In Q4 2020, I was given the opportunity to keynote the CMO Brand Digital Summit. My topic was “Brand Innovation in the Novel Economy: Taking Cues from Generation-N to Rethink Brand Pillars as a Competitive Advantage.” Leading up to the event, I spent some time with GDS’ Claudia Effra-Hume to explore the topic ahead of the conference. The result is a series of videos ranging from 10 seconds to one minute that answer some very important questions heading into 2021….
If you struggle to disconnect from technology, you are not alone; Here’s how to minimize distractions and reclaim your creativity
If you struggle to disconnect from technology, you are not alone. Learn to minimize distractions and reclaim your creativity with insights from Lifescale…especially in these times of remote work and working from home – via EBSCO accel5 Technology has influenced every part of human life. It’s fueled tremendous advancements, improved access to information, and introduced greater opportunities for connection. For many people, however, it’s also contributed to feelings of distraction and discontentment, diminished their capacities for focus and critical thinking,…
LifeScale Now Available in Poland: Siła koncentracji – Lifescale – jak się skupić by mieć kreatywne produktywne i szczęśliwe życie?
via ROŚNIJ W SIŁĘ LifeScale is now available in Poland! Here’s a thoughtful, in-depth review from a publication in Poland that translates to, “Grow in Strength.” You can read the English version here (Google Translate). Siła koncentracji – Lifescale – jak się skupić by mieć kreatywne produktywne i szczęśliwe życie? Żyjemy w świecie, w którym ciągle coś nas rozprasza. Z każdej strony bombardują nas bodźce zabiegające o naszą uwagę na wszelkie możliwe sposoby przy wykorzystaniu słabości naszych umysłów. Trudniej jest…
Disruptive Innovation Accelerates Hotels, Restaurants, Cloud Kitchens, and the Hospitality Industry into the Future
Via Financial Express, Swapna Raghu Sanand With the year 2020 kicking off in an unprecedented way with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, innovative solutions for the hospitality industry have shot into prominence. Given how digital solutions are completely redefining food experiences across the corporate, travel and hospitality segments, an interesting premise can be linked with the concept of futuristic digital Darwinism has been shared by leading digital anthropologist and futurist Brian Solis. The best selling author recently shared a keynote…
It’s Time to Humanize Your Brand
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) featured an interview with Brian Solis, global innovation evangelist at Salesforce. We wanted to share the interview with you here… Brian Solis, global innovation evangelist at Salesforce, doesn’t mince words when it comes to how the coronavirus will change the way brands and organizations present themselves to the public. “If this pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that it’s time to add several new pillars to the brand that allow it to become much…
NSCA Announces Topic and Speaker Lineup for ‘Most Important BLC Ever’
NSCA today announced the topics and sessions for the 23rd annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), which will be held virtually Feb. 24-25, 2021. NSCA’s BLC “attracts hundreds of executives annually to learn from other leaders and hear about new ways to embrace technology and motivate employees,” according to the association announcement. BLC content is “precisely focused on helping integration company leaders make smart decisions while delivering takeaways that can realistically be implemented,” according to the announcement. “There’s no doubt that this is…
Employing an AI Futurist To Navigate the Post-Corona World
What does the world look like post-COVID? It’s an interesting question because the answer is limited to our own imagination and ideas of what was good and what wasn’t in the world before COVID (BC). As a contributor to Singularity University, I was excited to join Kris Østergaard on his Corporate Innovation Podcast for SingularityU. In this thoughtful episode, we explored a new concept I’ve been pushing to employ the role of an AI Futurist to navigate the Post-Corona, aka the…
Innovation in an Era of Digital Distractions
Have you watched the “Social Dilemma” on Netflix yet? It explores the previously unknown, ignored, and dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. I spent two years doing the same, most notably, with many of the players featured in the documentary. While social networking and gaming have rewired our brains and bodies, what the documentary, and most other experts and approaches leave us without, is a solution. I’m not a believer…
Q&A: How to Boost Your Business Through Innovation in an Era of Global Disruption
In an earlier post, Emakina and I explored the depths what it takes for businesses to become “the light in times of darkness.” Following the event, we received additional questions that we deemed were worth follow up. So, we scheduled a second recording to address all that we could. We wanted to share the conversation with you here… Extra Q&A Session with Brian Solis Last June, Emakina organised a webinar with 8-time bestselling author and digital anthropologist Brian Solis to…
Communication is an art, perhaps in the age of social media, a lost art
I recall an oft shared quote, which may or may not have been said by Blaise Pascal, “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” The point is that when we are purposeful and thoughtful, we can be incredibly articulate, engaging, and even rousing. The pace at which we attempt communication today, which is only accelerating, and the media to which we have unprecedented access, is eroding the very foundation of communication itself. But it doesn’t…
