In 1888, Edward Bellamy, a journalist and writer from Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, published a book about the future. Titled Looking Backward: 2000–1887, this utopian science fiction novel tells the story of Julian West, a young man who falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep at the end of the 19th century, and wakes up 113 years later. WakingRead more
Cloud certainly isn’t one of those trends that has come and gone without much impact. For quite some time, cloud has been, and will continue to be, here to stay. The numbers don’t lie. According to an IDC survey, between as many as 70% of all IT enterprises will be making major investments in cloud-based solutions byRead more
Everyone is talking about digitalisation and digital transformation. Affecting both our personal interactions and the workplace, this digital world is really changing up every aspect of our lives. But as more and more companies race to transform digitally, their enthusiasm without the right culture doesn’t always yield favourable results. According to a recent survey fromRead more
It’s the start 2019 and what better time to think about what it takes to be a good leader than now? Over the course of 2018, I had a number of experiences that got me thinking about what modern leaders should look like and what they should aspire to be. Today, we have so manyRead more
Consider the original telephone. A culmination of work done by many individuals, this device was originally only used for one thing – allowing two or more users to have a conversation when they were too far apart to communicate normally. The traditional telephone has served as the world’s primary way of communicating across distances forRead more
When asked what innovation is, a group of authors, business founders and innovation consultants had the following to say: “Innovation is the implementation of creative ideas in order to generate value, usually through increased revenues, reduced costs or both.” “Innovation is work that delivers new goodness to new customers in new markets, and does itRead more
The modern enterprise business is being forced to embrace a new digital reality. The lines between IT and telecoms are blurring, and the new workforce is mobile and connected at all times. IT, telecoms and technology are central components to the operations of any modern organisation. To thrive in the modern marketplace, organisations need toRead more
If you look at the global food scene, trends come and go. There was craft beer, burgers and now gin seems to be the latest thing catching everyone’s attention. But when something becomes popular, what is it that differentiates one beer from another? Or makes a particular burger better than the rest? This is whatRead more
With any conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) the conversations inevitably moves towards the potential pitfalls. Generally there are three that come up. First, there is talk of job losses and fear that large groups of the global workforce will be replaced by robots. Then there are those who bring up fact that criminals and hackersRead more
The Techopedia definition for future proof reads as follows: “a buzzword that describes a product, service or technological system that will not need to be significantly updated as technology advances. In reality, very few things are truly future proof. In any field that depends heavily on technology, a regular cycle of replacing and updating appearsRead more
