Graphic: The Digital Divide is real - which advances might help?
LinkedIn
February 24, 2021
Over 1 billion kids have been locked out of virtual learning this past year. 3.7 bn of the world remain unconnected to the Internet. Think this sounds farfetched? It's true. Which advances might help?
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Tags: Blockchain, Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship
Bitesize Graphic: Jobs we envision demand surging for into 2025
LinkedIn
January 17, 2021
Many current, in-demand job specialties and skill sets didn’t exist a decade ago. This pace of change is set to accelerate. An oft-quoted finding from the World Economic Forum (WEF) reveals that as many as 65% of children currently in their first year of primary education will end up working in a job role or type that doesn’t yet exist.
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Tags: AI, Blockchain, Future of Work
[Graphic] Which seven areas will hit our mainstream radar in 2021?
LinkedIn
January 09, 2021
Augmented Commerce as the next phase of e-commerce, the use of Nano-technology in buildings and health treatments, a call for Neuro-diversity in the workplace and emotionally aware software… bring it on.
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Tags: Emerging Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Report| The learning evolution anyone?
LinkedIn
November 20, 2020
What will it take to propel the act and field of learning forward? Even just five years from now, more than one-third of the skills we believe are essential for today’s workforce will have changed. What are those desirable skills FutureScape 248 anticipates to be in demand from 2020 to 2025?
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Tags: AR/VR, Future of Work
Will Operators fail to become IoT businesses? Inaugural broadcast of Ericsson Ringside Sessions
LinkedIn
June 26, 2018
The first Ringside Session powered by Ericsson is a wrap and it was a pleasure to be invited to chair it.
In the inaugural episode of this recurring new series, I was joined by Stefano Gastaut, Vodafone; Berit Svendsen, Telenor; Per Roman, GP Bullhound, Arash Ashouriha, Deutsche Telekom and Arun Bansal from Ericsson to debate whether operators will succeed in becoming IoT businesses.
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Tags: Innovation, IoT
The Future Workforce: What skills will you need to thrive?
LinkedIn
June 01, 2018
Advanced AI, Mixed Reality, Biological Security - the workplace of the future is already starting to look very different. So what skills will you need to thrive? This might surprise you...
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Tags: AI, Future of Work
Why #AI will save, not destroy us
LinkedIn
January 03, 2017
Despite it feeling to many like a 'future tech' concept, Artificial Intelligence has actually been around prominently since the mid 90’s – in fact, John McCarthy coined the term back in 1955, defining it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines".
On this edition of Digital Futures, we wanted to explore where this tech is being used now, if it’s evolved successfully from its initial goal of making intelligent machines and what you and I as consumers need to know about.
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Tags: AI, Innovation, RPA
#techforgood: A 'USB connector' for the disabled
LinkedIn
October 12, 2016
Meet Oliver Armitage, who as a 17-year- old, spent a great deal of time conjuring up ways to integrate bionics with disability.
Intelligent TV programming on the subject and seminal events such as the Paralympics bring physical disability to the forefront, but how many of you were aware that the number of amputees worldwide stands at over 10 million or that each year, more than one million people lose a limb in this tragic way globally?
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Tags: Innovation, HealthTech, Entrepreneurship
#techforgood: The app that could be your medical lifeline
LinkedIn
July 27, 2016
I was instantly riveted by this mobile community connecting cancer fighters, survivors and supporters, which is why they made the cut to feature in our YouTube series The Trailblazers (which showcases founders using tech-for-good).
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Tags: AI, Innovation, HealthTech
Why future tech is about way more than 'disruption'
LinkedIn
March 04, 2016
A mood-impacting empathic wearable, potentially life saving cyclist gear, tremor-stabilising glove and a “timelooper.” Have I piqued your curiosity yet?
Digital technology advances don’t have to be about paradigm shifts, global domination and annihilating the competition.
In fact, the majority of technology trailblazers I find truly worth keeping an eye on are dedicating their inventions to a meaningful purpose. The categories below show it’s possible for startups to be driven by compassion and a sense of vocation, rather than the single-minded focus on completing a successful exit and buying that villa in Italy.
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Tags: AR/VR, Digital Transformation, Innovation, HealthTech
Silicon Valley vs London? Hacker House's Jen Arcuri debates
LinkedIn
March 04, 2016
“I won’t give you the sort of answers that most people will.”
I’m assured this fervently by the charismatic Jennifer Arcuri at the outset of our interview. The refreshingly frank founder of thought leadership network InnoTech and cyber security outfit Hacker House is quite the firebrand – and not one to mince words. It’s precisely why I wanted to feature Arcuri in the second of our digital economy themed mini-specials within the wider, long-running Digital Futures series. You can find episode one, with UK’s digital minister Ed Vaizey, here.
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Tags: Cybersecurity, Innovation
[Video] The Trailblazers: Meet the rule-breaking inventor of GiveVision!
LinkedIn
September 25, 2015
Unveiling ambitious, 15-part series 'The Trailblazers'... where my co-curator Danny Bartlett and I will be discovering those millennials (18-35) whose incredible ventures use #techforgood. And our first episode kicks off with Stan Karpenko of GiveVision!
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Tags: Innovation, Management, Leadership
More Women Need to Give Others a Leg Up, reveal tech industry insiders
LinkedIn
June 16, 2015
We're the lead adopters of new gadgetry, are fast becoming the top decision makers in software adoption and make up 52% of gamers.
But the broader brush figures are still grim - less than a quarter of women take on STEM professions (science, technology, engineering and maths). And it would take a million new female hires in this space to hit critical mass in the UK alone!
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Tags: Innovation, Social, Leadership
Meet The Dynamo Behind the World's Largest Offline Search Engine
LinkedIn
May 11, 2015
Turns out us Gen Y-ers (16-34 year olds, a.k.a Millennials) will account for a whopping 75% of the workforce in less than a decade. And that's just in the U.S.
Report after report finds that this is the most diverse and educated generation to date. We're also deeply spirited, proactive and enterprising. This despite - even owing to - having inherited an uncertain economy rife with unemployment and inequality.
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Tags: Social, Management, Leadership
Don't Spend a Fortune on App Discovery... Try this Instead.
LinkedIn
February 04, 2015
A year ago, I started tracking the progress of a business incubated by Wayra’s accelerator programme. Today, they're well on their way to eliminating the advertising middleman (of the apps world!).
In fact, Tappx are now the world’s largest open cross-promotional app community. I'm so impressed by the 'open' ethos behind this - and the credible traction it's built up - that I felt I had to highlight the idea and their trajectory.
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Tags: Design Thinking, Leadership, Business Strategy
Do incubated startups out-survive those who go it alone?
LinkedIn
December 23, 2014
It turns out the average survival rate for startups backed by an accelerator is 92%. And this is nearly 20% more than those who choose to do it independently, reveals this new study.
I'm a firm believer in context, so three caveats up front: 1) Of those programmes able to quantify the number of startups still operating, the survival rate reaches almost 92%, compared to a two-year survival rate of 75.6% for all small businesses. 2) While the ever-evolving nature of the UK entrepreneurs scene means no study can claim to be definitive, I see this report as simply a snapshot of the ecosystem in 2014. 3) There is some distinction between an accelerator and incubator as eloquently laid out in the report, but as both are startup programmes, for the purpose of this blog I've used them interchangeably.
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Tags: Innovation, Social, Startups
70%+ of Gen Y-ers Want to Impact their Local Worlds
LinkedIn
November 16, 2014
A fresh update to the largest-ever survey of more than 6,700 Millennials across Latin America, the United States and Western Europe has found that today's Gen Y demographic are strikingly optimistic about their prospects for the future.
I find this very heartening, given most of my younger peers have had to kickstart their careers during a post-downturn phase that has made the hiring market more ruthless and unpredictable than ever.
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Tags: Innovation, Social, Leadership
[Video] How small biz can go head-to-head with the big players
LinkedIn
September 04, 2014
What's keeping small business owners up at night in this digitally driven marketplace?
Given small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 90% of businesses and 50% of employment worldwide (most of us won't have been aware of this), I wanted to explore this with the video. Hit play and tell me what you think?
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Tags: Innovation, Management, Business Strategy
Can the 'Open Web' compete with the iOS-Android duopoly?
LinkedIn
August 12, 2014
41 years ago, the very first mobile phone call was made by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper!
We've seen the smartphone's value in our lives skyrocket over the past few years. And the device's explosion is powering a union of two of the most innovative tech platforms - the internet and mobile communication.
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Leadership
What to expect from your Connected Car
LinkedIn
August 12, 2014
For years we've trusted car mechanics to keep one of our biggest financial investments in working order. But do we really know the ins and outs of our car? How often are we getting ripped off for repairs? And critically, how many of you know about the fantastic connected car services already available? (e.g. syncing your car to emergency services so they receive vital info instantly in the case of an accident)
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Tags: Innovation, Social, Leadership