AI is revolutionising the way that organisations approach cybersecurity, but criminals are deploying the same technologies for their own ends. In the summer of 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported the – at that point – unusual case of a UK-based energy company executive who was tricked into sending €220,000 to a supplier in Hungary. …
With investment continuing to rise, the retail sector is being reshaped by technological innovation. That much is evident from the investment trends. A recent report from technology adviser Ensono found that 63% IT decision-makers in UK retail were planning to increase spending on technology, in part to offset many of the challenges faced by the …
Cutting-edge technology is providing organisations with the means to create greener more sustainable supply chains. The reward is lower costs and higher profits. Back in the 19th century, if you wanted to move goods “at speed” across ocean trading routes you probably booked space on a clipper – a streamlined class of sailing ship capable …
There’s nothing new under the sun. Back in the mid-1700s, philosopher and economist Jeremy Bentham came up with the idea of the “panopticon” prison. Put simply, this was a building in which all the cells had one open wall facing towards a central watch tower. While the prisoners couldn’t see the tower, the prison guards …
Navigating the Inter-generational Divide in Senior Leadership As artificial intelligence reshapes the world of work, there are real opportunities for organisations and people to become more creative and productive. According to a report published this year by Mercer, a workforce, retirement and health consultancy, 57 per cent of CEOs and CFOs are planning to increase …
Navigating the Inter-generational Divide in Senior Leadership The modern workforce typically has four generations working together. At leadership level, this can offer huge advantages. The first Baby Boomers joined the global workforce in the early nineteen sixties. “Generation Z” began to collect their salaries in the late 2000s. In between we’ve seen the arrival of …
Navigating the Lexical Landscape for Effective Communication Jargon is everywhere and while it can serve a useful purpose it can mask meaning and alienate outsiders Everybody hates jargon. And yet, most of us probably find that within the course of a working day, common corporate buzzwords and industry-specific phrases spill from our lips. Deep down, …
The Metamophosis of ChatGPT As artificial intelligence continues to advance, we are witnessing the emergence of sophisticated language models like ChatGPT, capable of generating human-like text and engaging in various conversations. This has raised an intriguing question: Should ChatGPT be able to write a blog about itself? While it may seem like a paradoxical concept, …
Pushing Boundaries Through Clever Innovation Innovation is the key to market disruption. What can companies of all sizes learn from the success stories of the last twenty years? Cast your mind back twenty years to the year 2000. The business world looked very different back then. Netflix was posting out DVDs to its customers rather …
Pushing Boundaries Through Clever Innovation Ideas tabled by team members can be the key to improving processes and driving product improvement but how can an organisation create a culture of innovation? Is laziness the mother of invention? If you’re a fan of social media memes, you may well have seen a picture of Bill Gates, …
