Gartner Experts Explain Strategic Technology Trends for 2021

Why Academic Partnerships May Be the Key to Innovation and Growth: Coming out of a tumultuous academic year, educational institutions are facing headwinds from all sides. Between maintaining financial sustainability, enrollment challenges and the need for technological innovation, collaborations between higher... by Gartner ThinkCast

24 min listen

Navigating AI: Cultivate Healthy Human-Technology Partnerships: The potential of new AI tools is unarguable, but the fundamental question remains: How much do you trust AI? In this episode, which originally aired as part of our Top of Mind video series, Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Mary Mesaglio... by Gartner ThinkCast

19 min listen

The Secrets of Brands Winning at Digital Marketing: In the noisy world of digital marketing, what can catapult a brand to "genius" status? Suzanne Schwartz, Senior Director Analyst in the Gartner for Marketing Leaders practice, delves into the findings of our annual Genius Brands report, which... by Gartner ThinkCast

22 min listen

How Data and Analytics Can Bring AI and Humans Together: As organizations implement AI in decision making and how work gets done, trustworthy data is essential to adding value every step of the way. Inadequate data governance or unclear AI ambitions leaves enterprises at risk of falling behind. In... by Gartner ThinkCast

26 min listen

The Technical Debt Problem: What to Do When You've Fallen Behind: Organizations are navigating headwinds from all directions, and in this environment, many are falling behind when it comes to keeping up with the latest technology. When the issue is ignored or mismanaged, and the price to modernize systems becomes... by Gartner ThinkCast

19 min listen

Want to Impact Productivity, Sustainability and Value? Start With Supply Chain Efficiency.: As supply chains return to normal following the COVID shortages of the past few years, chief supply chain officers find themselves at an inflection point: balancing efficiency with output. Ken Chadwick, VP Analyst on the Gartner supply chain... by Gartner ThinkCast

28 min listen

How Far Will Your Enterprise Go With AI? Use the AI Opportunity Radar to Find Out.: How far does your enterprise want to go with artificial intelligence? Deciding this is what Gartner calls an “AI ambition” — and that's the starting point for spotting AI opportunities and executing on your plans. To help navigate the... by Gartner ThinkCast

25 min listen

Executives in a New Role: Here’s How to Get a Fast Start: One-quarter of executives are in the process of transitioning into a new role at any given time, and 40% say they are likely to move again within two years. If you are a seasoned executive who hasn’t signed up for a fresh opportunity, whether at... by Gartner ThinkCast

21 min listen

Guide Your Organization With Our 2024 Future of Work Trends: Over the past four years, business leaders have had to navigate working from home and returning to the office (several times over), and now, the need for a nimble, resilient workforce. Gartner’s annual future of work trends report provides key... by Gartner ThinkCast

27 min listen

Best of ThinkCast 2023: Generative AI, Generative AI and More Generative AI: In 2023, ThinkCast has covered mission-critical business topics from supply chain disruptions to hybrid work to strategic planning. But one topic has dominated the conversation: generative AI. For our best-of-the-year special, we’ve focused... by Gartner ThinkCast

28 min listen

Generative AI in 2024: How to Move From Experimentation to Implementation: As the end of a transformative year approaches, enterprises are under pressure to determine their approach to generative AI and other technology trends. In this episode, which first aired as part of the Gartner original video series, Top of Mind,... by Gartner ThinkCast

16 min listen

How to Raise Employee Engagement With Stability, Trust and Innovation: 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. ... by Gartner ThinkCast

19 min listen

Digital, Data and AI Are Finally Coming to Corporate Strategy Activities: While many aspects of enterprises have undergone digital transformation in recent years, corporate strategy remains painstakingly analog. In this episode, we delve into the ways strategy leaders can use digital to inform and execute their planning... by Gartner ThinkCast

28 min listen

Inside the Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024: As customer expectations and business models evolve alongside AI, the 2024 Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends will help you cut through the noise and focus on what can meaningfully impact your business over the next few years. Each... by Gartner ThinkCast

31 min listen

Why All Executives Should Focus on Sustainable Technology to Drive Growth: In a recent Gartner survey, 64% of CEOs said they view environmental sustainability as a growth opportunity. Coupled with the inclusion of sustainable technology on Gartner’s list of Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2024, it’s clear executives... by Gartner ThinkCast

22 min listen

What Your CEO and CFO Are Thinking — and Why It Matters: Each year, Gartner surveys CEOs, CFOs and other members of the C-suite on their most pressing priorities. We ask, what is causing short-term reactivity? Where is there alignment or disagreement? What trends will drive business for the remainder of... by Gartner ThinkCast

23 min listen

The AI Hype Cycle 2023: Cloud AI Services Approach the Plateau of Productivity: After a journey along the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, we’ve reached the final two stages: the Slope of Enlightenment and the Plateau of Productivity. Here, technologies have moved past the initial hype, and organizations... by Gartner ThinkCast

20 min listen

The AI Hype Cycle 2023: Autonomous Vehicles Sit in the Trough of Disillusionment: In the third installment of Behind the Hype, our four-part miniseries about the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, we descend into the trough of disillusionment. Contrary to popular belief, technologies that reach this phase of... by Gartner ThinkCast

29 min listen

The AI Hype Cycle 2023: Generative AI Reaches the Peak of Inflated Expectations: In the second installment of Behind the Hype, our four-part miniseries about the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, we climb to the peak of inflated expectations. Here, we discuss the most talked about — and possibly overhyped... by Gartner ThinkCast

20 min listen

The AI Hype Cycle 2023: New Technologies on the Innovation Trigger: Welcome to Behind the Hype, a four-part miniseries about the 25 technologies on the Gartner 2023 Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence. In each episode, we’ll explore the different phases of a Hype Cycle, what new innovations are included and... by Gartner ThinkCast

26 min listen

Generative AI: From Human, to Machine, to Artificial Intelligence: As generative AI continues to capture business leaders’ attention, Gartner Global Chief of Research Chris Howard explores the evolution of intelligence, including generative, machine, human, swarm and artificial intelligence. Listen in to learn the... by Gartner ThinkCast

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Debunk Cybersecurity’s Biggest Myths to Deliver Maximum Impact: Cybersecurity leaders often find themselves playing catch up, retroactively defending their business against harmful attacks. To avoid this, chief security officers and their teams need to shift their mindsets to better align with other business... by Gartner ThinkCast

27 min listen

How to Actually Get Started With Generative AI in Your Business: Generative AI has gripped our imaginations and holds untold potential, but where do we go from here? Chris Howard, Gartner’s Global Chief of Research, is back with new insights from our video series, Top of Mind. He explores how humans relate to... by Gartner ThinkCast

18 min listen

How Marketers Can Deliver Profitable Growth by Doing More With Less: In Gartner’s most recent CMO Spend and Strategy Survey, 75% of marketing leaders said they feel pressured to do more with fewer resources. With economic headwinds, the rise of generative AI and a new focus on marginal growth, many CMOs and their... by Gartner ThinkCast

19 min listen

Generative AI and Education: The Short-Term Risks and Long-Term Opportunities: Coming off the seismic shift to virtual learning during the pandemic, education is facing another wave of transformation, this time from technology. Although the rise of generative AI — specifically ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) and example... by Gartner ThinkCast

23 min listen

ChatGPT, LLMs and Generative AI: What Your Business Needs to Know: In this bonus episode of ThinkCast, Chris Howard, Gartner’s Global Chief of Research, explores how and why the generative AI application ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. He also dives into the opportunities and pitfalls of generative AI and the... by Gartner ThinkCast

10 min listen

How Leading Companies Leverage Software to Create New Value: According to Gartner research, there was a 33% increase in demand for software engineering roles in 2022. And although there is a lot that goes into becoming a world-class software engineering organization, the payoff in growing your digital business... by Gartner ThinkCast

22 min listen

Adapt Your Business Strategy in the Face of Disruption: According to Gartner research, only 29% of strategy leaders believe their plans change quickly enough in the face of unforeseen change. In just the past few years, enterprises have had to navigate a global pandemic, economic volatility and generative... by Gartner ThinkCast

22 min listen

Generative AI: Understanding the Business Implications and Cutting Through the Hype: Chances are, you’ve heard a lot about ChatGPT in particular and, more broadly, generative AI over the past few months. As the technology and its adoption continue to rapidly develop, we’re joined by Gartner VP Analyst Svetlana Sicular, who works... by Gartner ThinkCast

25 min listen

Leadership Lessons From the First Female Thunderbird Pilot: When it comes to elite team and personal performance, Nicole Malachowski, the United States Air Force’s first female Thunderbird pilot and a combat veteran, is best in class. After a tick-borne illness left her unable to walk, talk, read or write,... by Gartner ThinkCast

21 min listen

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