Advances in emerging technologies have created an environment ripe for inventors and entrepreneurs seeking to create innovative solutions and products which are designed to improve and better existing business processes. The role of Digital Transformation can be thought of as a process facilitating the shift towards more efficient and productive ways of doing things. In this article, we will review some of the more recent advancements in emerging technologies which are helping businesses transform their operations.
Category: Digital Transformation
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking is not about systems or even about technology, although its origins started in that domain. Systems Thinking is about seeing the world from a 30,000 foot view. The idea behind this concept started in information management, where technologists needed to understand the full big picture in order to design individual parts of a …
How to Adopt New Technology
The process by which organizations and people adopt technology is a well-studied phenomenon, yet a lot of organizations operate seemingly in the dark without a proper methodology or model, often leaving them with tools which have little use or systems which are nearing the end of their lifespan soon after they are launched. It’s no …
Can AI Improve Marketing Outcomes?
Marketing industry has been one of the first areas where digitization and automation have taken place. As internet usage exploded and the number of digital advertising channels has grown to large proportions, it became obvious that marketers needed complex and effective tools to help them manage things like media buying, user analytics, consumer journeys and …
Smart Chatbots and Virtual Assistants are Coming!
Recent advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have created an environment ripe for inventors and entrepreneurs seeking to create automated chat engines which can almost mimic human behavior. Since Microsoft first released Clippy, their Office Assistant, professionals everywhere have been realizing the beneficial potential of a virtual assistant. Nowadays, most prominent websites feature some kind …
Next Steps in Digital Transformation
Although most ridesharing and hotel booking companies didn’t exist until a decade ago, the concept of Digital Transformation has been around for quite some time. As computer technologies and programming skills have evolved, paving ways for better systems and more intuitive user interfaces, companies from all industries have begun improving their manual processes with automation …
Innovation Driven Retail
It has been over twenty years since retailers and manufacturers started selling their products online. We have gone through the periods of explosive growth and rapid declines, aka dot com bust. Regardless of the times and business models, technologies which drive consumer purchasing behavior continue to develop. As the technology and platforms continue to evolve …