digital disruption

Bringing Digital Transformation, Creativity, and Impact Together at Cannes Lions

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One of the things I really value in both my work and personal life is creativity. I always challenge myself and my team to do things differently, in a better way that will inspire others. I’m lucky at Cisco to be surrounded by innovative people and technologies that help us bring creative ideas to life each […]

June 8, 2016

INNOVATION

It’s Time to ‘Do or Die’ in the Growing Global Bazaar

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A whopping 59 percent of manufacturers expect their company’s strategy to change as a result of real-time information in the next three years. That’s in just three years. But what about the years after that? Our team developed The Business World in 2025 report with the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, an IMD and […]

Your Digital Treasure Map

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Suppose there is a treasure at the top of a mountain worth $405B. It is more than one person alone can carry back down the mountain, and you have a chance at that treasure. Many people want the treasure and will work hard to get to the top to claim it.   All you have to […]

May 26, 2016

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FinTech & The Digital Eco-System

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According to our latest economic analysis, there’s $405 billion in Digital Value at Stake in Retail banking from 2015 to 2017. In 2015, financial services institutions captured only 29% of the potential Value at Stake. There’s a lot on the table and disruptive new market entrants like FinTech startups want a piece of the pie. […]

The Road to Digital Value Just Got Smoother for Banks

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Today’s bankers have no shortage of headaches. Agile “fintech” challengers, tech-savvy customers, complex compliance demands, legacy-burdened IT environments — all conspire to keep them up at night. But there is great news for retail banks — as Cisco has outlined in a new research study, “A Roadmap to Digital Value in Retail Banking.” By adopting […]

May 11, 2016

INNOVATION

In Less Than Ten Years, Your Organization Could Be Out of Business!

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Four of today’s top ten incumbents—in different industries—will be displaced by digital disruption in the next five years. Four! This stat has kept me up at night. Which organizations will thrive? Which will cease to exist? How can organizations successfully navigate the digital age? I believe it begins with the right strategy to stay ahead […]

April 18, 2016

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Fintech Advancements in this Era of Digital Disruption

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Retail banking in Europe is undergoing a fundamental shift due to on demand access, mobile technology and video banking. How will the retail banking industry take the branch model and move it to wherever the customer happens to be, any time, any where?

April Arrives, and (No Fooling) Amazing Ideas Are in the Air

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It’s the first day of April, and spring is finally here. Everywhere, a sense of renewal and optimism is spreading. So, today I’d like to focus on a few cutting-edge technologies that are transforming our world. Quantum computing? Artificial intelligence? Augmented reality? All pale in comparison to these innovations, which truly have the potential to […]

March 17, 2016

CLOUD

Predicting the Next Wave of Industry Disruption

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If you read the avalanche of marketing material from venture-funded loss-making startups in the cloud space you’d think that on-premise infrastructure will become akin to old typewriters lying around in store rooms and that IT departments will go the way of the dinosaurs after the asteroid hit. Any vendor advocating anything else is toast. Geddit? […]