Episodes

The buzz: The fashion industry is starting to care about people with disabilities…designing apparel, shoes and other products for consumers with non-standard body types, boosting an overlooked population's confidence – and their own bottom lines” cbsnews.com). When you got dressed today, other than deciding what to wear, was it EASY? Not if you have a disability that makes it challenging to use buttons, snaps, zippers, hooks, or pull on shirts and pants. Where to find “stylish adaptive clothing”...

The buzz: I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from (Anthony Bourdain). Food safety is becoming a serious concern along the entire “food chain” – hunters, fishers, farmers, processors, transporters, preparers, cooks, sellers, and, of course, eaters. How and where was your food obtained? Was anything added to it? Who touched it before it landed on your plate? Good news! Technology can now inform and ensure us that the food we consume is the real deal. Today, on our new ...

The buzz: “The future is already here”? Tired of the hearing this? We are, too. That was yesterday’s future. Today’s future hasn’t happened. After 7.5 years and 372 episodes heard by millions around the globe, Coffee Break with Game-Changers will be reborn as Technology Revolution: The Future of Now, produced and hosted by me, Bonnie D. Graham, in partnership with VoiceAmerica.com. Today you’ll get a preview of the new show with 4 savvy futurists. Frank Diana, TCS: “The longer you can look back,...

The buzz: “Today’s average high-end car has roughly seven times more code than a Boeing 787” (mckinsey.com). The auto industry faces unprecedented changes: ride and car-sharing, electrification, autonomy, climate change regulation, new ownership and distribution models. Each one challenges the industry’s ability to be nimble and quickly reinvent itself, neither of which automotive does well. What will it take to turn customers into fanatics, products into obsessions, employees into ambassadors, ...

The buzz: “In this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world” (Nicholas D. Kristof). Organizations from the United Nations to university clubs have been trying to secure a world of equality in business for years. Recent initiatives like the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change (GICC), WiDS and FQ (Female Quotient) have created a vast ecosystem matrix focused on creating change. How and where is it happening? The experts speak. Shel...

The buzz: “The idea that social selling is dead or dying is a bit over exaggerated…Cold calling should be dead” (Koka Sexton). In conversations about account-based marketing, we keep hearing that cold calling, email and social selling aka digital selling are dead. True or false? It depends. The key to the longevity and success of any channel is its rocket fuel: content. Timely, targeted and relevant messages can help you break into target accounts and drive ongoing buyer engagement in a range of...

The buzz: When UX doesn’t consider ALL users, shouldn’t it be known as “SOME User Experience” or… SUX?” (Billy Gregory). The World Health Organization estimates 1B people, 1 in 7, live with a disability. Per the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, access to information technology is a basic human right. The impact of design and user experience (UX) on business success is profound. User experiences impact customer satisfaction and loyalty in a competitive marketplace. How to...

The buzz: “Augmenting human decision-making at the enterprise level will bring us to the next level in growth” (Joseph Byrum, Principal Financial Group). Companies are exploring how to cope with the volume and velocity of change, as political turmoil, climate change, market and supply chain globalization, rise and fall of economies converge into a perfect storm of business disruption. Will becoming an Intelligent Enterprise solve these challenges? If yes, are Machine Learning, Blockchain and IoT...

The buzz: “The global human resource management (HRM) sector is projected to reach $30 billion by 2025. in other words, the business of creating innovative HR solutions is booming” ?(learn.g2crowd.com/2019-hr-trends). In 2016 Dr. Steve Hunt created the “Wine Bottle Index” to categorize HCM forecasts, trends and predictions by whether they address well-established vs. novel challenges (old vs. new wine) and use familiar vs. innovative solutions (old vs. new bottles). What is truly new in HCM vers...

The buzz: “Few business applications have attracted as much management attention over the years as ERP systems … the line between fact and fiction or myth and best practice can be difficult to discern.”?(www.atkearney.cz) In IT, curiosity drives innovation, some of it pie-in-the-sky buzz and some essential to modern life and business. New ERP and intelligent technologies and systems promise breakthroughs in organizations focused on healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing and consumer products...

The buzz: “We will design products differently if we knew that those products were going to come back to us…and we could extract value from them” (T. Domenech). 150 years of industrial evolution have been dominated by a one-way Linear Economy model of production and consumption. Goods are manufactured from raw materials, sold, used, discarded or incinerated. How to get past this unsustainable practice? Welcome to the circular economy model, which maintains products, extends their service life, a...

The buzz: “The fourth revolution brought by digital is a turning point for the fashion industry”?(Hasna Kourda, Save Your Wardrobe). Technology has infused itself across how consumers expect to engage with retailers and vice versa – in Fashion more than other industries. Why? Fashion retailers need technology to achieve creation-to-reuse sustainability; hyper-personalization; responsive manufacturing; just-in-time delivery; and instant inventory insight. For up-and-coming design houses and legac...

The buzz: “Most people that I know are interested in on-demand stuff. Podcasts are essentially audio Netflix” (Jordan Harbinger). In our current digital renaissance, with disruptive breakthrough technologies maturing, an old-school yet cutting-edge marketing tactic is resurging: audio. From podcasts to audio whitepapers, apps to smart speakers, the world of sound is immediate, portable, affordable, customizable, and wherever you go. Are you on-board with audio yet? The experts speak. Pam Didner,...

Machine Learning is impacting core business processes, but many companies are struggling with how to operationalize it. The key – and what data scientists spend 80 percent of their efforts on – is having the right data.

The buzz: “The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes (Bella Abzug). Organizations from the UN to university clubs have been trying to secure a world of equality in business for years. Initiatives like the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change (GICC), WiDS and FQ (Female Quotient) have created a vast ecosystem matrix focused on creating change. But how and where is it happening? In honor of International Women’s Day, our panel will ...

The buzz: “In coming years, the most intelligent organizations…will have an advantage over their rivals” (sloanreview.mit.edu). Companies are trying to cope with the volume and velocity of change, as political turmoil, climate change, supply chain globalization, rise and fall of economies converge into a perfect storm of business disruption. Will becoming an Intelligent Enterprise solve these challenges? If yes, is it enough to embrace Machine Learning, Blockchain and IoT or is more needed? The ...

The buzz: “A techno-philanthropist can be ‘a young, idealistic iPad jet setter who cares about the world–the whole world–in a new way' (Peter Diamandis). Technology has created techno-philanthropists who use their money to try to solve seemingly unsolvable problems such as hunger and disease, by driving acceleration across the Sciences and Technology. For example, Bill Gates’s brainchild Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) investment fund aims to accelerate energy innovation via high-profile inve...

The buzz: “…Smart Cities will vacuum up data — and attempt to protect it” (cbinsights.com). The data revolution and the competition to become the smart city of the future are combining to exponentially transform our cities. Visionary city leaders are embracing business model innovation to re-imagine public services, urban sustainability?and economic growth – all powered by data. Is your city in the running? The experts speak.Harald Wouters, City of Den Bosch: “… our personal data is probably the...

The buzz: Podcasts aren’t a bubble, they’re a boom—and that boom is only getting louder” (Miranda Katz). In the midst of our current digital renaissance, with breakthrough technologies maturing, an old-school yet cutting-edge marketing tactic is resurging: audio. From podcasts to audio whitepapers, apps to smart speakers, the world of sound is immediate, portable, affordable, customizable, and wherever you go. The experts speak. Pam Didner, Consultant and Author: “Keep it simple stupid” (Kelly J...

The buzz: “Sales Isn’t A Laughing Matter. But Maybe It Should Be?” (yesware.com). Good salespeople understand the science behind selling – an ironclad knowledge of their products or services coupled with the calculated practice of qualifying a prospect’s needs. Truly great salespeople, also tap into a psychological component by positioning themselves as the most engaging and likeable option. Today, a strategic alliances exec, partnership relationship manager, and IT sales rep turned comedian-and...

If your number 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.

The buzz: “The future is not what it used to be” (Laura Riding & Robert Graves, 1937). Welcome to 2019! If your #1 business wish is knowing what the year holds for your company, your industry and the world, stay tuned. Today, January 16, and on January 23 – and on-demand from December 5, 12, 19, 2018 and January 9 – 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...

If your number 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.

The buzz: “I am interested in the future because I expect to spend the rest of my life in the future” (C.F. Kettering). If your #1 business wish this holiday 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 a total of 80 thought leaders about the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete in 2019 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for SAP Gam...