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KONCENTRIK

By Damien Kopp

For 20+ years, leading innovation and building the New, across Corporates, SME, Startups; as an employee, founder, consultant, shareholder, investor. Sharing a weekly spark of thought-provoking insights about tech & innovation.

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Let's think differently, let's think KoncentriK, shall we?

KoncentriK FOR BUILDERS & LEADERS Why KoncentriK, you might ask? Photo by author using Leonardo.ai Maybe it’s something that was always there around me, but could finally exist because I had finally found a name for it. We tend to think in linear and hierarchical ways: events and decisions have causes and consequences, decisions are made 'upstairs' and 'cascade down' the organization to reach 'the ground'. I never really liked these. But I got intrigued by the Knights of the Round Table,...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Master Chefs of Code: The Culinary Techniques Behind Software Platform Architectures

View in browser KoncentriK FOR BUILDERS & LEADERS Hi there Reader! Today we are going to explore The Culinary Techniques Behind Software Platform Architectures! Photo by Author using Leonardo.AI Platform-based businesses have flourished over the years (Airbnb, Facebook, Uber, Grab, Spotify, etc.). They have one thing is common; they are architected for massive scale: Uber 150 millions monthly active users (MAU), Grab 35m MAU, Amazon 200m MAU, Shopify 2.1m DAU (source) Why does it matter? A...

28 days ago • 9 min read

View in browser KoncentriK FOR BUILDERS & LEADERS Hi there Reader! In my previous posts I shared about how embracing the new required a special type of mindset in order to break walls and build bridges: to be a change agent. A change agent has a vision: it encompasses a long term view of a purpose, goals and values, it is built around a conviction. Photo from Unsplash by Drew Beamer How to develop a conviction? Problems, Insights and Hypothesis Convictions are formed by opinions, opinions are...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

View this email in your browser KoncentriK FOR BUILDERS & LEADERS Hi there Reader! In my earlier posts, I explained why I had chosen the word "KoncentriK" to describe a new way to look at old things and discover new ways of doing, working, playing, living... to find the spark that will ignite the new. Specifically, I described the "NEW" as a mix of upgrades and evolutions, which I called "Digital Upvolution". These were the premise of exploring how to ignite and execute on creating the "NEW"...

about 2 months ago • 6 min read
What's Digital Upvolution

KoncentriK FOR BUILDERS & LEADERS Hi there Reader! We need to stop talking about Digital Transformation A connected World. Photo by author with Leonardo.AI The bot-com era started in 1990's and reached its peak on Friday, March 10, 2000. In 2013, Accenture coined the phrase: every business is a digital business. Going digital, has been an imperative for businesses to seize the opportunities offered by new disruptive technologies to bring either massive efficiency gains (cloud, automation, AI)...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read
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