The 4th industrial revolution is about change the very fabric of the internet forever, enabling every human on the planet to participate for the first time. That’s a bold statement! Let me explain….. 1. Language – The Ultimate Leveller Language is the foundation of all communication for humanity....
Fintech innovation is accelerating at an ever increasing rate with everything from UX to blockchain causing mass fragmentation of banking services, as startups pick off micro services, like direct debit payments and international transfers to provide better, faster or cheaper alternatives. Core retail banking services though,...
Interviewing recently for a new role got me thinking about the bigger challenges for autonomous vehicles, an area I've been working on for the last year or so. Currently almost all R&D effort in this field is concentrated on replacing the need for a driver, and...
The accelerated adoption of chatbots and voice enabled applications is unprecedented. Almost every day new stats appear about the thousands upon thousands of new chatbots appearing in the main messaging platforms or the hundreds of skills being added to Amazon's Alexa. This "Voice First Revolution" is catching fire,...
Earlier this week Mary Meeker of KPCB presented and published a 213 slide dossier on Internet trends for 2016. A good chunk of this was devoted to the rise of ‘Voice as Computing Interface’, which I found particularly fascinating. Mary’s presentation centred largely on voice, and voice...
I love seeing really purposeful uses of technology (see video below). Most innovation comes from necessity, and disruption is usually born out of frustration. Enterprises' IT continues to suffer disruption from consumer driven innovation, and this is largely driven by emerging productivity solutions. Bring Your Own Device...
I wrote recently about how repurposing technology to fix new issues was the real innovation. One of the great things I love about science & technology is its jigsaw puzzle nature. Someone somewhere usually has a fix for a piece of your problem, and innovation...
It's often said "necessity is the mother of invention", but quite often an 'invention' is not so ground breaking, it's just a thing we've adapted from something we've seen elsewhere to suit a different need or desire. Even Leonardo Da Vinci adapted from his own experiences. Perhaps "necessity is...
Having spent the last year or so talking to a variety of businesses as I search for my next corporate adventure, I continue to be amazed by the pace of progress being made by most start-ups over cash rich enterprise. Just look at FinTech. There are...
Softer networking tactics aside I'm convinced the traditional recruitment process is broken. It's inefficient, lengthy, and costing candidates and recruiters dearly in time, wasted effort and lost opportunity. There is light at the end of the tunnel though! 1. The Pre-Interview Process: Recently I read this: Employers spend...