Gartner ThinkCast

Today it is clear that businesses need a reset, not only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but because technological advances demand it. In this episode, Mary Mesaglio, Distinguished VP Analyst, and Daryl Plummer, Managing Vice President, connect virtually to discuss the Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2021 and Beyond. Trends such as neuromorphic computing, dna storage and virtual experiences might be a bit futuristic, but are imminent. Related Links: Read more: Gartner Top 10 Strategic Predictions for 2021 and Beyond Attend event: CIO Conferences Download eBook: Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends 2021

Is your organization prepared with a COVID-19 vaccine strategy? From mandatory vaccinations to keeping employees safe, there are many layers to the distribution strategy. These conversations will vary depending on geography and organizational setup, but all business leaders need to anticipate questions that will arise and scenario planning. In this episode, Gartner ThinkCast Host Kasey Panetta speaks with Donna Medeiros, Sr Director Analyst, about a few of the considerations and challenges business leaders need to address. Related Links: Learn More: Gartner COVID-19 Resource Center Read More: 5 Questions Business Leaders Should Ask as COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out Attend Webinar: Panel Discussion: What the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Means for Your Enterprise Read More: Smarter With Gartner

As we near the beginning of a new year, we're turning our attention back to the ThinkCast episodes that highlight the events of the past year. These episodes tell the story of 2020: a worldwide pandemic, unprecedented disruption, protests, and an uncertain path forward. From our extensive series on COVID-19, diversity, equity and inclusion, and top trends coverage to our thought leadership on how organizations need to think about the future of the business, Gartner ThinkCast brought Gartner insights directly to you. On behalf of our podcasting team, thank you for joining us on our journey of 2020 and we'll see you next year. Related Links: Download: How to Build A Resilient Organization Learn More: Gartner Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource Center Read More: Why Now Is the Time to Accelerate Digital Download: Guide to Scenario Planning for Functional Leaders

COVID-19 changed the CIO's relationships with the C-suite and they must continue to adapt for the road ahead. In this episode, we reveal the most important takeaways from the Gartner 2021 CIO Agenda. Gartner ThinkCast host Kasey Panetta interviews Andy Rowsell-Jones, distinguished VP analyst with Gartner's CIO & Executive Leadership Research team about the four key activities that distinguishes top organizations from the rest. Related Links: Read more: CIO Agenda 2021: Invest in Your Supply Chain (Before It's Too Late) Download guide: The 2021 CIO Agenda: Seize This Opportunity for Digital Business Acceleration Read more: CIO Agenda: Focus on Digital Products and Self-Service Options

Nearly half of CIOs say they now employ artificial intelligence (AI) or intend to within the next 12 months. But how to make AI a core IT competency still eludes most organizations. In this epsiode, Gartner ThinkCast host Kasey Panetta interviews Whit Andrews, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner. Whit shares five crucial habits for successful AI programs and one major mistake that organizations tend to make. Related Links: Download: Gartner Emerging Technology Roadmap Read more: 5 Habits of Organizations With Successful AI Learn more: Gartner CIO Conferences

This year's top strategic technology trends highlight those trends that will drive significant disruption and opportunity over the next five to 10 years. Hyperautomation, AI engineering and distributed cloud are among the nine technologies that have significant transformative potential. In this episode, Kasey Panetta, Gartner ThinkCast Host, hears from Mary Mesaglio, Distinguished VP Analyst, and Brian Burke, Research VP as they discuss the trends. Mary and Brian share the trends they find most interesting and what will have the most impact.

What are the seven characteristics of a successful digital leader? In this episode, Gartner ThinkCast host Kasey Panetta interviews Mary Mesaglio, Distinguished VP Analyst about her recent research that dives into how leaders need to think differently in a digital world.

Increasing pressure to keep pace has HR executives scrambling to hire and retain talent prepared for agility. In this episode, Gartner VP Caroline Walsh explains to Jackie Wiles, Associate Content Director, why organizations must prioritize resilience, not just efficiency, to succeed. The need to respond at speed to the impact of the pandemic revealed that years of focusing heavily on efficiency had often led to organizational fragility and vulnerability. Now organizations must adjust. During this interview, Walsh Walsh discusses the highs and lows for employees as organizations try to build more sustainable processes and work design.

In this episode of ThinkCast, host Kasey Panetta interviews Dion Love, a Vice President of Advisory Services at Gartner. In order to deliver on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, leaders must take a look at how the traditional hiring process needs to change for organizations to create diverse digital workforces.

In part 2 of the Gartner ThinkCast special series on the Executives Role in Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Kasey Panetta interviews Christie Struckman, VP Analyst to talk about confronting behaviors that marginalize underrepresented employees. Christie explains that any employee can marginalize or be the target of marginalization and once these behaviors are recognized, they must be confronted.