Digitally Curious

In this time of extreme uncertainty, what can we do to to thrive and overcome an unprecedented time in our personal and business life?

Dr Lynn Gribble based her PhD on the psychological underpinnings of the effects of retrenchment - that is thriving in uncertainty. We asked her back onto the show to look at some practical tips we can use during this uncertain time.

Lynn last appeared on Season 1, Episode 8 of the show to look at the future of people management.

On this special episode of the podcast we covered:

• How do we deal with uncertainty and thrive in an uncertain time?
• Practical advice on how to set up to work effectively from home
• - set up your physical space properly
• - create a routine you can replicate anywhere
• - create virtual 'social hours' for your work colleagues
• How we will be measured on outputs not time taken to get the work done
• Tips for managers working with home-based teams
• Tips for calming the wired worried state
• Tools to help working online and from home
• Things can you can do TODAY to help with anxiety around the current environment
• - focus on what you know
• - physical activity
• - think about something that makes you happy
• - reach out and connect to people

Find out more about Lynn at TalkingTrends.com.au

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So networking is all about going to events, collecting cards and connecting on LinkedIn right? Think again! Any Lopata provides some incredible advice about how to move beyond simple "networking" and develop strong professional relationships.

On this episode you will learn:

• Why connecting is not enough
• Creating a networking strategy
• The Professional Relationship Wheel
• Using LinkedIn beyond simply connecting
• Personal branding as part of a networking strategy

Find out more about Andy here
Website: lopata.co.uk
LinkedIn: Networking Strategy
Twitter: @AndyLopata

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We've all heard about 5G or fifth-generation mobile technologies but what is it all about and what does the future hold for 5G?

To help answer this question, The Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill spoke to Paul Scanlan who is the CTO of Huawei's Carrier Business Group.

In this episode, Paul discussed the 5 reasons to trust 5G.

1. No harmful electromagnetic fields
2. 5G is more secure than 4G
3. 5G will spur economic growth
4. 5G will produce less carbon than 4G
5. 5G increases trust in digital systems

We also spoke about:

• What is 5G and how is it better than 4G?
• 5G as a platform for transformation
• Connected cars don't need 5G
• Robotics and 5G
• Telemedicine and 5G
• Factories and 5G
• IoT and 5G
• The positive social impacts of 5G
• The 5G use cases in 2020
• Manufacturing and 5G
• The advantages of 5G over WiFi
• 5G security
• Autonomous cars connected by 5G
• Autonomous cars only roads
• The most often asked question about Huawei
• The most often asked question about 5G

3 Things for next week

1. Ask your operator to deploy 5G
2. Buy a 5G phone
3. Turn off 2G and 3G networks

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The Internet of Things or IoT is probably the most-hyped technology behind blockchain - but what does it really mean and what are the uses of the technology.

Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill spoke with the CEO and co-founder of Microshare, Ron Rock - one of the pioneers of IoT.

In this wide-ranging chat, we looked at what IoT is, why it has been misunderstood and how is can be best used in a corporate environment.

If you've ever wondered what IoT is then this is the podcast for you.

We also covered:

• So what is the Internet of Things?
• The Sensor as a service company
• Digital Twinning
• The idea of good data
• What sort of data can you collect with IoT?
• Facilities Management and IoT
• Wellness in the workplace
• Data > insights from IoT
• IoT real-time data can drive SLAs
• How cloud computing is driving IoT adoption
• Low Power Wide Area Networks
• IoT doesn't need to involve IT
• Customers buy business solutions, not IoT
• The 4 drivers of IoT success
• The LoRa Alliance
• The management challenge of sensors at scale
• Wafer-thin margins help IoT
• Millennials expect a different work environment
• Carbon dioxide sensors help wellness
• Sustainability + ESG + IoT
• Asset tracking and IoT
• New innovations for IoT
• Wearables: sensors in clothes
• Who owns my data?
• Multi-party data ownership
• The data value exchange
• Three things for this week

1. look at the wireless IoT devices available
2. Try out wearable devices
3. Start thinking about the positive uses of data

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With Podcasting now becoming mainstream, what is the future of this medium? To answer this question I spoke with one of the original B2B podcasters, Minter Dial who has produced a weekly show since 2010 with over 350 episodes to date.

I first met Minter in 2012 and have been a guest on his show twice before.

Minter first appeared on Series 1, episode 2 of the podcast to speak about Ethics and AI, so we were delighted to have him back as a veteran Podcaster to provide some excellent insights into how he got into podcasting, and why you should (or should not) start one and podcasts he listens to.

We covered a number of topics, including:

• What got you into podcasting?
• Has Podcasting replaced Blogging?
• Don’t launch a podcast without a purpose
• Think about why you’re doing a podcast
• Will Podcasters become the new influencers?
• What can brands be doing with Podcasts?
• How do you produce a weekly show?
• Do you have a favourite guest?
• How do you find great guests?
• What should Podcasters avoid?
• What was the last Podcast you listened to?
• Making sense with Sam Harris Podcast
• What is the intellectual dark web
• How do you discover new podcasts?
• What 3 things should companies consider when starting to Podcast?
• Internal Podcasts for internal comms
• Why keep your Podcast internal?
• Who should I interview next and why?

Three things for next week

1. Get the right equipment
2. Levelator audio software
3. Listen to other podcasts

Podcasts mentioned in this episode
13 minutes to the moon

More about Minter
Twitter: @mdial
Blog: minterdial.com
Podcast: minterdial.com/podcast
FutureProof book
HeartificalEmpathy book
The Last Ring Home book

Minter’s Favourite Guests
Dr Jack Kreindler
The Sleep Doctor - Mark Rosekind

Minter’s recommendations
The Daily Podcast
Making sense with Sam Harris Podcast
Overcast Podcast platform

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When the World Economic Forum decides that cybersecurity is one of the top global risks alongside climate change, extreme weather and natural disasters you know it's serious. Their recent report on the top global risks identified cyber threats as something that has the capacity to disrupt society on a massive scale.

This episode features Nick Coleman who at the time of recording was IBM’s Global Head of Cyber Security Risk where he specialised in evaluating risks from cyber adversaries, digital transformation and regulation. 

He has recently taken up the role of Chief Security Officer for Vocalink, a Mastercard company.

Before joining IBM he served as The UK Government’s National Reviewer of Security, and authored “The Coleman Report” for the UK Parliament. Nick holds an MBA with distinction, and is a Fellow and Chair of Digital at the Institution of Engineering & Technology.

He regularly advises boards around the world on digital leadership, and how to manage risk that results from traditional and emerging business models, and how to create trust and resilience.

We spoke about topics such as:

• Where are we at in 2020 with cybersecurity?
• The WEF has designated cyber as a global risk
• The average data breach takes 279 days to fix
• Spotting patterns to help detect attacks
• Do consumers care enough about cyber security?
• Should executives and the board be cyber aware?
• Getting business schools interested in cyber security
• How ready are you for a crisis?
• Running cyber fire drills
• Using AI to prevent attacks
• Hyperpersonalised attacks
• The employee as part of the 'last mile' of security
• Removing the friction from cybersecurity
• Cloud security and GDPR
• The 5 stages of responding to an attack
• Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap
• Cyber role models
• What can small companies do to get ready?
• Three things to do this week

1. Think about what is critical
2. Think about what "good" looks like
3. Who do you call when something bad happens?

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Cryptocurrency and especially bitcoin has been one of the most over-hyped technologies this decade. To better understand the opportunity for cryptocurrencies and blockchain, I spoke with Jeremy Epstein, CEO of Never Stop Marketing, who has 20 years of international marketing experience.

Most recently, Jeremy was VP, Marketing at Sprinklr which grew from a $20 million valuation and 30 people to $1.8 billion valuation and 1400 people in 4 years.

Today, Jeremy is a highly sought-after marketing advisor in the crypto/blockchain industry and has worked with some of the leading and most innovative projects including OpenBazaar, Zcash, and DCorp.

He's spent the last 4 years deeply understanding the world of crypto and blockchain and his insights in this episode should help you better understand what lies ahead for this much discussed technology,

In this episode we covered:

• What interested you about cryptocurrencies?
• Why is cryptocurrency so misunderstood?
• Why crypto represents the next evolution of the internet
• The value transfer revolution
• Re-engineering Blockchain in 2019?
• Is Blockchain always the best solution?
• The open public blockchain
• Helping the 2Bn unbanked people
• Creating a global trust layer
• Stakeholder capitalism
• The problem with bitcoin - humans are greedy
• What does it feel like to own crypto?
• Facebook's crypto ambition - Libra
• The rise of surveillance capitalism
• The problem with Facebook launching Libra
• How holding bitcoin increases its value
• Participatory capital
• Who is responsible for promoting the benefits of crypto?
• Blockchain can help with insurance policies
• Rapid insurance payments using smart contracts
• Sending donations using bitcoin
• Three things for next week

1. Read the bitcoin whitepaper
2. Buy some bitcoin
3. Send someone some bitcoin

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Great content that cuts through the noise is key in a disrupted B2B world. In this episode of the podcast, I spoke with Eric Fulwiler who recently joined 11:FS - a financial services transformation company as CMO, overseeing their media and marketing teams across the group.

He spent the last 10 years in digital advertising agencies, most recently as UK Managing Director for US-based VaynerMedia - a creative, media, and production agency. 

Before agency life, and as a side hustle along the way, he’s worked on and advised numerous start-ups. He’s a frequent speaker and contributor on the state and future of marketing, brand strategy, and digital media.

We discussed a range of topics including:

• What does the 11 stand for in 11:FS?
• What does 11FS do?
• Are you a consultancy or a tech company
• Digital banking is only 1% finished - what's left to do?
• How do you differ from the big 4?
• Disruptive consulting - disrupting the disruptors
• Using podcasts to attract clients and share knowledge
• The quality of the content depends on the intent
• The Rise of UK Fintech movie
• Handling growth vs innovation
• Where do the existing banks have an opportunity to change?
• Will the challengers get scale before the incumbents get innovation?
• Fintech innovation
• Natwest Bank's innovation journey
• What are your largest challenges as a CMO?
• The promise of Open Banking
• 3 things for next week around content marketing

1. Put value at the top of the pyramid
2. Be iterative and reactive
3. You need to drive business results

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