Listen "0166 - Consulting at Scale with Tom Rourke"
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Hosts: Dimitrios Delemissis and Theodoros ChatzidimitriouOur guest today is Tom Rourke.Tom works in kyndryl, with the most interesting job title, “Global Leader for Co-Creation”You are very welcome to the podcast Tom. Could you say a few words about yourself and kyndryl?1. For someone starting out could you sketch the learning journey to become a consultant?2. Could you talk about co-creation, does it relate to design thinking?3. How or when do you start the process with a client?4. What do you say to the statement that “ideas and solutions are easy, that the real problem is finding real problems”?5. Should we separate the strategic from the technical aspects of a transformation?6. Does the start-up motto of "fail fast and fail forward" apply in a corporate environment?7. Do you have any advice on enabling shared understanding across and between teams? 8. Where do you see Data Analytics fitting in the consulting palette?9. On the idea that consulting is a team sport, could you share tips on enabling shared understandings across and between teams?10. What is on your radar for the next 5 years?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:Tom Rourke – LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-rourke-1a8b70/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor Fitzpatrick; and Graphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Permission granted by Conor Fitzpatrick (personal letter))Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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