Published in Lost In Transformation

·4 days ago

Gen Z’s Impact On The Future Of Work: Driving Innovation By Bridging The Generational Divide

In Episode 42 of MING Labs’ podcast Lost In Transformation, we talk to Rachele Focardi, founder of XYZ @ Work and thought leader in the multi-generational workforce.

Listen to this episode to learn all about Generational Diversity, to understand how organizations can thrive while adapting to the needs of new generations, and how innovation and transformation can be driven by creating multi-generational teams at the workplace.

3 Main Takeaways From This Episode

01The catalysts urging generational diversity at work to be addressed…

How do you quantify the results of a successful digital transformation journey?

In this special episode of MING Labs’ podcast Lost In Transformation we wanted to know which tips our digital leaders can share to best quantify and measure the results of our digital transformation efforts.

Tune in or read on to learn how to quantify the success of your transformation, be…

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Published in MING Labs

·Oct 21

A Day In The Life Of An Account Manager

Not sure what an Account Manager does on a day-to-day basis? Raya from MING in Shanghai took us along a typical day in her life.

Hi, I’m Raya, an Account Manager at MING Labs in Shanghai. If I was to describe a typical day it would be a day of problem solving with my lovely teammates. However, there is probably not one typical day as an Account Manager — I might be on the phone…

What are the challenges you might expect to encounter along a transformation journey?

In this special episode of MING Labs’ podcast Lost In Transformation, we compiled various statements from global digital leaders on what challenges and pitfalls we might expect to encounter while on the path of digital transformation.

Tune in to find out what these leaders highlighted as some of the main…

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Published in MING Labs

·Sep 9

8 Reads For A Brighter Future

Books that have inspired us this year and given us new mental models and tools to design with responsibility and sustainability in mind.

The disruption caused by the global pandemic in 2020 has had a myriad of effects, one being a disruption of usual work patterns and a newfound time for reflection. Especially reflection on purpose — i.e., why do we do what we do? …

Connecting The Dots Between Strategy, Marketing And Innovation To Drive Customer-Centricity

In Episode 41 of MING Labs’ podcast Lost In Transformation, we talk to AJ Boelens, Managing Director at Innovation Connected.

Listen to this episode to learn all about customer-centric strategy and innovation from a leading practitioner. AJ explains on tangible examples how to bridge strategy, strategic marketing and innovation to create greater value and efficiency for your customers.

3 Main Takeaways From This Episode

01 Breaking free from product-oriented structures: Helping MNCs innovate like startups…

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Published in MING Labs

·Aug 17

Ford China VPA in EVOS. Source: https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/ford-evos-crossover-revealed-at-the-shanghai-auto-show-2021-420560

When AI Meets Brand Mascots. The Wonderful World Of Chinese Digital Assistants.

Voice user interfaces went from zero to one in less than a decade. With Siri-style digital assistants now commonplace, brands in China have started using visual avatars as the first step in building a personality-driven digital experience.

by Will Marks, General Manager at MING Labs

Design Principles In A Circular Economy: HolyPoly’s Way Of Rethinking Plastics

In Episode 40 of MING Labs’ podcast Lost In Transformation, we talk to Fridolin Pflueger, Co-Founder at HolyPoly.

Listen to this episode to learn how to rethink plastics, how HolyPoly works with circular business models, and which sustainability transformation companies will have to tackle in the future.

3 Main Takeaways From This Episode

01Changing our perspective of plastics: We need to design products in a circular manner. “Of course, we don’t want plastic…

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Published in Lost In Transformation

·Jul 21

Cutting Through The Noise: How BASF Makes Digitalization Tangible Across The Business

In Episode 39 of MING Labs’ podcast Lost In Transformation, we talk to Thomas Gottschalk, Head of Digital at BASF Performance Chemicals.

Listen to this episode to learn how BASF as a large established corporation started transforming their company, moving from bureaucratic processes to agile working, and find out how each business unit now successfully leads customer-centric digitalization for their plant.

3 Main Takeaways From This Episode

01 Cutting through the noise: Focus on solving real problems…

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Published in MING Labs

·Jul 13

How We Built A Venture That Tackles Data Security In Home Offices

Working from home and worried about the security of your information? Here’s how we built homebase completely remotely, a venture solution for remote workspace security.

A Safe Space For Your Work Data

Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, working from home has become the new norm and — in many cases — is here to stay. While it has its ups and downs, remote work comes with various challenges: from distractions, a lack of a proper separate ‘work’ space, to the…