Episode 6: Creating a collaborative culture that prioritizes data protection
In the New Work, it’s more important than ever to make sure people feel connected and can collaborate seamlessly. But a more connected workforce also opens the door for security vulnerabilities that bad actors are eager to exploit. This episode will explore new ways for organizations to bridge the gap between remote and in-office teams, and between the digital and physical worlds. Guests will also discuss ways to prioritize data protection and governance to reduce cyberthreats without inhibiting collaboration, giving people the confidence to share information with colleagues, partners, and customers.
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Episode 5: Empowering the hybrid workforce via the cloud
People often spend too much time on tasks that get in the way of doing their jobs effectively. They’re hungry for technology to unlock new choices for how they use their time to work, learn, and play. That’s why it’s critical to give employees modern tools to collaborate seamlessly, no matter where the team is or what device they’re using.
On this episode, Adobe CIO Cynthia Stoddard and Deloitte Consulting’s David Linthicum share their insights on the foundational IT components required to meet the changing expectations and diverse workstyles of a multi-generational workforce.
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Episode 4: The new work embraces diversity and inclusion. Or does it?
Hybrid work models open the door to a much broader talent pool, with the flexibility to focus on skills the hiring process more on skills rather than location. But there are plenty of challenges in turning DEI commitments into practice. This episode looks at diversity and inclusion in the context of the new work and the role of technology in helping organizations attract, hire, support, and retain a more diverse workforce.
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Episode 3: How one startup is removing friction (and paper) from the healthcare experience
Digital platforms and technologies are transforming healthcare by providing secure, seamless access to disjointed islands of data and siloed technology. The goal is improving the experience for both healthcare providers and their patients, which ultimately leads to better healthcare and, hopefully, better outcomes for patients. And that’s a pretty good KPI.
In this episode of The New Work podcast, we hear from John Kosobucki and Emma Stratful, two executives from OX Digital Health, a startup whose “healthcare as a service” model shows the power of the cloud and digital technologies in supporting the new world of work, and new ways of doing business.
“There’s a lot of unnecessary friction in healthcare,” said Kosobucki, OX.DH’s CEO and founder. “Our focus is on bringing a degree of automation to clinicians and patients, who as digital consumers have a very high expectation set of what they should be able to achieve in healthcare.”
In this episode you’ll learn:
How Covid-19 accelerated the adoption of new technology to address longstanding inefficiencies in healthcare workflows and processes.
How digital workflows can save patients time and expense, reduce stress, and improve the overall healthcare experience.
How the move toward API-type economies can accelerate delivery of solutions, increase customization capabilities, and improve integration across different systems.
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Episode 2: How AI can help bridge the employee-employer expectations gap
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella observed last year that every organization in every industry will need to infuse technology into every business process and function so that they can do more with less. But he wasn’t talking about working harder or longer – he was talking about the need to apply technology to augment and amplify what we’re doing across the business, in order to be more resilient and more innovative.
On this episode of The New Work podcast, we explore the role of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and even augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) in the new work experience.
The shift to remote and hybrid work has created a large trove of digital information about how work gets done. “We now have an incredible amount of data to reason over, and with that data, we can start to provide some really interesting value to people,” said Jared Spataro, Corporate VP for Modern Work at Microsoft. “When you ground an AI model with data about my calendar, or who I interact with, or the last meeting I went to, or things that I'm messaging people about, you start to get some truly magical experiences.”
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
Why 2023 is poised to become the “year of AI”
How AI and other technologies such as AR/VR can have a significant impact on employee engagement and productivity
The importance of trust in training and deploying AI models across an organization
How do you empower people to master new technologies and do their best work? Which foundational technologies are critical for the future workforce? How do we make the “new work” work for everyone? These are just a few of the questions that The New Work podcast series explores, with a special guests lending their insights and expertise on IT’s evolving role in hybrid work, employee engagement, and workplace culture and diversity.
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