about otcho
the_origin_story
Why did OTCHO come into existence?
Bore-out.
The story of OTCHO starts with a bore-out in a corporate IT environment. Bore-out is the opposite of burn-out and labels how a person is challenged so little that he/she/they physically gets sick.
Well-being, motivation and ‘purpose’ are moving up on the agenda, but the current solutions often fall short
engagement surveys create additional admin without clear ROI
leadership trainings expose generational differences
well-being platforms make people question their anonymity
motivational speeches have unclear long-term effects
and some people stay silent until they suddenly disappear.
Prevention is the goal, but why are the fruit baskets and surveys not working? The answer is simple:
the human psyche is not as easily understood as a mathematical problem.
This is why we need solutions that are human-centered, integrating information from across disciplines with a delivery inspired by unreasonable hospitality.
our_mission
1/ to bring humanity back into a tech-driven world
2/ by integrating the essence of ideas from across disciplines
3/ with an approach that relieves and empowers people to move mountains
our_values
1/ Tech & Data-Driven Humanity
In a world that increasingly wants to automate, we should not forget that products and services are made for people.
Without people, there is no user to make something for. Chips are for phones, and phones are for people. Oil is for fuel, and fuel is for machines, but machines are for products, and products are for people. Higher efficiency increases revenue: which is money, and money was made by people, for people, to exchange goods and services, invented for people.
And people are humans, no machines, nor robots. So if well-being becomes an expense line, and productivity a KPI, and data starts trumping logic, we are losing the essence of why we started building in the first place.
Sick people do not create sick products, but sick products are what our world needs. And humans, led with humanity, can make those.
2/ Cross-Discipline Essentialism
Data is silver, information is gold, and integrated information becomes the new diamond.
With information at our fingertips, technology increasingly takes up the specialist expert role, so where a human truly shines is no longer in storing ideas: in memory like a machine; but in choosing: in identifying the essence.
The goal shifts from more, to better: to the ideas that are proven in science, that hold across disciplines*, across time series and domains, across cultures, languages and country lines.
Knowledge piles up, wisdom simplifies. The simplest of ideas, products and services are the ones that require the most work, the most understanding, leading to the pareto of results: 20% effort for 80% effectiveness. And humans can choose those.
*disciplines such as behavioral science, organizational psychology, change management, data-driven decision-making, systems thinking, communication and modern business strategy…
3/ Unreasonable Hospitality
The essence of self-leadership is born in the absence of judgment and the presence of empowerment, or in other words: in hospitality.
To be a leader, to yourself or to others, is to act like a host for a dinner party in your own home: with attention for the unspoken, with mutual respect and with authority that is accepted in delight.
To make time to truly see someone, to connect in all safety, and to support without condition is one of the greatest gifts a person can give, to themselves or to another, because it holds the fuel for authentic and long-lasting change. Relief, followed by empowerment, moves mountains.
The world of today is increasingly rushed, impersonal, serving the masses a little, which is why serving a small group of people with great care becomes increasingly rare, and therefore has the highest chance of meaningful impact.
_to serve the human and the machine
the_team
Aurélie Cécile Rosette
FOUNDER_SPEAKER_TRAINER_AUTHOR
Experience_ Large-Scale Change Management Consulting for Agile Strategic Planning with QBR and ServiceNow Software Adoption at Euroclear through Projective Group, Data Analysis and Reporting Consulting at ArcelorMittal, DPG Media, Flemish Government during COVID-19, Vice-president and International Board Member to Academics For Development
Certificates_ Green Lean Belt for Process Optimization from LCS, ADKAR Change Management from Prosci, Professional Scrum Master from Scrum.org, Team Collaboration and Professional Communication from Insights, Visual Storyteller from Bikablo, Tableau Certified Associate from Tableau
Studies_ Master in Training and Education from KU Leuven, Master in Data and Information Management from KU Leuven, Master in Economic Sciences from KU Leuven, Strategy Essentials from Vlerick Business School, Project Management from Vlerick Business School
Ine Nauwelaerts
COFOUNDER_DATA_ENGINEER_IT_SECURITY
Experience_ Data and Machine Learning Engineer at Umicore, Data Engineering at Umicore, IT Consulting at Exellys, Data Engineer at NN
Skills_ Ethical Hacking, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Modeling, Data Modeling, Machine Learning, Numerical Simulation, Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Software Development and Architecture, DevOps, Computer Vision, Object-Oriented Programming, GIT, Data Build Tool, Python, SQL and MS SQL Server, R, C++, Azure DataBricks, Microsoft Azure, LaTeX, Linux, Matlab
Studies_ Master in Engineering Science: Mathematical Engineering from KU Leuven, Bachelor in Engineering Science: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
the_name
Where does ‘OTCHO’ come from?
From a one-year-old.
When Aurélie (founder) her sister turned one, she was unable to pronounce the word ‘Aurélie’ and used ‘Au-tje’ instead, which means ‘little Aurélie’ in Flemish. When Aurélie moved to Brussels, French-speaking friends turned ‘Au-tje’ into ‘Otcho’ and the nickname found its way to the accountant.
A year later, when the 8 P’S OF WORK™ motivation model turned out to have eight motivators, the branding of using ‘eight’ was born.