Episodes
Oct. 14, 2015
The Networked Economy: Shaping the Future of Retail - Part 3
The buzz: Yes or not yet? “There are only two types of companies today: those that have been breached and know it—and those that just don’t know it yet,” noted John Chambers. As a retailer’s networked connections expand and f...
Oct. 7, 2015
Transporting Your Factory into the Future Now - Part 2
The buzz: Now! Attention, manufacturers. If it's a surprise that we’re mid-way into the 4th industrial revolution, here’s a news flash. Your manufacturing facility needs to take advantage of the exponential advances in techno...
Sept. 30, 2015
Performance Management: Are Today's Practices Working?
Performance Management (PM) began informally around World War 1. By the late-1950s, many companies adopted formal, personality-based PM practices without a self-appraisal component. Complaints arose about their effectiveness....
Sept. 23, 2015
Future of Medicine: Will Supply Chains Be Ready?
The buzz: Drug supply risks. Today, more often than is acceptable, a required antibiotic or chronic disease drug cannot be delivered on time. What will happen tomorrow when personalized medicine tailored for one or a small pa...
Sept. 16, 2015
Health Wearables Part 3 - The New Life-Changers?
The buzz: Connected health systems. Wearable devices can track and automatically report body traits, therapy adherence and lifestyle to patients, doctors, and more. But if taken to a new level, they could have more dramatic i...
Sept. 9, 2015
Transporting Your Factory into the Future Now - Part 1
The buzz: Hurry! Calling all manufacturers! We’re mid-way into our 4th industrial revolution. If your manufacturing facility isn’t taking advantage of the exponential advances in technology, exploding big data and amazing inn...
Sept. 2, 2015
IoT and Chemicals: Transform Your Business Models Now!
The buzz: Hurry! Connecting information, people, assets, and devices – on 3rd generation platforms that support social, mobile, cloud, Big Data, IoT – drives newly insightful business action. Can a long-standing industry like...
Aug. 26, 2015
Business Networks and the Digital Economy: Ready for Digital Humanism?
The buzz: Let’s get together, yeah yeah yeah! What does it really mean for you to have a connected business? Analysts estimate that by 2020, social networks will connect 2.5 billion people, the number of connected devices wil...
Aug. 19, 2015
Co-Innovation: Your Path to a Digital Future - Part 2
The buzz: Always better together. As the world becomes increasingly digital, your company’s survival will rely more than ever on co-innovation opportunities within your business network. How can you make this happen? Simply p...
Aug. 12, 2015
Data Security Breaches Part 4: Wising-Up to Real-Life Impacts
The buzz: Spelling bee. Cybersecurity breaches in the headlines still strike fear in companies, governments and individuals worldwide. For businesses, the advent of the IoT can compromise secure access to critical infrastruct...
Aug. 5, 2015
Emerging Paradigms and the Future of Business
The buzz: Crystal ball. Yes, change is inevitable. But today’s unprecedented pace and scale of change presents unique challenges for the future of business. Futurists worldwide are examining and assessing potential business i...
July 29, 2015
Success Secrets for Entrepreneurial Women
The buzz: The secret’s out. So you’re a woman and you want to start – or expand – your own business. That’s great! Women are the fastest growing segment of business owners in the U.S. today. But here’s the rub: compared to me...
July 22, 2015
Connected Car Take 3: Your Mobile Digital Identity
The buzz: Honk if you love connected cars! The future is definitely connected and it’s already here. Consumers, especially millennials, living an always-connected lifestyle expect continuous access to personalized information...
July 15, 2015
The Networked Economy: Shaping the Future of Retail - Part 2
The buzz: It’s a small world after all. For today’s consumer, “the world” is just a few clicks away. Armed with anytime, anywhere information, they can (and do) find the best solutions for their lifestyle needs, often before ...
July 8, 2015
The Human Face of Big Data Film: Igniting Social Change
The buzz: Roll-it! Big Data represents an opportunity for us to re-imagine our world, track new signals once impossible, and change how we experience our communities, places of work, and personal lives. After nearly two years...
July 1, 2015
Employee Engagement Part 3: Changing Corporate Culture - How?
The buzz: One. Employee engagement is at its highest since Gallup started tracking it in 2000. Real number? Less than one-third (31.4%) of US workers were engaged in their jobs in 2014. Why? Success in our global, uber-compet...
June 24, 2015
Employee Engagement - Part 2: Following the Leader - Who?
The buzz: The power to inspire. Executives and employees agree: leadership today is lacking. Who says so? A Workforce 2020 studied initiated by SuccessFactors, an SAP company, with Oxford Economics. Why? Because companies are...
June 17, 2015
Employee Engagement - Part 1: Having Fun Yet?
Employee engagement is at its highest level since Gallup started tracking this metric in 2000. That’s the good news. The truth? Less than one-third (31.4%) of US workers said they were engaged in their jobs in 2014. Success i...
June 10, 2015
Health Wearables Part 2 -- The Next Breakthrough?
The buzz: Invisibles. Visible healthcare wearables like smart wrist bands and watches are commonplace. What if you prefer non-obvious tracking devices? Almost-invisible-to-invisible innovations are entering the market, hoping...
June 3, 2015
Data Security Authentication in the Age of Credit Card Breaches - Part 3
The buzz: Are you really “you”? Authentication techniques designed to confirm you are who you say you are, typically entail one or more of three techniques: Something I have, Something I know, Something I am. Thus, accessing ...
May 27, 2015
Personalized Medicine: Individualized for All?
The buzz: Make for me healthcare. In medicine, one-size-fits-all treatments have helped save many people cost-efficiently. But for complicated illnesses like cancer, a standardized approach doesn’t always work. Personalized m...
May 20, 2015
Small Business Insights Part 2: Art of Customer Engagement
The buzz: Fine Art. To survive, small businesses must understand the fine art of customer engagement and cohesive omni-channel branding. But how can you “know your customers” and where your product fits into their lives? Hint...
May 13, 2015
Social Business: Creating Measurable Business Value
The buzz: Social. Social media is the new way of doing business: always on, available, working for or against your company and brand. With vast data at their fingertips, buyers simply click a mouse to show support or disappoi...
May 6, 2015
Small Business Insights: Sustainable Collaboration - Part 1
The buzz: Partners.Small businesses today must deftly manage business partnerships without risking IP, valued talent