Gartner ThinkCast

What does it take to be a futurist? Continuous Foresight guest Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of the Millenium Project, joins hosts Marty Resnick, Steve Shapiro, and Kevin Gabbard to discuss what makes a futurist successful, research methodologies and how to create impact for your organization. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise's products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations.

Do you know the three magical ingredients for a successful digital transformation? Wouldn't it be great if there were 'hacks' for culture change? Hear from Gartner expert Mary Mesaglio to understand how organizations approach these initiatives and leverage culture to accelerate change. Learn where organizations typically get stuck and specific tactics to move forward. Related Links Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read more: Avoid These 9 Corporate Digital Business Transformation Mistakes Read more: 10 Culture Hacks for Digital Transformation Download now: Speed Up Your Digital Business Transformation

Are you equipped to explore the future of any topic? Do you have the required skills? Dr. Andy Hines, Foresight Program Coordinator and Professor at the University of Houston, joins Gartner Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick, Kevin Gabbard and Steve Shapiro to talk about his experience running a foresight program and the critical skills that he focuses on to prepare his students for foresight work. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise's products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations.

The beginning of the year is a popular time for resolutions. Did you plan to work out more, eat better or read more? Professional resolutions aren't that different from personal ones. They should focus on ways to reduce waste (both time and resources) and develop skills in new areas. Gartner expert Tina Nunno shares the list of 10 New Year's resolution ideas for 2020 to help CIO and IT leaders grow through the year. Related Links: Read More: 10 CIO Resolutions for 2020 Learn more: Complimentary Report: 2020: Gartner CIO Agenda Read More: Smarter With Gartner

Bring your strategy toolkit into the future with Continuous Foresight tools. René Rohrbeck, Professor of Strategy and Foresight, Innovation &Transformation Chair at EDHEC Business School in Lille, France, is back for part two of the continuous foresight discussion. This time he tackles how organizations can use Continuous Foresight tools to connect external trends and insights with critical internal decisions — and define the partnerships that will span the business ecosystem. The first discussion took place on January 17. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise's products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations.

Fit organizations outperform fragile ones during uncertainty and unexpected "turns" such as economic shifts and acquisitions. Hear from Gartner Distinguished Vice President Andy Rowsell-Jones on what separates the fit from the fragile, why organizations that lean into uncertainty come out stronger and what IT leaders and other business executives can learn from the Gartner 2020 CIO Agenda. Related Links Read more: The Gartner 2020 CIO Agenda: Winning in the Turns Learn more: Complimentary Report: 2020: Gartner CIO Agenda Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo

Are you prepared to manage your strategy through an uncertain future? Have you led a critical decision by presenting a paradox? René Rohrbeck, Professor of Strategy and Foresight, Innovation & Transformation Chair at EDHEC Business School in Lille, France, joins Continuous Foresight hosts Marty Resnick, Kevin Gabbard and Steve Shapiro to discuss the development of foresight — its' growing importance in strategy discussions and ways to use uncertainty to enterprise advantage. This is part one of that discussion. Join us on January 31 for part two, which will focus on tools and tactics used to connect external trends and insights. Gartner is an impartial, independent analyst of business and technology. This content should not be construed as a Gartner endorsement of any enterprise's products or services. All content provided by other speakers is expressly the views of those speakers and their organizations.

Wouldn't it be great if you could see what lies ahead for your business? We sit down with Gartner expert Daryl Plummer to find out which trends you should have on your radar. From AI to cryptocurrency to online shopping, these trends are changing how we live and what it means to be human. We also discuss the laborious process of developing predictions and why you must act. Related Links Read More: Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2020 and Beyond Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read More: Smarter With Gartner

Sit back and listen as we revisit some of our favorite episodes from Gartner ThinkCast in 2019. Wondering what our most popular episode of this year was? It was far and away an interview with Gartner expert Brooke Selassie on digital business transformation models. We'll revisit this interview along with some previously-unreleased audio and take a look at other highlights from external guests. Lastly, we'll take a deeper dive into the Gartner LinkedIn Live series. RELATED LINKS Smarter with Gartner

The ATM. Audio books. The telephone. Now part of our everyday lives, it took years before these innovations hit mainstream adoption. Hear from author Malcolm Gladwell on why this gap between innovation and adoption exists and the societal paradigm shifts needed for innovation to take off. Then take a peek into his new book, Talking To Strangers, which explains why what we think we see in others isn't always the truth. This replay of a live broadcast features audience Q&A. Related Links Learn more: Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ Read more: 3 Reasons Why VR and AR Are Slow to Take Off Read more: Top Trends on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2019 Learn more: Malcolm Gladwell Books