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SUMMARY:ANZSYS on Digital Transformation
DESCRIPTION:ANZSYS 7pm AEST on Digital Transformation with Prof Roelien Goede\nJoin Prof Roelien Goede\, previous ISSS President\, online at 7PM AEST  MONDAY 23 Oct 2023. \n“Is digital transformation empowering or suffocating us? A critical systems heuristics perspective” \nThe link for this meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86738609042?pwd=KbJAKrmb2D3JugUxTvkKSzZxQnRmag.1 \nBackground\nDigital transformation is changing the way we do our everyday work. A question worth exploring is what is the impact of this change? \nAre we more productive\, less irritated\, and more content in the workplace? Or are we suffocating from yet another new tool? Frustrated from struggling to do what we did seamlessly yesterday? \nFrom a critical systems perspective\, one should reflect on the purpose\, the process\, and the intended and unintended consequences of digital transformation in the organisation. A holistic approach is required to understand both the social and technological driving forces and the impact of this latest wave of change confronting our everyday work life. \nCritical systems thinking guides us to consider different perspectives in the problem situation. It guides us to consider the consequences of our plans on those affected\, but not involved\, in the decision-making process; to identify those factors which we cannot control but which have a dramatic impact on the success of our endeavours; to identify which expertise is required\, both technological and social to achieve the benefit of a proposed transformation. Moreover\, it guides us in putting ourselves in the shoes of others\, and then not only in the shoes of the workforce but also in the shoes of organisational management. \nThis address will consider digital transformation in the organisation from different perspectives. As an early adopter\, I’m always optimistic about improved technology.  I will attempt to provide a balanced view from multiple perspectives on the drive for digital transformation. I aim to provide the reality check required by a workforce under ever-increasing pressure to change and provide guidance to organisational leaders from my own project work on digital transformation. \nPlease join us. \nBio\n \nRoelien Goede is a professor in Computer Science and Information Systems at the North-West University\, Potchefstroom in South Africaand immediate past president of the ISSS. She is the Director for the Research Unit of Data Science and Computing at the NWU.  She has a PhD from the University of Pretoria in the field of Systems Practice in Business Intelligence. \nRoelien has various publications in the application of Critical Systems Thinking. She has been actively involved in the ISSS from 2014\, and a member of the BoD from 2016. Besides being the current ISSS President\, she is the Special Integration Group chair for Action Research. \nANZSYS Conversations\nFor more details of past and future ANZSYS Conversations go to www.anzsys.org \nVideos\nVideos of previous ANZSYS Conversations are available HERE. \nMeeting link\nThe link for this meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86738609042?pwd=KbJAKrmb2D3JugUxTvkKSzZxQnRmag.1
URL:https://www.sesa.org.au/event/anzsys-on-digital-transformation/
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