Digital Business

Sailaja Josyula - March 24, 2021 - 414 views

As a woman in the engineering field, I once worked at a company dominated by men by a ratio of 80 to 1. I made it work – but then again, I’ve never shied away from expressing my opinion, and I can be stubborn, both of which helped me succeed in a male-dominated profession. But what […]

Thomas Osborne, MD - March 18, 2021 - 199 views

With large numbers of people suffering and dying from COVID every day, there’s no time to waste. As a result, we’ve been driven to meet this challenge with the most advanced care strategies and latest technological tools available. Key factors for success that we’ve identified include collaboration and the ability to understand complex interrelated factors […]

Joshua Robertson - March 16, 2021 - 211 views

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Whether Henry Ford actually said this is in doubt, but that’s another story – through the years, the quote has been used to sell the idea that when it comes to products, customers don’t know what they want until they see […]

Jayashree Ramanujam - March 15, 2021 - 214 views

I always used to wonder what to do when I came across a person with a disability – whether I should offer help voluntarily or not. Then, on the night of April 3, 2020, I began my own personal journey into finding out. Amid a worldwide coronavirus lockdown, I was hospitalized due to an emergency: […]

Risto Miikkulainen - March 11, 2021 - 182 views

The recently concluded XPRIZE Pandemic Response Challenge reveals the role advanced artificial intelligence (AI) can play in helping to find solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges.  The competition challenged AI practitioners to develop not only better models to predict where the COVID-19 pandemic is headed, but also to recommend what we should do about it: that […]

Shameka Young - March 8, 2021 - 646 views

In the spirit of this year’s theme for International Women’s Day – choose to challenge – I’m going to do just that. When it comes to supporting gender equality in the workplace, challenging is no longer a choice; it’s a responsibility. As a woman of color, challenging the status quo in the earliest years of […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, businesses had more questions than answers: Which policies would stem the spread? What’s the best way to distribute vaccines? How can we safely reopen? While many questions are still being debated, it’s clear what distinguishes leaders from laggards: preparedness with data, artificial intelligence (AI), the cloud and agile practices. The […]

Margaret Schweer - March 2, 2021 - 522 views

There’s a certain level of disruption that occurs when new leaders join an organization. Take the following scenario, which I witnessed firsthand at one of my clients.  He was the fifth senior director in two years to lead a key department in a global technology company. No wonder the group was suspicious. Based on early […]

Paul Tiede - February 24, 2021 - 537 views

I remember as a kid hearing my mom and dad sing Paul McCartney’s classic Beatles tune, “When I’m 64.” At the time, age 64 seemed infinitely far away – I would certainly never be that old (as I’m sure McCartney felt when he wrote the song). Unfortunately, how I felt then is how most millennials […]

Surya Gummadi - February 23, 2021 - 433 views

Why would a consumer need to be on hold for 30 minutes in this day and age to get confirmation of a prescription renewal? Because the renewal team has been inundated with annual renewal faxes, says a customer service representative. Faxes? Clearly, the healthcare industry needs to get serious about how it interacts with consumers. […]