Transformation
is not digital,
it’s constant
Ayal Levin
March, 2018
Shalom Y’all!
I’m Ayal
Strategic Design Director, Designit TLV
Austin native
Live, work & play in TLV
NYC
MED
LON
MAD
BCN
MUN
STO
OSL
CPH
TLV
AAR
BER
TYO
LIM
SF
MIA
16
Offices
550
Employees
We’re a strategic design firm, working
with ambitious partners to create high-
impact products, services, systems and
spaces – that people love.
We are Designit
and we are global.
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We believe everything can 

and should be designed. 

And everything we design
should matter.
Products, services, systems 

and spaces – that people love.
Because what matters
to people, matters to business.
Experience Design
We design meaningful products,
services, systems and spaces.
From small projects to large
scale transformations, we
improve the way people live,
work, and do business.
Organization Design
We teach and develop design-
driven mindsets within
organizations to increase profit,
spark innovation and help
leaders transform their business
from the inside.
Venture Design
We help clients of all sizes
identify, launch, brand and scale
new businesses, disrupting
industries & creating new
revenue streams.

What
we do
A personal story
about a loan.
We needed a $25,000 loan
to renovate our apartment
Mobile-first
Mobile-first
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Time to call the bank
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Visit to the branch
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6.3% APR
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Angry at the banker
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6.3% APR
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Speak with the manager
7.74% APR
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7.74% APR
"
6.3% APR
😩
I hate my bank
I hate my bank
I hate my bank
I’m locked into my bank
7.74% APR
3.5% APR
😵
8.99% APR
😕
7.74% APR
"
6.3% APR
😩
The problem isn’t about a
single touchpoint.
They have a great digital
solution.
The problem is different
experiences at every
touchpoint.
😐
The goal should be to
create a seamless,
human-centered
service experience.
😌
Today, many organizations are
focusing on “Digital Transformation”
as a key to success in our ever-
changing world.
Strategic plans are
built around
“shifting to digital”
• Channel conversion
• Digitize products & services
• Integrate new technologies
• Optimize & leverage existing assets (data, IT, etc.)
There’s a built-in thesis that 

“Once we become fully digital,
the transformation is complete”
Over 80% of
digital transformation
projects fail.
Sources: Genpact, 2016; Forbes, 2017
The main reasons for failure:
Sources: Genpact, 2016; Forbes, 2017; Wipro Digital, 2017
People Process Purpose Culture
Our reality is complex.
The rate of change is non-linear,
and digital transformation is not
necessarily the end solution.
For consumers
For employees
For organizations
People aren’t
“digital”.
They live in
their reality.
And reality means the ability to do
anything, anywhere, anytime.
By click, by swipe, by voice, by request…
At home, in store, by car, by plane…
Employees
aren’t “digital”
by design.
They have updated expectations, needs &
skills suited for today’s market reality.
The reality is that today’s employees seek
flexibility, empowerment and ongoing
talent development.
They need to succeed in the changing
reality.
Great organizations are built around
shared purpose, successful culture,
and adaptive processes.
Organizations
aren’t “digital”
or “non-digital”
Today’s leading
technology is
not tomorrow’s
Today everything is mobile & digital,
tomorrow it will be AI, bio-engineering,
and after that - who knows?
The biggest threat to business
today, is not digital technologies
or increased competition.
It’s loss of relevance and inability
to adapt to change.
“We always overestimate
what we can do in two years,
and we underestimate what
we can do in ten years.“
Bill Gates/Mark Zuckerberg
That’s why it’s
not about digital
transformation.
It’s about constant
transformation.
Photo by Jeremy Bishop
Constant
transformation
means
Staying relevant Adopting change Driven by purpose
Photo by Callison RTKL
• User-centered working
methodology
• Co-creation
• Visual interaction
• Iterative approach
Reference: 

Capital One Bank
adopting design thinking.
Stay relevant
-
Outside-in,
design-driven
organization
• Retrain
• Personal
development plans
• Octopuses
Reference: 

AT&T workforce 2020
initiative.
Stay relevant
-
Inside-out
Talent
development
“We aim to make mistakes faster
than anyone else”
Daniel Ek
• Empower teams &
individuals
• Allow for mistakes
• Encourage innovation
Reference: 

Spotify company culture
towards failure.
Adopt change
-

Culture &
mindset
Founded 1994
Online book retailer
Online “Walmart”
Technology Co.
Content creator
Superstore
Founded 2009
Black Car Service
Ride Sharing
Delivery & transportation
Mobility
Data as a service
Founded 2004
Social Network
Media platform
Marketplace
Building Communities
Adopt change
-

Iterative
strategies
Today’s most successful
companies challenge and
optimize their strategies on
an ongoing basis.
• Vision
• Walk the talk
• Give meaning to
employees and your work
Reference: 

Designit mission statement
Purpose
driven
-
Shared values
MVT -

Minimum Viable
Transformation
For the individual
MVT -

Minimum Viable
Transformation
For the individual
Staying relevant Adopting change Driven by purpose
• Look around you - at your
own job, your own role,
your users, your
competitors
• Know your replacement -
and understand why they
might replace you
• Identity your advantages
MVT
Stay relevant
-
Date your
robot
Photo by Andy Kelly
• Get used to working
differently
• Adopt a changing mindset
• Try to work in a different
method, environment,
team, etc.,
MVT
Adopt change
-
Same task,
different
approach
Photo by Designit TLV
• Quarterly personal audit
• Articulate the answers to
yourself
• Communicate to your
surroundings why you’re
doing what you’re doing
MVT
Driven by
purpose
-
Ask yourself
(and answer)
Why?
Photo by Remy Baudouin
“It is always Day 1. Day 2 is stasis.
Followed by irrelevance. Followed by
excruciating, painful decline. Followed by
death. And that is why it is always Day 1.”
Jeff Bezos
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Ayal Levin
Strategic Design Director
ayal.levin@designit.com
Thank You!

Transformation is not digital, it's constant

  • 1.
    Transformation is not digital, it’sconstant Ayal Levin March, 2018
  • 2.
    Shalom Y’all! I’m Ayal StrategicDesign Director, Designit TLV Austin native Live, work & play in TLV
  • 3.
    NYC MED LON MAD BCN MUN STO OSL CPH TLV AAR BER TYO LIM SF MIA 16 Offices 550 Employees We’re a strategicdesign firm, working with ambitious partners to create high- impact products, services, systems and spaces – that people love. We are Designit and we are global. 3
  • 4.
    We believe everythingcan 
 and should be designed. 
 And everything we design should matter. Products, services, systems 
 and spaces – that people love. Because what matters to people, matters to business.
  • 5.
    Experience Design We designmeaningful products, services, systems and spaces. From small projects to large scale transformations, we improve the way people live, work, and do business. Organization Design We teach and develop design- driven mindsets within organizations to increase profit, spark innovation and help leaders transform their business from the inside. Venture Design We help clients of all sizes identify, launch, brand and scale new businesses, disrupting industries & creating new revenue streams.
 What we do
  • 6.
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    We needed a$25,000 loan to renovate our apartment
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Desktop double check 8.99%APR 😕 7.74% APR "
  • 12.
    Time to callthe bank 8.99% APR 😕 7.74% APR "
  • 13.
    Time to callthe bank 8.99% APR 😕 7.74% APR " 6.3% APR 😩
  • 14.
    Visit to thebranch 8.99% APR 😕 7.74% APR " 6.3% APR 😩
  • 15.
    Angry at thebanker 7.74% APR 😡 8.99% APR 😕 7.74% APR " 6.3% APR 😩
  • 16.
    Speak with themanager 7.74% APR 3.5% APR 😵 8.99% APR 😕 7.74% APR " 6.3% APR 😩
  • 17.
    I hate mybank I hate my bank I hate my bank I’m locked into my bank 7.74% APR 3.5% APR 😵 8.99% APR 😕 7.74% APR " 6.3% APR 😩
  • 18.
    The problem isn’tabout a single touchpoint. They have a great digital solution. The problem is different experiences at every touchpoint. 😐
  • 19.
    The goal shouldbe to create a seamless, human-centered service experience. 😌
  • 20.
    Today, many organizationsare focusing on “Digital Transformation” as a key to success in our ever- changing world.
  • 21.
    Strategic plans are builtaround “shifting to digital” • Channel conversion • Digitize products & services • Integrate new technologies • Optimize & leverage existing assets (data, IT, etc.)
  • 22.
    There’s a built-inthesis that 
 “Once we become fully digital, the transformation is complete”
  • 23.
    Over 80% of digitaltransformation projects fail. Sources: Genpact, 2016; Forbes, 2017
  • 24.
    The main reasonsfor failure: Sources: Genpact, 2016; Forbes, 2017; Wipro Digital, 2017 People Process Purpose Culture
  • 25.
    Our reality iscomplex. The rate of change is non-linear, and digital transformation is not necessarily the end solution. For consumers For employees For organizations
  • 26.
    People aren’t “digital”. They livein their reality. And reality means the ability to do anything, anywhere, anytime. By click, by swipe, by voice, by request… At home, in store, by car, by plane…
  • 27.
    Employees aren’t “digital” by design. Theyhave updated expectations, needs & skills suited for today’s market reality. The reality is that today’s employees seek flexibility, empowerment and ongoing talent development.
  • 28.
    They need tosucceed in the changing reality. Great organizations are built around shared purpose, successful culture, and adaptive processes. Organizations aren’t “digital” or “non-digital”
  • 29.
    Today’s leading technology is nottomorrow’s Today everything is mobile & digital, tomorrow it will be AI, bio-engineering, and after that - who knows?
  • 30.
    The biggest threatto business today, is not digital technologies or increased competition. It’s loss of relevance and inability to adapt to change.
  • 31.
    “We always overestimate whatwe can do in two years, and we underestimate what we can do in ten years.“ Bill Gates/Mark Zuckerberg
  • 32.
    That’s why it’s notabout digital transformation.
  • 33.
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  • 35.
    Photo by CallisonRTKL • User-centered working methodology • Co-creation • Visual interaction • Iterative approach Reference: 
 Capital One Bank adopting design thinking. Stay relevant - Outside-in, design-driven organization
  • 36.
    • Retrain • Personal developmentplans • Octopuses Reference: 
 AT&T workforce 2020 initiative. Stay relevant - Inside-out Talent development
  • 37.
    “We aim tomake mistakes faster than anyone else” Daniel Ek • Empower teams & individuals • Allow for mistakes • Encourage innovation Reference: 
 Spotify company culture towards failure. Adopt change -
 Culture & mindset
  • 38.
    Founded 1994 Online bookretailer Online “Walmart” Technology Co. Content creator Superstore Founded 2009 Black Car Service Ride Sharing Delivery & transportation Mobility Data as a service Founded 2004 Social Network Media platform Marketplace Building Communities Adopt change -
 Iterative strategies Today’s most successful companies challenge and optimize their strategies on an ongoing basis.
  • 39.
    • Vision • Walkthe talk • Give meaning to employees and your work Reference: 
 Designit mission statement Purpose driven - Shared values
  • 40.
  • 41.
    MVT -
 Minimum Viable Transformation Forthe individual Staying relevant Adopting change Driven by purpose
  • 42.
    • Look aroundyou - at your own job, your own role, your users, your competitors • Know your replacement - and understand why they might replace you • Identity your advantages MVT Stay relevant - Date your robot Photo by Andy Kelly
  • 43.
    • Get usedto working differently • Adopt a changing mindset • Try to work in a different method, environment, team, etc., MVT Adopt change - Same task, different approach Photo by Designit TLV
  • 44.
    • Quarterly personalaudit • Articulate the answers to yourself • Communicate to your surroundings why you’re doing what you’re doing MVT Driven by purpose - Ask yourself (and answer) Why? Photo by Remy Baudouin
  • 45.
    “It is alwaysDay 1. Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death. And that is why it is always Day 1.” Jeff Bezos
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    46 Ayal Levin Strategic DesignDirector ayal.levin@designit.com Thank You!