1. THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR in the AGE of DISRUPTION
(New Models for Leadership & Investment)
Ken Olisa OBE
24th May 2017

2. PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
CONTENTS
CONTEXT
The Need For Speed
LEADERSHIP
Contrasting Business Psyches
INVESTMENT – THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
Source Of Value
Synchronicity
PEOPLE
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

3. PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
THE NEED FOR SPEED
Disruptive Times
DISRUPTOR Tech
Finance
Disruption is about:
Moving from a world where technology was its own industry into a world where technology is critical in every industry;
Disruptive IT influences every sector, forcing companies to implement and embrace technologies; and
Disruptive IT is leading the evolution towards a digitally enhanced business-world.
DISRUPTEE SECTORS
Manufacturing
Retail
Services IT
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

4. CONTRASTING PSYCHES Business Performance Cycle* Entrepreneurs’ Cycle
*© Metapraxis Ltd
Entrepreneurs’ Cycle

5. SOURCE of VALUE
The Four Pillars

6. SYNCHRONICITY and The DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
ENTREPRENEURS
People & Offering
Oriented to Create Value
Focus on Intangible Things
Build
Think
Agility
Teamwork and Creativity
CORPORATES
Base & Brand
Oriented to Create Profits
Focus on Tangible Things
Control & Compliance
Infrastructure
Processes
Standardisation
Production

7. DIFFERENTIAL GEAR Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC)
The Leidos VTC: Cybersecurity