Gartner ThinkCast

Key topics include the importance of trustworthy data in AI decision making, embedding AI capabilities into organizational DNA, driving governance maturity for successful AI readiness, enhancing business value through data analytics maturity, navigating the chaotic landscape of AI ambition, balancing priorities and governance for AI success, and the crucial role of data governance in AI innovation.

The podcast discusses the dangers of technical debt and the importance of continuous management. It highlights misconceptions about modernizing systems to eliminate debt. The episode also explores the impacts of technical debt accumulation on stakeholders and the challenges in securing funding. Strategies for managing technical debt through strong business cases and team efforts are emphasized.

Ken Chadwick, VP Analyst at Gartner, discusses balancing efficiency with output in supply chains post-COVID. Topics include incorporating sustainability, technology, AI, and human roles into supply chain strategy, stagnant productivity growth, leveraging data and technology, challenges in decision-making, embracing technology in management, and driving value through innovation and productivity.

Hung LeHong, Gartner VP Analyst, discusses defining AI ambition as the first step for AI opportunities. Differentiates everyday AI from game-changing AI. Introduces the Gartner AI Opportunity Radar for organizations to decide on AI pathways. Talks about the importance of aligning AI decisions with business opportunities and managing risks in AI implementation. Explores AI application in various business operations and the impacts of Gen AI on employees. Emphasizes the need to balance AI ambition with cost considerations in enterprise implementation.

Explore the challenges and pitfalls of being a new executive, including establishing credibility quickly and delivering impact. Learn about the importance of defining success criteria, adopting a human-centric leadership approach, and having support from the C-suite. Discover strategies for success in a new executive role, such as socializing your vision, delivering consistent results, and building strong relationships.

This podcast discusses Gartner's 2024 future of work trends, including managing the impact of AI, employee conflict resolution, and the four-day workweek. They also explore the challenges of implementing generative AI and the changing career assumptions due to AI. Additionally, they highlight the limitations of traditional career paths and the benefits of non-traditional paths.

Gartner ThinkCast 2023 covers the dominant topic of generative AI. Svetlana Sicular explains the basics of GenAI, Afraz Jaffri discusses its position on the AI hype cycle, and Tony Sheehan explores how AI can benefit education.

In this podcast, Global Chief of Research Chris Howard discusses the top strategic technology trends for 2024, including protecting investments, sustainable technologies, and transitioning from AI experimentation to implementation. He also explores the challenges and considerations in implementing generative AI, such as dedicated teams, operational changes, regulations, and security concerns.

From remote and hybrid work to quiet quitting and recession fears, the state of employee engagement has been in flux since the pandemic began. Now, HR and team leaders need a new approach to make employees feel connected to their organizations.   In this keynote, originally delivered at Gartner ReimagineHR Conference, GVP Ania Krasniewska Shahidi, and Brent Cassell, VP, Advisory, demonstrate how and why stability, trust and innovation are the cornerstones of a new HR strategy. With 82% of HR leaders facing pressure to scale back or reverse the progress they have made over the past few years, this new framework can help put the focus on what employees and enterprises need to enter their next phase of growth.   Dig Deeper   Watch Now: Staying Bold: How HR Can Unlock Human Performance in Any Context  https://bit.ly/3GeE6DT   Explore the Conference: Gartner Reimagine HR Conference 2024 https://gtnr.it/3uIaUzS  

Explore the impact of digital technologies on corporate strategy, the benefits of core strategy IT software, the changing role of strategy leaders in the digital era, and the potential of digitization and data in corporate strategy.