A happy, uncertain, risky, promising, disruptive, prosperous 2019!

Tony D'Onofrio·2 January 2019·Customer Engagement

...Welcome to an uncertain and conceivably risky 2019. Despite multiple global hints of slower growth, I remain optimistic by the potential of the New Year. On the horizon are multiple statistical landmarks that will “concentrate our minds“. In 2019, half of the world will be online, India’s… Read More...

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The top 8 outsourcing trends for 2019

Fatmir Hyseni·20 December 2018·People & Change

...The New Year is nearly here.  As we celebrate a busy and productive year in the outsourcing industry, what does the future hold?  Is 2019 a year worth celebrating in terms of expanded outsourcing growth, and, if so, in what areas? What does the future of outsourcing hold? Several media… Read More...

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Human and social capital

Jon Ingham·20 December 2018·People & Change

...In my last 12 years of blogging I don’t think I’ve ever provided a list of predictions for the next year, as, despite the increasing rate of change, I don’t think things change that much / that quickly, and prefer to focus on the bigger, more strategic issues which are… Read More...

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The confusing world of IIoT platforms needs to change in 2019

Paul Hobcraft·19 December 2018·Enabling Technologies

...I feel 2019 will be a make or break year for the platform providers for IIoT solutions. We are getting a real sense of clarity on who is leading the pack, who is struggling to keep up and some becoming real laggards, that need to change their game dramatically to… Read More...

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What design, brand and logos have to do with your digital survival

Phil Darby·19 December 2018·Customer Engagement

...Last week an executive at a sizeable UK business told me “We’ve just done a re-brand. We have a new logo and everything”. The “everything” amounted to a bunch of new literature. In the age of digital transformation, I wouldn’t have believed there were still businesses out there that believe… Read More...

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Getting organisational buy-in for marketing success

Simon Swan·19 December 2018·Customer Engagement

...There appears to be a growing challenge for brands as to what and how marketing can help meet their organisational objectives and the role it plays. But the simple truth is the reason why so many marketing strategies fail is that there simply is no business case and secondly, a marketing strategy… Read More...

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Artificial Intelligence impacts healthcare and helps enrich mental wellbeing

Ethan Millar·13 December 2018·Enabling Technologies

...Artificial Intelligence is one of those buzzing technologies which are quickly spreading across the world. Starting from entering into the corporate space to transforming the unique spaces like agriculture, healthcare etc., AI is definitely prompting innovation in the world. One of the other thing that is turning out to quite… Read More...

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A propitious four-star Amazon clicks-to-bricks experiment

Tony D'Onofrio·13 December 2018·Customer Engagement

...This past week I had the opportunity to visit the new Amazon Four-Star physical retail store in New York City. Located in the chic Soho neighbourhood, collectively the items in this store have an average rating of 4.4 stars. Visually let’s walk through the store, read some early reviews, and… Read More...

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What happens to businesses that don’t digitally transform?

Niall McKeown·6 December 2018·Strategy & Innovation

...Governments are claiming they have digitally transformed. The reality is that they have mostly digitised existing processes. This is not something to be celebrated, it’s a citizen expectation. Delivering the exact same product or service, enabled by online forms is not transformation.   AI is being adopted. Read More...

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Trustfulness and professionalism

Lee Bryant·6 December 2018·Strategy & Innovation

...Last week, I took part in two events at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) concerned with the future of the accounting profession and its firms. This followed on from the work we did with the Institute on the Future Firms report, which proposed a multi-dimensional framework… Read More...

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How to use stakeholder events to drive change

Phil Darby·6 December 2018·People & Change

...Fortune-changing initiatives don’t have to come from your boardroom, but even if your organisation is hierarchical there is still something you can do to open things up a bit, drive change and influence the future of your organisation. Success in the digital economy requires every organisation to connect with new customers… Read More...

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The Surprising Global Forward March of Facial Recognition – Part 3

Tony D'Onofrio·30 November 2018·Cyber Security

...In Part 1, we introduced your face as the next computer cookie and discussed USA/UK retail applications. In Part 2, we faced the reality that more FaceID disruptions is coming to the security industry, introduced healthcare applications, and concluded with GAFAM insights (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and… Read More...

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