I was moved by an inspiring piece about finding hope in a time of disruption and uncertainty. It was written by my friendĀ Andrew Penn, CEO of Telstra. Though it was published this time last year, I found it relevant now. Penn observed that in these times of a great reset, it’s only human to lose hope. It’s true seemingly everywhere. Just looking at Twitter right now, it feels like the special place I once described as a human seismograph has…
The Future of Tech – Predictions and Trends to Watch in 2023 According to Salesforce
Via Salesforce Newsroom The only constant in technology ā as in life ā is change. In this article, youāll hear predictions from leaders across Salesforce for how technology will shape the future, including: Technology predictions businesses should keep top of mind in the future The future of sales, service, and marketing What technologies will disrupt industries in the future How businesses will lead with their values in the future Salesforce leaders are on the front lines of the latest trends,…
Press: McDonald’s Launches a Whole New Kind of Restaurant
The fast-food giant is trying an idea that Starbucks has already been successful with via Veronika Bondarenko, TheStreet. Digital-forward restaurants are some of the fast-food industry’s most controversial new developments — some see them as a way to cut the use of staff and speed up the ordering process while others describe them as too automated and soulless for their tastes. In the last year, chicken chain Wingstop launched what it called its “restaurant of the future” — a small…
The Futurists: Living Futures with Brian Solis, Brett King, and Robert Tercek
via The Futurists In this weekās show futurist, digital analyst and anthropologist, along with being a Global Innovation Evangelist for Salesforce, Brian Solis joins hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek to talk adapting to life in the future. As a renowned specialist on experience design, CX, digital transformation, and digital Darwinism, Brian discusses what itās like to be a futurist at one of the worlds largest tech companies that is increasingly mission focused. And we get into the implications of…
Technology, Adaptation, and the Future of Employee Experience with Nathalie Nahai
My dear friend Nathalie Nahai invited me on her popular podcast, The Hive, to discuss her new book and the future of tech, resilience, and leadership. I’d like to share that conversation with you here. Today I speak with the inimitable Brian Solis, a world-renowned digital anthropologist and futurist. An award-winning author and global keynote speaker, Brianās research, advisory and presentations humanise the relationship between disruptive innovation and its impact on institutions, markets and societies. He not only helps audiences…
The Next Web Conference Amsterdam: Foreseeing the future of the web
by MĆ©lody Deunier-Lisene, Voys Telecom, ITWeb, South AfricaĀ (excerpts published from original) Taking place every year in Amsterdam is The Next Web Conference, which gathers some of the worldās sharpest tech minds for an intense two days in June. Tim Berners-Lee, Natasha Chamuleau, Brian Solis, Edward Snowden, Meik Wiking and Mo Gawdat were among the over 200 speakers at the 2022 event. MĆ©lody Deunier-Lisene from Voys South Africa went along to take a dizzying dive into the future of digital technology….
Top Futurist Keynote Speaker Brian Solis – The Future Happens to Us or Because of Us
We’re living in a very disruptive time. Digital disruption is all around us. It’s happening to us and because of us. So my message today is really about a choice. You have a choice as to what role you want to play in the future of the digital economy. Do you want to shape it? Or do you want to be affected by it? It’s a matter of “adapt or die.” All of the disruptive technology that’s happening in the…
Salesforce Canada Explores the Future CMO with Seth Godin and Brian Solis
The Future CMO: Driving the Seamless Customer Experience, June 16 2021 – LINK The role of CMOs globally has been on a continuous path of transformation. The digital era has created new ways for businesses to connect with audiences on a deeper level, and in turn deliver more seamless, personalized customer experiences at scale. Todayās CMO is uniting brand, sales, commerce, service, and loyalty to own the end-to-end customer journey. Join Seth Godin, Brian Solis, and Canadian business leadersĀ as they…
Introducing The Ideation Cycle – A Fun Framework for Marketing and Building Movement Around New Ideas
Everyone has ideas. What separates ideation from impact is action, community-building, and creating value. Ideas represent possibilities for alternate futures. Ideation stirs hope and forms pathways to change. But, the idea is just one part of transformation and innovation. It takes a village as they say. And the village must not only believe in the idea, but also believe in mission, the purpose, and the value they’ll experience as a result. In an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…
WTF – What’s the Future of Travel and Tourism
In 2016, I was invited to speak at World Travel Market (WTM) in London. The book, X: The Experience When Business Meets Design, was brand new and perfect for the event. Why? Travel and tourism are experiential and as such, they are the epitome of experience businesses. The challenge however is what modern experiences do customers seek in an era of digital Darwinism? My goal at WTM was to help delegates see the present differently to then see the future…
