The Agile World: Recent Episodes
Greg Kihlström
We are living in an agile world. What started with technologists and marketers has spread across entire organizations, and didn’t stop there. Consumers are more agile as well, and are more willing to be part of product development and the process of building brands than ever before. The Agile World is hosted by Greg Kihlström, SVP Experience at Yes& and author of The Agile Brand. It provides a fresh perspective on the continually evolving dynamic between brands and consumers.
Today we’re going to talk about going beyond adaptivity and agility into something called regeneration, and how to not lose who you are as a business in the process.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Carol Sanford, Author and Executive Producer at The Regenerative Business Summit.
Today we’re going to talk about Agile M&A - applying iterative processes and systems in place in order better ensure the success of a merger or acquisition.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Chris Von Bogdandy, Senior Director at Slalom.
Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity.
Today we have an excerpt from our July 13 event: Return on Creativity: Return to Work, featuring a panel with Steve Cooper, Sue Keith, and Annissa Deshpande.
I’m excited to introduce Part 2 of a special 3-part series about the importance of taking the right platform-based cloud approach so businesses can enable MLOps and realize the true value of AI and machine learning.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Practice Consulting Director at TEKsystems, Ramesh Vishwanathan.
Today we’re going to talk about building a customer-centric organization, and how to balance profits, technology, and culture while doing so.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Ileniah Vidili, Customer Experience Advisory and Author of the book, Journey to Centricity.
Today we’re going to talk about returning to the office, and why place and placemaking will always be important to the workforce, even in the era of a hybrid workforce.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Susan Soroko, Director, Creative Economy at Arlington County Economic Development.
Today we’re going to talk about the importance of authentic relationships with ourselves and others, and discovering and transforming ourselves as we learn and grow both personally and professionally.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Michael Dumlao, Author, “The Wisdom of Guncles: Advice on Living Life from a Queer Perspective”, and Senior Brand and Diversity Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Today we’re going to talk about the importance of being intentional about what you want, and ASKING for it, in order to achieve your goals.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Mark Victor Hansen. He is the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, which sold over 500 million books. I’m honored to have him here, and to talk about his latest book, Ask: The Bridge From Your Dreams To Your Destiny.
Today we’re going to talk about the sometimes unseen power of invention. Often inventors and creators of new ideas and products have a vision in mind, but don’t always see the full value of what they’re created until some time later.
My guest today is the inventor of noise canceling headphones during his time at Bose, he worked with Apple to create the Apple New Product Process which is used in all their product divisions. I’d like to welcome John Carter, Principal at TCGen.
When is the right time to start or buy a business? Today we’re going to talk about entrepreneurship in the midst of a global pandemic.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Domenic Rinaldi, Managing Partner, Sun Acquisitions, LLC.
Today we’re going to talk about how to be more agile by learning from our experiences, both good and bad. While tales of wild success are what we often remember about business leaders and leading companies, but failures, missteps, and missed opportunities are often better teachers. I’d like to welcome Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder and CMO at Standard Insights.
Today we’re going to talk about the importance of workplace wellbeing and how it is vital to both employees and the organizations they work within.
While many organizations want to improve their employee experience, many are not taking the proper steps to create a holistic environment of wellbeing.
To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Lee Chambers – Founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing.
How do internal barriers prevent you from having great employee and customer experience?
The pace of change and digital disruption already stretched security teams to their limits. The proliferation of endpoint devices expanded attack surfaces. The escalating sophistication, volume and velocity of cyberattacks require 24/7 monitoring. Then, a global pandemic and the resulting “work from anywhere” response by organizations exacerbated these pressures almost literally overnight. Security teams had to manage massive deployments of employees to remote work environments, further extending the company’s security perimeter. Leaders from TEKsystems discuss how leading organizations are using the pandemic as an opportunity to reset their security strategy, improve alignment and imbed security into the culture of the organization—ultimately enabling business to drive successful outcomes.
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Let’s apply that to customer experience as well.
The pace of change and digital disruption already stretched security teams to their limits. The proliferation of endpoint devices expanded attack surfaces. The escalating sophistication, volume and velocity of cyberattacks require 24/7 monitoring. Then, a global pandemic and the resulting “work from anywhere” response by organizations exacerbated these pressures almost literally overnight. Security teams had to manage massive deployments of employees to remote work environments, further extending the company’s security perimeter. Leaders from TEKsystems discuss how leading organizations are using the pandemic as an opportunity to reset their security strategy, improve alignment and imbed security into the culture of the organization—ultimately enabling business to drive successful outcomes.
What’s the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic and how can it benefit your organization?
Today we’re going to talk about how to maintain agility as a marketing agency. I know firsthand how volatile the world of marketing and public relations can be. When you take the last 12 years alone, we’ve seen the 2008-9 financial crisis, the rebuilding of the economy alongside the growth of social media and digital advertising as more sophisticated channels, the evolution of big data into something that businesses of all sizes can leverage for marketing and business insights, and now the most recent financial crisis due to COVID-19. Amidst that, marketing and sales can’t simply stop, so the role of the agency has always been vital, but its role has certainly evolved over time, and will continue to evolve. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Tim Weinheimer, Principal, President, and Managing Partner of Hahn Public.
What does it mean to be agile? We will look at the traits of an agile individual and how this relates to organizational success.
Consumers, bombarded with marketing and advertising from the moment they wake up to the time they drift off looking at their smartphone, are demanding more tailored experience. How do brands keep up?
Today we’re going to talk about how to create a personal brand that is agile, memorable, and meaningful in a world gone (mostly) virtual. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jennifer Sherman, Founder & Chief Strategist at The Influencer Collective. First, why don’t you tell me a little about The Influencer Collective and what you do there?