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Disruptive Technologies. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Islamic Banking…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres, collectively referred to as cyber-physical systems. It is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in a number Read more…

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Disruption: Why does Blockchain pose such a threat to existing business models?…

Technology and Consulting Services firm IBM defines Blockchain as a “shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network.” The first major innovation using Blockchain technology was the digital currency Bitcoin, however, since then, the world has discovered that its underlying technology has Read more…

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Thought Leadership: The ABC of dealing with disruptive innovation…

In business, a disruptive innovation is an innovation that creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market-leading firms, products, and alliances. The term was defined and first analyzed by the American scholar Clayton M Christensen and his collaborators beginning in 1995, and has been Read more…

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Order From Anarchy-how to tackle Disruption through L.O.A.F (Leadership and Organisation in Anarchic Flux)

Software is eating the world” (M. Andreessen) and “AI is the new electricity” (A. Ng) are two phrases that indicate the seismic impact technology is having on traditional business models. Blockchain, in particular has created a gateway to digital anarchy. It’s a catalyst that creates a new and a different Read more…

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“IF YOU DON’T FUND THE STATE DEPARTMENT FULLY, THEN I NEED TO BUY MORE AMMUNITION ULTIMATELY” JAMES N MATTIS, UNITED STATES -SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Through the delivery of our consulting services, a number of us at DVC Consultants have had real time exposure to terrorism. While in Northern Nigeria consulting for HMG, one of our directors had to take evasive action from Boko Haram road blocks. On another occasion, while consulting for a private Read more…

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