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AI Storytelling

Decker Communication

Problems arise when advancements in technology outpace the ability of technology companies to effectively communicate their value. In all of these scenarios, we see leading-edge technology solutions being undermined by lagging stories. This is certainly not the first time a transformative technology has been hard to explain.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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Shadow IT Is Out of the Closet

Harvard Business Review

Then came the cloud, which only heightened frustration with IT's lack of velocity in delivery, and managers flocked to outside vendors to automate various business processes, from customer relationship management to supply chain reporting to social media analytics. Shadow IT has been freshly-labeled "departmental IT.".

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The Right and Wrong Ways to Regulate Self-Driving Cars

Harvard Business Review

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

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10 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2015

Harvard Business Review

To start, the UN, in a parallel with the climate negotiations, released in September the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. This is in part because every clean energy technology is rapidly getting cheaper. Companies challenged, and were challenged by, their supply chains. In the U.S., Oil is nearing a 14 year low.

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Established Companies, Get Ready for the Collaborative Economy

Harvard Business Review

Staples sells products developed on Quirky; Avis has acquired Zipcar; Walgreens has partnered with TaskRabbit for delivery. To succeed in the collaborative economy, companies will need to integrate crowd-produced goods into their supply chain, as West Elm has done with Etsy. Less consuming, more producing.

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See Your Company Through the Eyes of a Hacker

Harvard Business Review

Changes in enterprise IT over the past decade mean that every company is now a technology company. They don’t have a full picture of what is on their networks, the cloud services they’re using, the applications running on those services, and the security postures of their supply chains and partners.