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Today’s briefing looks at the people skills managers can harness to build successful teams.
Welcome to our new series about SAP’s sponsorship-specific sports stories from the NHL, NBA, Extreme Sailing, WTA, and more.
Today’s briefing looks at how technology is being used to bring clean water to everyone.
There is no question that Machine Learning is impacting core business processes – and that many companies struggle with how to operationalize it
Today’s briefing looks at the origin of the term eSports and the range of its spellings.
Today’s briefing looks at examples of when correlation is not causality – and implications for business.
Predictive analytics continues to evolve in “cool” ways. Now, machine learning and artificial intelligence strengthen the backbone of predictive capabilities via self-updating algorithms that uncover hidden meanings in past data.
The buzz: “Videos are more frequently shared on social media as compared to written content.” (Koka Sexton, socialsellingmasters.com)
Today’s briefing looks at the impact of the Smart Workplace on the workforce – coming soon!
Top salespeople have mastered how to use social networks to grow revenue potential, exceed quota, prospect efficiently, and maintain a robust pipeline. How? They play by each social network’s etiquette rules.
Responsibility for managing inventory, payables, receivables, and cash is spread unevenly across finance, operations, supply chain, marketing and sales, procurement. How to achieve working capital optimization despite formidable challenges?
Today’s briefing looks at the reasons why so many startups fail and how to improve their chances of success.
Today’s briefing looks at how intelligent technologies can help reduce food waste in industries around the world.
The buzz: “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” (Karl. K. Steincke, Danish politician, 1948).
Welcome to our new series about SAP’s sponsorship-specific sports stories from the NHL, NBA, Extreme Sailing, WTA, and more. Is there a downside to this Sports tech upside?
Welcome to our new series about SAP’s sponsorship-specific sports stories from the NHL, NBA, Extreme Sailing, WTA, and more. Is there a downside to this Sports tech upside?
Today’s briefing looks at how smart factories can enable manufacturers to meet customers’ demands for personalization.
Today’s briefing looks at the power of leadership attitude on midsize businesses’ growth.
There is no question that Machine Learning is impacting core business processes – and that many companies struggle with how to operationalize it.
Today’s briefing shines the spotlight on how the future of services over products is already here!
There is no question that Machine Learning is impacting core business processes – and that many companies struggle with how to operationalize it.
Today’s briefing looks at how AI and conversational apps are impacting the future of work and business.
The buzz: “Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now. (Mattie Stepanek) If your #1 business wish is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, stay tuned. Live today, January 23 – and on-demand from Dec. 5, 12, 19, 2018 and Jan. 9 and 16 – we’re bringing you 80+ thought leaders’ predictions covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 6 live!
The buzz: “Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now. (Mattie Stepanek) If your #1 business wish is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, stay tuned. Live today, January 23 – and on-demand from Dec. 5, 12, 19, 2018 and Jan. 9 and 16 – we’re bringing you 80+ thought leaders’ predictions covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Game-Changers Radio 2019 Predictions – Part 6 live!
Today’s briefing looks at why and how HR needs to replace “self-service” with a consumerized experience for employees.
Hello. I’m Bonnie D. Graham and this is your Digitalist Briefing, brought to you by SAP. Today’s briefing looks at the problem of eliminating biases in Artificial Intelligence.
If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2019 holds for your company, industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing.
Today’s briefing looks at the possibility of AI enabling machines, or robots, to experience emotions.
If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2019 holds for your company, industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing.
Hello. I’m Bonnie D. Graham and this is your Digitalist Briefing, brought to you by SAP. Today’s briefing looks at the Valentine’s Day Supply Chain for 2019.
Hello. I’m Bonnie D. Graham and this is your Digitalist Briefing, brought to you by SAP. Today’s briefing predicts 2019 will be The Year of the Intelligent Tech Renaissance.
If your #1 business wish this new year is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing.
We’re bringing you six weeks of predictions from nearly 80 thought leaders about the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete in 2019 and beyond.
If your #1 business wish this new year is knowing what 2019 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing.
Hello. I’m Bonnie D. Graham and this is your Digitalist Briefing, brought to you by SAP. Today’s briefing looks at Ai and Culture.
Today’s briefing looks at why midsize businesses need the right data management strategies.
Top salespeople have mastered how to use social networks to grow revenue potential, exceed quota, prospect efficiently, and maintain a robust pipeline. How? They play by each social network’s etiquette rules – Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are all different.
Today’s briefing looks at 10 ways for sales and marketing to break through consumers’ digitally rewired brains.
CFOs: As your organization begins a finance transformation, what to do first? The answer depends on whom you ask.
Today’s briefing looks at strategies for data loss prevention and recovery, neither of which may be possible.
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling decide on June 21, 2018, states can require remote sellers to collect sales and use tax on out-of-state transactions if they reach certain economic nexus thresholds.
Today’s briefing looks at how Big Data is helping retailers meet customers’ new buying habits and demands.
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling decide on June 21, 2018, states can require remote sellers to collect sales and use tax on out-of-state transactions if they reach certain economic nexus thresholds.
Today’s briefing looks at how CASE technologies can help automotive companies get closer to their customer.
No matter how hard-working or efficient we are, there will be tasks we wish could be done automatically. Can businesses benefit from using machine learning ML to automate basic tasks across applications?
No matter how hard-working or efficient we are, there will be tasks we wish could be done automatically. Can businesses benefit from using machine learning (ML) to automate basic tasks across applications?
Among the exciting advances of modern business technology is a holistic approach to planning for an entire organization: Collaborative Business Planning (CBP).
Attention CFOs: Your Finance department can become a “smart” steward to drive fiscal and operational decisions for your entire business. How?
Only 40% of organizations surveyed by Ventana have staff capable of performing data analysis without IT assistance.
If you are your company’s designated “bean counter” in this Age of Social Selling, the standardization of digital performance metrics may give you a sigh of relief.
Today’s briefing looks at the business lessons in his youth that impacted one blogger’s belief of diversity and inclusion in business.
If you are your company’s designated “bean counter” in this Age of Social Selling, the standardization of digital performance metrics may give you a sigh of relief.
Today’s briefing looks at how Augmented Reality, aka AR, is turning industries upside down.
The buzz: “The Beatles saved the world from boredom. Can a cutting-edge technology – RPA – do the same for the workplace and take the robot out of the human?” (Xuan Liao)
Today’s briefing looks at how becoming truly omnichannel will enable manufacturers to meet consumers’ real-time purchase expectations.
The buzz: “The Beatles saved the world from boredom. Can a cutting-edge technology – RPA – do the same for the workplace and take the robot out of the human?” (Xuan Liao)
Today’s briefing looks at how data is helping retailers deliver customer experiences that can build a sustainable bottom line.
Reality check: No matter how hard-working or efficient we are, there will be tasks we wish could be done automatically. Can businesses benefit from using machine learning (ML) to automate basic tasks across applications?
Today’s briefing looks at how machine learning is helping a Netherlands-based animal feed producer offer farmers a Feed-as-a-service app.
Attention CFOs: Your Finance department can become a “smart” steward to drive fiscal and operational decisions for your entire business
Today’s briefing looks at why midsize businesses are well-positioned for changes in analytics in 2019.
Breaking news: Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is penetrating every aspect of B2B sales, including social selling.
Today’s briefing looks at how the Smart Cities and the IoT can look to honey bees’ hives as a model for success.
Breaking news: Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is penetrating every aspect of B2B sales, including social selling.
Today’s briefing looks at how the digital revolution has disrupted the Generation Theory that traditionally defines customer persona categorizations.
Today’s briefing looks at how to develop an effective ongoing performance dialogue strategy for your company's employees.
If you’re not social media savvy yet, here’s the scoop: Facebook has the most users. LinkedIn is the de facto hub for serious professionals. And Twitter is considered in-between
Today’s briefing looks at how marketers need to differentiate between talking to customers versus at them.
If you’re not social media savvy yet, here’s the scoop: Facebook has the most users. LinkedIn is the de facto hub for serious professionals. And Twitter is considered in-between
Today’s briefing looks at how a new manufacturing mindset is needed to shift from mass production to mass customization.
Videos are more frequently shared on social media as compared to written content. Koka Sexton, socialsellingmasters.com
Today’s briefing looks at how AI-powered conversational technology is boosting online business advertising.
Despite hard proof that Social Selling gives the modern B2B sales force a tangible advantage over social laggards, many companies still consider it a trend or fad.
Today’s briefing looks at how adopting digital capabilities can help midsize consumer products companies realize sustainable growth beyond the holiday shopping season.
Today’s briefing looks at how to put dusty data to good use in the consumer goods industry.
Today’s briefing looks at how today’s hyper-competitive digital marketplace requires putting your customer at the center of your supply chain.
Today’s briefing looks at the commercial activity that enables consumers to celebrate US Thanksgiving Day on November 22, 2018.
Selling on social networks requires you to know what customers want to see, how and when they want to see it, and your own social media goals.
Selling on social networks requires you to know what customers want to see, how and when they want to see it, and your own social media goals.
Today’s briefing looks at how changes in employee spending and a rise in regulations are costing organizations that have decided to “make do” with their inefficient, antiquated processes.
Despite attempts at innovation to achieve digital transformation, many organizations continue to react to changes instead of leading change in their industries
Today’s briefing offers you tips on how to use Twitter for your social selling program. Yes, Twitter.
Despite attempts at innovation to achieve digital transformation, many organizations continue to react to changes instead of leading change in their industries
“Videos are more frequently shared on social media as compared to written content.” (Koka Sexton, socialsellingmasters.com)
Today’s briefing looks at how AI has matured from fictional tech in futuristic science fiction movies to real business capabilities today.
“Videos are more frequently shared on social media as compared to written content.” (Koka Sexton, socialsellingmasters.com)
Today’s briefing looks at how the UK public sector can improve its employee experience.
Today’s briefing looks at how a candlemaker saw the light and chose cloud-based ERP software.
The hype about intelligent technologies like AI has business leaders experiencing a mix of fear, wonder and hope about how it could revamp the enterprise.
But on their ‘AI Nirvana’ quest transformation journey, they are discovering that one-size-fits-all AI doesn't exist.
The hype about intelligent technologies like AI has business leaders experiencing a mix of fear, wonder and hope about how it could revamp the enterprise.
Today’s briefing looks at Hallowe’en in the US from the perspective of global supply chains that will help 175 million Americans celebrate this annual event in style.
Predictive analytics continues to evolve in “cool” ways. Now, machine learning and artificial intelligence strengthen the backbone of predictive capabilities via self-updating algorithms that uncover hidden meanings in past data.
Today’s briefing looks at four emerging technologies that should be on the radar of manufacturers and other enterprises with supply chains.
Today’s briefing looks at how more small and midsize businesses than large enterprises are taking advantage of machine learning and other emerging intelligent technologies.
The Internet of Things is connecting billions of devices, capturing reams of data to be mines. Where are these devices? Spatial Analytics, at the heart of GIS technology, answers these questions and more.
Today’s briefing looks at how Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning automation can leap-frog our work and lifestyle efficiencies.
LinkedIn is today’s primary B2B targeted relationship-building social selling tool, helping your salespeople find, qualify and close prospects.
LinkedIn is today’s primary B2B targeted relationship-building social selling tool, helping your salespeople find, qualify and close prospects.
Today’s briefing looks at what you get when you combine Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The AI Gold Rush!
Today’s briefing looks at the need to think through new technologies in terms of their application.
How do we define and shape new strategies of New Work? Are we ready to accept a Super Human future?
Today’s briefing looks at how intelligent technologies can help banks survive challenges from customers and competitors.
In our rapidly evolving labor market, broad organizational initiatives aimed at increasing workforce engagement no longer keep employees productive. Why not? Business leaders now need to create exceptional experiences for each worker. How?
Today’s briefing looks at how RPA – Robotic Process Automation – can boost banks’ profitability.
Attention CFOs: Your Finance department can become a “smart” steward to drive fiscal and operational decisions for your entire business.
Attention CFOs: Your Finance department can become a “smart” steward to drive fiscal and operational decisions for your entire business.
Today’s briefing looks at the definition of customer success management in the era of the outcome economy.
We often find ourselves overwhelmed, yet inspired by the speed of change and technological innovations that are shaping, enhancing and improving our daily lives. These changes also pose significant challenges to how we work.
Today’s briefing looks at how businesses can help customers trust the reasons for collecting their data.
Today’s briefing looks at how to harness design thinking to avoid the Proof of Concept Trap when applying new technologies to your business landscape.
Among the exciting advances of modern business technology is a holistic approach to planning for an entire organization: Collaborative Business Planning (CBP), seen by many as a ?Utopian dream?. Why?
Among the exciting advances of modern business technology is a holistic approach to planning for an entire organization: Collaborative Business Planning (CBP), seen by many as a ?Utopian dream?. Why?
Today?s briefing looks at how the UK?s public services are under constant pressure to do more with less.
Today’s briefing looks at how chemical manufacturers can use digital technology to join the Circular Economy.
In our rapidly evolving labor market, broad organizational initiatives aimed at increasing workforce engagement no longer keep employees productive. Why not? Business leaders now need to create exceptional experiences for each worker. How? The answer may be technology. Give employees innovative tools and technology like machine learning and AI to help make them better at their jobs.
Today’s briefing looks at how a factory setup model for continuous innovation is an imperative for businesses to stay current.
In our rapidly evolving labor market, broad organizational initiatives aimed at increasing workforce engagement no longer keep employees productive. Why not? Business leaders now need to create exceptional experiences for each worker. How? The answer may be technology. Give employees innovative tools and technology like machine learning and AI to help make them better at their jobs.
Today’s briefing looks at how conversational AI in chatbots is transforming the retail customer experience.
Today’s briefing looks at how retail banking marketers can get a handle on the changing demands of prospects and customers.
Today’s briefing looks at how moving HR systems to the cloud can help the industrial sector meet the demands of the evolving workplace.
CFOs: As your organization begins a finance transformation, what to do first? The answer depends on whom you ask.
Today’s briefing looks at how voice is set to be the biggest enterprise technology disruption since the smartphone, if we can overcome some practical difficulties.
Today’s briefing looks at how endpoint security may be the key to fending off cybersecurity attacks before they happen.
The new consumer mindset. Millennials and gen-z are embracing showrooming, where spending 10 minutes on a mobile gets them more product and service info than spending a day at the mall.
Today’s briefing looks at how machine learning and big data may soon help you enjoy the best sleep of your life.
Today’s briefing looks at how the digital platform revolution is transforming companies in multiple industries.
The new consumer mindset. Millennials and gen-z are embracing showrooming, where spending 10 minutes on a mobile gets them more product and service info than spending a day at the mall.
Today’s briefing looks at how the traditional marketing practice of customer segmentation can avoid obsolescence by making room for digitally augmented personalized marketing.
The new consumer mindset. Millennials and gen-z are embracing showrooming, where spending 10 minutes on a mobile gets them more product and service info than spending a day at the mall.
Today’s briefing looks at the multiple challenges facing the global construction industry.
Today’s briefing looks at 6 common data security blunders you do NOT want to make – again or ever.
Today’s briefing looks at how blockchain technology is poised to change the lending process.
Today’s briefing looks at how digital twins are helping manufacturers easily deliver lot sizes of one to demanding customers.
Predictive analytics continues to evolve in “cool” ways. Now, machine learning and artificial intelligence strengthen the backbone of predictive capabilities via self-updating algorithms that uncover hidden meanings in past data.
Today’s briefing looks at how diversity has moved from being a “special interest” issue to a central driver of business success.
Predictive analytics continues to evolve in “cool” ways. Now, machine learning and artificial intelligence strengthen the backbone of predictive capabilities via self-updating algorithms that uncover hidden meanings in past data.
CFOs: As your organization begins a finance transformation, what to do first? The answer depends on whom you ask.
Today’s briefing looks at how geo-targeting can help you get the most bang for the buck with your marketing dollars .
CFOs: As your organization begins a finance transformation, what to do first? The answer depends on whom you ask.
Today’s briefing looks at a new Rating as a Service company that’s helping small to midsized businesses accurately define their financial picture.
Today’s briefing looks at how a Germany-based startup is unlocking the potential of eye tracking and artificial intelligence (AI) technology for a whole new way of working.
Your staff may be excited about social selling training and enablement, but what happens when they return to their day-to-day jobs?
Today’s briefing looks at how cloud-connected technology promises to improve health outcomes.
Your staff may be excited about social selling training and enablement, but what happens when they return to their day-to-day jobs?
Today’s briefing looks at how the consumer products industry needs to compete based on speed, not just size.
Today’s briefing looks at the new concept of “sound as a service” made possible by Neuron Soundware, a Prague-based startup.
The buzz: “There are not enough trained data scientists to meet today’s businesses’ goals of improving efficiency and automating tasks using machine learning.” (Ventana Research)
Today’s briefing looks at a how the application of Artificial Intelligence is expanding to include creating translations so we can instantly understand anything said to us in any form of language.
The buzz: “There are not enough trained data scientists to meet today’s businesses’ goals of improving efficiency and automating tasks using machine learning.” (Ventana Research)
Today’s briefing looks at how automotive startup arculus is replacing the century-old automotive assembly line with a revolutionary Modular Production.
Today’s briefing looks at a hotly debated topic: Car Insurance Of The Future: Determining Culpability Between Self-Driving Vehicles.
Today’s briefing looks at the benefits of blockchain for cloud business finance, which may not yet be fully understood by your CFO.
We’re at the intersection where newly emerging next-gen, tech-armed consumers meet the traditional legacy brick-and-mortar retail world. To survive, retailers must perfect their omnichannel strategy and model.
Today’s briefing looks at the definition of workplace “talent” and how HR can preplan to mitigate the impact on the organization when talent leaves.
Today’s briefing looks at how our society allows and encourages us to personalize almost everything to reflect our interests, style, aspirations and goals – except our job descriptions.
We’re at the intersection where newly emerging next-gen, tech-armed consumers meet the traditional legacy brick-and-mortar retail world. To survive, retailers must perfect their omnichannel strategy and model.
Today’s briefing looks at what faces today’s high school and college students when 47% of the jobs we know today are likely to be replaced by technology by 2026.
The Internet of Things is connecting billions of devices, capturing reams of data to be mined. Where are these devices: Inside a delivery truck that needs to optimize its route? Attached to a gas pipeline that urgently needs repairs? Or other places?
Today’s briefing looks at why and how we need to rethink the global food system in order to feed the 795 million people who currently go hungry each day – and a total estimated 8.5 billion people by 2030.
Today’s briefing looks at how blurring industry lines are challenging legacy organizations’ survival.
Despite hard proof that Social Selling gives the modern B2B sales force a tangible advantage over social laggards, many companies still consider it a trend or fad.
Today’s briefing looks at how Internet of Things sensors are enabling companies to win big with digital twins.
How can your company navigate this chaotic world? Become a purpose-infused and experience-led organization, then activate your inspiring North Star beyond driving profits and shareholder value. An EY Beacon Institute study found that “a clearly articulated, [and activated] purpose helps organizations survive and thrive.”
Today’s briefing looks at Zappos CEO Tony Hseih’s leadership vision, which emphasizes happiness and social consciousness.
Today’s briefing looks at advances in technology that facilitates conversations between dementia patients and their loved ones and caregivers.
Few things impact your employees’ productivity, engagement, and well-being as how you compensate them.
Welcome to the Platform Era, where your same-old status-quo business model will not sustain you, especially if an upstart like Uber, Airbnb or Amazon is eyeing your market. How to survive?
Today’s briefing looks at how the circular economy doesn’t just make sense from an environmental perspective, it is likely the only logical way forward as a business strategy.
Today’s briefing looks at how businesses have pondered what an intelligent workplace powered by artificial intelligence (AI) might look like. The day is finally here, and it’s not as daunting or as intimidating as many might have anticipated.
The Internet of Things is connecting billions of devices, capturing reams of data to be mined. Where are these devices? Spatial Analytics, at the heart of GIS technology, answers these questions and more.
Today’s briefing looks at how even the best-run manufacturing shops struggle with how to predict demand. Pre-built solutions could be the answer.
The buzz: “GIS technology will evolve into a nervous system for our planet.” (Jack Dangermond, Esri) The Internet of Things is connecting billions of devices, capturing reams of data to be mined. Where are these devices: Inside a delivery truck that needs to optimize its route? Attached to a gas pipeline that urgently needs repairs? Or other places? Spatial Analytics, at the heart of GIS technology, answers these questions and more, providing context for every conceivable situation from IoT to emergency response to facility layout.
Today’s briefing looks at how digital twins will be disrupt many industries and will radically change business models, as they will evolve from concept to reality for nearly everyone, every service, and every network.
Hear insights on how the best and right social selling tools can help you navigate the increasingly crowded pool, especially when used by everyone in your organization – not just Sales!
Today’s briefing looks at how to overcome your fears of – or reluctance to adopt – new technology that can benefit your business.
Are you losing a week between the time you ship an order and the time you invoice, and hours daily on unnecessary process steps? Are your vendors slipping their commitments? How to fix all of this: Process Mining.
Today’s briefing looks at the impact of workplace psycho-social risks and work-related stress – known as “burnout” – on the health of individuals and companies.
Responsibility for managing inventory, payables, receivables, and cash is spread unevenly across finance, operations, supply chain, marketing and sales, procurement. How to achieve working capital optimization despite formidable challenges?
Today’s briefing looks at how many small and midsize businesses – SMEs – view the rise of Data Everywhere as a reality they can’t live with AND they can’t live without.
Responsibility for managing inventory, payables, receivables, and cash is spread unevenly across finance, operations, supply chain, marketing and sales, procurement. How to achieve working capital optimization despite formidable challenges?
Today’s briefing looks at how AI enhances recruiting productivity, but the essence of quality recruiting remains very human.
Despite hard proof that Social Selling gives the modern B2B sales force a tangible advantage over social laggards, many companies still consider it a trend or fad.
Despite hard proof that Social Selling gives the modern B2B sales force a tangible advantage over social laggards, many companies still consider it a trend or fad.
Today’s briefing looks at whether startups should trust their future to the blockchain-backed initial coin offering “ICO” market or seek traditional financing.
Today’s briefing looks at ideas about the future of the travel industry from Paul Pessutti, SAP’s Global Head of the Travel and Transportation Industry Business Unit.
How can your company navigate this chaotic world? Become a purpose-infused and experience-led organization, then activate your inspiring North Star beyond driving profits and shareholder value.
Today’s briefing looks at how Blockchain technologies, which are already impacting companies’ digital transformation journeys, will also impact HR.
Vehicle connectivity will have a massive and positive effect on our communities, the environment, and quality of life. Translating connected vehicle world trends into consumable devices is a challenge, with exciting opportunities for young, talented, future employees to help transform the automotive industry.
Today’s briefing looks at the rise in global business travel despite increasing global uncertainty around unforeseen events. Hmmm.
Today’s briefing looks at an intriguing example of how blockchain could make international trade more efficient and secure.
Remember your anticipation when you got your first smartphone? Your curiosity the first time you typed “@” online? As the world becomes increasingly digital, we expect great experiences in every interaction with every business and organization. What does this mean for UX designers?
Today’s briefing looks at how Mobile World Congress 2018 (MWC) in Barcelona highlighted the most innovative products and services that will not only influence the future of communication and business, but change it.
Today’s briefing looks at how collaborative robotics aka “co-bots, are disrupting discrete manufacturing, especially for small and midsize manufacturers, in a good way.
: It’s 2018 and your status-quo business model will not sustain you in this Digital Age, regardless of your industry or the size of your customer base. Where to turn? Cloud solution extensions.
Today’s briefing looks at how Machine Learning can help you discover hidden business process insights as easily as finding colored eggs at Easter.
The dynamic, distributed, and multi-participant Energy Internet – Enernet – is positioned to transform our lives – perhaps on a larger scale than the Internet before it. It is built around clean energy generation, storage and delivery.
Today’s briefing looks at how AI can help businesses tackle the costly problem of employee turnover.
Today’s briefing looks at how the Internet of Things can help automotive manufacturers build customer loyalty and grow profits.
The buzz: “Process mining, if used right, can identify alternative courses, patterns and common mistakes.” (Maria Paz, quoted at bpm.com) Are you losing a week between the time you ship an order and the time you invoice, and hours daily on unnecessary process steps? Are your vendors slipping their commitments? How to fix all of this: Process Mining.
Today’s briefing looks at a case study about how the city of the future can facilitate quality of life for our aging urban population
The buzz: “CES vs Detroit Auto Show: Has the ever-evolving tech made the car show an afterthought? … Automakers now to show up at CES for the buzziest discussions about technology that affects their sectors.” (The Economic Times)
Today’s briefing looks at the major benefits to adopting blockchain technology in New Zealand’s retail sector.
Few things impact your employees’ productivity, engagement, and well-being as how you compensate them.
Today’s briefing looks at an intriguing example of how blockchain could make international trade more efficient and secure.
Few things impact your employees’ productivity, engagement, and well-being as how you compensate them.
Today’s briefing looks at how Mobile World Congress 2018 (MWC) in Barcelona highlighted the most innovative products and services that will not only influence the future of communication and business, but change it.
Today’s briefing looks at how 25-year-old Seattle-based retailer Tommy Bahama relies on a constant stream of data to run live so its customers “live the island life.”
The buzz: “It’s just the way it is: the human being is a lazy creature. If it’s possible not to do something, we don’t do it. However, paradoxically this is a good thing, because laziness is… the engine of progress! What? How so? Well, if a job’s considered too hard or long-winded or complex for humans to do, certain lazy (but conscientious) humans (Homo Laziens?) give the job to a machine~” (Eugene Kaspersky, https://eugene.kaspersky.com/2016/09/26/laziness-cybersecurity-and-machine-learning)
Today’s briefing looks at why the adoption of blockchain transactions in the agri space is still so low.
The buzz: “It’s just the way it is: the human being is a lazy creature. If it’s possible not to do something, we don’t do it. However, paradoxically this is a good thing, because laziness is… the engine of progress! What? How so? Well, if a job’s considered too hard or long-winded or complex for humans to do, certain lazy (but conscientious) humans (Homo Laziens?) give the job to a machine~” (Eugene Kaspersky, https://eugene.kaspersky.com/2016/09/26/laziness-cybersecurity-and-machine-learning)
Today’s briefing looks at how the world population’s projected growth by 2050 could double or even triple demand on our current utilities. Will utilities be able to handle the load?
Today’s briefing looks at how even a decades-old, domestic-focused company can adopt a start-up mindset and go global.
Welcome to 2018. Sorry, but your same-old business structures, models and processes will not sustain you anymore. Digital disruption is occurring everywhere. The largest businesses by market capitalisation are platform-based business models. These businesses have disrupted legacy business models and have grown at phenomenal rates. Your business could be next to fall by the wayside.
Welcome to 2018. Sorry, but your same-old business structures, models and processes will not sustain you anymore. Digital disruption is occurring everywhere. The largest businesses by market capitalisation are platform-based business models. These businesses have disrupted legacy business models and have grown at phenomenal rates. Your business could be next to fall by the wayside.
Today’s briefing looks at how Rebels hacked the Death Star: Is your organization next to be breached?
Today’s briefing looks at a popular 300-room hotel in Singapore that converted a terrace into an agri-business that supplies it with herbs, vegetables and exotic flowers.
How can your company navigate this chaotic world? Become a purpose-infused and experience-led organization, then activate your inspiring North Star beyond driving profits and shareholder value. An EY Beacon Institute study found that “a clearly articulated, [and activated] purpose helps organizations survive and thrive.”
Today’s briefing looks at how a major hacker attack on Equifax, exposing millions of people’s personal information, put a serious dent in our willingness to trust online transactions.
How can your company navigate this chaotic world? Become a purpose-infused and experience-led organization, then activate your inspiring North Star beyond driving profits and shareholder value. An EY Beacon Institute study found that “a clearly articulated, [and activated] purpose helps organizations survive and thrive.”
Today’s briefing looks fondly – or not so much – at Clippy, early Microsoft Office’s ready-to-help animated paperclip that was a forerunner of today’s chatbots.
Today’s briefing looks at how supermarkets and discount stores, characterized by rapid inventory turnover, are exploring the business case for installing “smart or intelligent shelves.”
Vehicle connectivity will have a massive and positive effect on our communities, the environment, and quality of life. Translating connected vehicle world trends into consumable devices is a challenge, with exciting opportunities for young, talented, future employees to help transform the automotive industry.
Today’s briefing looks at why artificial intelligence (AI) is showing a great deal of potential but has not yet lived up to the hype. But it is only a matter of time before AI starts to make a big difference in multiple industries.
Vehicle connectivity will have a massive and positive effect on our communities, the environment, and quality of life. Translating connected vehicle world trends into consumable devices is a challenge, with exciting opportunities for young, talented, future employees to help transform the automotive industry.
Today’s briefing looks at how data analytics can help accelerate the current rate of achieving gender parity, which will take almost 217 years, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Report.
Today’s briefing looks at how companies that are benefiting the earliest from their Machine Learning investments have gone all-in, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and SAP global survey.
The buzz: “Process mining, if used right, can identify alternative courses, patterns and common mistakes.” (Maria Paz, quoted at bpm.com) Are you losing a week between the time you ship an order and the time you invoice, and hours daily on unnecessary process steps? Are your vendors slipping their commitments? How to fix all of this: Process Mining.
Today’s briefing looks at the differences between problem-solving and problem-finding, and why the latter is key to developing a winning workplace culture of creativity and innovation.
The buzz: “Process mining, if used right, can identify alternative courses, patterns and common mistakes.” (Maria Paz, quoted at bpm.com) Are you losing a week between the time you ship an order and the time you invoice, and hours daily on unnecessary process steps? Are your vendors slipping their commitments? How to fix all of this: Process Mining.
Today’s briefing examines and debunks 3 common misperceptions about the concept of the Circular Economy, a term coined in 2009 by the Ellen McArthur Foundation.
Today’s briefing looks at how marketers can cut through all the digital “noise” in today’s crowded, busy marketplace.
As Artificial Intelligence moves from innovative wishful thinking to reality, businesses like yours are facing a challenge: how to use AI systems to help human employees be more productive and happier, rather than to replace them. The good news: There is room for both in the new digital workforce.
Today’s briefing looks at how residents of Switzerland’s snowy and cold Davos – the World Economic Forum’s global power-broker destination – are turning to the Internet of Things to help them stay warm.
The buzz: “Energy is the new new Internet.” (BrianLakamp, co-founder and CEO of Totem, techcrunch.com/2017/01/22/energy-is-the-new-new-internet). The dynamic, distributed, and multi-participant EnergyInternet – Enernet – is positioned to transform our lives – perhaps on a largerscale than the Internet before it. It is built around clean energy generation,storage and delivery.
Today’s briefing looks at how the problem with technology investments that seem like a bad deal is typically NOT the technology – it’s people. Say what?
Today’s briefing looks at how blockchain could solve at least two of humanity’s most significant struggles: building an economic model that works on a large scale and getting past our suspicious human nature to trust each other.
Breaking news: It’s 2018 and your status-quo business model will not sustain you in this Digital Age, regardless of your industry or the size of your customer base. Where to turn? Cloud solution extensions – the critical building blocks to drive innovation at the edge while maintaining a stable digital core – and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
Today’s briefing looks at three steps that can help CFOs prove that sustainability is not just better for the world, but even better for the business.
Breaking news: It’s 2018 and your status-quo business model will not sustain you in this Digital Age, regardless of your industry or the size of your customer base. Where to turn? Cloud solution extensions – the critical building blocks to drive innovation at the edge while maintaining a stable digital core – and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
Today’s briefing looks at how Schoolhouse Electric, a Portland, Oregon based maker and retailer of handmade, iconic lighting, furniture, and domestic home goods, implemented a cloud ERP suite that helps them grow the business 25% year over year while maintaining its artisan craft.
Today’s briefing looks at how algorithms are taking over the field of predictive technology and how predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will totally transform how companies do business.
The buzz: “CES vs Detroit Auto Show: Has the ever-evolving tech made the car show an afterthought? … Automakers now to show up at CES for the buzziest discussions about technology that affects their sectors.” (The Economic Times)
Today’s briefing looks at how to short-circuit a common syndrome known as “decision fatigue”, which can lead to making the wrong decision.
The buzz: “CES vs Detroit Auto Show: Has the ever-evolving tech made the car show an afterthought? … Automakers now to show up at CES for the buzziest discussions about technology that affects their sectors.” (The Economic Times)
Reality check! Machine Learning and the world of artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer the stuff of science fiction. They’re here – now – and many businesses and industries are taking advantage.
Today’s briefing looks at how more businesses are using Machine Learning to develop disruptive new business models.
The dynamic, distributed, and multi-participant Energy Internet – Enernet – is positioned to transform our lives – perhaps on a larger scale than the Internet before it.
Today’s briefing looks at what is being done to help the more than 40 million people worldwide who are toiling in forced labor – many at companies that most of us do business with in some way. Did you know that January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month?
The dynamic, distributed, and multi-participant Energy Internet – Enernet – is positioned to transform our lives – perhaps on a larger scale than the Internet before it.
Today’s briefing looks at how Artificial Intelligence [AI] and Machine Learning [ML] technologies are becoming “the new normal” for wholesale distributors.
Today’s briefing looks at New Year predictions for HCM – Human Capital Management (HCM). Is there anything new on the horizon?
Remember your anticipation when you got your first smartphone? Your curiosity the first time you typed “@” online? As the world becomes increasingly digital, we expect great experiences in every interaction with every business and organization. What does this mean for UX designers?
Today’s briefing looks at the shifting sales-buyer relationship: “The quota crusher is dead; long live the customer success manager!” Oh my!
Remember your anticipation when you got your first smartphone? Your curiosity the first time you typed “@” online? As the world becomes increasingly digital, we expect great experiences in every interaction with every business and organization. What does this mean for UX designers?
Today’s briefing looks at the challenge of balancing information security and privacy with the potential business benefits of the tsunami of data from the IoT all around us.
Today’s briefing looks at how a partnership between drones and machine learning algorithms is helping the oil and gas industry.
Everyone is talking about self-driving Smart Cars that are always connected. But where do they come from? Smart Factories enabled by the automotive industry’s digital transformation.
Today’s briefing looks at how digitization in the healthcare industry is helping to bring providers, patients and therapies together to improve patient outcomes, access for rural and developing areas, and overall healthcare on an international scale. And who doesn’t want that!
Digital Transformation is deluging the Office of the CFO with information and data sources, as instant actuals replace periodic. How can your CFO harness this data, adopt Dynamic Planning, and guide the business beyond numbers?
Today’s briefing looks at how, if we want to retain humanity’s value in an increasingly automated world, we need to start recognizing and nurturing Human Skills for the Digital Future.
Today’s briefing looks at today’s ”supply chain insomniac”. Does this hit too close to home?
As Artificial Intelligence moves from innovative wishful thinking to reality, businesses like yours are facing a challenge: how to use AI systems to help human employees be more productive and happier, rather than to replace them. The good news: There is room for both in the new digital workforce. Are you ready to integrate this next AI wave into your company’s processes?
Today’s briefing brings you predictions for the top 8 Internet of Things trends we can expect in 2018, compiled by SAP’s Tom Raftery.
As Artificial Intelligence moves from innovative wishful thinking to reality, businesses like yours are facing a challenge: how to use AI systems to help human employees be more productive and happier, rather than to replace them. The good news: There is room for both in the new digital workforce. Are you ready to integrate this next AI wave into your company’s processes?
Today’s briefing looks at whether pointless “BS jobs” are hurting our culture’s emotional health.
Today’s briefing looks at the implications for humanity of AI’s increasing sophistication and accelerating ability to perform human tasks.
Digital Transformation today comes with many different steps and processes, especially for the Office of the CFO. how can they harness the vast buckets of information and how do they make this valuable? Dynamic Planning.
Today’s briefing looks at how Komatsu, the world’s 2nd biggest earth-moving equipment maker by revenue, decided to invest in robotics, AI, and other technology to improve workforce efficiency and productivity in the face of Japan’s impending major labor shortage.
Digital Transformation today comes with many different steps and processes, especially for the Office of the CFO. how can they harness the vast buckets of information and how do they make this valuable? Dynamic Planning.
Today’s briefing looks at the evolving business friendship between HR and Finance. At last!
Today’s briefing looks at how 3D printing can turn discrete manufacturers into full-service heroes for their customers.
Smart business leaders know that tomorrow’s competitive edge requires rapid innovation across their organization today. How? By developing capabilities that leverage and combine innovative technologies: machine learning, IoT, AI, blockchain, analytics, big data.
Today’s briefing looks at how hospitals can become truly “smart” with digital technology.
Smart business leaders know that tomorrow’s competitive edge requires rapid innovation across their organization today. How? By developing capabilities that leverage and combine innovative technologies: machine learning, IoT, AI, blockchain, analytics, big data.
Today’s briefing looks at digital gadget technology coming in 2018 that lets us get intimate with our brain’s workings and use our minds in new ways. Oh my!
Today’s briefing looks at “ImmersiveTechnology”. Say what? You know. VR. Virtual Reality and AR. Augmented Reality like you’ve experienced or heard about in video games. Have we got news for you!
Traditional boundaries to producing and accessing marketing content are vanishing asconsumers prefer to interact with content via their mobile phones and tablets. How can your small business be where they are? Video!
Today’s briefing looks at a future where social robots are adopted as companions to improve our quality of life, such as providing personalized education to children, supporting the elderly in their own homes, and encouraging our health and wellness goals. But it’s NOT happening until we build robot-human trust.
Traditional boundaries to producing and accessing marketing content are vanishing asconsumers prefer to interact with content via their mobile phones and tablets. How can your small business be where they are? Video!
Today’s briefing looks at how major consumer data breaches – fraudulentcredit card charges, compromised data, hijacked e-mail or social mediaaccounts, and loans or lines of credit opened via identity theft – impact consumersAND the breached companies.
Today’s briefing looks at how India’s most valuable bank is placing its bets on humanoids and chat bots to elevate their customer experience to a new level with a little “Sci-fi” mixed in.
Everyone is talking about self-driving Smart Cars that are always connected. But where do they come from? Smart Factories enabled by the automotive industry’s digital transformation
Today’s briefing looks at how traditional banks and financial service providers are TALKING ABOUT harnessing the powerful potential of Blockchain technology. But when will the TALK turn into ACTION?
Everyone is talking about self-driving Smart Cars that are always connected. But where do they come from? Smart Factories enabled by the automotive industry’s digital transformation
Today’s briefing looks at how the agriculture industry can digitialize prepare to support a very hungry projected global population of 9 billion people by 2050. If farmers plant a “crop” of Internet of Things sensors and Machine Learning soon, they may be able to do it!
Today’s briefing looks at how a business that decided to go paperless reaped an even greater benefit when it went to the cloud to digitally transform its supplier ecosystem. Bye bye, EDI!
Life Sciences organizations globally are exploring how Blockchain technology could disrupt traditional business models and processes.
Today’s briefing dives into a new treasure trove waiting to be discovered by companies around the globe. It’s not buried gold or jewels. It’s data. And you can harness it through the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, and connected goods. It’s the “goods” that matter in the end.
Life Sciences organizations globally are exploring how Blockchain technology could disrupt traditional business models and processes.
Today’s briefing looks at how companies with traditional command-and-control attitudes and hierarchies need to replace them with agile, self-directed teams. Fast!
Today’s briefing looks at how a business that decided to go paperless reaped an even greater benefit when it went to the cloud to digitally transform its supplier ecosystem. Bye bye, EDI!
Remember The Golden Rule: “Treat others how you want to be treated” or “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”? Sounds old-fashioned, but it’s not. This trusted guidance still applies in today’s digital world. Are you aggressively dogging prospects and customers to get into their Facebook newsfeed? Or are you patiently nurturing relationships to come alongside as their advisor and partner in the buying process?
Today’s briefing looks at how, contrary to popular opinion, the paper mill industry is impacted by digital transformation as much as other industries.
Remember The Golden Rule: “Treat others how you want to be treated” or “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”? Sounds old-fashioned, but it’s not. This trusted guidance still applies in today’s digital world. Are you aggressively dogging prospects and customers to get into their Facebook newsfeed? Or are you patiently nurturing relationships to come alongside as their advisor and partner in the buying process?
Today’s briefing looks at how an innovative technology that seems anything but warm and fuzzy actually has a heart: Artificial Intelligence.
Today’s briefing looks at what HR needs to do to connect and collaborate with mobile, far-flungworkers who are no longer tethered to the mother ship in contiguous office cubicles.
The latest step in Digital Transformation for the Office of the CFO involves instant access to Actuals. In the digital economy, the traditional way Finance has worked – providing guidance on a scheduled basis – is no longer valid. We are now in the era of Dynamic Planning.
Today’s briefing looks at whether the oxymoron “Smart Contracts” can become SERIOUSLY REAL when you add the special sauce of Blockchain technology. Let’s get cookin’.
The latest step in Digital Transformation for the Office of the CFO involves instant access to Actuals. In the digital economy, the traditional way Finance has worked – providing guidance on a scheduled basis – is no longer valid. We are now in the era of Dynamic Planning.
Today’s briefing looks at how the promised benefits of connected cars can scale from an individual car owner’s lifestyle to the complex world of fleet owners who manage dozens, or even thousands, of vehicles. All thanks to the IoT – Internet of Things.
Today’s briefing looks at the next anticipated disruption in the automotive industry – luxury at every turn!
New entrants in the marketplace are pressing traditional Utilities to adopt new service delivery approaches or risk stagnant or declining revenue and margins.
Today’s briefing looks at how corporate Finance can use cognitive technologies to deliver bottom line-impact insights for their organization’s real estate expenses.
New entrants in the marketplace are pressing traditional Utilities to adopt new service delivery approaches or risk stagnant or declining revenue and margins.
Today’s briefing looks at a modern incarnation of the old saying, “There’s gold in them thar hills!” What’s new? The mining industry now has “virtual” gold – large and complex data sets – but they’re not easily mined.
Today’s briefing looks at a topic that impacts all of us – The radical transformation of the retail industry as we know it, courtesy of AI and Machine Learning technologies!
“Technological innovations and a hyper-connected world have significantly influenced consumer behaviors and expectations…retailers are faced with a scary reality: change or become obsolete.” How will retail survive?
Today’s briefing is a case of “Art Imitates Life.” Remember the 1996 documentary “When We Were Kings,” about the 1974 heavyweight fight between boxing legends Muhammad Ali and George Foreman? The writer of this post, Spiros Margaris, believes such nostalgic sorrow will, in the not-so-distant future, apply to many established players in the banking and insurance industries. Be forewarned!
“Technological innovations and a hyper-connected world have significantly influenced consumer behaviors and expectations…retailers are faced with a scary reality: change or become obsolete.” How will retail survive?
Today’s briefing looks at the ways artificial intelligence and machine learning can help boost employee engagement. Is it really possible? Listen up!
Today’s briefing introduces us to a new wine pairing: the OLD WORLD FINE WINE business and the NEW WORLD Technology known as Blockchain.
Reality check! Machine Learning and the world of artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer the stuff of science fiction. They’re here – now – and many businesses and industries are taking advantage.
Today’s briefing takes us to the new digital skills vocabulary your employees need to know fluently – ML, AI, IoT and more – to help you navigate your Digital Transformation path.
Reality check! Machine Learning and the world of artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer the stuff of science fiction. They’re here – now – and many businesses and industries are taking advantage.
Today’s briefing looks at a current HOT topic – Conversational AI and Digital Assistants for your business – from the perspective of another HOT innovation “back in the day”!
Today’s briefing is a reality check – a long overdue level-setting – about two digital technologies that are bandied about as “buzz words” at academic conferences, business strategy sessions, and even public discussions. What’s the problem? They are widely misunderstood, erroneously used interchangeably, and underestimated in their power to disrupt the way businesses operate.
The Office of Finance needs to reconcile its function as it transforms itself from being an organization that reflects on past results to one that is able to guide the business into the future
Today’s briefing takes us to the world of “whiz-bang” technologies that are helping companies digitally transform by making business operations more human. Yes, that’s what I said. Technology making business more human – sounds counterintuitive, right?
The Office of Finance needs to reconcile its function as it transforms itself from being an organization that reflects on past results to one that is able to guide the business into the future.
Today’s briefing takes us to Switzerland where plans are underway for a greener, more efficient future – powered by the Internet of Things.
By 2050, 70+% of the world will live in cities. How to brighten the lives of concentrated populations? Energy-efficient LED lighting is transforming urban lighting infrastructures into information pathways that collect and share data and insights that enable and drive the smart city. Connected lighting can even be a backbone for IoT functionality and provide value beyond illumination. See? Today we'll continue the topic we started on Smart Cities - Part 1.
Today’s briefing takes us into the world of today’s CIO, whose role is changing and gaining importance in the enterprise, thanks to a new technology platform.
By 2050, 70+% of the world will live in cities. How to brighten the lives of concentrated populations? Energy-efficient LED lighting is transforming urban lighting infrastructures into information pathways that collect and share data and insights that enable and drive the smart city. Connected lighting can even be a backbone for IoT functionality and provide value beyond illumination. See? The experts speak.
Today’s briefing takes us into the world of sensors as small as a grain of sand or dust – signaling the introduction of miniaturized sensors into every aspect of our lives.
Today’s briefing: Assuming the current pace of healthcare advances continue, future generations’ careers could last 65 years or more – rather than the 40-year careers of today’s 70-year-olds. This could mean our traditional 3-stage career model of education, work, and retirement could be replaced.
2nd EXPRESS EPISODE on Changing the Game with Social Selling: B2B - Customer Experience 2020 - Part 1: OPENING MONOLOGUE from the live show:
The buzz: “The existing culture of traditional B2B companies is not entirely conducive to online procurement experiences .. [yet] If Forrester Research is correct, B2B e-commerce sales in the US alone will soar as high as $1.1 trillion by 2019. Increasingly, buyers prefer to purchase products and services online at work with the same level of convenience experienced in their personal shopping experiences.” [Evan Klein, “The B2B e-commerce customer experience is not what you think”] Today’s digital buyer expects to be a dynamic part of the sales process, not just a passive receiver of information. According to a Walker study, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Can Social Selling help B2B solutions sellers enhance their customer’s experience throughout the sales cycle? The experts speak. Firdaus Shariff, SAP: “Take risks now and do something bold. You won’t regret it.” (Elon Musk) Kirsten Boileau, SAP: “Make every interaction count, even the small ones. They are all relevant.” (Shep Hyken) Join us for B2B Customer Experience 2020: The Role of Social Selling.
Hello. This is your Digitalist insight, brought to you by SAP. GREAT news! A breakthrough discovery could soon heal the long-standing rift between Marketing and the Business caused by traditionally inaccurate methods for influencing customers and measuring marketing impact. Here’s the scoop: In May 2017, a social scientist from The Psychometrics Centre at the University of Cambridge created a targeted Facebook ad campaign WITHOUT SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICS. She showed ads for a group party game to people considered “extroverts” based on their Facebook Likes – for example, they Liked Lady Gaga – versus showing a quiet solo game to “introverts” based on their Likes. Over 7 days, the targeted ads sparked up to 15 times higher click-through and conversion rates—and significantly more revenue for the game company. The scientist told EnterpriseTech that her algorithm needs, on average, just 65 liked Pages to understand someone’s Big Five personality traits – extroversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism – better than their friends do. It needs 120 to understand them better than family members, and 250 better than a partner or spouse. This may herald the Era of True Behavioral Marketing. Now a business reality check. Most companies still determine buying readiness with a primitive Marketing Funnel model, sorting prospects into increasingly smaller groups as they progress from initial company awareness to buying, using, and advocating for the company’s products. The impact of this strategy is hard to quantify and reliably replicate—causing business leaders to mistrust marketing. The good news: The Cambridge University experiment moves us toward the Marketing dream of the “Segment of One” where marketing messages are highly granular, even individually tailored. How? By using complex machine learning algorithms to filter and refine messages to target smaller groups, companies like yours could boost conversion rates as high as 50%—an exponential increase beyond today’s average. Read the full article to learn more about: The Next Steps of Predictive Marketing A Customized Journey for Each Customer The Line Between Marketing and Manipulation The Art of Scientific Marketing That’s today’s briefing. For more business insights on the latest technology and trends, visit digitalistmag.com from SAP.
2nd EXPRESS EPISODE on Changing the Game with Social Selling: B2B - Customer Experience 2020 - Part 1: OPENING MONOLOGUE from the live show:
The buzz: “There’s a pure and simple business case for diversity: Companies that are more diverse are more successful.” (Mindy Grossman, HSN) Pop quiz: How many unconscious biases are at play in the human brain – even yours – right now? 150! Why should we care? Unchallenged biases form an unquestioned “reality” that prevents an inclusive workplace. What can HR do to attract, retain, and develop diverse talent? The experts speak. Noah G. Rabinowitz, Deloitte: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” (Wayne Gretzky) Barbara Marder, Mercer: “Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them.” (Steve Jobs) Dr. Patti Fletcher, SAP: “The big percentage is us, the real people, and we have to say something. You have to speak up. You have to.” (Leslie Jones) Join us for Moving Beyond Bias: Can Technology Really Help?
Hello. This is your Digitalist insight, brought to you by SAP. Today’s briefing looks at Unleashing the Killer API. Even traditional businesses outside of the tech world are becoming technology revolutionaries! In 2011, venture capitalist and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen wrote in The Wall Street Journal that software is eating the world. But it’s actually business services based on software platforms that are eating the world. We know how companies like Apple, which remade the mobile phone industry by offering app developers easy access to millions of iPhone owners through its iTunes App Store platform, are changing the economy. BUT NOW, “world-eating companies” are emerging in non-tech industries you might not expect: retailers, finance companies, transportation firms, and even farmers. They are building platforms around business services and data, not just apps. The goal: Make services such as logistics, 3D printing, and even driver roadside assistance available through a software connection that other companies can plug in to and consume or can offer to their own customers. The 2 types of players in this Business Platform Revolution are: Providers who create the platform and offer incentives for developers to write apps for it. And Participants – the Developers who offer their apps through the platform’s virtual shelves. What Do These Successful Business Platforms Have in Common? Three things. They’re easy to work with. They fulfill a market need. And they offer data that’s useful to customers. The bottom line: Good business platforms can create Millions of $$$ in extra revenue. Examples: Expedia makes 90% of its revenue through its API. Allstate Takes Advantage of Its Hidden Jewels Farmobile helps farmers gather data to improve their own business or sell to third parties. Under Armour Binges on APIs That’s today’s briefing. For more business insights on the latest technology and trends, visit digitalistmag.com from SAP.
Hello. This is your daily Digitalist insight, brought to you by SAP. Today’s briefing is about how Chief Information Officers can play a vital role in leading digital transformation within their organization, and specifically across the source-to-settle process. Digital transformation is no longer just an innovative trend; it’s now a core Must Do for most organizations.
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Building on yesterday’s topic about automation in the manufacturing sector, today we’ll focus on the opportunities and potential changes that technology adoption presents.
There’s no consensus about the scale or timing of worker displacement, or the net impact on jobs of automation and digitization in the longer term. But the McKinsey Global Institute reports that, while 49% jobs will be subject to some degree of automation, only 5% will be fully replaced any time soon. In most places, automation will take over one specific, and often dull and repetitive, task—as opposed to entire jobs.
According to James Manyika director of the McKinsey Global Institute, “Even while technologies replace some jobs, they are creating new work in industries that most of us can’t even imagine, and new ways to generate income”.
In fact, most technology companies argue that digitization and machine learning will lay the foundation for countless new scenarios, opportunities, and business models that will enable companies to create more, higher qualified and better paid jobs. And there’s historical precedent to prove it.
Nevertheless, there needs to be a call to action for companies, governments, and education institutions to manage the transition into a digital economy.
For starters, there needs to be improved science, technology, engineering, and math skills education, and we need to foster adaptive and lifelong learning for students and people throughout their careers. Additionally, companies need to both play a more active role in the education of students currently in educational system, and as well as training their own employees to ensure they have the skills needed for both the company and employee to succeed.
Governments should also get involved and consider creating incentives for private sector investment to treat human-capital like other capital. And overall, we need to rethink employment transition support and safety nets for workers that find themselves affected by loss of work.
The time to discuss and set forth plans is now. The future of jobs and how much collaboration between man and machine there will be, is entirely up to us.
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Today’s flash briefing is about the current landscape of the U.S. manufacturing sector and how new digital technologies will lead to collaboration between man and machine.
Political promises to “bring back”’ well-paid jobs in manufacturing and other sectors are ignoring the realities of a global interconnected economy. The reality is that we need to focus on the challenges and opportunities presented by new technology trends like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Big Data analytics.
According to James Manyika, director of the McKinsey Global Institute,… “The development of automation enabled by technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence, brings the promise of higher productivity and economic growth, as well as increased efficiencies, safety, and convenience. However, these technologies also raise questions about the broader impact automation has on jobs, skills, wages and the nature of the work itself.
And the concerns of some employees and young people about the impact of next generation automation on jobs and pay are very understandable. The Brookings Institution calculated that since 1980, globalization, offshoring, and automation eliminated nearly 7 million manufacturing jobs in the U.S. – more than one-third of U.S. manufacturing positions – as manufacturing employment plunged from 18.9 million jobs to 12.2 million.
Additionally, the “job intensity” of America’s traditional manufacturing industries is also in decline. In 1980 it took 25 jobs to generate $1 million in manufacturing output in the U.S. Today, it takes just five. The advent of advanced manufacturing techniques and ‘smart factories’ suggest these trends will continue, including the substitution of capital investment replacing employees and employee investment.
But the picture for people who work in the manufacturing sector isn’t as bleak as it may seem. In fact, all signs point to greater collaboration between man and machine, and over time, machine learning and other advanced technologies will create new growth opportunities and jobs for workers with updated skills.
Tune in tomorrow as we take a deeper look at the impact of technology adoption on the manufacturing sector.
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Continuing on yesterday’s topic of recruiting in the digital era, today we’ll talk about the technologies that can help companies find the best talent, before others do.
Social sourcing, talent pools, and other digital profiles have dramatically broadened the candidate pool, and transformed the process for employers to identify and select candidates. But this evolution has made the process even more time-consuming for most companies, and created risks In the time it takes you to research and identify top candidates, you may have lost these talents to another company that was able to streamline their process, allowing them to reach candidates faster.
This is where the value of data and analytics plays a key role. In the same way that businesses utilize the vast amount of data available on consumers to make strategic marketing decisions, recruiters can rely on analytics to decipher intelligent insights on both active and passive candidates. This data-first approach will soon be the norm for recruiters to make informed decisions, in an expedited manner.
But as the rules of the recruiting game continue to change in the digital world, one thing remains the same—showing your human side is essential when it comes to approaching and relating to candidates. Even when using convenient technology to stay agile you should still communicate with prospective candidates, letting them know that you care about them and that you want them to be a part of your team.
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Today’s flash briefing is about the challenges and opportunities recruiters and hiring managers are facing in the digital age.
If you were to ask any leading business today what their biggest challenge is, you’d find that recruiting and retaining talent is at the top of their list.
Today’s digital age presents a lot of exciting opportunities for candidates looking for new challenges, but it also means that recruiters will need to shift how they operate in order to attract top talent.
According to Greg Savage, a leading authority on recruitment,… “For recruiters to ensure success in disrupted times, we must embrace the fact that recruitment is merging with marketing., What’s more, candidates are behaving like consumers, so we need a business model that is based on consumer marketing tactics.” So, its time for recruiters and hiring managers to put on their marketing hat.
No one can deny the value and attractive powers of a killer employer brand. So, who’s responsible for building it? Whether it’s a collaboration between HR and marketing, it’s clear that in order to attract the right talent in today’s digital age, recruiters have to think and act like marketers. And it’s not just about having a social strategy for recruitment, we’re talking about a fully integrated digital marketing strategy, which will include social, brand, carefully considered content marketing, CRM, and a wide range of technologies.
Savage believes that every recruitment agency or in house recruiting organization, should really operate as a digital marketing agency. He proposes a few questions for recruiters to ask themselves in order to get on their way.
Firstly, recruiters should ask themselves if target candidates are even aware of the company? are jobs readily found in searches? And Is the website messaging targeting the right candidates? Additionally, recruiters must consider whether or not candidates can easily engage with the company on social and mobile?. Is the application process frictionless and welcoming? And lastly, is the company top of mind when candidates are ready to make a move?
A final step in the recruitment process that companies can make, is to simplify the application process. Job seekers today expect a straightforward, expedited process; and if a company takes too long to acknowledge an application or makes applying difficult, chances are that talent will promptly move right along to the next opportunity.
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Today we’re taking a look at the future of smart cities. Since increasing urbanization is a great challenge that exists today, the goal is to develop future cities that will work on a smart, integrated, and connected digital network to improve livability and grow economic prosperity.
But innovation means different things for different sectors. For citizens, it’s about quality of life, well-run institutions, and jobs. For businesses, it’s about the ability to thrive and innovate. For urban governments, it’s about transforming operations, empowering officials, and improving engagement with citizens.
A great example of this pursuit, is The Dubai Plan 2021, which aims to create a smart and sustainable city. By developing and investing in a long-term strategy for success, governments can collaborate with technology providers on things such as improving traffic congestion, rethinking the distribution of utilities and resources, and optimizing tourist movement throughout the city. Let’s dive deeper into each of these improvements.
Congestion costs cities billions in fuel and wasted time, as well as increased accidents and pollution. The solution could come from an intelligent traffic management platform which incorporates smart sensors, the Internet of Things, and Big Data. The Big Data aggregated from smart applications, sensors and other IoT sources can deliver instant insights on traffic flows, developing congestion and any emergency situations, allowing real-time adjustments to help streamline movement.
Rethinking utilities and resources can conserve resources and reduce costs. IoT sensors in the water distribution networks detect leaks early on, saving water and reducing repair costs. Energy distribution can be controlled with smart billing that incorporates meter and device management, as well as enterprise asset management and safety systems, reducing the annual service and maintenance cost by 31% by resolving issues at the root, and additionally achieving a 71% reduction in recordable accident frequency.
Lastly, smart tourism helps welcomes visitors and enhances their experience, while simultaneously promoting offers and attractions to stimulating the local economy and minimize tourists overcrowding any specific area. By leveraging technologies from the IoT and Big Data, to in-memory computing and predictive analytics, to mobile and cloud platorms, this system can provide visitors real-time information about traffic, local attractions and landmarks, and transportation options. It can as well help local businesses and service providers deliver the right proposals and offers to tourists at the right time, in the right context, and based on geo-localized and personalized profiles.
Within this network the city can improve citizens quality of life, conserve resources, and optimize tourism .
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To build on yesterday’s briefing about the power of data in government, today we will discuss how governements and other organizations can power similar outcomes through analytics.
In order to realize outcomes that benefit an entire society as a whole, you need to have good intentions and a great investment in the new kinds of data management and analytic solutions. Specifically you will need… total transparency and elimination of data silos… the ability to attain instant - data-driven insights,… and the ability to visualize new outcomes for society.
To achieve total transparency, you’ll need: real-time, 360-degree reporting without data duplication; a single, unified reporting environment; content from different business areas aligned on a single semantic model; scalability – for up to thousands of models; and tools to measure outcomes and engage citizens.
Similarly, to gain instant, data-driven insights, you’ll need: the power to answer ad hoc questions on the fly; tools to analyze root causes and identify risks and opportunities to improve the community; simulations of the impact of potential decisions on operations, programs, and budgets; and the ability to leverage new insights to execute on policy objectives.
Lastly, in order to visualize new outcomes for society, you will need: to invest in ways to empower policymakers and analysts with better data access and deeper, real-time insights; the ability to sense, predict, and act in real time to protect citizens from security threats, health hazards, and natural disasters; and the ability to anticipate and drive better policy outcomes with predictive analytics.
So, where do you see opportunities to harness your data to solve problems and identify new opportunities? So much is possible through the application of new data management and advanced analytics .
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Today we’re taking a look at the importance of data in government. Governments at all levels face seemingly overwhelming challenges today—from exploding costs and aging infrastructure to education and healthcare inequities. At the center of these challenges are the citizens they are responsible for. In order to improve their lives and use their tax dollars wisely in the digital age we must put citizens in the middle of a comprehensive data strategy making data a government’s most valuable asset.
A recent paper by IDC notes that governments around the world are already finding that “real gains in insights occur when data from multiple agencies can be combined through open platforms and analyzed through advanced analytics to derive new insights and findings.” Let’s explore some of the real world examples they provide.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) built a dashboard that integrates multiple data sets, including safety data received from states. Overlaid with railroad crossings, zip codes, and census data, the dashboard enables DOT to visualize heavy-traffic areas with high numbers of accidents and fatalities, pedestrian accidents, and hazmat spills and to storyboard the causes.
The state of Indiana is using big data and analytics to tackle infant mortality and drug abuse. They began gathering data from law enforcement and public health agencies. Now Indiana can visualize data by creating geospatial maps, color-coordinated line graphs with trend data, and even a time-lapse map that shows how the drug epidemic has evolved over time. The team can also identify hotspots and determine the best way to allocate resources to combat the problem.
The city of Buenos Aires combines the power of analytics with modern LED fixtures to enable smart street lighting. The system provides the city with real-time insight into power outages, broken lights, and vandalism. The city can also track installation speed and contractor information in real time, saving on maintenance costs and ensuring that issues are fixed quickly.
As you can see, the digital age provides opportunity for great advancements in the social sphere. Tune in tomorrow as we discuss how organizations can begin to power similar positive outcomes from data.
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Today we’re taking a look at the collaboration between IT and HR to ensure employee data safety.
In the past year, 50% of all businesses experienced a ransomware attack. Employee information, followed by financial data, and then customer information, was most at risk. Even more alarming, 48% of the businesses attacked believe an opportunistic hacker – not an organization of professional cyber criminals – committed the crime.
In taking a look into employee data breach trends, it seems as if employees are making it easy for hackers. According to the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations report, 63% of data breaches occurred as a result of a weak, default, or stolen password. Other other key issues include sending confidential information to the wrong person, company data being disposed of improperly, lost or stolen devices storing sensitive company data, or misconfigured IT systems. So what are some of the ways a business can protect employee data?
Firewalls set up by IT are not enough. The HR and IT department need to collaborate and educate employees on how to keep data safe, monitor employee activity to minimize risk, and track threats and trends through predictive analytics. The first step the HR and IT can take to promote cyber security, is educating employees on password practices. By installing or recommending password management software you will be taking the biggest step in protecting against a breach.
Second, you should prohibit wifi usage on unsecure networks. Consider equipping employees who travel or work from home with secured mobile hotspot devices they can use instead. In addition, employees should never leave their devices unattended in public places; hackers can equip devices with software that can log keystrokes and steal passwords.
Third, deploy software that can remotely wipe lost or stolen devices, and educate Employees to report a lost or stolen devices immediately.
Lastly, you should employ the latest predictive analytics. Network monitoring helps identify breaches, but unfortunately, most technology today spots attacks only after they occur. Thanks to advances in machine learning though, new predictive analytics can recognize anomalies in network traffic to detect a threat as it occurs. This technology is still in its early stages, but experts say cyber security will rely on predictive analytics in the near future.
In summary, good cybersecurity consists of having the right technology and training of employees to keep data and devices secure. And by working together, HR and IT can help keep the workplace safe.
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