The Robots Are Here to Stay… and We Should Celebrate

We hear such stories on a daily basis. But are the digital opportunities and robots really only good news for the shareholders?

The answer is unequivocally NO, but if the frightening scenario is to be erased, it is necessary for us managers to become better at communicating the good story to the organisation to motivate the employees to join the change journey.

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  • 13 . 12 . 22

    Future of Mobility Community gathered in Frankfurt

    On 30th November and 1st December the Cordence member firms, Horváth North Highland Oresys and TwynstraGudde, gathered in Frankfurt to speak about the challenges and the opportunities regarding Future of Mobility, and more specifically the Future of  EV Charging. It was the first time since 2019 this group got together in person. We were very pleased that Avalon Consulting also participated […]
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  • The transition of energy intensive industries and the role of Public-Private Partnerships

    15 . 09 . 22

    The transition of energy intensive industries and the role of Public-Private Partnerships

    Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) are key in reaching the decarbonizing goals of the energy-intensive industry. In the Netherlands, the government takes on a coordinating and facilitating role towards PPP’s. What can we learn from the Netherlands and what makes this PPP strategy so unique? The Dutch government has a long history in creating PPP’s and aims […]
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  • 13 . 04 . 22

    Cordence Worldwide International Asset Management Conference

    We have conducted our first Cordence Worldwide International Asset Management conference after two successful international peer round-tables with leaders on Asset Management (Asset Management in Public Transport: “How do you realize value with predictive strategies?”, “The data maturity journey from planned to predictive maintenance”). This event brought together experts from Horváth, Twynstra Gudde, North Highland, […]
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  • 02 . 12 . 21

    Using AI to Detect Cyber Incursions – How cyber secure are you?

    Did you know that in Australia, a cyber-attack occurs on critical infrastructure every 32 minutes? Did you know that around 45% of cyber attacks come from current or past employees? State of Matter hosted a webinar for the Australian audience in November on the topic of “Using innovative AI to detect cyber incursions” with guest […]
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  • 01 . 12 . 21

    Asset management in public transport: How do you realize value with predictive strategies?

    Introduction Implementing, structuring, and managing data for automation / infrastructure can be a challenge. Despite the challenge, many organisations want to transform their traditional infrastructure organisation into a data-driven organisation. They do so because of an ambition to progress from planned to predictive maintenance, to take advantage of new technologies, such as drones and sensors, […]
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  • 03 . 11 . 21

    Cordence Worldwide Executives gather in Paris to get ahead of what’s next

    Cordence Worldwide Executives gathered in Paris last week for a hybrid meeting to shape the strategies and solutions to help their clients get ahead of what’s next. Living the reality of post-pandemic ways of working, Cordence Member firms in Europe met in person, with member firms from AsiaPac and the Americas participating virtually. This hybrid […]
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  • 03 . 11 . 21

    Cordence Festival 2021: That’s a Wrap!

    The First Cordence Festival 2021 came at a time when we haven’t been able to meet for over a year, but in the four days of the Festival, the member firms and the Cordence team were more connected than ever. In more than 25 sessions our member firms showed the power of Cordence and their […]
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  • 01 . 04 . 21

    Asset Management in Public Transport: The Data Maturity Journey from Planned to Predictive Maintenance

    Introduction In a rapidly modernizing world, many organisations aim to transform their traditional infrastructure organisation into a dynamic, data-driven one. They are propelled by an ambition to progress from planned to predictive maintenance, maximize their budgets and financial efficiency, and take advantage of new technologies. Information systems, based on data, make better and faster decisions […]
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