Wow everyone! I can’t believe it! Lifescale wins the Independent Press Award for best book in the “Personal Growth” category. This is a book that wasn’t on my roadmap. I wrote Lifescale after I observed in my work as a digital anthropologist that the pervasiveness of digital in our personal and professional lives was proving disruptive. And to be honest, I also wrote Lifescale as a journey to fix my world because I too was disrupted by my digital lifestyle….
Lifescale by Brian Solis Wins The Independent Press Award in Personal Growth Category
Lifescale wins the Independent Press Award for best book in the “Personal Growth” category. Wow. Brian Solis wrote Lifescale when he observed in his work as a digital anthropologist that the pervasiveness of digital in our personal and professional lives was proving disruptive. Over the course of two years, his research would discover the design techniques used to intentionally change our behaviors and make mobile devices, social media, and online games so addictive. He also learned of the true effects…
The lost art of being present and making important moments matter
Oh, the irony. Recently on Facebook, I was presented with a memory from nine years earlier. It was a picture from my birthday dinner with a pile of phones strewn across a table. It was almost as if there were a sign that directed people to the table with instructions to leave their phone behind. It was December 8th, 2010 and we were once again in Paris for the annual gathering of the geeks at LeWeb organized by Loic and…
AMP Music Summit Features Virtual Keynote Speaker Brian Solis
Brian Solis will keynote AMP Music Summit on May 6, 2020 in a special session on “Innovation in the Novel Economy.” The rules of the music industry are being rewritten in real-time. We must adapt, innovate and come together in the face of unprecedented change. Those of us who make bold moves in the face of adversity will prosper when this crisis ends. Music has always and will always unite people. Together, we will face these challenges. Together, we will…
Tasktop Partners with Brian Solis for Virtual Keynote on Transitioning from Project to Product to Thrive in the New Normal
In the wake of global disruption, we have entered into an era of a new and unusual Novel Economy. This represents a new strain of market conditions that are not fully identified or understood. It is clear that a new economy is taking shape–and there is no playbook. Taking pages from the industrial revolution wonât help much in a Novel Economy. This is a time for innovation. To survive and thrive, companies must accelerate their shift to the âAge of…
Salesforce’s Global Innovation Evangelist Brian Solis Delivers Virtual Keynote on the Novel Economy at Brand-Innovators Summit
On April 30th, Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, gave a virtual keynote at the Brand Innovators Innovation Summit to introduce the “Novel Economy.” Brian believes that these times need a name beyond the “new normal.” They need a lens not only of study, but also of leadership. In this presentation, he shared his vision for what’s happening now and over the next 36 months and how businesses need to respond and lead. Watch here. Ctrl-alt-del? We shouldn’t plan…
Best Virtual Keynote Speaker Series: Brian Solis to Speak at Brand Innovators’ Online Event on The Novel Economy
Brian Solis will keynote a brand new virtual keynote speaker series on innovation. Brian Solis will debut a working theory on “The Novel Economy,” a working definition for the “new normal” post Covid-19. Please join the event here. Thursday, April 30 12:30pm EST
Sparking a Renaissance in Human Interactions and Relationships: Making Media and Networks Social Again
What started as a Twitter thread evolved into this post. Human interactions have expanded online over the last two decades. Instead of improving communication and strengthening close ties, it’s made the world move faster, communicate with less depth, and connect with people we’ll never get to really know. Perhaps, this is a time to rethink how we communicate and connect online to improve how we do so in the physical world as well. Community over commodity. Communication is an art,…
Stuff Magazine References The End of Business as Usual, in Article About COVID-19’s Impact on Businesses
New Zealand magazine Stuff referenced Brian Solis’ second solo book, “The End of Business as Usual” in an article exploring how businesses are forced to change in an era of COVID-19. The book predicted that the evolution of digital customers would disrupt incumbent businesses to the core. While many organizations moved slowly, disruption was thrust upon every company around the world. There is no Almost 10 years ago Brian Solis wrote The End of Business as Usual. The bestseller explored…
Forbes Quotes Quantum Computing Expert Brian Solis
Gil Press writing for Forbes set out to capture the state of quantum computing. Today, organizations are still struggling to actively adopt artificial intelligence (AI), but it is the path forward to quantum computing. The time is now for enterprises to establish a center of excellence (CoE) around quantum to be ready for the inevitable change. âNow is the time to start building the vision, the expertise, dedicating teams and resourcesâ for quantum computing, says Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist…
