Coffee Break With Game-changers, Presented By Sap

The Buzz 1: “In the 19th century, inventors were heroes … Their ideas helped drag humanity from agrarian poverty to manufactured plenty. These days, though, inventor-superstars, while not absent, are fewer and farther between.” [economist.com] The Buzz 2: “While we've had our fair share of inventive breakthroughs in the past that have changed the world, the dazzling and world-shaking inventions of the future will change the world in even stranger and greater ways.” [bigthink.com] The Buzz 3: “There’s a way to do it better … find it.” [Thomas A. Edison] The Buzz 4: Professor Philip Brainard [played by Robin Williams in Flubber, 1997 American sci-fi comedy], a mad scientist developing a new energy source to save his college from closure, accidentally creates a sentient green goo substance with enormous elasticity and kinetic energy that bounces and is difficult to control. His robot assistant Weebo classifies it as flying rubber” aka Flubber. We’ll ask modern inventors Veronica Vargas, Pat Daily, Tammie Sykes a

Looking ahead to 2030: How will we work? How will we get around? What will we eat? How will we dress? How safe will our privacy be? Will we all be space travelers? What old and new challenges will we face? The Buzz 1: The top seven emerging future technology booms that will redefine the future and the world we live in by 2030: More AI companies. Growth of self-driving cars. More robots doing manufacturing jobs. Smart clothing embedded with Bluetooth chips. Space elevators. Pervasive cloud computing. Growth in the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality optics and display markets. [unboxingstartups.com/7-emerging-technologies-that-will-revolutionize-the-world-by-2030] The Buzz 2: Advanced farming will tell us exactly where our food is coming from. On-demand ecosystem of vehicles with different form factors. Almost every occupation will still have tasks machines will find very difficult to do. [www.bosch.com/stories/vision-2030] We’ll ask Rik Ferguson at Trend Micro, Colin Dunn at Fend Incorporated, Jon Clay at T

The Buzz 1: Grateful people feel more optimistic and happy, better mitigate aversive experiences, and have stronger interpersonal bonds. Gratitude interventions have been shown to result in improved sleep, more frequent exercise, and stronger cardiovascular and immune systems. [psywb.springeropen.com] The Buzz 2: Children spend an average of 53 hours per week with digital media — video games, social media, reality TV, exposure to violence, virtual connections that replace face-to-face friendships – which researchers fear may be causing a decline in empathy. [doinggoodtogether.org] The Buzz 3: Expressing gratitude can positively change your brain. It boosts dopamine and serotonin, the neurotransmitters in the brain that improve your mood immediately, giving you those positive feelings of pleasure, happiness, and well-being. [healthcare.utah.edu] The Buzz 4: Gratitude apps will help you improve your mood by focusing on the good things in your life. [makeuseof.com] We’ll ask Karen Gibson, Deslynn Jaquias, Sandy

The Buzz 1: Wine tourism —aka oenotourism, enotourism, vinitourism— lures wine lovers to vineyards, wineries, cellars, and museums dedicated to wine. The wine tourism global market size is expected to more than triple by 2030 to ~29.6B euros. (statista.com) The Buzz 2: According to a late-2020 www.statista.com survey, wine tourists are mainly casual wine tasters rather than wine geeks. The Buzz 3: People in Portugal consume more wine than any other country worldwide, with an annual per capita consumption of 52 liters in 2020. Next is Italy: 47 liters per capita. The Buzz 4: Decanter Magazine publishes wine travel guides to ?Italy, ?South Africa, ?Europe and the UK. Wwinepaths.com/ organizes luxury wine tours, intimate group trips and wine holidays around the world. Winemag.com reports on wine travel from touring the historic underground caves of Champagne to playing winemaker for a day in California’s Napa Valley. We’ll ask Bill Newman, Beth Kaczmarek, Christian Oggenfuss, and Brenda Boudreaux for their take

The Buzz 1: “Privacy and security are those things you give up when you show the world what makes you extraordinary.” (Margaret Cho, stand-up comedian) The Buzz 2: Millions of people are unaware of and uninformed about how their personal information is being used, collected or shared in our digital society. Data Privacy Week aims to inspire dialogue and empower individuals and companies to take action. (staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-week) The Buzz 3: “In the next three years, the value of data will increase, making it even more valuable than it is today. The more efficiently you store your data, the more benefits your business will see.” (Thomas Harrer, CTO, IBM Systems Hardware Sales in Europe) The Buzz 4: “Digital freedom stops where that of users begins... digital evolution must no longer be offered to a customer in trade-off between privacy and security. Privacy is not for sale, it's a valuable asset to protect.” (Stephane Nappo, Global Head, Information Security, Société Générale International Banking)

The Buzz 1: Drones are a transformative technology that, over the next decade, will change in ways you likely never imagined… Similar to Electronic Automobiles, drones offer another important option in fending off greenhouse gasses and becoming carbon neutral. (forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/06/30) The Buzz 2: Google announced on Oct 6, 2021 that it has started drone deliveries straight from a shopping mall directly to customers’ homes…The all-time record? Two minutes, 47 seconds.…Wing reached the 100,000 delivery milestone in August 2021, becoming the largest residential drone delivery service in the world. (forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2021/10/06) The Buzz 3: The global drone industry is projected to grow 12.3% annually, nearing $41B by 2027, according to Brandessence Market Research. Just a few years ago, drones were still considered science fiction. (money.usnews.com/investing) We’ll ask Chuck Byers, Sandra Formenton, Ryan Walsh and Pharns Genece for their take on The Future of Drones: Landing o

The Buzz 1: It’s easier to write about a period you’ve lived through, but what do you do when everyone who lived during that time is long gone?…The obvious first place to start is with non-fiction books. (Kat Clay) The Buzz 2: Historical nonfiction is a broad category that depicts historical, real-life events…literary nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, creative nonfiction overlap with historical nonfiction. (Masterclass staff) The Buzz 3: Historical fiction can be a tricky genre to master. If you haven't done your homework it won't feel authentic but…no one wants to read a novel that feels like a school history lesson… don’t chase accuracy too hard. (Hannah Kohler) The Buzz 4: Start with historical nonfiction. Poach bibliographies. Fall down the Google/Pinterest black hole, then dig yourself out. Read historical fiction…carefully…Get your (virtual) hands on memoirs and documents. (Lydia Kang) We’ll ask authors Brad Borkan, Ursula Wong, Sarah Smith and Sharon Yang for their take on “The Future of Historical Res

The Buzz 1: Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword, but an environmental, economic and social driver that’s changing our day-to-day lives… committing to sustainable practices is no longer a “nice to have” but a “must do”…. (forbes.com) The Buzz 2: The fully circular shoe brand Thousand Fell launched in 2019 embracing the circular economy, but the linear ‘take-make-waste’ system continued to drive fashion. In 2020, France's new anti-waste law prevented the destruction of unsold items and in 2021, its new Repairability Index required manufacturers to rate their electrical products on a scale out of ten on how easy they were to repair. The Buzz 3: Technologies shaping the sustainability agenda: Public electric transport. Electric trucks. Cheap energy storage. Plastic recycling. LED light efficiency. Accessible solar power. Carbon capture and storage. Hydrogen in the energy transition. (mckinsey.com) The Buzz 4: Sustainability headlines: Synthetic fuels are the future of Formula One. Climate tech start-ups r

The Buzz 1: Today’s female reader is pressed for time, demanding as hell, and both scared and excited about the future…Female detectives, athletes and presidential candidates were rule breakers simply for trying … Today’s heroine has declared herself her own authority. www.writersdigest.com The Buzz 2: The best literary heroines are worth imitating… (mostly) fictional, but they have a great deal to teach us about ourselves and the real-life stories we find ourselves in. teaandinksociety.com The Buzz 3: Great female characters, like the great women you come across in real life, can change your perception of what's possible…inspire you to take risks, stand your ground, go on great adventures or simply speak up for yourself.… they're flawed and vulnerable, just like we all are. www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk We’ll ask Clea Simon, Edwin Hill, Catriona McPherson, and Carolyn Marie Wilkins for their take on The Future of Literary Heroines: Perfect or Flawed & Vulnerable?

The Buzz 1: “Music is the shorthand of emotion” (Leo Tolstoy). “Hell is full of musical amateurs” (George Bernard Shaw). “The only truth is music” (Jack Kerouac). The Buzz 2: In 1930, Albert Einstein met with Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore in Caputh, Germany, to discuss the nature of music… Einstein served as the vice president of the Princeton Symphony from 1952 until he died in 1955… During a 1929 Saturday Evening Post interview, Einstein said that, had he not been a scientist, he would have been a musician. (www.cbc.ca) The Buzz 3: “New technology in music has changed the way we listen to music and the ways we create music…from synthesizers to DAWs …from CD players to iPhones….” (interestingengineering.com) The Buzz 4: “The future of music in the digital age is focused on how streaming services will differentiate themselves from the competition, how artists will reach their fanbase, and revisiting popular music industry trends of the past with innovations, such as the modern record player.” (victrola

The Buzz 1: The term 'Great Resignation' was likely coined by Anthony Klotz, a psychologist and professor at Texas A&M, in May 2021. He told Business Insider that events like the pandemic make people step back and rethink their lives. In some cases, that can cause people to change up careers — and companies will have to adjust. The Buzz 2: Kerry Brown asks, Should We Resign Ourselves To The Great Resignation? and offers evidence for Yes. (www.forbes.com) The Buzz 3: Arianne Cohen wrote tips on how to engineer a 'smooth exit.' (www.bloomberg.com) The Buzz 4: Derek Thompson claims a lasting effect of this pandemic will be a revolution in worker expectations. (Work in Progress newsletter for The Atlantic) The Buzz 5: Derek Thompson also writes, Three Myths of the Great Resignation – What if I told you the Big Quit wasn’t really about 'quitting'? (www.theatlantic.com) We’ll ask Kerry Brown, Bill Mr Simplicity Jensen, Frances Taplett and Dr. Scott Dust for their take on The Future of The Great Resignation: Tak

The Buzz 1: “Ten years ago, e-books made up less than 1 percent of the trade book market… traditional publishers have lost their former iron grip on the industry…Successful major authors are even choosing to self-publish.…” (izzardink.com) The Buzz 2: Recent research from Global English Editing and Written Word Media reveals … 66% of readers across the globe say print offers “a more fulfilling and unique reading experience * 1.5+M book titles were published in 2021, with printed book sales increasing by 18.5% during the first half of the year * ebook sales, which generated 9% of 2021’s total $26 billion book revenue, declined by 8%, with print books outselling ebooks 4 to one * Romance is still the most profitable fiction genre worldwide * Crime/ Mystery comes in second place, * Religious and Inspirational titles lead in non-fiction popularity. (https://selfpublishingadvice.org/what-readers-want-2022) We’ll ask novelist Barbara Eppich Struna, writing coach / fiction ghostwriter / author Jeff Deck, indie write

Algorithms are buzzing all around us, but exactly what and where are they – and how will they continue to impact each of us – for good or not so good? The Buzz 1: “Algorithm: Word used by programmers when they don’t want to explain what they did.” (Book title on amazon.com) The Buzz 2: “The algorithms that orchestrate our ads are starting to orchestrate our lives.” (Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org) The Buzz 3: An algorithm is a set of step-by-step procedures, or a set of rules to follow, for completing a specific task or solving a particular problem. The word ‘algorithm’ was first coined in the 9th century by a Persian mathematician whose latinized name was 'Algoritmi'. Today…algorithms determine the people we meet on Tinder, recognize your face to open the keyless door or fire you from your job when your productivity drops.” (towardsdatascience.com) The Buzz 4: “Human-sourced bias inevitably creeps into AI models, and as a result, algorithms reinforce human prejudices…Google Images search for 'CEO' produced 11 perce

The Buzz 1: “My first customer was a lunatic. My second had a death wish.” (Carl “Karl” Friedrich Benz, whose 1885 Benz Patent Motorcar was the first practical automobile in series production) The Buzz 2: “I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.” [Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the Porsche AG, Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK) The Buzz 3: “The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man.” [Herbert Marshall McLuhan CC, Canadian philosopher) Today, the automotive industry is continually disrupted by myriad factors, mainly driven by consumers’ expectations and demands: * Passenger and commercial drivers and fleet owners are no longer waiting for next year’s “pretty new model”. Their wants and needs are forcing automotive companies to change how – and how fast – they can deliver innovations. * New mandates for industry players include embedding software into the vehicle. * The industry's raw materials will change with the shift to EV

The Buzz 1: “The book is better. Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid’s Tale and beyond…. [and] classic series like the 1995 Pride and Prejudice still standing up to today’s viewing.” (stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: “A new take on Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones spin-offs, plus plenty of mystery, drama, and superheroes.…Shadow and Bone, The Queen’s Gambit, The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones…Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010 – R. D. Wingfield’s Inspector Frost series. Above Suspicion (2009–2012 – Lynda La Plante’s Anna Travis Mystery series. DCI Banks (2010–2016 – Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks series. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We’re welcoming back writers Dale T. Phillips, Clea Simon, Connie Johnson Hambley and Joanna Schaffhausen for their take on The Future of Crime Novels and Their TV Adaptations – Part 2.

Today’s “The Buzz” comes from vintage classic movies. * Buzz 1: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” (Marty McFly, Back To The Future, 1985 sci-fi film) * Buzz 2: “What are we gonna do?”. “The question isn't 'What are we going to do?' The question is 'What aren't we going to do?’” (Sloan and Ferris, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986 teen comedy film) * Buzz 3: “To infinity and beyond!” (Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story, 1995 computer-animated comedy film) * Buzz 4: Just keep swimming, …swimming, swimming…” (Dory, Finding Nemo, 2003 computer-animated adventure film) * Buzz 5: “Someday. That's a dangerous word. It's really just a code for 'never'.” (Roy Miller, Knight and Day, 2010 action-comedy film) Could YOU have predicted that we'd STILL be quoting Marty, Ferris and Sloan 35+ years later…Buzz 25+ years later Dory 15+ years later…and Roy 10+ years later? Hmmmm… If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2022 holds for your community, your company, your industry a

The Buzz 1: “Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, All About Eve, 1950 film) The Buzz 2: “Shut up and deal.” (Miss Fran Kubelik, played by Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment, 1960 romantic comedy film) The Buzz 3: “To infinity and beyond!” (Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen, Toy Story, 1995 film) The Buzz 4: “As if!” (Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone, Clueless, 1995 teen comedy film) The Buzz 5: “You actually were telling the truth.” “I do that quote a lot. Yet people are always surprised.” (James Norrington, played by Jack Davenport, and Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest, 2006 action-adventure film) Could YOU have predicted that today, 22 years into a new millennium, we'd STILL be quoting Margo 70+ years later …Fran 60+ years later … Buzz, Lloyd and Cher 25+ years later … and Capt. Sparrow 15 years later? Hmmmm… If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2022 holds for your c

Today's The Buzz comes from vintage classic movies. Buzz 1: “Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” [Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, All About Eve, 1950 drama film] Buzz 2: “Do, or do not. There is no try.” [Yoda, voiced by Frank Oz, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 sci-fi adventure film] Buzz 3: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” [Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, Back To The Future, 1985 sci-fi film] Could you have predicted that today, 22 years into a new millennium, we'd STILL be quoting Margo 70+ years later … Yoda 40+ years later … and Marty 30+ years later? Hmmmm… If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2022 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing. On our 7-week 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special, we’re bringing you insights from 60 thought leaders covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2022 and be

Today's Buzz is from Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown in Back to the Future, 1985– 1990 sci-fi movie trilogy. ** Buzz 1: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” ** Buzz 2: “Whoa, this is heavy!” ** Buzz 3: “1.21 gigawatts!?! 1.21 gigawatts?!?” ** Buzz 4: “Your future is whatever you make it.” ** Buzz 5: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” Could YOU have predicted that we'd still be quoting Marty and Doc Brown today – 30+ years later? Hmmm… If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2022 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing. On our 7-week 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special, we’re bringing you insights from 60 thought leaders covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2022 and beyond. Live today, January 5, 2022, we’ll hear savvy predictions from 9 visionaries who were featured on Deloitte's The Kinetic Enterprise Radio in 2021. Pour a cu

Buzz 1: “Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, All About Eve, 1950 drama film) Buzz 2: “What are we gonna do?”…“The question isn't 'What are we going to do?' The question is 'What aren't we going to do?’” (Sloane, played by Mia Sara, and Ferris, played by Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986 teen comedy film) Buzz 4: Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming…”(Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo, 2003 computer-animated adventure film) Could you have predicted in 1950 that we'd still be quoting Bette Davis in All About Eve, today, 71 years later – or quoting Ferris Bueller 35 years later – or quoting Dory 18 years later? Hmmmm… If you’re hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2022 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we’ve got the next best thing. On our 7-week 2022 Crystal Ball Predictions Special, we’re bringing you insights from 50 thought leaders covering the exciting