Cognizant Podcasts

Though the future of work will always be in the future, the future of your work has never been closer. For nearly 10 years, Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work has cataloged and commented on these developments, as well as other extraordinary workplace dynamics. In this two-part podcast series on the ever-morphing dynamics of work, we bring you insights into the powerful technological, business and societal trends that remaking work today and in tomorrow.

Artificial Intelligence is an inescapable reality that businesses and individuals must come to terms with. It is becoming a pervasive force, simultaneously promising productivity gains and operational challenges for us all. AI can help ensure that businesses stay ahead of market changes, anticipate customer desires, and forecast faster and more accurately than competitors. However, if businesses are not technologically grounded, getting started with AI can be a frightening endeavor. The content of this episode is a reproduction of Daniel Faggella’s Apple Podcast episode titled ‘How to Think About and Lead AI Projects in Business - With Bret Greenstein of Cognizant.’ This podcast track was originally posted on https://emerj.com and can be accessed by following the link: https://player.fm/series/artificial-intelligence-in-industry-with-daniel-faggella/how-to-think-about-and-lead-ai-projects-in-business-with-bret-greenstein-of-cognizant.

Data modernization is the fastest way to achieve an AI-driven foundation with a proven method and platform, to source all data that matters to the business and deliver enterprise-wide intelligence. This episode reveals ways established organizations can rethink how they can modernize data. Our conversation is moderated by former Computerworld Editor, Paul Gillin, with expert insights provided by Lead MIT researcher, Barbara Wixom, Anurag Sehgal, who heads Data Analytics and Machine Learning/AI at Credit Suisse, and Alex Rosenthal, Head of Enterprise Data & Insights at Guardian Life.

The future of our modern society currently swings in the balance. With rising carbon emissions and diminishing global forests we are currently facing a new reality as global temperatures continue to increase. Through this shift, oceans around the world will begin to rise and seaside cities such as Osaka, Shanghai and Rio De Janeiro will be vulnerable to flooding. In our recent 21 More Jobs of the Future report, the Center for the Future of Work proposed the idea of Tidewater Architect, a professional that will help mitigate cities such as these against rising sea levels. For this the 13th episode in our CFoW podcast series we’ll be looking at another example of our now 42 jobs of the future coming to life, or as we call it “Spotted in the Wild”. To discuss this today we have Marta Kephart and Cognizant’s Rob Brown.

Digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way we live, socialize and work. Blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning and connected devices are supercharging industry at an astonishing rate. Ultimately, our future of work is shaping up to be vastly different to the work we’ve done in the past. And in the Center for the Future of Work, these topics are our bread and butter. So for the 12th episode in our CFoW podcast series we’re going to be tackling this topic with Cognizant’s Rob Brown and Guy Nadivi.

Businesses can more effectively pivot to a fully integrated digital infrastructure, and establish a cloud strategy that works for them. Learn how from today's conversation between Bill Martorelli, Principal Analyst, Forrester, Venu Lambu, Vice President of Cognizant Cloud Services and Baiju Panicker, Chief Technology Officer, Comerica Bank.

Businesses can more effectively pivot to a fully integrated digital infrastructure, and establish a cloud strategy that works for them. Learn how from today's conversation between Bill Martorelli, Principal Analyst, Forrester, Venu Lambu, Vice President of Cognizant Cloud Services and Baiju Panicker, Chief Technology Officer, Comerica Bank.

James Jeude, AI leader from Cognizant and Steve Levitt, the much acclaimed economist continue their conversation in part 2 of this AI/economics series. In this episode, they discuss about ways machine intelligence and data analytics can inform business strategy and market leadership.

In part 1 of this 2-part series, James Jeude, Vice President of the AI & Analytics practice and Steve Levitt, the award winning economist, exchange their views on how artificial intelligence is changing economic theory. Do not miss part 2 of this series to learn how the AI/economics interface helps inform business strategy and market leadership.

Just as the role of pilots has shifted from flying a plane to monitoring auto-pilot systems and intervening as and when required, our recent research at Cognizant Center for the Future of Work suggests that the role of L&D professionals will move from being a “controller” of learning systems to a “facilitator” of learning. In today's episode, our expert panel exchange their views on the roles Learning & Development teams and educators play in preparing a workforce for the future of work.