This article about using geospatial technology to fight money laundering reminded me of an idea I had earlier this year.
My phone knows where I am, it has access to my calendar and it can deliver me content. This is how my boarding pass shows up on my locked screen when I enter the airport. So what is stopping my company from showing me a 30-second video to remind me about collusion risks when I pull into the parking lot of a customer for a bid walk-through where competitors might be present?
Or why can’t I get a text to remind me about our gift-receiving rules when I visit a supplier?
Can you see the benefits of this technology? It solves the problem many of us face with employees not remembering the training they completed 6 months ago at their desk.
If I say “Peanut butter and…” ⇒ You think “jelly”.
If I say “Rhum and…” ⇒ You think “Coke”.
What is the “Coke” or the “jelly” to “customer/supplier visit”? It’s not easy to create hundreds of similar connections necessary to create a strong compliance program. Technology can help us.
Now, I can already hear the privacy concerns. But it is possible to severely restrict the use of this technology to ensure that it has workplace-application only.
Our first priority is to protect the organization and its employees. Tools that prevent costly mistakes should be tried and tested before being shut down.
What’s your idea?
The Ethical Leader 