Prof Yesha Sivan
Executive Director
Coller Institute of Venture at Tel Aviv University, Israel;
Visiting Professor of Innovation and Venture
Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics
CUHK Business School
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Yesha Sivan is the Executive Director of The Coller Institute of Venture at Tel Aviv University Coller School of Management. He is also a visiting professor of innovation and venture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof Sivan's professional experience includes developing and deploying innovative solutions for corporate, hi-tech, government, and defense environments.
He published numerous papers in the areas of strategy and IT, innovation and venture, knowledge, 3D3C virtual worlds, and standards. Sivan received his doctorate from Harvard University. He has taught EMBA, MBA, engineering and design courses in his areas of expertise.
Speech Title and SynopsisOrganizations in any size are facing tremendous pressures in the 21st. It seems that change is everywhere with suppliers, customers, employees, and shareholders are all expecting and acting in new ways. There is one universal ingredient to deal with change - it is the ability to change, and change often. Also knowing as "Being Agile."
A critical component of being Agile – is fully harnessing the digital force. The six digital-driven transformations are neither technologies nor business models per se; rather, they define the key engine for the agile organization.
The first three are external transformations that describe how digital technologies are changing the market:
The next three are internal transformations that describe how digital technologies have altered the models and tools we use for strategy and business model formulation: