<span class="vcard">Jay van Zyl</span>
Jay van Zyl

Service Design through Social Based Innovation

Service Design is an approach used by iconic design and innovation firm, IDEO. It is the practice of designing intangible experiences that reach people through …

Presentation: Towards Capitalism 2.0, Signs of a new world order

We believe that studying cycles of change can teach us something about the world we’re in. But, every now and then a change comes along …

Presentation & Workshop: Reframed Innovation on the Horizon

Sustainable and successful organisations have the ability to explore new frontiers of competitiveness during challenging times. New business configurations and alternate uses of scarce resources …

Making the case for Social Based Innovation

I’ve been discussion many concepts relating to innovation over the last few years. But kept the development of our new approach under wraps as we …

Situation traps and other mental phenomena

I came across Adizes’s work some 10 years ago. The concepts he promoted made sense and I started reading his work extensively. After buying 8 …

What should a great innovation software product look like?

We have been working with innovation related projects for many years now – and observed many different approaches work. This creates a challenge in that …

The Australian Effect and other perceptive influencers

Aussie bikie gangs are causing trouble in Sydney. Hoons race around having accidents on public roads. The Wallabie’s are working on their game. Breakie is …

The London Effect and other perceptive influencers

Fear is universal. Fear of the unknown is universal. Fear does not know boundaries. Fear alters the behavior of humans. Humans are fearful. Humans are …

Presentation: Emergence of Bank 2.0, Innovation in a new world

Innovation is under scrutiny in the financial services world as global competitive pressures force organizations to rethink their business models and operating environments. Can financial …

A fragile existence and the pursuit of impact

Once in a while people come along that change our perceptions of business, who we want to be, what we can be, and generally what …