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Over the last decade, businesses have become gradually more focused on supporting good causes and displaying their goodwill publicly. But over the last year, COVID-19 forced companies to take an even closer look at how they’re truly making a difference. As the pandemic impacted employee wellbeing, company culture, and revenue, organizations could no longer ignoreRead more

As shelter-in-place orders rolled out across the globe, many companies were overwhelmed with customer phone calls.  But many of those calls involve time-consuming, repetitive processes that could easily be automated.  It simply doesn’t make financial sense to have hundreds of humans in contact centers answering customer phone calls or responding to online chats that couldRead more

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – or drones – are being reported as the next big thing in-home delivery services but they are already being used extensively for surveying land, mining, farming, military applications, environmental work, research, and photography.  Today there are more than 1.7 million drones registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), over halfRead more

Developments in autonomous driving are moving at a rapid pace with expectations that cars will soon be able to handle the majority of the driving and complex situations, without human intervention.  What has yet to be developed extensively is full automation where there is no driver whatsoever.  Once this happens, transportation as we know itRead more

In the last few years, 3D printing has been touted as the next cool thing, with promises of it revolutionizing industries.  While the focus has mostly been on manufacturing, the truth is that 3D printing will touch on almost every part of business, even reaching into space. So what is 3D printing and why shouldRead more

Smart factories, warehouses, and facilities not only use automation or software to simplify and process tedious tasks, but can also self-optimize, self-adapt, and learn from the condition in order to constantly improve.  It’s the learning and self-optimizing that sets it apart from a standard factory.  Both Alibaba and Amazon are great examples of this. TheyRead more

Robots have already been successful in commercial situations, manufacturing, and the workplace, but the most exciting developments are still to come – robots as care-givers, civic robots, and even family members.  As deep learning and AI improve, so will the ability of robots to reason, make decisions, and maybe even empathize. Pre-COVID-19, Robotics, and automationRead more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in some form has been around us for decades.  Already, AI is in many cars, is part of manufacturing, the medical field, finance, mobility, and more.  AI is not going away and for that matter, neither are pandemics like COVID-19, which is why leaders need to think about their business will beRead more

As the global pandemic shows no sign of abating, banks around the world are beginning to realize that they’re in this for the long haul.  For many industries, especially banking, the timing seems right to introduce new digital technologies.  However, it shouldn’t be at the expense of the personal touch.  If anything, it’s an opportunityRead more

Traditional banks have struggled to get their arms around the new generation of online-only banks and digital financial services that millennials love.  Without the need for expensive retail store-fronts, easy-to-use mobile apps, and better offerings, it’s easy to see why the cell phone generation is abandoning old-style financial institutions for a better alternative.  And it’sRead more