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Experience ThisExperience This Episode 41: Making Boring Chores FunEpisode 40: Making Boring Chores Fun
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The laundromat has always been a place fit for purpose, and not much else. For many, the trip to this location was considered nothing more than a chore.
But some businesses have converted this somewhat dreary and tedious experience into something exciting and fresh, by adding cafes and in some cases a full restaurant and bar. Casper Mattresses and Dental Spas in New York are other examples of businesses looking to change an otherwise dreary experience into something fun and exciting.
In this episode, Kiran and Tom discuss how the concept of businesses converting an...
2019-10-2200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 40: Do People Still Read Books?Experience This Episode 40: Do People Still Read Books?
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Tom is now an official author! His book, titled ‘Digital Labor: The Coming Demise of the White Collar Worker’ is now available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Labor-Coming-Demise-Collar-ebook/dp/B07Y5Q341S).
Modern media, driven by click-bait headlines to grab people’s attention, has undoubtably shortened people’s attention span.
The process of completing the book brought up the question, ‘Do people even read books?’, and if they don’t - how do you format media surrounding your book to make the content digestible.
- The Book is Now Available! (1:21)
- What Happens...
2019-10-1700 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 39: Experiences in Virtual RealityEpisode 39: Experiences in Virtual Reality
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Virtual Reality and other highly encapsulating, interactive technologies are starting to become commercialized, driven by businesses looking to take the customer experience to the next level.
Guinness is inviting U.K. supermarket shoppers to take a sip-along, sensory trip designed to enhance appreciation of its drinks. IKEA now uses VR to allow customers to experience what furniture will look like in their homes.
In this episode, the team discusses examples of how businesses are using Virtual Reality to take experiences to the next level.
- Examples of VR Headsets & Applications (1:30)
- How long has AR...
2019-10-1700 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 36: Oculus Quest vs HTC VIVEPardon The Disruption Episode 36: Oculus Quest vs HTC VIVE
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A few members of the Rumjog team had recently purchased an HTC Vive and an Oculus Quest VR headset, which allowed them to get a sense of where the market currently is with regards to consumer VR.
In this episode, the team provides their insights into both headsets, and discuss some implications of VR technology as it becomes more advanced and mainstream.
- Oculus Quest Intro (1:25)
- Oculus Quest vs HTC Vive (2:32)
- Netflix & Chill in VR (4:55) (22:04)
- Live Events in VR (7:15)
- NFL in VR (8:32)
- VR for the elderly (12:49)
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2019-10-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 35: The Impact of Technology on EducationEpisode 35: The Impact of Technology on Education
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The world of education, like so many sectors in our society, is changing. Specifically, technology is starting to play a more important role in what we learn, and how we learn it. As distribution and platforms scale internationally, the technology-driven education market (or 'EdTech') is projected to grow at 17.0% per annum, to $252bn by 2020, led by companies such as Coursera, Udacity, and Udemy.
Despite this large growth and a rapidly changing labor market, education is still starved of capital compared with other sectors and is still largely under-digitized. Added to that, today in...
2019-10-1000 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 38: The Retirement ExperienceEpisode 38: The Retirement Experience
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Americans are retiring at an increasing pace. Recent research from Deutsche Bank estimates the number of Americans retiring daily has nearly doubled since the year 2000.
Currently, roughly 10,000 people turn 65 each day, the standard age for retirement, and according to Census forecasts that number is set to rise. It will reach nearly 12,000 people within the next 10 years. By 2030, according to the Census Bureau, all baby boomers will be older than 65.
But as life expectancy and quality of life at an older age increases, will the retirement experience be redesigned? What will the future of retirement look like...
2019-10-0300 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 34: Virtual RealityEpisode 34: What's up with Virtual Reality?
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At its peak, investors pumped $253 million into two dozen deals involving virtual and augmented reality start-ups in L.A. and Orange counties in 2016, hoping that pricey headsets projecting virtual worlds would become as popular as smartphones.
Despite a recent dip in investment, some exciting applications of these new technologies have surfaced, including training staff on soft skills like how to practice firing somebody (www.technologyreview.com/f/614102/you…ual-reality/). British Airways is also testing VR as a perk for first-class passengers as a new form of in-flight entertainment (www.cnet.com/news/british-airwa…s-virtual-reality/).
But...
2019-10-0300 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 33: Edge Computing: On Device Artificial IntelligencePardon The Disruption Episode 33: Edge Computing: On Device Artificial Intelligence
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The past 15-20 years have generated a massive shift from on-premise software to cloud computing, but the AI revolution has created a movement to perform AI computing differently.
Instead of a link to the cloud, data generated by innovative devices is increasingly being processed locally on the devices themselves. Not only does this “AI at the edge” system process data faster and more cost-efficiently, it never leaves the confines of the area in which the device is situated.
Ok, but buzz words aside...what does this all actually mean and why...
2019-10-0300 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 37: A Journey of Self-DiscoveryEpisode 37: A Journey of Self-Discovery
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Investing in self-development has gained serious traction over the past decade, with the market being valued at $10bn in the US alone. A shifting demographic to more tech-savvy consumers has resulted in more personal development content being consumed through digital channels, including popular apps like Headspace and Calm.
However, week and weekend-long retreats can offer people a great experience, to truly disconnect from their hectic schedules and digital devices to focus on understanding and develop themselves in a way digital just can't match.
In this episode, Kiran summarizes a recent weekend trip she took to...
2019-09-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 36: Cameo - The Rise of Shoutout CultureExperience This Episode 36: Cameo - The Rise of Shoutout Culture
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Have you ever organically received a shoutout from one of your celebrity idols? It's a pretty cool feeling if you have. The creators behind the app 'Cameo' believe in the value derived from shoutouts, and has created a platform to inorganically replicate the celebrity shoutout. Essentially, for a fee, you can ask a celebrity to give you a shoutout!
Want Brett Favre to give you a video shoutout? That will be $500...Snoop Dogg? That will set you back $3,000! It seems a lot of people are willing to pay for this...
2019-07-2300 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 35: Digital VoyeurismExperience This Episode 35: Digital Voyeurism
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The idea of watching other people living their lives is not new. The explosion of reality shows through the medium of television is perhaps the most obvious example, but more recently social media has made digital voyeurism accessible and therefore even more prevalent.
Alan Watts, a British-American philosopher who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, described this idea of technology isolating people over 50 years ago in his talk titled 'Awakenings'.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9miTS53auUk&t=429s
In fact, there is a whole range of...
2019-07-1700 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 32: Beyond ImpossibleEpisode 32: Beyond Impossible
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The May IPO and the subsequent surge in the price of Beyond Meat stock, increasing 550% since the initial offering, caused some surprise amongst skeptics of artificial meat products. But should it have?
The company sells plant-based burgers and sausages, and their likeness to animal meats has meant that the company along with others like Impossible Foods are rapidly taking large chunks out of the meat market. In fact, AT Kearny (global management consulting firm) released a report recently claiming that by 2040, 60% of all meat produced and/or consumed globally will be cultured or plant-based.
https://www.atkearney...
2019-07-1500 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 34: The Topgolf ExperienceExperience This Episode 34: The Top Golf Experience
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In this episode of Experience This, Wendy and Shawn join to discuss their thoughts on Top Golf and other businesses that are capitalizing on the emerging "Experience Economy."
- Top Golf (3:40)
- Pitch & Putt (16:10)
- Bury The Hatchet (19:59)
www.TopGolf.com
https://BuryTheHatchet.com
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2019-07-1100 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 33: The Digital GraveyardEpisode 33: The Digital Graveyard
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Technological advancements in video productions are starting to have a profound impact on experiences. But recombinent innovation, that is where you take multiple technologies and combine them to create something entirely new, is where the real magic lies.
Imagine, for example, recording your grandmother today and combining that with the latest in video production to forever archive a sound and visual representation of her once she has passed. Or even the idea of speaking with a historical figure.
The truth is, the technology is not that far away from this point in a very real way.
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2019-07-0900 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 31: The Technology Behind DeepfakesEpisode 31: The Technology Behind Deepfakes
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In Episode 29 of Pardon The Disruption, the team discussed the world of Deepfakes. But what is the underlying technology behind Deepfakes? Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), is extremely interesting and could have profound implications for distorting reality when it comes to generating fake videos or images.
Created by the researcher Ian Goodfellow at the age of 28, Generative Adversarial Networks are two artificial neural networks which compete against each other. In the case of deep fake images, one network (the generator) tries to generate an image which the other network discriminates (the discriminator). In essence, the generator...
2019-07-0800 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 30: Crypto Catchup, Bitcoin & Facebook LibraEpisode 30: Crypto Catchup: Bitcoin & Facebook Libra
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The price of Bitcoin has been volatile, to say the least, up almost 250% in 2019 alone. This rapid rise in addition to a number of institutions developing their own digital currencies has reignited the interest in Cryptocurrencies and the wider application of the underlying Blockchain technology behind them.
Facebook becomes the latest institution to enter the Crypto world with the launch of its ambitious digital currency project Facebook Libra (https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/18/facebook-libra/).
In this weeks episode the team revisits the price of Bitcoin, what's driving it, and they review the latest announcement from Facebook...
2019-07-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 32: Understanding The Coming Experience EconomyEpisode 32: Understanding The Coming Experience Economy
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In 1998, an article was posted in the Harvard Business Review titled 'Welcome to the Experience Economy', introducing the concept for the first time as an economic evolution from the Agrarian, Industrial, Service, and now Experience economy (https://hbr.org/1998/07/welcome-to-th...).
But what is the Experience Economy, and how can businesses position themselves to take advantage of this next phase?
- The Negative side of Technology (3:18)
- The Progression of Economic Value (4:24)
- Glossier: A Retail Experience (10:23)
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2019-06-1900 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 31: Stranded Without CashEpisode 31: Stranded Without Cash
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Would you fly by yourself to the middle of nowhere on a cheap return ticket?
Shawn Oommen would, and in fact, did.
In this episode, Shawn describes a recent trip he took to Bucharest in Romania, including how he lost his cards and cash on the very first night, missed a flight to Kiev, and somehow ended up in Naples.
The moral of the story: digital technologies make it extremely easy to get out of a tight spot.
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2019-06-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 29: Deep FakesEpisode 29: Deep Fakes
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Faking an image or video has long been seen in Hollywood through Computer Generated Images (CGI).
In today's world, however, deepfakes are moving into the consumer world in real-time through apps like Snapchat, and most recently surfaced when researchers from AI startup Dessa perfectly mimicked the sound of MMA-commentator-turned-podcaster Joe Rogan (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/18629024/joe-rogan-ai-fake-voice-clone-deepfake-dessa).
It's all fun and games, up to the point where you can't tell what's real and what's fake.
- Snapchat filters (1:25)
- Joe Rogan deepfake using Dessa's AI (4:22)
- How to fake Rembrandt's art (6:31)
- Will deepfakes increase paranoia? (9:07)
- Implications...
2019-06-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 28: The Face Behind The VoiceBy now you will have heard everyone saying the same thing; technology is moving at an unprecedented pace. But every now and again, something jumps up that shocks even the most hardened technology enthusiasts.
In this episode, the team discusses two such revelations.
1. Speech to Face - In a paper published recently, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have proposed a method for learning a face from audio recordings of that person speaking.
2. DNA to Face - An artist was recently able to recreate faces from DNA on forgotten gum and cigarette butts.
Both of these breakthroughs, al...
2019-06-0600 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 30: Giving Experiences Instead of GiftsEpisode 30: Giving Experiences Instead of Gifts
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What do you usually get your significant other, or family member, or friends for to mark significant occasions in their life? Does it usually feel like an obligation?
In this episode, Tom and Kiran discuss the idea of gifting experiences over material things, and why people might value those experiences more than physical goods which are left collecting dust.
- Experiencing lobster for the first time (2:25)
- Would teenagers exchange 'stuff' for experiences? (5:34)
- Learning to bake in Paris (11:49)
- The key to great experiences: One foot in the familiar & one foot out (14:40)
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2019-06-0500 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 29: A Nice Day in JulyIn summer, there are likely 10 Saturday's of nice weather, but how many of you take a nice day in July for granted?
Whether it's checking out a local food truck, or simply reading a book outside in the sun, there aren't that many nice Saturday's in summer.
In this weeks episode, Tom and Kiran talk about what makes the experience of spending a nice day in July outside so good, and the importance of not letting technology interfere with enjoying it.
As mentioned in the show:
The Caribbean Motel: http://caribbeanmotel.com/
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2019-06-0500 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 27: Understanding 'Process' in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)The deployment of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has long been seen as a silver bullet for automating manual, repetitive tasks, enabling firms to replace human labor and run business processes at machine speed.
However, according to E&Y, 30-50% of RPA projects fail (https://www.cmswire.com/information-management/why-rpa-implementation-projects-fail/)
In this episode of Pardon The Disruption, Tom Young is joined by Raman Makkar (Chief Of Technology & Innovation @ IRPA AI) to discuss RPA and why so many RPA deployments fail.
- Ramen Mukhar Intro? (0:11)
- Successful RPA deployment is a journey (1:08)
- Previous obstacles to Process Re-engineering (1:38)
- Learn to walk...
2019-05-2900 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 26: Digital Disruption in InsuranceEpisode 26: Digital Disruption in Insurance
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Guest speaker: Leandro DalleMule (Planck Data - https://www.planckdata.com)
Many traditional industries have undergone or are in the process of being disrupted by innovative startups who are deploying new and emerging technologies to rewrite the rules and change the game.
Planck Data, a startup based in New York City with offices in Tel Aviv, is doing exactly this to the Insurance industry. In 2018, this innovative startup raised $12m as part of its Series A round to simplify insurance underwriting using AI (https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/03/planck-re-scores-12m-series-a-to-simplify-insurance-underwriting-with-artificial-intelligence/)
This week Tom sat down with Leandro...
2019-05-2000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 25: The Evolution of Commercial AgreementsThe focus of the rapidly changing nature of technology is usually centered on B2B or B2C products and/or services. But how has this technological change we have seen over the past 20 years impacted the way Enterprises think about their commercial agreements with large deals?
In this episode of Pardon The Disruption, Tom Young is joined by Robert Finkel (Partner at WilmerHale, a law firm which provides global legal representation across a comprehensive range of industry and practice areas) to discuss emerging trends within commercial agreements.
- How has the nature of commercial deals changed over time? (3:40)
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2019-05-1500 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 28: Is Online Dating Good or Bad?The experience of meeting someone to date has drastically changed over the past decade. But is online dating a good or bad thing?
Facebook recently announced that they are adding a new dating feature to their platform, which in some ways highlights the height of demand for online dating (https://www.mandatory.com/living/1510907-facebook-dating-feature).
In this weeks episode, the team discusses online dating apps, how they differ, and ultimately whether they are having a positive or negative impact on society.
- What are examples of today's dating apps and how do they differ? (10:09)
- Is 'Swiping right or left...
2019-05-1500 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 24: RPA Is Not DeadIn a recent article from Horses for Sources (https://www.horsesforsources.com/rpa-dead-integrated-automation-platforms_041519), the author Phil Fersht claimed that 'RPA is dead'.
For those of you who haven't come across RPA, we created a short video to introduce the concept (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNCKyjdtWts).
So is RPA really dead?
Whilst the headline of the article is provocative, it raises many good points and comes at a time when valuations for RPA companies like UiPath are skyrocketing (the firm recently raised $568m at a $7bn valuation).
The article itself argues that as a standalone silver bullet, RPA deployment...
2019-05-0600 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 23: Swarm AI (Part 2) - A Lesson From Nature w/Louis RosenbergToday, most AI companies are looking at how they can develop algorithms to replace people.
Unanimous AI is different.
Founded in 2014 by Louis Rosenberg, they approach AI from almost the opposite perspective, as we found out during a 30-minute conversation with Louis:
"We start from the premise that people are really smart, they have knowledge, wisdom, insight, intuition."
Louis believes that these fundamental human traits are missing from Big Data but do exist in the human database.
"If you are a sports fan, you are watching games and developing your own intuition about how the teams are playing and what...
2019-05-0200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 27: Design Thinking - A Strategy For InnovationEpisode 27: Design Thinking - A Strategy For Innovation
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Design Thinking; a buzz word which makes most people roll their eyes. However, despite being overused, it has brought value and a new way of thinking to product development.
Infor's in-house design agency Hook & Loop hosted the Rumjog team for their monthly meetup event (https://www.meetup.com/The-RUMJog-Digital-Disruption-Series/) to discuss design thinking as a strategy for innovation. Hook & Loop's very own Nunzio Esposito (VP & Head of User Experience) joined Tom Young (Managing Partner, Rumjog) for the conversation.
At the live event, Nunzio & Tom cover some of the following questions in relation...
2019-04-2300 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 26: Outsourcing your Life Series (Part 2) - Your Virtual ClosetExperience This Episode 26: Outsourcing your Life Series (Part 2) - Your Virtual Closet
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All the way back in 2001, Jennifer Hyman had started to notice a change in her friends' behavior compared to that of her parent's generation. They had started to value experiences and time over goods and services. This culminated in her starting the first ever wedding registry for Starwood, as her friends no longer wanted pots and pans for their wedding gifts, they wanted excursions to locations and activities.
In 2009, Jenn alongside her friend Jenny Fleiss set up Rent The Runway. The company was built on the idea that...
2019-04-2300 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 25: Outsourcing your Life (Part 1) - Meal DeliveryTechnology has given rise to an era of convenience for many consumers, enhancing their experiences, and ultimately giving them back more time. It is now easier than ever to outsource parts of your life.
Take meal deliveries for example.
The way we get our food has gone through a major disruption, evolving from grocery shopping, takeout, to services from companies like Blue Apron who deliver fresh ingredients to your doorstep, and Kettlebell Kitchen who deliver a variety of healthy prepared meals customized by goals which you simply have to heat up to eat.
In this episode, the team analyzes the...
2019-04-1700 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 22: Swarm AI (Part 1) - A Lesson From NatureWhen honey bees are faced with the existential decision on where to relocate their hive, that is to find the perfect environment in which their colony can survive for generations to come, how do they reach consensus? A honey bee's brain is smaller than a grain of sand and has less than a million neurons. Humans have 85 billion. However, researchers have found that honey bees pick the optimal solution over 80% of the time.
This begs the question, what is the best way to accurately predict outcomes? Does the answer lie in nature?
Ants, bees, birds, and fish all self-organize themselves...
2019-04-1600 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 24: A Tour of Hudson Yards, NYC’s Newest NeighborhoodIn March 2019, New York City's newest neighborhood Hudson Yards opened its doors to the public. At a cost of over $20bn, this development includes a new retail and restaurant complex, residences with Penthouse condos worth $80m, and a new honeycomb structure of intertwined staircases called the Vessel.
Tom and Kiran discuss the new development and what a Hudson Yards experience feels like.
https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/
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2019-04-1100 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 21: Explainable AIIn a world where AI is increasingly stitched into the very fabric of our society and we start to rely on it for complex decisions including those which have potentially life or death ramifications, shouldn't there be a common understanding of the rationale behind AI reaching a final decision?
This week, the Pardon The Disruption podcast team welcomes Gus Bekdash, Senior Managing Director of AI Solutions at IPsoft (www.ipsoft.com) & Vanessa Bates-Ramirez, Senior Editor at Singularity University (https://singularityhub.com/author/vbatesramirez/#sm.0001676oghr96fqjq9a1ha6301jy1)
While it may be clear to understand why we need to...
2019-04-1100 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 20: Revisiting Cryptocurrencies - Where Are They Now?Remember when Bitcoin was all the rage? At the time of recording this podcast, the price of Bitcoin was trading at $4,100. Just a day later, it topped $5,000.
Recently, JPMorgan announced their own pseudo digital coin (https://www.jpmorgan.com/global/news/digital-coin-payments) and the NYSE which is owned by ICE announced their own cryptocurrency platform called BAKKT which raised $200m in funding (https://www.coindesk.com/182-million-ice-exchanges-bitcoin-startup-bakkt-announces-massive-fundraise) have brought cryptocurrencies back into the limelight.
This made us want to revisit not only where cryptocurrencies are today, but also got us asking the question 'what is money?' and how do...
2019-04-0300 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 23: The Digital DetoxAre you focusing too much on collecting more 'stuff' than finding your purpose?
As a follow up to the episode on the Minimalism Netflix Documentary, Kiran and Tom speak with Patrick Rhone who starred in the documentary and wrote the book 'Enough'. Patrick provides his insight into what 'stuff' truthfully represents in people's lives.
They also speak with Nick Wignall, a Clinical Psychologist and contributor to Time and Business Insider magazines, who discusses how maximalism and constant stimulation has removed our bandwidth to consider 'what would you do if you achieved what you are looking for in life?'.
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2019-04-0200 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 19: Predicting The Future With Frank CasaleIn this episode, Tom Young (Managing Partner, Rumjog) and Frank Casale (Founder, The Institute for Robotic Process Automation & AI) discuss future trends, including how different demographics are using technology, whether there will be consolidation amongst existing industry players, the importance of reinvention, and advancing technologies in Healthcare.
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2019-03-2600 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 18: CRISPR-Cas9 and the Gene Editing RevolutionImagine if you could modify your DNA to be part-human / part-wolf?
Ok, that's a bit far fetched. But it turns out that the technology to edit the human genome in this way exists today and in theory could be used to fundamentally edit the sequence of DNA or RNA to change what organisms are. This has implications for Healthcare, Agriculture, and has the potential to change the course of humanity.
How did it get discovered? When scientists sequenced the human genome, they found sections which had a structure, but for which the function remained a mystery, termed 'junk DNA'. It...
2019-03-2600 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 17: Google Stadia Game Streaming PlatformThe 2019 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was dominated by Google's announcement that they are launching a game streaming platform called Stadia. Imagine being able to stream AAA rated games at 60 frames per second in 4K across multiple devices from a chrome browser with little to no latency or lag. This is the promise of Stadia (full announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUih5C5rOrA&t=2295s).
But why is Google getting into gaming? It turns out that Electronic Sports (Esports) is a huge industry. The market size of Esports is projected to cross $1bn in 2019 (https://newzoo...
2019-03-2200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 22: Minimizing Digital ClutterDo you have thousands of unread emails? Tom has 135,345 of them! How about photos...? Between Tom & Kiran, they both have over 15,000.
When people think of minimalism, they often think about getting rid of material, physical goods. But in today's world, where most things are digitized, digital clutter can also be unhealthy. So why do people keep photos, apps, and emails they will likely never read again?
What about the implications? Amongst all the noise created by digital clutter, you could miss or overlook the most important messages, photos, or emails. But ironically, digital clutter in corporations when used with some...
2019-03-2200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 21: How Peloton Is Re-inventing RetailSocial dynamics are driving continued participation and growth in the fitness industry. Today, it is a $30bn industry growing at 3-4%. With the number of gym memberships set to double over the next 10-15 years, the team explores this trend a little more and discusses how Peloton, a spin/cycling brand, still relies heavily on retail as part of its growth strategy.
2019-03-1500 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 16: China's Alternate Technology UniverseGo online in China and you'll find an internet that looks very different than the one you'd see in most other countries. In this episode, the team explores the differences between the US and Chinese technology companies, why these differences exist, and some key things companies should consider when considering entry into the Chinese market.
2019-03-1500 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 15: Is 5G Overhyped Or Underestimated?The next generation of cellular technology, 5G, has been touted as revolutionary in the advancement of multiple connected technologies such as Autonomous driving, Virtual Reality gaming, and IoT devices to name a few. But there are legitimate questions around whether it can live up to the hype, and the lack of research around the negative impact on our health. In this episode, Tom, Rohan, Bart, and TJ discuss whether 5G is overhyped or underestimated.
2019-03-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 20: A Discussion On The Netflix Minimalism DocumentaryHas our hunter-gatherer DNA led to over consumption in a world of abundance? Is that why we call it bargain hunting?! In this episode, Kiran and Tom discuss the Netflix documentary Minimalism and whether the American Dream and materialism is starting to be questioned.
Minimalism Documentary Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80114460
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
2019-03-0800 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 14: What Are Gartner’s Data Analytics Trends For 2019?The team provides its analysis of Gartner's Top 10 Data & Analytics Trends for 2019. To see the full report, you can read it here:
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-02-18-gartner-identifies-top-10-data-and-analytics-technolo
2019-03-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 19: John Anthony VineyardThe IBM Think 2019 conference was held in San Francisco this year. A few of the Rumjog team decided to bookend the trip with a visit to Napa Valley, where a last minute plan connected them with an excellent local guide and led them to an incredible vineyard in Napa - The John Anthony Vineyard.
2019-02-2800 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 13: A Conversation With Frank CasaleIn this episode of Pardon The Disruption, Tom welcomes a special guest, Frank Casale who is the Founder of the Institute for Robotic Process Automation & Artificial Intelligence (IRPA AI). Together, Frank and Tom discuss how to build a robust business case for RPA, in addition to what some of the industry trends are going into 2019 and beyond.
2019-02-2200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 18: The Napa Valley ExperienceSome of the Rumjog team wrap up the IBM Think 2019 conference with a trip to Napa Valley. In this episode, the team recaps their Napa Valley experience live from Yountville in Napa County.
2019-02-2000 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 17: Is The Future Of Retail Offline Vs Online?In this episode of Experience This, the team records a podcast live from San Francisco at an event on the coming apocalypse of retail. At the recording, Kiran and Tom are joined by two special guests to explore how digital technologies could not only enhance the customer experience but also better connect the offline to the online retail experience.
2019-02-1800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 16: A Chance Encounter At The Whitcomb HotelThe team briefly stop by the Whitcomb Hotel and speak to a member of staff to confirm or debunk some rumors circulating that the hotel is haunted...
2019-02-1500 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 15: How Social Can Improve The Conference ExperienceThe social dynamic is a critical component of the conference experience. Kiran and Tom provide their insights into how conferences and events can enhance and improve the customer experience.
2019-02-1500 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 12: What's Up With Quantum Computing?Live from San Francisco at the IBM Think 2019 conference, the team discusses a recent breakthrough in Quantum computing from IBM, and how complex subject matter relating to this field needs to be made more accessible and communicated in a more digestible way.
Discussed in the podcast:
Explanation of Quantum Computing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHMJCUmq28&feature=youtu.be
2019-02-1300 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 14: Does Too Much Planning Ruin Experiences?A couple of the Rumjog team decided to change their travel plans at the last minute. As a result, they had little time to plan. This raised the question of whether too much planning can make or ruin an experience.
2019-02-1200 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 11: Why Is San Francisco The Center Of Digital Disruption?On a trip to San Francisco for the IBM Think 2019 conference, the Rumjog team explores what it is about this city that makes it the center of digital innovation.
2019-02-1200 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 10: House of Cards & Digital ExhaustIn the latest episode of Pardon The Disruption, Tom, Bart, TJ, and Rohan discuss how Netflix combined big data and analytics to surface insights which ultimately led to the creation of House of Cards, and 3 million new members globally.
2019-02-1200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 13: Jackson Hole Trip ReportKiran and Tom sit down with a senior consultant from Rumjog, TJ, to hear about a recent trip he took to Jackson Hole, including some last minute travel drama which nearly de-railed his whole experience.
2019-02-1200 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 12: FOMO & Fyre Festival ExperienceThe team discusses a recent documentary on Fyre Festival, an event which monetized the experience of FOMO (fear of missing out) in a spectacular way. How can the concept of FOMO be used in business, specifically retail? Listen to the end for some insights.
2019-02-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 11: Sleeping With Strangers - The Hostel ExperienceWhat is it like sleeping in a hostel in Nashville, Tennessee? Shawn found out on a recent trip there and explains how some of his greatest experiences have come from social encounters with strangers at hostels.
2019-02-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 10: Sundance Film Festival Experience Part 2Shawn and Rohan join Kiran and Tom to share their experience of Sundance Film Festival, including a scary experience on the ski slopes.
2019-02-0800 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 9: Sundance Film Festival Trip ReportIn this episode, Kiran describes the experience of a recent trip to the Sundance Film Festival alongside an Executive Producer. There was also a brief celebrity encounter with a film star in a Mexican restaurant!
2019-01-3100 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 9: Long on Tools, Short on SolutionsThis week the team have a follow on discussion from the last meetup event, where Tom spoke with the guest speaker, Rob High (CTO of IBM Watson) around products and services IBM offer outside Watson which people may not be aware of. This brings up the notion of focusing on problem-driven solutions vs leading with technology.
Discussed in the podcast:
Cloud parody video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54t-9HfXHJc&feature=youtu.be
2019-01-2900 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 8: Bain 2030 Labor Report - The Key PointsToday, the team analyzes a recent whitepaper written by Bain Capital titled 'Bain 2030 Labor Report' which looks at how the collision of Demographics, Automation, and Wealth Inequality will impact jobs in the future.
For the complete report you can click here: https://www.bain.com/insights/labor-2030-the-collision-of-demographics-automation-and-inequality/
2019-01-2400 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 8: Is Too Much “Stuff” a Problem in Our Experience Journey?In this episode, Kiran, Tom, and Shawn discuss the concept of minimalism and whether having more 'stuff' has a positive or negative impact on our time, and ultimately our experiences.
2019-01-2400 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 7: Social Dynamic - The Key Ingredient to Great ExperiencesIn the latest episode of the Experience This podcast, Kiran and Tom are joined by Shawn Oommen and Wendy Azevedo. Together, the team discusses how great experiences always seem to have a high social quotient, and what the differences are between spontaneous and planned experiences.
Listen until 4:08 to get some context for the episode cover photo!
2019-01-2400 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 6: Time Over MoneyIn this weeks episode, Kiran and Tom discuss what the Experience Economy actually means. They also ask the question, how much is your time worth? Do you value it? Will the answer to these questions change your decision making on where to spend it?
Discussed on the episode:
Alan Watts - South Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoTmNU_5A0
Tim Ferris Book - Four Hour Work Week
2019-01-2200 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 7: Winners & Losers Of The Digital RevolutionIn Episode 7, the Rumjog team explores the rapid pace of technological change, and what this means for our society and jobs. Tom, Rohan, Bart, and TJ also discuss how to compete and 'win' in this new digital revolution, and what the role and responsibility of the CEO should be in this new paradigm.
2019-01-2100 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 6: Will AI Be A Job Creator Or Destroyer?In this week's episode, Tom and the team discuss the impact AI is having on jobs, and whether it will create more jobs than it displaces. They also look into the unemployment rate and whether this is, in fact, a true indicator of the current employment levels in the US.
2019-01-1700 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 5: NRF 2019 Big Retail Show & Eataly visitIn today's episode, Tom and Kiran describe a recent visit to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2019 Big Retail show, and Eataly in NYC.
Discussed in the podcast:
Eataly: https://www.eataly.com/
NRF Show: https://nrfbigshow.nrf.com/
2019-01-1700 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 4: Reimagining RetailIn this weeks episode, Tom and Kiran discuss the current state of the traditional American mall, and how to re-imagine retail as it goes through disruption and transformation.
2019-01-1100 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 3: Visit to Starbucks Reserve Roastery, RestorationStarbucks Reserve, Restoration Hardware, and Samsung 365 have created an environment where the experience is the stage, with the goods merely acting as props. This week, Tom and Kiran discuss a recent visit to each of these stores and why they are great examples of companies investing in the experience economy.
2019-01-1100 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 2: NYC High Line WalkDesigning new experiences isn't only limited to an industry such as retail and grocery. Cities should also think about how they can improve experiences to attract people willing to pay a premium to live there. In this weeks episode, Tom and Kiran discuss New York City and how the city has designed attractions and buildings to create premium experiences.
2019-01-1100 min
Experience ThisExperience This Episode 1: The Experience EconomyIn the first episode of the 'Experience This' podcast series, Tom and Kiran introduce the concept of the Experience Economy and highlight why people are paying a premium for experiences over goods, services, and products.
2019-01-1100 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 5: What Is Robotic Process Automation?The term Robotic Process Automation is a hot topic in the tech world. But what exactly is it? In this episode, the team discusses the term and what it means for businesses.
To see how Rumjog can help with your Robotic Process Automation strategy and implementation, please reach out to rohan.kapoor@rumjog.com
2019-01-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 4: The Future of Reality: VR, AR or Mixed?This week on Pardon The Disruption, the team looks discusses Virtual Reality, Artifical, and Mixed Reality. Specifically, they discuss potential business applications and which of these types of reality will ultimately prevail.
SAP Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlpGDrSmg38
2019-01-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 3: Interactive Storytelling - Black Mirror, BandersnatchWhat was your verdict on Netflix's new interactive episode of Black Mirror? In the studio this week, Tom, Bart, TJ and Rohan discuss the episode and whether this has ushered in a new storytelling paradigm.
2019-01-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 2: The Attention EconomyWhat is the cost of not paying attention to your attention? We discuss the potential implications of the race to win your attention by companies such as Google and Facebook where you are essentially the product.
2019-01-1000 min
Pardon The DisruptionPardon The Disruption Episode 1: Capturing Digital ExhaustThis weeks episode explores what digital exhaust is, how to capture it, and the implications for data privacy.
2019-01-1000 min