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| The AI Hype Cycle 2024: What’s Next for GenAI | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:25:21 | |
Understanding the trajectory of AI technologies is crucial for executive leaders looking to harness these innovations’ full potential. In this episode, Senior Director Analyst Afraz Jaffri breaks down the 2024 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for AI, offering a clear perspective on the latest developments and trends in AI. Discover where GenAI stands today, what’s next for maturing technologies such as computer vision, and how emerging trends like decision intelligence could shape the future. Dig Deeper Download Now: Build a Value-Driving AI Strategy for Your Business Watch Now: Gartner Global Chief of Research Breaks Down the 2024 Gartner AI Hype Cycle | |||
| How to Turn Plans Into Actions in 2025 | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:18:08 | |
With the start of a new year and leaders looking to turn their strategies into actions, we’re revisiting some timely advice for executive vision. Whether you’re joining a new organization or are a veteran leading a company transformation, it’s critical for any executive leader to know how to build, craft and execute a change in direction. In this episode, Distinguished VP Analyst Mary Mesaglio walks through the key tactics to craft a clear transformation message, followed by how to define your organization’s values and identity — and put them into motion. This episode originally aired in August 2024. Dig Deeper Download Now: The Top Strategic Priorities for Your Executive Role Watch Now: This Is Why Your Values Aren’t Actions Yet
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| The Secrets of Brands Winning at Digital Marketing | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:22:29 | |
In the noisy world of digital marketing, what can catapult a brand to "genius" status?
Suzanne Schwartz, Senior Director Analyst in the Gartner for Marketing Leaders practice, delves into the findings of our annual Genius Brands report, which benchmarks the digital marketing performance of brands across industries. This year’s report emphasizes the importance of investing in people and processes over technology, maintaining robust brand governance and prioritizing customer touchpoints. The 36 brands featured outperform their peers by leveraging data science, machine learning and generative AI to create impactful marketing.
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Learn More: 3 Impending Technology Shifts Rule the Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Digital Marketing
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| Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: What Organizations Get Wrong | 10 Sep 2020 | 00:22:39 | |
In this Gartner ThinkCast special series on the Executives Role in Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Kasey Panetta interviews Lauren Romansky, Managing VP of Gartner’s HR practice. Lauren explains how the summer of 2020 has presented a real opportunity for change. Employees across the globe are engaging in discussions of racial justice, leaders are seizing this moment to consider their role and opportunities to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at their organizations. Related Links Learn More: Gartner Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource Center Read More: Making the Case for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion During Disruption Attend Webinar: How HR Can Sustain Diversity & Inclusion to Create Change in Moments of Unrest | |||
| Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020: Part 2 | 01 Sep 2020 | 00:29:50 | |
Featured at the Gartner Symposium IT/Xpo®, the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020 highlights the 30 emerging technologies with significant impact on business, society and people over the next five to 10 years. In the second episode of our two-part series, we'll talk through the final three trends with experts Brian Burke, Nick Heudecker, Svetlana Sicular and Sylvain Fabre. | |||
| Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020: Part 1 | 18 Aug 2020 | 00:15:38 | |
Featured at the Gartner Symposium IT/Xpo, the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020 highlights the 30 emerging technologies with significant impact on business, society and people over the next five to 10 years. In the first episode of our two-part series, we'll explore how the hype cycle is created, the year's trends and featured technology. In this episode, Kasey Panetta speaks with Gartner analysts, Brian Burke, Yefim Natis and Avivah Litan to discuss their research. | |||
| Are You Prepared for the Future of Work? | 04 Aug 2020 | 00:30:01 | |
Workforce planning, employee performance and employee experience have all taken on a new meaning post COVID-19. In this episode of Thinkcast, Heather Levy, Vice President of Content Marketing at Gartner has a conversation with Adriana Duque Hughes, Senior Director for Gartner’s HR practice to talk about the changes HR executives and employees are facing and how that trickles down to expectations. This interview dives into the concept of future of work and some specific trends in this uncertain time. | |||
| Spot the Fakes in a Counterfeit World | 21 Jul 2020 | 00:35:50 | |
From olive oil to pharmaceuticals to news, fakes are everywhere. In this episode, Gartner ThinkCast host Kasey Panetta speaks with Avivah Litan, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, about the current state of counterfeits and the dangers they pose to consumers. We’re also going to learn how to distinguish genuine products and contents from their fake counterparts and what industries are most at risk. | |||
| Balance Safety, Privacy and Productivity When Employees Return to Work | 07 Jul 2020 | 00:30:09 | |
What if organizations thought about privacy not as something dictated by laws, but rather driven by principles? In this ThinkCast episode, Gartner analyst Bart Willemsen explains why companies should be taking a risk-based approach to privacy and what that means for balancing safety, productivity and privacy. Related Links: Read More: 7 Security Areas to Focus on During COVID-19 Download Guide: The Executive’s Guide to Returning to the Workplace Learn More: Gartner Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource Center | |||
| Post-COVID-19: Reset Your Business Strategy | 23 Jun 2020 | 00:26:29 | |
As organizations begin to recover from COVID-19, a critical question remains unanswered: How must business strategy change to meet reset goals and ambitions. In this episode of Gartner ThinkCast, Gartner Associate Director of Content Marketing , Jackie Wiles speaks with Chris Howard, Gartner Chief of Research. Chris shares new research on a framework to help business leaders navigate the phases of pandemic recovery and reset strategy in these highly disrupted times. | |||
| How Gamification Plays a Role in the Fight Against COVID-19 | 09 Jun 2020 | 00:24:07 | |
What is gamification? How might it impact the spread of COVID-19? Gartner ThinkCast host Kasey Panetta is joined by Brian Burke, Research Vice President at Gartner and author of Gamifiy: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things. In this episode, Brian discusses the use of gamification and technology to curb the spread of the virus. He also notes the role that culture plays on implementation and what that might mean for the future. Related Links: Read More: How Gamification Boosts Consumer Engagement Watch Webinar: Leading Through COVID-19: Cross-Functional Strategy for Returning to the Workplace Get the Book: Gamifiy: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Thing Read More: How to Communicate Important COVID-19 Data | |||
| Make Smart Spending Decisions | 26 May 2020 | 00:16:32 | |
Enterprise leaders face unprecedented budget pressure as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but that urgency only increases the need to assess all cost decisions strategically. In this episode, Cesar Lozada, Senior Principal Analyst, Gartner, describes how enterprise leaders can use the Gartner cost optimization decision framework to evaluate both the risks and benefits of cost proposals — to hold down costs and still fund future growth. Related Links: | |||
| How Supply Chain Leaders Navigate the Phases of COVID-19 Recovery | 12 May 2020 | 00:31:19 | |
Supply Chain has been on the front lines of the pandemic. It’s a critical business function and the people who work in it are particularly important, given how much we all rely on them. Gartner host Heather Pemberton Levy introduces this live interview, recorded in late April, between Chris Howard, Gartner Chief of Research and Michael Uskert, Chief of Research for our supply chain practice. They discussed how supply chain leaders can manage the three phases of response, recovery and renewal. Related Links: Read more: 2 Best Practices for Rebooting the Supply Chain Learn more: Gartner for Supply Chain Leaders Read more: Improve Transporation Worker Safety During COVID-19 Learn more: Gartner Coronavirus Resource Center | |||
| How Data and Analytics Can Bring AI and Humans Together | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:26:04 | |
As organizations implement AI in decision making and how work gets done, trustworthy data is essential to adding value every step of the way. Inadequate data governance or unclear AI ambitions leaves enterprises at risk of falling behind.
In this keynote address from Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2024, Distinguished VP Analyst Debra Logan and VP Analyst Ehtisham Zaidi emphasize that the journey toward becoming AI-ready is not solely about technology adoption but also embedding these capabilities into the organizational DNA. Through rigorous execution of data and analytics fundamentals, leaders can unlock unprecedented business value, drive governance maturity and steer their organizations toward shared success.
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| Coronavirus: Securing the Business in a Shifting Landscape | 28 Apr 2020 | 00:35:05 | |
COVID-19 has changed the way businesses around the world operate. Many of these changes — the shift to working remotely, an increase in automation, and the addition of new technologies — have direct consequences in security and risk. And with an uptick in cyber incidents, it’s vital that security and risk management leaders understand vulnerabilities and prepare for changes -- all while thinking about cost management in the face of volatile markets and limited resources. In this final episode of Gartner ThinkCast’s Special COVID-19 series, host Kasey Panetta interviews experts Richard Addiscott, Senior Director, Katell Thielemann, VP Analyst, and Jeffrey Wheatman, VP Analyst from Gartner’s Security and Risk practice. Related Links: Read more: 7 Security Areas to Focus on During COVID-19 Learn more: Gartner Coronavirus Resource Center Read more: Smarter With Gartner COVID-19 Articles | |||
| Coronavirus: Help Employees Manage the Emotional Toll of COVID-19 | 23 Apr 2020 | 00:32:38 | |
During this time of disruption, it’s vitally important that employees take care of themselves first in order to be an asset to their organization. In this episode Gartner Host Heather Pemberton Levy speaks to Christie Struckman, Vice President and Analyst in Gartner CIO research group about how to help your employees manage the emotional toll of the Covid- 19 crisis. Christie, who holds a doctorate in organizational behavior, shares her views on how leadership and managers can help employees manage the stress, fear and uncertainty that come with a pandemic of this size and scale. Christie’s research focuses on the psychological elements of leadership. Now she’s helping clients address the challenges of leading their teams through this particularly disruptive environment. Related Links: Read more: Manage Employee Stress With Flexibility and Transparency Read more: Smarter With Gartner COVID-19 Articles Learn more: Gartner Coronavirus Resource Center | |||
| Coronavirus: How to Support Your Remote Employees | 21 Apr 2020 | 00:33:04 | |
Do you think remote employees are more or less productive? The answer might surprise you. In this episode of Thinkcast, a part of Gartner’s coronavirus series, Gartner Host Kasey Panetta introduces a conversation that took place remotely between Gartner’s Heather Pemberton Levy and Brian Kropp. Brian, the chief of Gartner’s HR practice, shares recent research that focuses on employee satisfaction and productivity. Related Links: Explore Gartner Resource Center: Lead Your Organization Through the Disruption of Coronavirus Read more: 9 Tips for Managing Remote Workers Read more: Smarter With Gartner COVID-19 Articles | |||
| Coronavirus: Leadership Priorities to Support People and Sustain the Organization | 14 Apr 2020 | 00:32:52 | |
In this Gartner Thinkcast special episode, Host Heather Pemberton Levy is joined by Chris Howard, Gartner Chief of Research to discuss ways executives can support employees and sustain the organization through the response and recovery from COVID-19. In his role, Chris has a unique view into Gartner expert research, inquiry conversations and what’s on the horizon for research. | |||
| Coronavirus: Actions for Strong Leadership During a Pandemic | 07 Apr 2020 | 00:24:38 | |
In this Gartner ThinkCast Special COVID-19 Series episode, Host Heather Levy is joined by Gartner Distinguished Vice President and Analyst, Mary Mesaglio. Mary joins from her home office in Barcelona, Spain to discuss methods for strong leadership during pandemic disruption. Mary provides practical advice that leaders apply now and moving forward. Related Links: Read more: Smarter With Gartner COVID-19 Articles Learn more: Gartner Coronavirus Resource Center Attend webinar: Remote Work During COVID-19 and Beyond | |||
| Coronavirus: Boost Business Continuity Management Across the Enterprise | 31 Mar 2020 | 00:17:43 | |
In this Gartner ThinkCast Special COVID-19 Series episode, Host Kasey Panetta is joined by Gartner Vice President, Roberta Witty. Roberta shares her unique perspective coordinating research across HR, IT, supply chain, risk and marketing functions during this period of disruption. She speaks to the challenges in business continuity, lessons to be learned and missteps to avoid in organizational response. Related Links: Explore Gartner Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center: Lead New Ways of Working Read more: Smarter With Gartner COVID-19 Articles Read more: 4 Actions to Be a Strong Leader During COVID-19 Disruption | |||
| Coronavirus: Lead Your Organization Through Disruption | 16 Mar 2020 | 00:21:29 | |
With the rapid spread of Coronavirus or COVID-19, leaders must prepare for how to manage and respond to the impact of a global pandemic. Heather Pemberton Levy and co-host Kasey Panetta present a special edition of Gartner Thinkcast. In this episode, we talked with Gartner experts from our IT, supply chain, HR, and risk practices to learn how executives should be responding, where they are vulnerable to misstep and what questions are on the minds of leaders from each practice. Related Links: Explore Gartner Resource Center: Lead Your Organization Through the Disruption of Coronavirus Read more: 10 Pillars of Pandemic Preparation Read more: Coronavirus: CIO Areas of Focus During the COVID-19 Outbreak | |||
| Continuous Foresight: The Emerging Digital Society | 13 Mar 2020 | 00:25:01 | |
A quick programming note to all of our listeners. This podcast was recorded on February 3rd 2020, long before the Covid 19 coronavirus became a pandemic. On behalf of the Continuous Foresight team and Gartner, we remain confident in the ability of our clients to continue to lead and create a better future for all of us - even when working through times of unprecedented disruption. Do you wonder what’s next after digital transformation? Frank Buytendijk, distinguished VP analyst, Gartner, joins Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick, Kevin Gabbard and Steve Shapiro to talk about his research on the future and a post-transformation digital society. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| Gartner Marketing Priorities for 2020 | 03 Mar 2020 | 00:34:31 | |
Where are CMOs spending their budget? From content to agencies, modern marketers have a lot to support with finite resources. In this interview, Gartner expert Christopher Ross shares the highlights from the Gartner CMO Spend Survey and gives insight into what the results mean for the marketing industry. Learn where your peers are spending and how to build a marketing organization fit for 2020. Related Links Read More: 4 Key Findings in the Annual Gartner CMO Spend Survey 2019-2020 Learn More: Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo Read More: 3 Questions CMOs Must Answer in 2020 Read More: CMO Spend Survey Deep Dive: Insights and Analytics as Key Enablers of Marketing Strategy Learn More: The Annual CMO Spend Survey | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Methods for Futurists | 28 Feb 2020 | 00:23:52 | |
What does it take to be a futurist? Continuous Foresight guest Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of the Millenium Project, joins hosts Marty Resnick, Steve Shapiro, and Kevin Gabbard to discuss what makes a futurist successful, research methodologies and how to create impact for your organization. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| The Technical Debt Problem: What to Do When You've Fallen Behind | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:19:00 | |
Organizations are navigating headwinds from all directions, and in this environment, many are falling behind when it comes to keeping up with the latest technology. When the issue is ignored or mismanaged, and the price to modernize systems becomes insurmountable, enterprises risk being crushed under “technical debt.”
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| How to Get Transformation Right | 18 Feb 2020 | 00:32:00 | |
Do you know the three magical ingredients for a successful digital transformation? Wouldn’t it be great if there were ‘hacks’ for culture change? Hear from Gartner expert Mary Mesaglio to understand how organizations approach these initiatives and leverage culture to accelerate change. Learn where organizations typically get stuck and specific tactics to move forward. Related Links Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read more: Avoid These 9 Corporate Digital Business Transformation Mistakes Read more: 10 Culture Hacks for Digital Transformation Download now: Speed Up Your Digital Business Transformation | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Skills for Inventing the Future | 14 Feb 2020 | 00:24:46 | |
Are you equipped to explore the future of any topic? Do you have the required skills? Dr. Andy Hines, Foresight Program Coordinator and Professor at the University of Houston, joins Gartner Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick, Kevin Gabbard and Steve Shapiro to talk about his experience running a foresight program and the critical skills that he focuses on to prepare his students for foresight work. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| Gartner CIO New Year's Resolutions for 2020 | 04 Feb 2020 | 00:30:29 | |
The beginning of the year is a popular time for resolutions. Did you plan to work out more, eat better or read more? Professional resolutions aren’t that different from personal ones. They should focus on ways to reduce waste (both time and resources) and develop skills in new areas. Gartner expert Tina Nunno shares the list of 10 New Year’s resolution ideas for 2020 to help CIO and IT leaders grow through the year. Related Links: Read More: 10 CIO Resolutions for 2020 Learn more: Complimentary Report: 2020: Gartner CIO Agenda Read More: Smarter With Gartner | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Iterative Change Techniques | 31 Jan 2020 | 00:28:24 | |
Bring your strategy toolkit into the future with Continuous Foresight tools. René Rohrbeck, Professor of Strategy and Foresight, Innovation &Transformation Chair at EDHEC Business School in Lille, France, is back for part two of the continuous foresight discussion. This time he tackles how organizations can use Continuous Foresight tools to connect external trends and insights with critical internal decisions — and define the partnerships that will span the business ecosystem. The first discussion took place on January 17. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| Gartner 2020 CIO Agenda: Winning in the Turns | 21 Jan 2020 | 00:33:47 | |
Fit organizations outperform fragile ones during uncertainty and unexpected “turns” such as economic shifts and acquisitions. Hear from Gartner Distinguished Vice President Andy Rowsell-Jones on what separates the fit from the fragile, why organizations that lean into uncertainty come out stronger and what IT leaders and other business executives can learn from the Gartner 2020 CIO Agenda. Related Links Read more: The Gartner 2020 CIO Agenda: Winning in the Turns Learn more: Complimentary Report: 2020: Gartner CIO Agenda Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Leading Through Uncertainty | 17 Jan 2020 | 00:24:18 | |
Are you prepared to manage your strategy through an uncertain future? Have you led a critical decision by presenting a paradox? René Rohrbeck, Professor of Strategy and Foresight, Innovation & Transformation Chair at EDHEC Business School in Lille, France, joins Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick, Kevin Gabbard and Steve Shapiro to discuss the development of foresight — its’ growing importance in strategy discussions and ways to use uncertainty to enterprise advantage. This is part one of that discussion. Join us on January 31 for part two, which will focus on tools and tactics used to connect external trends and insights. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2020 and Beyond | 07 Jan 2020 | 00:35:04 | |
Wouldn’t it be great if you could see what lies ahead for your business? We sit down with Gartner expert Daryl Plummer to find out which trends you should have on your radar. From AI to cryptocurrency to online shopping, these trends are changing how we live and what it means to be human. We also discuss the laborious process of developing predictions and why you must act. Related Links Read More: Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2020 and Beyond Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read More: Smarter With Gartner | |||
| 200: Best of Gartner ThinkCast Episodes of 2019 | 24 Dec 2019 | 00:43:19 | |
Sit back and listen as we revisit some of our favorite episodes from Gartner ThinkCast in 2019. Wondering what our most popular episode of this year was? It was far and away an interview with Gartner expert Brooke Selassie on digital business transformation models. We'll revisit this interview along with some previously-unreleased audio and take a look at other highlights from external guests. Lastly, we'll take a deeper dive into the Gartner LinkedIn Live series. RELATED LINKS | |||
| An Interview With Malcolm Gladwell: Fast Tech, Slow People | 23 Dec 2019 | 00:33:34 | |
The ATM. Audio books. The telephone. Now part of our everyday lives, it took years before these innovations hit mainstream adoption. Hear from author Malcolm Gladwell on why this gap between innovation and adoption exists and the societal paradigm shifts needed for innovation to take off. Then take a peek into his new book, Talking To Strangers, which explains why what we think we see in others isn’t always the truth. This replay of a live broadcast features audience Q&A. Related Links Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read more: 3 Reasons Why VR and AR Are Slow to Take Off Read more: Top Trends on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2019 Learn more: Malcolm Gladwell Books | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Developing a Sustainable Business | 13 Dec 2019 | 00:26:10 | |
The world is fast changing. Leaders are struggling to keep up, much less look ahead. Is continuous foresight part of your organization’s DNA? Dejan Paravan, Chief Innovation Officer at European energy trading company GEN-I, joins Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick and Kevin Gabbard to discuss the role of innovation in business and how his organization developed a sustainable business through continuous innovation and intentional thinking about what lies ahead. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| Want to Impact Productivity, Sustainability and Value? Start With Supply Chain Efficiency. | 20 Feb 2024 | 00:27:39 | |
As supply chains return to normal following the COVID shortages of the past few years, chief supply chain officers find themselves at an inflection point: balancing efficiency with output.
Ken Chadwick, VP Analyst on the Gartner supply chain organizational development team and author of this year’s Future of Supply Chain report, explains how supply chain productivity creates value for enterprises as a whole. But to do so, supply chain leaders also must incorporate sustainability, technology, AI and the human role into their strategy.
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| Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo Keynote Highlights | 10 Dec 2019 | 00:34:16 | |
Place yourself in the middle of the world’s most important gathering of CIOs and IT executives for a conversation with two of this year’s keynote presenters on the major research featured on the big stage. Don Scheibenreif, Vice President, Distinguished Analyst with Gartner’s Customer Experience research group and Mbula Schoen, Senior Principal Analyst in the Program and Portfolio Management team explain Gartner’s new concept of TechQuilibrium and how organizations can achieve the optimal balance between traditional and digital business. They discuss how CIOs can manage conflicting customer priorities, reach the “everything customer,” and the important role CIOs play in leading digital society. This replay of a live broadcast also features answers to audience questions on how CIOs impact culture and how the future of work changes the role of the CIO. Related Links Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read more: Gartner Keynote: Find Your Digital Business TechQuilibrium Read more: How CIOs Design for the Everything Customer Watch now: Leading the Digital Society | |||
| Mastering Leadership Politics | 03 Dec 2019 | 00:36:00 | |
Culture. It’s the No. 1 challenge executives face in the digital era. Gartner expert Tina Nunno offers practical advice for CIOs and IT leaders on how to tackle the challenge head on, with a mix of Machiavellian strategies and political maneuvering — including how to know if you’re predator or prey within your organization and when to move from defense to offense. If IT is not within your purview, listen in because the tips Tina shares help all executives navigate the C-suite. Bonus: Audience Q&A. RELATED LINKS Buy book: The Wolf in CIO’s Clothing, by Tina Nunno Take quiz: Are You a Wolf CIO? Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read more: Why CIOs Need to Move From Offense to Defense Watch now: CIO Power Politics: How to Say No Assertively Watch now: CIO Power Politics: Discover Hidden Agendas | |||
| Your Business Plan is Science Fiction | 29 Nov 2019 | 00:31:51 | |
Why should a business utilize science fiction? What do you think your business plan is? That’s the message of Brian David Johnson, a leading expert on science fiction prototyping and threatcasting. Threatcasting is a sub-genre of forecast that details future threats and how the organization can track threat development and know when to respond. Brian David Johnson joins Continuous Foresight to walk us through why threatcasting is effective and how you can use it in your forecasting work. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. Meet Brian David Johnson Brian David Johnson is a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society, and a Futurist and Fellow at Frost & Sullivan. He also works with governments, militaries, trade organizations and startups to help them envision their future. He has over 30 patents and is the author of a number of books of fiction and nonfiction, including Science Fiction Prototyping; Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing and the Devices We Love; Humanity and the Machine: What Comes After Greed?; and Vintage Tomorrows: A Historian and a Futurist Journey through Steampunk into the Future of Technology. His writing has appeared in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal and Slate to IEEE Computer and Successful Farming, and he appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, PBS, Fox News, and the Discovery Channel. He has directed two feature films and is an illustrator and commissioned painter. | |||
| 199: Don’t Think So Much: The Key to Digital Transformation | 26 Nov 2019 | 00:56:09 | |
IT definitely puts the digital in digital transformation, but now it’s time for IT to drive the transformation side of it, too. IDEX CIO Jim MacLennan (33:13) joins us with a simple message for IT: Stop thinking so much, and start doing. Plus, Gartner expert Tina Nunno (1:11) helps you make a bigger impact with insights on how to be a more effective leader. RELATED LINKS | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Every Organization Needs a Futurist | 15 Nov 2019 | 00:30:48 | |
David Houle warns to fasten your seatbelts, that the 2020s will be the most transformative, disruptive decade in human history. As a futurist, David’s job is to anticipate trends great and small. That same approach can transform your organization, giving you a competitive edge in strategy and change. But can just anyone be a futurist? Join the Continuous Foresight discussion as David Houle, futurist and author of the new book, “Moving to a Finite Earth Economy – Crew Manual,” helps you determine what’s right for your and your organization’s future. David Houle FUTURIST. THINKER. SPEAKER. David Houle is the author of the book Moving to a Finite Earth Economy – Crew Manual. To learn more about David Houle, visit davidhoule.com. | |||
| 198: Gaming Your Future to Make Risk a Winning Move | 12 Nov 2019 | 01:06:42 | |
As digital business upends the business landscape, how do you stay ahead of the next risks that could derail your business? Futurist Jane McGonigal says you need to make a game of it (13:15). Plus, a panel of Gartner experts reveals why you need to tap into Infrastructure-Led Disruption (1:47), and we go deeper into the Real Business of Blockchain (50:11). Related Links
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| Continuous Foresight: FIBRES Online CEO Panu Kause | 01 Nov 2019 | 00:25:15 | |
Here’s a riddle for you: What comes first – foresight or innovation? The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. FIBRES Online CEO Panu Kause joins Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick and Kevin Gabbard to not only solve that riddle, but help you solve how to best put continuous foresight to work for you and your organization. DISCLAIMER: Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise’s products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations. | |||
| 197: The Rebel Guide to Managing and Customer Service | 29 Oct 2019 | 01:01:51 | |
Better customer service demands a revolution! You need to strive for rebel hospitality. Entrepreneur and author Chip Conley of AirBnB (2:05) shares his secrets for better customer service and how to be a better mentor. Plus, we see how CMO spend will shape Marketing’s 2020 agenda with Gartner expert Ewan McIntyre (26:01) and unlock why you need more diversity in your cybersecurity initiatives with Women in Identity Co-founder Emma Lindley (42:46). Related Links WEBINAR: AI Use Cases, Implementation and Adoption: Gartner Talks With AI Expert WEBINAR: Q&A Discussion: Finance Priorities for 2020 WEBINAR: CSO & Sales Leader Conference Recap: Overcome Complexity in B2B Sales Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference | |||
| Continuous Foresight: Why You Need Nowcasting | 18 Oct 2019 | 00:27:09 | |
When it comes to the economy, how high is your anxiety index? Of course, we need to do financial forecasting, but can we look too far ahead? Gartner expert Tim Raiswell joins the Continuous Foresight discussion to look at why you need to embrace nowcasting. How can we predict the next recession – or are we wasting our time trying? Here is Marty Resnick’s and Kevin Gabbard’s conversation with Gartner colleague Tim Raiswell. | |||
| 196: Cybersecurity Needs You: How We All Can Make the World Safer | 15 Oct 2019 | 01:03:03 | |
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but cybersecurity is a year-round challenge for individuals, enterprises and governments alike. National Cybersecurity Alliance Executive Director Kelvin Coleman (01:53) joins us with advice on how we all can make the world safer. Plus, we’ll hear from the co-founder of Women in Identity Emma Lindley (31:19) on how to address our latest Identity challenges, and Gartner experts David Furlonger and Christophe Uzureau (49:16) help us take advantage of the Real Business of Blockchain. Related Links Webinar: Delivering an Effective Digital Customer Experience Webinar: Reduce the Costs of Poor Operational Decisions Webinar: Gartner Answers Viewers' AI Questions Gartner ReimagineHR Conference Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference | |||
| How Far Will Your Enterprise Go With AI? Use the AI Opportunity Radar to Find Out. | 06 Feb 2024 | 00:25:06 | |
How far does your enterprise want to go with artificial intelligence? Deciding this is what Gartner calls an “AI ambition” — and that's the starting point for spotting AI opportunities and executing on your plans.
To help navigate the opportunities and limitations, Hung LeHong, a Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst whose work focuses on how C-level executives can anticipate changes to business models and customer trends caused by digital business, outlines why defining your AI ambition is the first step to setting up a roadmap for implementation. He also discusses the differences between “everyday AI” and “game-changing AI,” and how leaders can use the Gartner AI Opportunity Radar to decide which ambitious path is right for their organization.
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| 195: Every IT and Business Leader Needs a Strong Poetic Voice | 01 Oct 2019 | 01:10:57 | |
Your business and IT strategy is missing a key ingredient: Your poetic voice. Really. We talk with poetic voice artist Sekou Andrews (2:06) on the communication techniques you need to drive new success. Plus, we boost your Talent IQ (35:54) and find out why Connected Managers (55:10) are the best managers. RELATED LINKS WEBINAR: Lead Your Supply Chain Down the Road to Digital Success WEBINAR: Create a Culture Powered by Purpose WEBINAR: The Real Business of Blockchain Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2019 | |||
| Trendspotting for Continuous Foresight | 27 Sep 2019 | 00:29:40 | |
We are all futurists and trendspotters. We all try to look at signals in our personal and professional lives and respond in one form or another. Hopefully, we are proactive in our response, but admittedly most of us are reactive. Trendspotting is about detecting signs or, we call them, signals, of change happening right now, and these indicate plausible futures. In this episode, we discuss Trendspotting for Continuous Foresight. | |||
| 194: Netflix Co-founder Marc Randolph: That Will Never Work | 17 Sep 2019 | 00:58:39 | |
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph stopped dreaming and finally decided to mail it in. On this episode, we talk with Marc Randolph (2:08) about Netflix’s unusual path to success and Marc’s new book, “That Will Never Work.” Plus, Don Scheibenreif (36:33) previews the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2019 keynote and James Atkinson (51:33) raises our Talent IQ. Related Links
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