“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”

This is a statement that has been widely attributed to Charles Darwin, a man best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

The Digital Revolution began anywhere from the late 1950s to late 1970s[1] and refers to the advancement of technology, from analogue electronic and mechanical devices, to the digital electronics technology available today. During the 1980s technology transformed the Nation with computers making their way into people’s home, schools and businesses.

As we move into to the fourth industrial revolution; which is described as building on the third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century, characterised by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres[2] , we need to accept that the world is changing.

As consumers and organisations, we need to transform to survive. We have been catapulted forward multiple generations, with already existing trends such as buying online, signing-up to e-learning, online tutorials, webinars and outsourcing functions, all changing the way we operate. All of which can be done without leaving your home.

Digitalisation has changed society and human behaviour dramatically over the past decade in particular. Amongst many other key areas, it has impacted consumer behaviour and habits in science, security, health, business, socialisation and, most relevant for the world today, it has changed how we work.

In March 2020 Covid-19 was declared a pandemic and lead the world to have to lean on digitalisation in a way that it has not done so before. Lockdown prohibited businesses from having staff in the workplace, unless they were unable to work from home, and physically meeting with friends and family became impossible. Daily routines had to be re-thought, parents became teachers overnight, multiple generations were getting the hang of Zoom, Microsoft Teams and many other video conferencing channels and online exhibitions, quizzes and virtual events made a new name for themselves within a myriad of industries, including the world of art and charitable foundations.

Those companies able to use technology well in order to keep momentum, whilst continuing to rethink their business models for the future by fast-tracking a digital transformation, will be the ones ahead of their competition. As stated in our recent blog, Why outsourcing, why us? – En Avant Marketing and Concierge Services (en-avant.co.uk), when it comes to digitialisation a number of businesses and individuals are rethinking and outsourcing some of their essential and non-essential functions to third-party companies, to save on costs, streamline efficiencies and also save what is considered to be one of the most important assets of all, time. This however would not have been possible without the recent digital transformation to allow businesses this opportunity.

When talking to our counterparts across the globe, one unforeseen and regularly mentioned outcome of COVID-19 is that companies realise the benefits of fast-tracking a digital transformation. In conversations with firms across the globe, it has been highlighted had it not been for COVID-19 and being forced to adjust to the transformation, they would not be having such focused conversations with other global organisations regarding their outsourcing requirements and adopting a new way of working.

Opportunities exist now for individuals and organisations to shift their focus to embedding digitalisation, and the possibilities that this possesses, into their day-to-day lives, making it business as usual as opposed to ‘one for the future’, and so Charles Darwin’s words could not be more relevant for the evolving world that we live in today.

So, why not adapt to change and consider outsourcing to En Avant as a way to stay ahead of ever evolving trends?

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[1] Jeremy Rifkin, The Third Industrial Revolution

[2] www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-means-and-how-to-respond