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Holonomics, deep tech and amplified organisations Name: Simon Robinson Role: CEO Company: Holonomics
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lesson being a cofounder of Genie was understanding how to develop innovation ecosystems and the importance of the quality of relationships within them. This has allowed me, for example, to understand the current challenges that DAOs are facing in developing web3 solutions through design communities.
What lessons did you learn from BT Genie? Genie was launched inside of BT in the late 90s and I was responsible for developing music, games and entertainment mobile services. This gave me the chance to innovate through the creation of platformbased business models with partners such as EMI, Virgin Music and Ministry of Sound. As we were developing the world’s first mobile internet portal, the biggest
What was the rationale behind ‘Deep Tech and The Amplified Organisation’? Over the last few years, we have been developing an expanded conception of deep tech to encourage people to think more profoundly about what exactly is the purpose of advanced technologies and to understand their real impact on both society and our environment. So our aim was to help organisations grow purposefully and consciously through our framework of the New 4Ps of platforms, purpose, people and planet, and our blueprint, which provides a pathway for leaders to elevate, scale and amplify high-impact strategy, design and digital architectures. The challenge that most leaders face today in relation to digital transformation is that they are still starting with the technology rather than with their value
imon Robinson is CEO (worldwide) of Holonomics and coauthor of the book ‘Deep Tech and the Amplified Organisation: How to elevate, scale and amplify your business through the New 4Ps of platforms, purpose, people and planet’. Robinson is an award-winning tech pioneer who co-founded BT's Genie Internet, the world's first mobile internet portal, and helped design the world’s first smartphones. He is published in Harvard Business Review, is a TEDx speaker and is CEO of digital transformation consultancy Holonomics, whose clients include many of the world’s biggest companies.
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