The Epidemiologic Triad
The term ‘epidemiologic triad’ is used to describe the intersection of Host, Agent, and Environment in analyzing an outbreak. Relevant to our work in that we help organizations (the host) bolster their...
View ArticleWhat is my definition of “Management Consulting?”
If this Antigency concept, at its most root level, is a mash-up of management consulting and vaccine science, I want to be clear as possible and define what I think the principal elements are. I have...
View ArticleGary Hamel asks a Great Question
Gary Hamel’s terrific question: What’s the one thing your company could do to lessen the gravitational pull of the past? Filed under: General Tagged: fighting the past, Gary Hamel
View ArticleAffinity
In immunology, affinity is the attraction of an antibody to an antigen. In the corporate sense, affinity is the attraction of a solution to a problem. Simple huh? Not really. Yesterday I was “attacked”...
View ArticleNew Perspectives :: A Biologist Joins ANTIGENcy Thinking
How do each of the dimensions of business fit with a biological paradigm? Jotting down some thoughts here… 1. Strategic Organisms evolve. Organizations evolve. How can you understand your organization...
View ArticleANTIGENcy Presentation for Recruitcamp
Attached is a presentation I am giving at Recruitcamp at Quintiles Transnational in RTP, NC on Thursday, April 22. The presentation talks about where ANTIGENcy comes from, how it evolved and how the...
View ArticleANTIGENcy’s Purpose Design, Goals and Objectives
What ANTIGENcy is: It’s a group of curious people that have begun to create a way for organizations (ANTIGENcy customers) to better anticipate and outflank adverse business outcomes. It’s designed to...
View ArticleWhat We Set Out to Accomplish With Antigens
What if an organization had an immune system that could sense instantly when something was not right and dispatch the right help before management knew it was an issue that needed to be addressed?...
View ArticleANTIGENcy Advantage
One thing we hear executives like about this model is that it captures a richness and range of possibilities that traditional consulting may not capture. It is designed to stimulate decision makers to...
View ArticleBiology teems with examples of adaptive systems
[excerpt from BCG] Nature’s Systems Biology teems with examples of adaptive systems. The human immune system, for example, exhibits adaptation that enables it to cope with an unpredictable and...
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