Accenture Taps Virtual Reality To Improve The Lives Of Amputees
More than 1 million people each year have a limb amputated. This is a traumatic surgery, which is often followed by a long, grueling rehabilitation process to help patients overcome both the physical...
View ArticleVR: The Next Generation Of Immersive Technology
Throughout history, technology has “rewired” our brains and changed how we perceive the world. Since the printing press enabled a new world of readers more than 400 years ago, the way we create and...
View ArticleSwimming In The Immersive Digital Experience
If you’ve chased a Pokémon down the street or visited Antarctica via the New York Times’ VR app, you’ve already experienced how quickly immersive digital experiences have begun to feel real. This first...
View ArticleRetail Tomorrow: How Today’s Technology Is Shaping Retail’s Future
Do you ever think about tomorrow? Many retailers don’t. They’re too concerned with what’s happening in the moment. They’re too wrapped up in managing their daily business operations or maintaining...
View ArticleFive Technologies That Have Made A Difference To Employees
Almost a year ago I wrote about the impact digital innovation is having in our workplace. It may not seem like it, but in that time, so much has changed technologically. We are making the gradual shift...
View ArticleDigital Onboarding: Happier Hires, Greater Productivity
“You only get one chance to make a first impression.” This old sales axiom perfectly describes the importance of effective, efficient onboarding processes. While recruiting and interviewing introduce...
View ArticleHow Virtual Reality Can Drive Efficiency In The Oil & Gas Industry
The lower cost of technology in recent times has led to greater use of virtual reality (VR). Historically, VR has been used in video games and the entertainment industry, but as the technology advances...
View ArticleFive Digital Transformation Trends In The Education Industry
Despite its role in preparing young people to move society and technology forward, the education industry has remained ironically resistant to change. Until recently, most educational processes have...
View ArticleProfessional Services Firms: Innovating At Low Risk With Cognitive Technologies
Professional services firms are facing challenges to their traditional business models due to new digitally enabled business models. Opportunities to innovate at low risk are arising with the emergence...
View ArticleImmersive Technologies In Supply Chain
The opening keynote at the annual Google I/O developers conference in 2018 had 12 interesting announcements for the future of the AI-enabled world. The one that hit the most responsive chord to me was...
View ArticleNew Trends In Animation And What They Mean For Marketers
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that animation is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing industries in the world. Having been firmly associated with entertainment for years, recently it has...
View ArticleDigital Twins: Enabling Next-Gen Manufacturing
As the manufacturing world confronts deep transformation and the need to capitalize on the Industry 4.0 bonanza, digitization of equipment, processes, and products are gaining more relevance. Although...
View ArticleIoT In Education: Smart Learning Environments
Ironically, the education industry – despite ostensibly working to equip children and young people to face the future better – is probably one of the most conservative and slow to adapt sectors of the...
View ArticleExperience (Not Size) Matters In Today’s Economy
Most organizations have become accustomed to a marketplace that is constantly changing, increasingly diverse, and unquestionably responsive. But it’s not only great products and services that are...
View ArticleEye In The Sky Unites Digital Supply Chain With Cloud Experts
One key part of today’s global supply chain is in low supply: the experts who keep it running. Rare and far-flung are the specialized technical experts who troubleshoot jet engines, interpret the...
View ArticleFive Marketing Technologies Transforming The Hotel Business
You cannot have a successful business without marketing, including in the hotel business. Fortunately, there have never been more opportunities to use marketing to build and grow your hotel business....
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