
our organizations like machines,
treating employees as ………
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Traditional management
is becoming,………….
counterproductive……….
of companies believe
their organizational
design is not working
92%
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ORGANISATIONS ARE
OPTIMISED FOR GROWTH
and not for people ………
Wat is er voor nodig om ons volledige
potentieel te kunnen inzetten?
Accelerating change
No longer business as usual
Human centric & purpose driven
HR needs to pull the transformation
RETHINK
MANAGEMENT
It’s time to radically rethink how we
we lead, plan, organise, hire and motivate
the most valuable of an organisation
the people
SERVE
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HUMAN
CENTRIC
A COMPANY THAT'S FIT
FOR THE FUTURE HAS TO
BE A COMPANY THAT’S FIT
FOR HUMAN BEINGS.
THE INNOVATION DRUM BEATS
LOUDER EVERY DAY
critical Insight
PEOPLE— NOT JUST MACHINES —
WILL POWER INNOVATION
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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/where-do-firms-go-when-they-die/390249/
The main engine for thriving in
this new era is not some
magical technology
Elfried Klarenbeek
World citizen
This new era will rely on machines, but
it’s people
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PURPOSE
DRIVEN
PURPOS
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MORE
ENGAGED
EMPLOYEES
TALENT
MORE LOYAL
CUSTOMERS
BETTER AT
INNOVATION
BETTER AT
TRANSFORMATIONAL
CHANGE
Purpose-driven companies
make more money
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PEOPLE VALUE
=
BUSINESS VALUE
We believe
HUMAN
CENTRIC
PURPOSE
DRIVEN
PURP+
PROFIT
DRIVEN
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
ENGAGED
PEOPLE THAT
OUTPERFORM
INNOVATION
BY LESS
ORGANISATION
UNLOCKING FULL
HUMAN POTENTIAL
P
PURPOSE
DRIVEN
PRODUCT
CENTRIC
HUMAN
CENTRIC
CUSTOMER
CENTRIC
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businesses need to update their operating system
building superior organizational structures that,
create happier & more productive people
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Freeing people to be their best
Unleashing all the unused,
amazing capacity that is
currently being wasted
full potential
PROFIT
DRIVEN
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
P
PURPOSE
DRIVEN
PRODUCT
CENTRIC
HUMAN
CENTRIC
CUSTOMER
CENTRIC
HR TRAVELGUIDE
PROFIT
DRIVEN
PRODUCT
CENTRIC
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
P
PURPOSE
DRIVEN
HUMAN
CENTRIC
traditional
hierarchical
control	
  	
  
CUSTOMER
CENTRIC
standardised
routine work
unique
creative work
JOBS ROLES
CONTROL
agile
PROFIT
DRIVEN
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
P
PURPOSE
DRIVEN
traditional
hierarchical
holacracy
HUMAN
CENTRIC
PRODUCT
CENTRIC
CUSTOMER
CENTRIC
teal
PROFIT
DRIVEN
PROCESS DRIVEN
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
UNLOCKING FULL
HUMAN POTENTIAL
P
PURPOSE
DRIVEN
HUMAN
CENTRIC
Accelerating change
No longer business as usual
Human centric & purpose driven
HR needs to transform
Today’s challenges require
a new role for HR
“It is time for HR to transform itself from
a transaction-execution function into a
valued consultant that brings
innovative solutions to business
leaders at all levels.
Josh Bersin
principal and founder
Bersin by Deloitte
BE
an agent of change
embrace the opportunities
become forward thinking and bold
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Eachjourneyis
unique
Wicked2
Therearenosimple
answersanymore
Cycle as
quick as
possible
THINK
MAKE
CHECK
Working in
iterations
3
Smallsteps
4
Wholeadsthe
journey?
Thankyou
elfried@gmail.com

@elfried

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