Cognizant Podcasts

A 9-to-5 workweek is almost synonymous with work and productivity. However, its relevance to our current times is significantly different from what it was originally intended – fixed work timings and rules have outlived their purpose and are a byproduct of the bygone industrial revolution. Freedom, flexibility and personal space now define the future of work and help employees perform better and be more effective.

In part 3 of our Future of Work with Twitter podcast series, our host Deborah Eastman, Head of Cognizant’s Internet Business Unit, Donald Hicks, a Vice President at Twitter, and Robert Brown, a Vice President within Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work, discuss what it means to take care of your employees and how that results in many other indirect benefits.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has emerged as a major force in shaping the future of customer experience, communication and delight. Timely investments in technologies by organizations will aid in decision-making and drive performance. As everything is going digital, technology will also ensure that erroneous information get filtered while meaningful conversations flourish.

In part 2 of our Future of Work with Twitter podcast series, our host Deborah Eastman, Head of Cognizant’s Internet Business Unit, Donald Hicks, a Vice President at Twitter, and Robert Brown, a Vice President within Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work, discuss the role technology plays in ensuring positive customer experience.

We are only beginning to realize the scale of impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our lives both personally and professionally. However, it will eventually return to pre-pandemic times, but with a myriad of changes. A permanent work-from-home option like Twitter has offered, will enable its employees to tap into their creative side from the comfort of their homes.

Tune in to a three-part podcast series on the ‘Future of Work with Twitter’ in which our experts Deborah Eastman, Head of Cognizant’s Internet Business Unit, Donald Hicks, a Vice President at Twitter, and Robert Brown, a Vice President within Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work, discuss where the future of work is heading in the post COVID-19 era.

As we slowly get back to normalcy of getting back to work in a layered approach, we begin to put building controls in place. The idea is to mitigate infectious diseases that spread indoors, especially via air. We all have some idea about air filtration systems and other sanitization methods, but then what is new and where to start?

In this Part 4 of the Safe Buildings podcast series, our experts Euan Davis, AVP from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and Joseph Allen, acclaimed author and Assistant Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a leading expert on urban resilience, discuss ways to fight COVID-19, newfound air cleaning technologies and approaches to future workplaces, and offer tips on where to start.

The looming concerns on safe buildings have garnered a new level of attention since the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores. Some of the obvious questions around monitoring, tuning-up, and maintaining indoor air quality have been the key discussion points. What's even more important is to ensure that indoor air remains clean and healthy consistently over years to come.

In this Part 3 of the Safe Buildings podcast series, our experts Euan Davis, AVP from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and Joseph Allen, acclaimed author and Assistant Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a leading expert on urban resilience, discuss simple ways to ensure healthy indoor air and the benefits of creating healthy buildings.

Data is moving from the IT department into the business units and the heavy lifting of digital transformation going forward is really going to be around creating a culture that is data driven and that treats data as a first class citizen.

In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with Phil Le-Brun, former CIO of McDonalds and now Enterprise Strategist at AWS, and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of AI and Analytics at Cognizant, on how companies can create a data centered and driven culture, and why treating data as a first class citizen is important to this process. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘Creating a Data Driven Culture’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

As restrictions around COVID-19 ease, employees and customers will look up to businesses for ensuring their safety indoors. Key focus will be given to factors, such as health performance indicators in buildings, mitigation of risk exposure, identifying leadership responsible for healthy buildings, and making a business case for healthy buildings.

In Part 2 of the Safe Buildings podcast series, our experts Euan Davis, AVP from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and Joseph Allen, acclaimed author and Assistant Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a leading expert on urban resilience, talk about the nitty-gritties around the creation of safe and healthy buildings.

Face masks? Check. Distancing? Check. Floor markers and acrylic dividers? Check and check. But as businesses reopen post-pandemic, more comprehensive safety measures are needed to inspire lasting trust and confidence in employees and customers.

We bring you a 4-part podcast series featuring Euan Davis, AVP from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and Joseph Allen, acclaimed author and Assistant Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a leading expert on urban resilience, who go at length to discuss smarter and safe ways to reopen and manage a healthy workplace.

As companies increasingly look to leverage data in their business processes, and as data has moved from the IT department to the business units, the need to understand the value of data, set up processes and build a culture to include business partners in the use of data has become critical to a company's success.

In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with Pallab Deb, Head of Partner Solutions and AI Partnerships at Google Cloud and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cognizant, about the value of data. These two thought leaders offer insights, advice and real world examples. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘What is the Value of Data?’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

In the new world, historical data models have been made obsolete by the disruption caused by COVID-19; leaders are trying to figure out how to navigate the new world.

In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with JG Chirapurath, VP Azure Data, Artificial Intelligence & Edge and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cognizant, on how business leaders can use data in times of rapid change. These two thought leaders also offer insights, advice and real world examples to help you address this challenge and thrive. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘Using Data in Times of Rapid Change’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.