Technology has changed the way we work and will continue disrupting at an exponential pace. The latest episode of DisrupTV built upon the theme of embracing change from our last episode but took a timely look at some of the new tech showcased at CES and how it will impact our personal and professional lives. While constantly chasing the “next cool thing” can cause more chaos and frustration, if adopted correctly, technology can also support, improve and augment our skills in new ways for faster innovation.
The Era of Multiplied Innovation.
Robotics. Cloud. AI. Quantum. Automation. All of the tech showcased at CES highlights the new era of multiplied innovation, explained Crawford Del Prete, chief operating officer at IDC.
His firm predicts that by 2025, 90% of code will be reused in different code repositories. He also shared that from 1964-2017, 500M apps were built. By 2030, another 500M will be created with multiplied innovation and the reuse of already created code. These numbers are substantial!
How do we manage the chaos? Will we be in an AI-/machine-driven world? How do we build trust? What does security and privacy look like? What will digital transformation and business models look in a few years? Crawford provided some insightful advice for these questions during his interview.
Mashup What We Have and Leave the Others Behind.
Reuse or repurposing what’s available is a great way to build the next big thing, and mashups are building momentum in this new wave of innovation. Larry Dignan, editor in chief at ZDNet, covered the biggest news of the week from CES and around the globe. Companies are wanting to reinvent themselves by partnering completely outside of the norm. Avnet/Not Impossible Labs. Kroger/Microsoft. BMW/North Face. We will see some pretty cool tech coming from these types of collaborative partnerships that will disrupt the way we work and innovate.
The conversation also covered what tech will stay, transform or become irrelevant, including cloud, AI, Digital Transformation and Facebook. Check out Larry’s fun and snarky take on these topics.
“Give more than you take, and you will be more successful with the people around you.”
Great quote from Annie McKee, senior fellow and author of “How to Be Happy at Work.” Similar to the mashups and collaborative work environments, this idea translates to all parts of our lives from personal relationships, to innovation, to strengthening our business networks, to building great products, experiences and more.
Our workplace norms look different due to the exponential growth of innovation and technology. However, people are still the heart of the work and decision making. The “machine” won’t be taking over any time soon. Business need to embrace technology and remove the stodgy, 20th century standards of how companies should run. Our technology has developed and so should our processes. Flip that standard and change our cultures to support people learning, growing and changing. Annie provided some great takeaways for creating positive environments with friendships, mentoring and room to excel. We need to be appropriately stressed and challenged with the feeling of making a difference and being engaged. Happiness at work makes a difference.
This is just a small glimpse at the great advice and hilarious anecdotes shared during the show. Please check out the full discussions in the video replay here or the podcast.
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