As technology has evolved, so the role it plays in our lives becomes more significant. But when it comes to the world of business, technology is the single most important factor influencing our strategies, networks and day to day jobs. These insightful TED Talks touch on the huge effect that technology has in today’s working environment, as well as tomorrow’s.
How data affects business: Philip Evans
In this enlightening TED Talk, Philip Evans speaks about the way in which the evolution of technology is changing how we approach business strategy. He discusses how the rapid changes in technology are replacing old business models, forcing professionals to change the way we think about the future.
What will future jobs look like? Andrew McAfee
Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that in the future, technology will drastically change the way that our workforce will look. With increasingly automated systems in place, the kind of jobs that we know today will very likely disappear. Watch as he talks about how future business structures and jobs may potentially look, and how to educate our future generations to deal with this change.
Where’s Google going next? Larry Page
In this TED Talk, Charlie Rose interviews Larry Page, Google’s co-founder, on the future of technology and innovation. The two discuss Google’s role in making technology smarter as well as their goal to increase the world’s access to search. They also talk about the way in which the internet is allowing people to discover and innovate in a way that we never have been able to before.
The cloud imperative: Michael Crandell
RightScale CEO, Michael Crandell takes a look at the way that the cloud has transformed business. From limitless, secure storage to vast improvements in communication, the potential that cloud computing gives companies is huge. Watch this TED Talk on how the cloud has revolutionised how we do business in just the last few years.
How algorithms shape our world: Kevin Slavin
Kevin Slavin, an algoworld expert, argues that we’re living in a world designed for – and increasingly controlled by – algorithms. In this fascinating talk, he shows how these complex computer programs determine everything from stock prices to movie scripts and architecture, and how they are in the process of changing the face of the future.
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