How a CDO can help orchestrate the digital transformation journey.To make digital industrial transformation a reality, a company needs both a nerve center and a dedicated digital function. Creating an operational structure is key, and the 15th article in our series suggests how leaders can make it happen.IntroductionTHE Fourth Industrial Revolution has changed the landscape of business operatio...

Prague-based BatteryCheck uses artificial intelligence analytics and data science to accurately calculate the best use of batteries and prolong their life.The technological leaps in areas like lithium-ion battery production have led to production costs decreasing and have made electric vehicles and energy storage commercially viable. However, our knowledge of how to get the best out of batterie...

Experts say 2021 is poised to see greater adoption and venture capital investment in blockchain technology. That prediction comes as more financial services apps are built using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency has become more widely accepted.Also working in the industry’s favor is the fact that major financial services companies including PayPal, Visa and JPMorgan have adopted cryptoc...

We all know that our phone screens have more germs than a toilet seat – in fact, they are 10 times dirtier! So when you wash your hands after using the restroom and touch your phone, you’re thinking it’s all clean but in reality, you just got 10x more germs on your hands now. With the pandemic, we are now washing our hands more often but also touching our phones more often. As we all go back...

Find out what big tech news is expected at the all-digital CES 2021 this week.This year's CES is all virtual, but there will still be plenty of cool technology on display during the event, which runs from Jan. 11-14.Last year at CES 2020, there were 4,419 exhibiting companies and 171,268 attendees. This year, there's less than half that number of exhibitors, with 1,967, and many companies that...

The Yves Saint Laurent Beauté Rouge Sur Mesure Powered by Perso — yes, that really is the name — takes three different lipstick color pods and squirts their liquid out at the top of the device for wearers to mix. (The pods dispense the YSL Beauty Velvet Cream Matte Finish formula.) When combined, they create the desired shade. The top of the Bluetooth-enabled device doubles as a compact so p...

For many brands, it has been a devastating year to say the least.Over half of the most valuable global brands have experienced a decline in brand value, a measure that takes financial projections, brand roles in purchase decisions, and strengths against competitors into consideration. But where some have faltered, others have asserted their dominance and stepped up for their customers like neve...

The mechanism of scent resonates so deeply with consumers that, prior to the pandemic, we reported that brands were incorporating it into everything from billboards to scratch ‘n’ sniff packaging to cocktails. Now, innovative disruptors in the personal and home fragrance arena are pursuing innovations in scent with emerging technologies in order to facilitate immersive and personalized experi...

Businesses can use four tools to forecast the turning point for new technologies and trends.Four economic forecasting tools used in combination can help predict whether Covid-19 trends are permanent.Bain research shows nearly 60% of people using videoconferencing today plan to use it just as much or more after the pandemic is over.More than 60% percent of consumers expect to maintain or increas...