A few years ago, I wrote a white paper for Cisco on the post-PC world. We haven't arrived there yet. The personal computer market continues to evolve. Artificial intelligence is on the cusp of driving the next transformative shift, and that shift requires more processing power than a tablet or mobile phone can encompass, though they already leverage their own onboard AI … [Read more...] about AI PCs: First Looks at 5 Laptops that Redefine the Future of Personal Computing
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2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report: The Worrisome Microsoft and LinkedIn Report
2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report: The Worrisome Microsoft and LinkedIn Report All images via Dalle-2 and Microsoft Copilot. Some images may have been edited after their creation. The 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn delivers some worrisome insights about the future of work. Most notably, it shines a bright light on the power of automation … [Read more...] about 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report: The Worrisome Microsoft and LinkedIn Report
Future of Work Forecasts 2024: Driving Forces Shaping the Future of Work in the Next 12 Months
Future of Work Forecasts 2024: Driving Forces Shaping the Future of Work in the Next 12 Months Cover Photo by Cottonbro Studio on Pexels.com AI confusion. AI will be everywhere, but it won’t all be the same. As most enterprise software gains some level of AI functionality in 2024, organizations will realize that AIs from different vendors may represent different … [Read more...] about Future of Work Forecasts 2024: Driving Forces Shaping the Future of Work in the Next 12 Months
What IT Can Learn About the Future of Generative AI from Future of Marketing Scenarios: Challenges and Opportunities
The future of generative aI: early challenges for IT, and opportunities I recently attended the annual scenario planning session for friend and colleague Rob Salkowitz’s 'Future of Marketing' class in the Communications Leadership program at the University of Washington. We introduced his students to scenario planning and asked them to think about how the … [Read more...] about What IT Can Learn About the Future of Generative AI from Future of Marketing Scenarios: Challenges and Opportunities
4 Future of Marketing Scenarios from the University of Washington ‘Future of Marketing’ class. Overlord or Partner? Learn How AI Wins and What Clips its Wings.
Future of Marketing Scenarios An overview of Scenario Planning Scenario planning employs an outside-in view of the future. It purposefully creates context by specifying futures that embody the key topic without being beholden to it. The process encourages people to identify uncertainties that will be critical to the future of a topic, not within the domain, but across the … [Read more...] about 4 Future of Marketing Scenarios from the University of Washington ‘Future of Marketing’ class. Overlord or Partner? Learn How AI Wins and What Clips its Wings.