Trailblazers
1.6 — Hospitality: Disrupting the Destination
Before hotels there was home sharing. Take a historical look at the hospitality industry from horse carriage inns to the personalized sharing economy.
Trailblazers
1.5 — News: Disruption is the Lead Story
New technology threatened newspapers to the brink of extinction in 1845. Sound familiar? Walter Isaacson tells the story of news industry resilience.
Data Analytics
The Washington Post’s RED Team Bets Big on Data
Jarrod Dicker, head of The Washington Post’s RED team explains how the publisher is using digital technology and data to create a personalized product.
Data Analytics
From Paywalls to Personalization: The Papers’ Play for Profits
Facing a sustained period of digital disruption, some of the more traditional publishers are now proving to be the most innovative, using data analytics.
Luminaries
Episode 2: Store Your IT Data… in DNA?
Technology innovation and disruption must benefit all customers What happens when a large scale business in an industry that is …
Virtual Reality
Virtual and Augmented Reality: Moving From Games to Serious Business
Once the domain of video game makers, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are transforming some of the world’s most traditional businesses.
Luminaries
Episode 1: Ready, Set, Transform… Your IT
The level of IT transformation a company has achieved has an immediate and tangible impact on business growth, competitive differentiation and ability to innovate. How much? Leading IT industry analysts, John McKnight and Adam DeMattia from Enterprise Strategy Group, did the research and have surprising answers.
Trailblazers
1.4 — Gaming: Game On, Disruption
Host Walter Isaacson explores the immersive experiences and unlikely victors of the volatile video game industry.
Digital Transformation
Three Non-Tech Companies Betting Big on Digital
Some companies are not only reacting to technology disruption — they are embracing it. Technology analyst, Rob Enderle, takes us through three examples.
Transformative Technology
Creating a Tech Startup Culture in Traditional Companies
Putting digital transformation at the core of the business requires traditionally non-tech organizations to convert a risk averse culture.
Trailblazers
1.3 — Food Delivery: A Slice of Disruption
One simple viral video drove a pizza company to reinvent itself as a tech company. Walter Isaacson tells the story in this episode of Trailblazers.
Leadership & Transformation
Why Crossing Industries Can Be More Than Worth the Risk
Disruptive technologies are blurring industry lines. Business leaders must be willing to shake up their business models and build new partnerships.