The Remarkable SaaS Podcast

My guest on this week’s podcast is Dr. Terence Tse. He’s an Associate Professor of Finance at the London campus of ESCP Europe Business School and a co-founder and managing director of Nexus Frontier Tech: An AI Studio, which customises artificial intelligence products for its clients to build up new capabilities to attain unfair business advantage. He is consulting to the EU and UN, and provides regularl commentaries on the latest current affairs, market developments, education, artificial intelligence and blockchain in many outlets including the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Economist, CNBC, Les Echos, the World Economic Forum and the Harvard Business Review. He has also appeared on radio and television shows on China’s CCTV, Channel 2 of Greece, France 24, Japan’s NHK and Radio România Cultural. Last but not least, he’s the co-author of the best seller “Understanding How the Future Unfolds” which introduced the framework DRIVE to Harness the Power of Today's Megatrends. His rich and interesting background was exactly the reason I invited Terence to my podcast – to get his views as an educator and entrepreneur how technology can make a positive impact on people in society – and what needs to be done to get this right. We discuss how technology is fundamentally changing the nature of work and what this means to people in terms of our future role, and the skills and attitude we need to have to thrive. Here are some quotes:   “I think in the future what we will be seeing is that lots and lots of people will be taking on gig econ, different gigs to make up a portfolio rather than working with someone.   ..there will be more and more people needing to do different things at the same time, which in turn, changes the skill sets that is required.   ..even though technologies can do a lot of things ‑‑ you can automate things ‑‑ a lot of the time, you can only automate up to a certain point, where you would then need to have human to actually step in.   ..there's no way in heaven that machines will basically replace human, because everything is basically human problems, as you can see, and machines don't do problem‑solvings.   ..everyone, regardless of which country you're from, have almost the same access to the same type of technologies.   The difference between different people would be who they are. How you actually distinguish yourself would basically depend on how motivated you are to learn new things.” By listening to this interview, you will learn three things: 1.    Why we need to transform the way we think about how our workforce can add most value, particularly in combo with AI  2.    What to do to ensure AI lives up to its true potential  3.    How and where to apply AI in your business if you are starting first time  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this weeks’ podcast is Christian Kromme, Author of “Humanification – go digital, stay human”   He’s a visionary thinker, futurist keynote speaker, and author. Christian was an innovative tech-entrepreneur for 15 years until he discovered the DNA behind disruptive innovation and how to use this to predict the next big wave of technological disruption. Now he’s is one of the most in-demand futurist keynote speakers, speaking in front of tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, business leaders and policymakers about the radical impact of disruptive technologies on humans and organizations. In today’s podcast, we explore the key question – how we can go digital and stay human. How should we apply technology so that it strengthens the unique characteristics of people to deliver remarkable value. Here are some of Christians quotes:   “I was a tech entrepreneur in tech business, software business until I discovered the DNA behind disruptive innovation, how to predict disruptive innovation, and how to predict, basically, the next big wave of technological disruption.   I really think that there is a bright future in front of us, but we have to align with nature again.   Together, we can do more. We are wiser. We are smarter. We are more creative by sharing our thoughts, our ideas. I think that our future is there where we are connected as one's species and solve problems on a global scale, like foods, diseases and stuff, and solve the problems as a network of humans, like one organism.   I think people will be pushed to their purpose, to be the fullest what they can be.   …what you see is that artificial intelligence, or machine learning, or deep learning enables technology to disappear, to make it invisible. If things become invisible, especially technology, then they start to have the biggest impact.”   By listening to this interview, you will learn three things: 1.    How can we anticipate disruption before it happens? 2.    How can we turn disruption & change into opportunity and advantage? 3.    How by reimagining things on a humanity scale, we will be capable of solving the world’s biggest problems in a very short amount of time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this weeks’ podcast is David Lavenda, co-founder and vice-president of product strategy and marketing at Harmon.ie He’s a veteran high-tech marketing and product strategy executive. He’s a regular contributor to Fast Company and CMSwire, Financial Times, Business Week, Entrepreneur and other leading press outlets.  David has recently completed a graduate degree in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), investigating how information overload in organizations has evolved since the introduction of email. And Information overload is exactly the issue Harmon.ie is addressing. Harmon.ie believes that technology needs to serve humanity. In today’s ‘app economy,’ information workers access countless business apps daily to get work done. And that’s distracting. Because people don’t think in terms of apps – they think about topics like customers, products, and projects. Harmon.ie was founded to solve this. That intrigued me, hence I invited David for my podcast. We explore the key question how we can humanize technology to empower people and their ability to work together in a world where information overload is the norm. Here are some of David’s quotes: “..we've become overwhelmed with technology. A lot of the Silicon Valley culture that's driving technology looks at technology for technology's sake. The information is just coming fast and furious at people. It becomes extremely difficult for people to be able to focus on what they really care about, which are things like customers, prospects, projects, and services. ..we see that productivity is actually going down to a large degree because people are confused and overwhelmed and very difficult for them to see the information. ..A lot of the promise of the introduction of technology to boost productivity is not been realized, and that's the opportunity. The opportunity here is a quantum leap in how people interact with technology. ..Giving me that insight to move quickly isn't making me more productive by doing the task faster, but it is allowing me to actually see the big picture and take advantage of the opportunity.” By listening to this interview, you will learn three things: 1.     Why ISVs should make a considered effort to apply technology not just for technology's sake if they want their solutions to provide quantum impact. 2.    Why the potential is really to take a new approach to how people interact with technology. 3.    Why vendors have to participate in a multi-vendor / multi-cloud world in order to stay relevant See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this weeks' podcast is Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer at e.Republic, a California-based state, and local government media and research company.  As the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Assistant City Manager for the City of Manor in Texas, Dustin quickly built a track record and reputation as an early innovator in civic tech.  He pioneered government use of commercial technologies not before used in the public sector, was named a Government Technology Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver in 2009, and his work has been featured in Wired, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, Inc. and the Today Show on NBC.  Dustin continues to work with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, academia, and non-profits across the globe on innovation and engagement strategies. I invited Dustin to my podcast to get his perspective on the unique opportunity public servants have to write new Chapters if technology and people blend in the right way. During this interview, you will learn three things: 1) What governments can & must to do grow value exponentially 2) The opportunity that arises when governments tap into the cognitive surplus – the excess capacity that’s available outside their physical organization  3) And why it’s key to empower their employees to help drive the change that needs to be done See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on the podcast is Dr. Nadine Hachach Haram, Co-Founder of Proximie, NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow, and TED speaker. She’s is a curious surgeon with a passion for technology and innovation — and a desire to make a difference in the world. This drove her to co-found Proximie, an augmented reality platform that allows doctors to virtually transport themselves into any operating room, anywhere in the world, to visually and practically interact in an operation from start to finish. Proximie aims to provide safe, accessible and cost-effective surgery to every patient around the world. I really got inspired by the big idea behind Proximie after seeing Nadine’s TED talk in December. I believe this is a very compelling showcase of how technology can be used to augment the unique strength of humans, to deliver remarkable value. Hence, I invited Nadine to share her story in this podcast. During our interview, you will learn three things: 1)   How, by focusing on key pain points, technology can solve problems of global scale 2)   What’s required to ensure solutions deliver transformative impact 3)   And why it’s key to think exponentially See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this weeks' podcast is Andreas Cleve, CEO of Corti.AI, a start-up from Copenhagen that delivers technology that enables humans to do more. Their mission is dear to my heart: They imagine a future where all medical professionals can be augmented by artificial intelligence to better diagnose patients, reduce uncertainty, and eliminate fatal errors. Andreas leads a team of multidisciplinary experts from organizations such as NASA, Apple, and IBM Watson to build powerful intelligence augmentation software for the next generation of healthcare providers. Their first product: Corti, a digital assistant that leverages deep learning to help medical personnel make critical decisions in the heat of the moment. It's this product I wanted to learn more about, hence it became the topic of this podcast. During this interview, you will learn three things: 1) What it requires to create human/machine combos that can produce exponential value 2) Why more value comes from going deep, rather than broad 3) Why smart execution is even more important than the original smart idea to make it obtainable and accessible to the people who need it most. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this weeks' podcast is David Hofferberth, Founder and Managing Director of Service Performance Insight. He is the founder and managing director of Service Performance Insight, a global research, consulting and training organization dedicated to helping professional service organizations (PSOs) make quantum improvements in productivity and profit. David has championed solutions for the professional services sector for over twenty years and provided guidance for hundreds of Independent Software Vendors. In addition to that his ongoing work with business and technology media enables his clients to remain informed and in front of the buying public. David regularly consults with Professional Services Organizations and financial institutions around the world and he is also the primary architect of the Professional Services Maturity™ Model, a strategic planning and management framework that's grown into the industry-leading performance improvement tool used by over 6,000 service and project-oriented organizations to chart their course to service excellence. During this interview, you will learn three things: 1) What PSOs should do stay ahead of the game 2) How PSOs should change to not be disrupted 3) And where they should focus their IT investments to maximize impact See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this week's podcast is Leif Anderson, Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at Augsburg University. He leads institutional planning and effectiveness at Augsburg University in order to realize the college's vision through the implementation of the Augsburg2019 strategic plan. The University is based in the heart of Minneapolis and has built a strong academic reputation in the liberal arts and professional studies since 1869. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to more than 3,500 diverse students and educates them to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. During this interview we'll specifically focus on the vision that's been set out by Augsburg University president Paul Pribbenow. He challenges higher education to change its focus from students being "college ready," to institutions being "student ready." At the same time, Pribbenow is bringing new clarity to Augsburg's value proposition - what he calls a "three dimensional" education. In listening to this podcast, you will learn 3 things: 1)how these important concepts are being equipped at Augsburg 2)What's driving this change 3)How technology can Universities help to succeed See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on this weeks' podcast is Holger Mueller - VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research In his day to day job as a VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research he is covering Next Generation Apps, Human Capital Management and the Future of work, and provides strategy and counsel to clients. Prior to joining Constellation Research, Holger was, amongst others, VP of Products for NorthgateArinso, and chief Application Architect with SAP where he worked on strategic projects and next generation product capabilities in the Office of the Chairman for Hasso Plattner. Holger started his career with Kiefer & Veittinger, which he helped grow from a startup to Europe's largest CRM vendor from 1995 onwards. In this podcast Holger and I discuss the opportunity that is being presented by the current cocktail of technologies that's coming together. During this interview, you will learn three things: 1)What we can learn from Japan about our own future 2)How AI will impact decision making, and why it is key for people to stay involved 3)And what CEO's should do to ensure their company stays relevant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest on the podcast is John Heintz, CEO at Aptage. Aptage is a start-up from Austin Texas, that's building forecasting tools for agile teams by using past performance and team experience to understand and predict the likelihood of success. Project success is critical for project-driven organizations, be it in IT, Engineering, Construction or, for example, Not for Profit. Aptage inspired me because of their approach. They chose to use artificial intelligence to augment the unique strengths of project managers, thereby creating the potential to take project success rates to completely new levels, giving project-intensive organizations a new competitive advantage.  During this interview, you will learn three things: 1) How the unique strengths of people in project-centric organizations can be augmented with technology to help increase project success 2) How AI can help Project driven organizations identify uncertainties and predict the risk that could imply 3) What Aptage learned from delivering technology powered by AI See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices