Peter de Jager
Peter de Jager is a keynote speaker/writer/consultant on managing change of all types within our organizations. He has published hundreds of articles on topics ranging from Problem Solving, Creativity and Change Management to the impact of technology on areas such as privacy, security and business. His articles have appeared in hundreds of publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Futurist and Scientific American.
He is best known to IT audiences for his efforts to create responsible awareness of the Y2K issue – For which he received several awards from IT associations and Govt. Agencies.
In addition to presentations and seminars on the topics above, he has written numerous columns. These have included; Association Trends, CIPS across Canada, Enterprise Magazine, Globe & Mail online and Municipal World - He’s spoken in 36 countries (and coutning) and is recognized worldwide as an exciting, humorous, provocative and engaging speaker. His audiences have included the University of Toronto, the University of Limerick, the World Economic Forum, The World Bank and The Bank for International Settlements.
His presentations and workshops are highly interactive, fun, irreverent to mistaken ideas and most distinctively - provocative. He forces the audience, by demonstrating conflicts between their stated beliefs and behaviours, to think differently about what they thought they knew.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Managing the Impact of Change: Technological and Otherwise
One of the best kept secrets is that Change is a well defined process. Understanding the underlying process, and most changes, not all, become infinitely easier to implement.
The Rule of 100 in Your Business
The Rule of 100 states: When anything changes in any direction by a factor of 100, it impacts every industry and even society. How does it affect you?
Technology in Context
Technology is neither the answer, nor the question. What is important is the 'context' in which technology is deployed. Ignoring 'context' causes most business failures. What is your 'context'?
The Erosion of Boundaries
Are phones ringing in theatres, a 24/7 business life, and the total erosion of family life are they inevitable? Or is there a way to rationally slow the advance of "progress"?
The Vapor Point of Product
What happens when it costs less to build it yourself than to buy it from a store? An examination of the inevitable future of rapid manufacturing and personal desktop factories.
Peter de Jager is a keynote speaker/writer/consultant on managing change of all types within our organizations. He has published hundreds of articles on topics ranging from Problem Solving, Creativity and Change Management to the impact of technology on areas such as privacy, security and business. His articles have appeared in hundreds of publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Futurist and Scientific American.
He is best known to IT audiences for his efforts to create responsible awareness of the Y2K issue – For which he received several awards from IT associations and Govt. Agencies.
In addition to presentations and seminars on the topics above, he has written numerous columns. These have included; Association Trends, CIPS across Canada, Enterprise Magazine, Globe & Mail online and Municipal World - He’s spoken in 36 countries (and coutning) and is recognized worldwide as an exciting, humorous, provocative and engaging speaker. His audiences have included the University of Toronto, the University of Limerick, the World Economic Forum, The World Bank and The Bank for International Settlements.
His presentations and workshops are highly interactive, fun, irreverent to mistaken ideas and most distinctively - provocative. He forces the audience, by demonstrating conflicts between their stated beliefs and behaviours, to think differently about what they thought they knew.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Managing the Impact of Change: Technological and Otherwise
One of the best kept secrets is that Change is a well defined process. Understanding the underlying process, and most changes, not all, become infinitely easier to implement.
The Rule of 100 in Your Business
The Rule of 100 states: When anything changes in any direction by a factor of 100, it impacts every industry and even society. How does it affect you?
Technology in Context
Technology is neither the answer, nor the question. What is important is the 'context' in which technology is deployed. Ignoring 'context' causes most business failures. What is your 'context'?
The Erosion of Boundaries
Are phones ringing in theatres, a 24/7 business life, and the total erosion of family life are they inevitable? Or is there a way to rationally slow the advance of "progress"?
The Vapor Point of Product
What happens when it costs less to build it yourself than to buy it from a store? An examination of the inevitable future of rapid manufacturing and personal desktop factories.
The Seven Questions of Change
How much, and for how long do we do this? Until we get sick and tired of the sound of our own voice - then we take a deep breath and a drink of water and we start all over again. Communication isn't something that stops and starts, it's a constant activity before, during and after any Change initiative.
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