In this issue of WIN World Insights, we bring you the basics of the latest technological trends. Because, when you begin to understand them, you realize how they will hugely
impact our businesses, our lives and our future.
17 Cartoons That Will Change Your Business by @BrianSolis @GapingvoidBrian Solis
This special series of cartoons, with short insights from both Hugh MacLeod and Brian Solis adapted from #WTF (www.wtfbusiness.com), will help you see things differently.
N.B. You'll be asked for your email to view this special series of cartoons, with valuable insights from both Hugh MacLeod and Brian Solis.
http://gapingvoid.com/solis-image-download/
Back in 2013 the McKinsey Global Institute published a report entitled Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy. The report identified 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years. The report also looks at exactly how these technologies could change our world, as well as their benefits and challenges, and offers guidelines to help leaders from businesses and other institutions respond. The Report estimated that, together, applications of the 12 technologies discussed in the report could have a potential economic impact between $14 trillion and $33 trillion a year in 2025.
The potential benefits of the technologies discussed in the report are tremendous—but so are the challenges of preparing for their impact. If business and government leaders wait until these technologies are exerting their full influence on the economy, it will be too late to capture the benefits or react to the consequences.
Disruptive Technologies examined the current challenges and opportunities brought by such innovation whilst providing delegates the opportunity to test technologies via live demonstrations.
At IBM THINK Leaders, we consult the experts and take a look back at the year in data-driven storytelling to make important predictions for leadership trends in 2016.
Consumers aren't just craving new experiences from brands, they're demanding them - with scale. Successful brands will be those that adapt and derive from customer insights, both positive and negative.
In the recently published Razorfish Outlook Report 2010, we analyzed how our clients evolved with the challenging economic environment, what media proved effective, what didn’t deliver, and how this information can be used to direct successful strategy moving forward.
Service design consultancy Fjord presents its annual trends predictions, showcasing 10 trends that will shape digital services in 2013. This year’s report forecasts the major shifts that will impact the way we work and live, and offers practical advice to help business leaders interpret the opportunities that lie ahead.
17 Cartoons That Will Change Your Business by @BrianSolis @GapingvoidBrian Solis
This special series of cartoons, with short insights from both Hugh MacLeod and Brian Solis adapted from #WTF (www.wtfbusiness.com), will help you see things differently.
N.B. You'll be asked for your email to view this special series of cartoons, with valuable insights from both Hugh MacLeod and Brian Solis.
http://gapingvoid.com/solis-image-download/
Back in 2013 the McKinsey Global Institute published a report entitled Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy. The report identified 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years. The report also looks at exactly how these technologies could change our world, as well as their benefits and challenges, and offers guidelines to help leaders from businesses and other institutions respond. The Report estimated that, together, applications of the 12 technologies discussed in the report could have a potential economic impact between $14 trillion and $33 trillion a year in 2025.
The potential benefits of the technologies discussed in the report are tremendous—but so are the challenges of preparing for their impact. If business and government leaders wait until these technologies are exerting their full influence on the economy, it will be too late to capture the benefits or react to the consequences.
Disruptive Technologies examined the current challenges and opportunities brought by such innovation whilst providing delegates the opportunity to test technologies via live demonstrations.
At IBM THINK Leaders, we consult the experts and take a look back at the year in data-driven storytelling to make important predictions for leadership trends in 2016.
Consumers aren't just craving new experiences from brands, they're demanding them - with scale. Successful brands will be those that adapt and derive from customer insights, both positive and negative.
In the recently published Razorfish Outlook Report 2010, we analyzed how our clients evolved with the challenging economic environment, what media proved effective, what didn’t deliver, and how this information can be used to direct successful strategy moving forward.
Service design consultancy Fjord presents its annual trends predictions, showcasing 10 trends that will shape digital services in 2013. This year’s report forecasts the major shifts that will impact the way we work and live, and offers practical advice to help business leaders interpret the opportunities that lie ahead.
Living Services respond by
wrapping around us, constantly
learning more about our needs,
intents and preferences, so
that they can flex and adapt to
make themselves more relevant,
engaging and useful. Consumers
demand this now as the standards
are being set by the best of
breed across the entirety of their
experiences, not restricted by
sector—hence liquid expectations.
OCHWW @ SXSW 2016: Trends and Takeaways for the Healthcare MarketerOgilvy Health
Observations and inspirations from the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (OCHWW) team that attended the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2016 festival. From virtual and augmented reality to geofencing and gaming in healthcare, our team saw it all. Here are the most impactful topics on display at this year's event.
Hot off the Crowd // January 2016 FABERNOVEL's watch based on crowdfunding a...Fabernovel
ASSISTED HUMANS, AUTONOMOUS OBJECTS
This Hot Off the Crowd edition was fueled by months of investigation and daily discoveries on the leading crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platforms: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList, Product Hunt, Crunchbase…
At FABERNOVEL, we truly believe that we all need to monitor the latest technological gems, trends and developments from these sites, it’s the most useful way to understand what’s going on before taking action.
Daisy CTO, Nathan Marke, talks digital technology and how it's affecting businesses across all industries. This is the speech Nathan gave at Daisy Communications' flagship event 'Daisy Wired? 2014'. For more info, visit www.daisygroupplc.com
Using digital technology to your advantage. Should you focus on improving customer experience or new products and services or your core business operations?
Presentation from Brian Solis, Principle Analyst and Author, given at an exclusive Q&A and book signing hosted by Adobe in London on 12 July 2013.
During his talk, Brian examined:
- The rise of the connected customer
- How leadership can survive Digital Darwinism
- The Four Moments of Truth through navigating the evolving landscape of new consumerism
- How to align user experience with innovation and leadership in order to improve business performance and engagement
How Disney is putting its magic in Digital TransformationScopernia
We’re always looking around for organizations with strong digital transformation efforts and Disney is one of the best examples we have come across thus far.
This short presentation we made shows off their leadership, investments and some of their amazing efforts in research and innovation. We hope they will inspire you!
http://www.digitaltransformationbook.com/
This presentation highlights the importance of engaging all of the community in Innovation and incersing importance of Collaboraion and the mobile smartphone. It covers tips on trendwatching as a way to stimulate creativity along with some future predictions to give ideas on business opportunities and presents practical tips for small business operating in Main Shopping Street precincts
Hot off the Crowd – FABERNOVEL's watch based on crowdfunding and crowdsourcin...Fabernovel
The new Hot Off the Crowd edition is online! Our watch based on crowfunding and crowdsourcing platforms: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList, Product Hunt… FABERNOVEL is digging the gold out of the crowdfunding mine: emerging trends and tomorrow's it technologies.
This edition of HOTC newly reinforces one of FABERNOVEL’s most tenacious convictions, and serves our mission of “distributing the future in the most equitable way.” The human beings who constitute our teams remain better than robots and their algorithms, and we hope – because we are optimists – that they become our best friends.
***
La quatrième et nouvelle édition de Hot Off the Crowd est en ligne ! Les pépites et les tendances telles qu’elles émergent sur nos plateformes de crowdfunding et de crowdsourcing préférées : Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList, ProductHunt.
Cette édition de HOTC renforce de nouveau une de nos convictions les plus tenaces chez FABERNOVEL, pour servir notre mission de “distribuer le futur de façon plus équitable” : les humains qui composent nos équipes resteront meilleurs que les robots et leurs algorithmes, tout en espérant – parce que nous sommes optimistes – que ceux-ci deviennent nos meilleurs amis.
Disruption and digital disruption 2016Dirk Laverge
disruption in our economy, and the impact of digital transformation
1) trends
2) drivers for change
3) business models
4) how to respond to the disruption?
What industries have been digitally disrupted? What are being disrupted? What types of digital disruption are there? Where should you focus your digital disruption/transformation efforts?
How Digital Transformation Navigates Disruption to Chart A Better Course to t...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how HPE Pointnext Services advises organizations on using digital transformation to take advantage of new and emerging market opportunities.
In a world of omnipresent screens, digital interfaces and technology devices, it's good to get back to simple pleasures as reading a book under the umbrella, lulled by the sea breeze of the beach. Did
you know that reading can help you overcome stress? More, reading makes you sleep better, increases your empathy, expands your vocabulary, improves memory, concentration, writing skills and imagination. Well, according to the journal Science, reading also fills your head with new bits of information, that you never know when it might come in handy, and keeps your brain sharp, preventing Alzheimer's disease among others.
WIN World Insights | Issue 05 | April, 2014WIN World
WIN World - Global Markets - Behind the Logo. Simplicity for global logos as the only one solution as global economic market moves towards far-reaching globalization.
Living Services respond by
wrapping around us, constantly
learning more about our needs,
intents and preferences, so
that they can flex and adapt to
make themselves more relevant,
engaging and useful. Consumers
demand this now as the standards
are being set by the best of
breed across the entirety of their
experiences, not restricted by
sector—hence liquid expectations.
OCHWW @ SXSW 2016: Trends and Takeaways for the Healthcare MarketerOgilvy Health
Observations and inspirations from the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (OCHWW) team that attended the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2016 festival. From virtual and augmented reality to geofencing and gaming in healthcare, our team saw it all. Here are the most impactful topics on display at this year's event.
Hot off the Crowd // January 2016 FABERNOVEL's watch based on crowdfunding a...Fabernovel
ASSISTED HUMANS, AUTONOMOUS OBJECTS
This Hot Off the Crowd edition was fueled by months of investigation and daily discoveries on the leading crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platforms: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList, Product Hunt, Crunchbase…
At FABERNOVEL, we truly believe that we all need to monitor the latest technological gems, trends and developments from these sites, it’s the most useful way to understand what’s going on before taking action.
Daisy CTO, Nathan Marke, talks digital technology and how it's affecting businesses across all industries. This is the speech Nathan gave at Daisy Communications' flagship event 'Daisy Wired? 2014'. For more info, visit www.daisygroupplc.com
Using digital technology to your advantage. Should you focus on improving customer experience or new products and services or your core business operations?
Presentation from Brian Solis, Principle Analyst and Author, given at an exclusive Q&A and book signing hosted by Adobe in London on 12 July 2013.
During his talk, Brian examined:
- The rise of the connected customer
- How leadership can survive Digital Darwinism
- The Four Moments of Truth through navigating the evolving landscape of new consumerism
- How to align user experience with innovation and leadership in order to improve business performance and engagement
How Disney is putting its magic in Digital TransformationScopernia
We’re always looking around for organizations with strong digital transformation efforts and Disney is one of the best examples we have come across thus far.
This short presentation we made shows off their leadership, investments and some of their amazing efforts in research and innovation. We hope they will inspire you!
http://www.digitaltransformationbook.com/
This presentation highlights the importance of engaging all of the community in Innovation and incersing importance of Collaboraion and the mobile smartphone. It covers tips on trendwatching as a way to stimulate creativity along with some future predictions to give ideas on business opportunities and presents practical tips for small business operating in Main Shopping Street precincts
Hot off the Crowd – FABERNOVEL's watch based on crowdfunding and crowdsourcin...Fabernovel
The new Hot Off the Crowd edition is online! Our watch based on crowfunding and crowdsourcing platforms: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList, Product Hunt… FABERNOVEL is digging the gold out of the crowdfunding mine: emerging trends and tomorrow's it technologies.
This edition of HOTC newly reinforces one of FABERNOVEL’s most tenacious convictions, and serves our mission of “distributing the future in the most equitable way.” The human beings who constitute our teams remain better than robots and their algorithms, and we hope – because we are optimists – that they become our best friends.
***
La quatrième et nouvelle édition de Hot Off the Crowd est en ligne ! Les pépites et les tendances telles qu’elles émergent sur nos plateformes de crowdfunding et de crowdsourcing préférées : Kickstarter, Indiegogo, AngelList, ProductHunt.
Cette édition de HOTC renforce de nouveau une de nos convictions les plus tenaces chez FABERNOVEL, pour servir notre mission de “distribuer le futur de façon plus équitable” : les humains qui composent nos équipes resteront meilleurs que les robots et leurs algorithmes, tout en espérant – parce que nous sommes optimistes – que ceux-ci deviennent nos meilleurs amis.
Disruption and digital disruption 2016Dirk Laverge
disruption in our economy, and the impact of digital transformation
1) trends
2) drivers for change
3) business models
4) how to respond to the disruption?
What industries have been digitally disrupted? What are being disrupted? What types of digital disruption are there? Where should you focus your digital disruption/transformation efforts?
How Digital Transformation Navigates Disruption to Chart A Better Course to t...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how HPE Pointnext Services advises organizations on using digital transformation to take advantage of new and emerging market opportunities.
In a world of omnipresent screens, digital interfaces and technology devices, it's good to get back to simple pleasures as reading a book under the umbrella, lulled by the sea breeze of the beach. Did
you know that reading can help you overcome stress? More, reading makes you sleep better, increases your empathy, expands your vocabulary, improves memory, concentration, writing skills and imagination. Well, according to the journal Science, reading also fills your head with new bits of information, that you never know when it might come in handy, and keeps your brain sharp, preventing Alzheimer's disease among others.
WIN World Insights | Issue 05 | April, 2014WIN World
WIN World - Global Markets - Behind the Logo. Simplicity for global logos as the only one solution as global economic market moves towards far-reaching globalization.
Nothing is impossible for us. Bring us your challenge: we will embrace it and together create the best customized training and inspiration program for you.
WIN World Insights | Issue 02 | January, 2014WIN World
WIN World team - wishing all an inspiring 2014!
For WIN World "Winning together" the subject of Porto Business School Leadership Grand Conference 2014, is the life and business philosophy that will take us to embrace one of the greatest leadership eras in modern business history. Winning together is making the difference at a larger scale.
This month we chatted with Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School. He writes, consults and speaks across the world on topics such as strategies for growth, strategic innovation and making strategy
happen.
This article tells a bit of the story of WIN World. Committed to live many years more, WIN World grows with each project, each client, each leader, each speaker, each supplier, each human being. WIN World grows with you and that is why this is a fascinating journey we all live together.
What is a Winning Mindset?
If you want to be a high-achiever and make of those around you high-achievers too, be sure
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Curiosity Stop Special: Techcrunch Disrupt 2016We Are Social
Techcrunch Disrupt is where some of the world’s most game-changing technologies and tech innovations are first revealed. Didn’t get a chance to go? Fear not. We've identified six of the most interesting themes and talks from this year to keep you in the know of what’s going to be big over the coming months.
Now into its ninth year, Fjord’s annual Trends Report 2016 has arrived and, once again, we unveil what we believe to be the most significant technology and business developments emerging and describe how they will transform our world in the coming 12 months.
Our Trends Report is the result of months of research, discussions and debate, pooling the collective experience at Fjord and Accenture Interactive and distilled into ten core ideas.
We believe 2016 will be another defining year for digital and will bring even more transformation, disruption and delight to organizations and their audiences. In the report you can expect to discover more about big data etiquette, the rise of employee experience (EX) design, disappearing apps, the true power of wearables and nearables and much more.
Check out the full Fjord Trends Report 2016 below, visit trends.fjordnet.com, and follow the conversation at #FjordTrends.
Enjoy!
See more at www.trends.fjordnet.com
The Accenture Fjord Trend Report features what we believe to be the most significant technology and business developments emerging and how they will impact our lives.
Our Trends Report is the result of months of research, discussions, and debate, pooling the collective experience at Fjord and Accenture Interactive and distilled into ten core ideas.
Visit trends.fjordnet.com and follow the conversation at #FjordTrends.
Enjoy!
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Top Trends from SXSW Interactive 2014. The Big Roundup.Ashika Chauhan
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Trends you might of heard of like wearables, data and the internet of things are still around, but they’re beginning to grow-up and different industries are beginning to be disrupted as a result.
More than anything, the conference instilled a sense of responsibility in me. The decisions we make today, as people, as agencies and as brands will define the future we live in tomorrow.
The deck covers the most prominent trends from this year. I'd love to hear your thoughts, say hello @ashikachauhan.
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WIN WORLD INSIGHTS | ISSUE 10 | YEAR 02
1. Issue 10 | Year 02 | September | 2014
Driveless cars, wearables, drones, 3D printers, virtual reality goggles.
Perhaps you have seen these words on the news throughout the last year. You
probably read that Facebook bought Oculus VR, a virtual reality technology, or that
Google has acquired drone maker Titan Aerospace.
But why is technology invading the news?
In this issue of WIN World Insights, we bring you the basics of the latest technological
trends. Because, when you begin to understand them, you realize how they will hugely
impact our businesses, our lives and our future.
The sharing economy
Technology is enabling a new economic paradigm. They call it Sharing
Economy and it presents a new way of exchanging products and services
characterized by a peer-to-peer exchange and a collaborative
consumption model. Do you have any goods that you are not using?
Perhaps you could rent them. Do you want to share your time, skills and
artistry? The Sharing Economy is all about that. It saves consumers time,
energy and money. It promotes trust, closeness and humanizes our
relationships. Airbnb and Uber are good examples of companies that
translated this trend into a business.
The Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is about systems and networks of low-cost sensors
and actuators for data collection and analysis. It means connecting and
embedding intelligence in billions of objects and devices all around the
world.
In fact, these new networks are linking data from products and
consumers and are generating better information to facilitate the
process of decision making for consumers. Wearables are an
integral part of this trend nowadays, as they gather an enormous
amount of information about individuals’ habits and routines. These
data will be very useful for businesses, in order for them to develop
truly tailored products and services..
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Robotics
Nowadays, robots are gaining enhanced senses and intelligence - there’s
major upgrades such as machine vision, artificial intelligence,
machine-to-machine communication, sensors and actuators. Intelligent
software systems are now able to perform knowledge work tasks involving
unstructured commands and subtle judgments while robots will be more
and more equipped with enhanced senses, dexterity, and intelligence used
to automate tasks or augment humans. In the future, robots will be able to
perform surgeries, to combat, to execute skillful jobs, distribute and deliver
goods, among other tasks. The implications for the workforce will be huge.
Virtual Reality
Perhaps in the past this was a theme of interest for science fiction fans only
- but not anymore. Virtual reality, the digital simulation of a
three-dimensional environment, will have extraordinary implications for
both businesses and people’s lives. These computer-simulated
environments are expected to transform key industries such as health
sciences, financial services, and manufacturing in new and imaginative
ways that experts say will improve our lives and the choices we make.
Medicine students will be able to develop tremendously realistic
simulations of surgical procedures, for instance. Companies will be able to
train their employees through virtual reality devices, hold meetings with
people who are based in different locations or entirely change the way of
delivering their products and services to customers.
Inspiring thought
Garry kasparov
3. page03
Leo Xavier’s column
We still underestimate the importance of technology.
You want technology to adapt to your business? What we should be doing instead is wondering how
our business model should change so it can properly make the best out of technology.
That’s how important it is.
I'm a firm believer that we will not end up living in some simulated world. At least not in the next few
decades, which is as far as anyone can wish to plan their strategies for. Things like food,
relationships, travel, entertainment, these all will have their premium experience in the physical
world.
But that's the point. The premium experience in the real world will be a consequence from the virtual,
technology driven world. It’s technology that will help us travel to the perfect city, take us to our
favourite restaurant with our best match from a dating site, driving in the car that best suits our
income while listening to the music we adore.
There’s a very literal name for this: Information technology. “How old school!”, you’ll scream. The
thing is, though: how much information about your business are you gathering through technology
today? How can you change your business model and workflows to find new ways of automating
processes and gathering information about your employees, users and customers?
The cost of not doing so is clear. Some trendy, artsy, overpaid and financially over-the-top-risky
startup will eventually find a way to do it better than you. It will reinvent your industry by fully exploring
the potential of technology.
“Sure” you’ll mumble, “but most of those startups fail”. Right you are. Most of them fail. But if you've
ever been around a startup incubator (check out Startup Lisboa, Beta-i and their Lisbon Challenge,
or a Seedcamp Lisbon session), you will recognise failing won’t stop them. All they need is one to
succeed. And it takes just one successful start up to completely leapfrog your business
technologically.
So let it be yours. You have to invest in a startup-like culture. Inside and outside of your business.
Start scouting for talent and ideas, hire the best, invest in ideas relevant to your industry. Most will
fail, but when one of them succeeds it will do so within your company, transforming it from within.
That’s how important technology really is.
Leo Xavier
CTO, Observador
4. WIN World at the Web Summit
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The New York Times describes it as “a grand conclave of the tech
industry’s high priests, who came from all over the world” while
Bloomberg calls it the Davos for Geeks. Within three years, it became
the most influential tech event in Europe. We are talking about
Web Summit. And the good news is that WIN World will be there!
We are proud of having been selected, among thousands of companies from all over the world,
to be at the Web Summit next November 4-6 in Dublin. We believe that technology can empower
knowledge and networking experiences at a larger scale. We want to be close to the geeks, who
are creating the future, and learn how we can take our mission further. Together, with the right
technological partners, we will be able to revolutionize the way of delivering training and inspiring
experiences worldwide.
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Book of the month
Abundance:
The Future Is Better
Than You Think
Authors:
Peter Diamandis &
Steven Kotler
Post of the month
DAILY SCHEDULE | How History’s Most
Brilliant People Scheduled Their Days
In-company programs
BECAUSE YOU CARE AND IT MATTERS
Ideas for Good is an original teambuilding format, with a strong social component - there is a cause,
a challenge and a team. The involvement is huge and the results that can be achieved by participants
are both surprising and very useful. A flexible activity which allows to be tailored, according to the
briefing, the number of participants and the preferred length. This program can also be coordinated
with other projects already integrated in the social responsibility activities of the company.
5. Tailor-made projects
Partnering with companies on making their way for growth, WIN World provides a world-class
integrated service creating and developing impactful tailor-made projects to align people and
reinforce bonds among stakeholders in order to outdo business goals and achieve far better results.
Bring us your challenge: we will embrace it and together create the best customized training and
inspiration program from you. From learning board meetings to corporate annual conventions,
leadership retreats, igniting workshops, companies’ public forums, among other business-for-growth
get-togethers, in Portugal or across borders, the possibilities for your company are endless.
WIN World Insights
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