This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
DisrupTV Road to Davos: Navigating the Future of Technology and Innovation
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with thought leaders David Kirkpatrick, Mike Morris, and Gurvinder Singh Sahni to explore the transformative role of technology in shaping the future of industries and societies.
Globalization 4.0 Attempts To Address Populist Revolt
Global leaders gathered in the icy cold confines of Davos Switzerland for the 2019 edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF). This 49th annual gathering's theme focuses on Globalization 4.0 in the fourth industrial revolution.
Retail Innovation Continues To Improve As Budgets And Margin Grow
Over 40,000 attendees gathered at Jacob Javitz convention center in New York City for the annual big show (see Figure 1.) The show kicked off with a keynote from BJ’s Wholesale Club Chairman, Pr
Transforming Communities and Technology | DisrupTV Ep. 134
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with thought leaders Angela Blanchard, Tim Springer, and Dion Hinchcliffe to explore how community development, accessibility, and technology are converging to create more inclusive and resilient societies.
On Monday, January 14, 2019, Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce, announced its acquisition of roundCorner, a software vendor focused on CRM for the nonprofit sector. Salesforce.org, formerly known as the Salesforce Foundation, is responsible for managing Salesforce’s 1-1-1 initiative. That entails donating 1% of profits, 1% of employee time, and 1% of technology to nonprofits.
By now we know that Open Source has won for platform software and possibly even more... Time to look how it all happened and what the trends going forward are going to be.
Shaping Tomorrow: Leadership, Innovation & the Future of Work | DisrupTV Ep. 133
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with thought leaders Crawford Del Prete, Annie McKee, and Larry Dignan to explore the transformative forces shaping the future of work, leadership, and technology.
Guest Insights
Crawford Del Prete – President at IDC
It will be another interesting and eventful year in 2019, both in terms of opportunities as well as significant challenges, for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) around the world as they attempt to navigate an increasingly turbulent digital operating environment. It's an environment that's very much in the midst of major and ongoing systemic change in the collective technology and business landscape, both internally and externally to their organizations.
After the gentle lift-off of a mid-week start to 2019, it’s time to focus on the year ahead. Here are a few predictions of what’s to come based on signals we started to see by the end of 2018.
1. More Market Mashups
It’s a new year, and while I don’t like setting unobtainable resolutions, I do take the opportunity to reset and create a clear path for the next 6-12 months. This week on DisrupTV, a solid theme arose from our interviews that we should all consider as we set off to find success in this new year.
Embrace Change.
Driving Community, Digital Transformation & Visual Storytelling | DisrupTV Ep. 132
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar sit down with thought leaders Stuart Miniman (Host & Senior Analyst at theCUBE), Rachel Happe (Co-Founder & Principal at The Community Roundtable), and Heather Willems (Visual Strategist).
By The Constellation Research Team
Awards Showcase What Was Top Of Mind In Enterprise Technology At The End of The Decade
This year the Constellation Research team attended over 270 events, engaged in 1000's of inquires and briefings, conducted 1000's of media inquiries, and almost touched 1 billion impr
Constellation's latest report, the Constellation 2018 Digital Transformation Study, examines the state of digital transformation among the first movers, early adopters and fast followers that constitute Constellation Researchâs subscriber base.
If you’ve read my recent blog post on Customer Understanding (more on this soon), it will come as no surprise that my major concern is that far too many businesses are missing the boat when it comes to understanding their customers and anticipating their needs.
Big Tech Still Remains Attractive, Especially With The Recent Valuation Downgrade
Markets are still cautious. Global outlook looks very different than the US outlook.
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google
Matt Rantanen
Director of Technology
Tribal Chairmen's Association
Joyce Searls
The Searls Group
Gene Reznik
Chief Strategy Officer
Accenture
Ieva Ilves
Head of Cybersecurity policy coordination (former, on a leave)
Latvian Ministry of Defence