Our 11 reasons why innovation for Knowledge work have stalled

Tales from the intelligence community

By: Alexandra Larsson and Jonathan Hornhagen

Over the past 20 years, we have seen an explosion of digital information and new amazing pieces of software. During the majority of that time, I (Alexandra) served as an intelligence officer for the Swedish Armed Forces and felt the change to adapt coming slowly, very slowly. Similar developments can be seen in other Armed Forces around the world and more recently, I have noticed the same for big private companies. In fact, OECD noted that despite the introduction of digital technologies, productivity has not increased overall. On a more positive note, particular productivity gains can be spotted but are unevenly dispersed. Those who got it became “superstar firms” (Productivity Growth in the Digital Age, 2019). In this article, we share our observations of why. Taken together, these form a blueprint of problem areas that need to be engaged for transformation to happen. It is also an indication of where the superstar firms made their gains.

Key takeaways:

• Knowledge workers use analogue methods and information is duplicated in digital silos. Local solutions adapted by ambitious individuals do not scale.
• There are many tools available but hard to keep up with technology development and difficult to implement. Incentives to change are often lacking.
• Research products are stuck in static documents where information can’t be used in automated workflow and visualizations.

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