ReadWrite’s Brad Anderson published a list of top futurist speakers for 2021, naming Brian Solis in the list. Brian Solis is the Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce where he focuses on thought leadership and research into digital transformation, innovation and disruption, and the cognitive enterprise. Solis is also the creator of “Lifescaling,” a model for living a creative digital life without diversions, focused on what’s important and making the most of the possibilities that technology offers.
Executive Roundtable with Dr. Mik Kersten and Brian Solis on Strategic Planning and OKRs in Digital Transformation
Please join Dr. Mik Kersten and me for an intimate Executive Roundtable exclusively for senior IT and Transformation executives. The event will focus on building successful digital strategies, turning them into 2021 plans and OKRs, and the importance of measuring value stream flow at scale. There are only a handful of seats left so if you are interested in joining us, please make the request here. 🙏
Digital and Real World Influence is About Community
Shortly before we rung in 2021, I spent time with the TopRank marketing team to talk about the year ahead. I joined 13 others in helping the team prepare an article sharing B2B influencer marketing predictions for 2021. Please take the time to read what other experts had to say. I wanted to share my part with you here. Thank you! Moving into 2021, we can all congratulate each other for making it this far. When it comes to B2B…
Digital Darwinism: For businesses to adapt and thrive, they must take a more profound and humanistic approach to transformation
Under pressure to act fast during the pandemic, businesses sped up their digital transformation plans, compressing their timetables from years into months. Now they face the next phase of evolution, what digital prophet Brian Solis calls the “novel economy”. For businesses to adapt and thrive, says Solis, they must take a more profound and humanistic approach to transformation. Stephen Shaw, Chief Strategy Officer of Kenna, and Brian Solis, recently had a refreshingly honest conversation about the real future of digital…
Podcast: Thinking Beyond the New Normal – det nya normala i en onormal tid
The interview is in English, but it was recorded (virtually) in Sweden. Brian Solis är författare och talare med bred kunskap och erfarenhet inom digital antropologi. Länge har han studerat Digital Darwinism för att förstå effekterna av disruption inom företag, marknader och samhällen. Hans insikter om teknikens och framtidens utveckling av affärstrender har gjort honom till en kunskapsdelare för ledare och marknadsförare världen över. Vill du ha mer av VD-podden? Anmäl dig till vårt nyhetsbrev https://bit.ly/2KKZd7K och ta del av…
Digital Transformation Series: Retail Rebooted Featuring Umesh Sripad, Chief Digital Officer of IKEA and Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist of Salesforce
AppsFlyer is hosting a special conversation that highlights digital transformation from the perspective of innovators. Brian Quinn, President, Norther America, AppsFlyer, will lead a conversation with Umesh Sripad, Chief Digital Officer of IKEA, USA, and Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist, Salesforce. You can view the conversation here. Digital Transformation Series: Retail Rebooted With e-commerce the shining star of an uncertain period in retail, receive a deep dive into how mobile leapt to the challenge of meeting consumer demand. From the…
The Future of Travel and Tourism in a Post-COVID World
Every industry, in its own painful way, has been disrupted due to COVID-19. While I’ve been sharing scenarios of disruption for the last 20 years, I never considered a global pandemic of this caliber. I feel deeply for every industry and every company and every person affected. It’s why, at Salesforce, I’ve dedicated my research since March 2020, to understanding the effects of disruption to help executives navigate forward. My goal explored beyond the new or next normal toward one…
Dear Retailers, Architects, and Commercial Realtors, Here’s What Digital-First Consumers Want in Shopping Center Design
On December 2nd, 2020, I was presented with an incredible opportunity to keynote CenterBuild, organized by the International Counsel of Shopping Centers (ICSC). My session, “The Future of Retail and Real Estate Isn’t What It Used to Be,” focused on the cultural roots of shopping centers and the role they can play as society evolves in a new trajectory due to COVID-19. Brannon Boswell, Executive Editor/SCT, wrote a wonderful article summarizing the presentation that I wanted to share with you…
Wall Street Journal Artificial Intelligence Newsletter Features Article by Brian Solis on Future of AI
CIO recently published an article by Salesforce Global Innovation Evangelist and digital anthropologist Brian Solis on the acceleration of AI and automation adoption. The article was also picked-up by WSJ’s “Artificial Intelligence” newsletter. Please read the full article at CIO Pandemic drives AI adoption. Covid-19 is driving corporate investments in AI from a “nice-to-have” capability to a full-blown business imperative for adding value to workflows, augmenting productivity and improving customer services.
Why Human Connections Should be at the Center of Digital Transformation: A Conversation with Blazing Trails
I had the wonderful opportunity to join Michael Rivo on the Salesforce Blazing Trails podcast. What an amazing conversation! We explored the intersection between humanity, social science, and innovation. If you have 22 minutes and 20 seconds, I’d love for you to join us! You can listen to the show here. I hope it helps! The show is also available on… Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Show Notes: Successful digital transformations start and end with the teams executing them. Meaningful…
