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Category: Technology
Digital Ecosystems, Tzars, Puzzle Pieces, & The Halo Effect
This week I have had numerous informal discussions with different business leaders about the digital potential of Guernsey in the … More
BigTech Power, Regulation, And The Early Days Of The Internet
I recently came across a Guardian article looking at the winners and losers from last month’s US Congressional hearings into … More
OneTrust: How A Privacy-Law-Compliance Tech Start-Up Became America’s Fastest Growing Company
Today I came across an incredible story of OneTrust, a privacy-law-compliance start-up based in Atlanta. OneTrust landed at No. 1 … More
Digital Playbook: How And Where to Focus to Maximise Opportunities In a COVID World
In summary, this article provides: An 8-point playbook of strategies which leaders can use to focus time and resources to … More
3 Big Digital Priorities for Leaders
After analysing the data of over 439 senior leaders at global organisations in the recent REIGNITE! 2020 Report, it was … More
Rethinking Education and Learning
“Direct to learner” (DTL) business models and start-ups that leverage online, mobile, AI and other technologies have been an area … More
The Challenge for Video-Conferencing Vendors
Yesterday I participated in a 4hr virtual symposium called ‘Disruption 2020’ run by the MIT Sloan Management Review. If you … More
14 Sources of Disruption
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant or catastrophic disruption to many organisations, it is almost crazy to think … More
Gig Work Acceleration
I came across an article today (here) in Forbes which summarised findings from recent PwC and BCG CEO surveys. Most … More
Jeff Bezos
“We innovate by starting with the customer and working backwards. That becomes the touchstone for how we invent” – Jeff … More
Steve Jobs
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” —Apple’s “Think … More
Reed Hastings
As part of the 30 Disruptive Leaders in 30 Days Challenge that I set myself here, today I provide some … More
Disney+ Launch
Today we signed up to Disney+ after it finally launched in the Channel Islands. We have been waiting for this … More
Zooming
I came across an article this week here which asked whether Corona Virus (CV) could present a tipping point for … More
Thank you, Clayton
In early January 2003 I embarked on a year-long academic research project at Queensland University Of Technology where I was … More
Smart Contracts: The Big Questions
It feels as though people have been talking smart contracts for a long time. Like most new innovations, it will … More
The Hype Cycle
I came across an article today which talked about why IoT has fallen short of expectations (check it out here). … More
1 Trillion Connected Devices
In a previous post I talked about how SoftBank recently announced that by 2035 1 Trillion devices would be connected. … More
Internet Regulation
2018 has been a significant year for internet regulation. The EU’s GDPR has significantly raised the bar for data … More
