by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
When we published Accenture’s 2020 Technology Vision trends report in February, Covid-19 was not yet a global pandemic. Now, everything has changed, writes Willie Schoeman, MD of Accenture Technology in Africa. This pandemic is the greatest challenge the world has...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
With most companies in South Africa now permitted to operate under the alert level 3 of the lockdown, many of us are feeling less anxious, with a sense that life is returning to a new type of normal. By Johan Botes, partner and head of the employment &...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Over recent months the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that as humans we are all connected. There are also parallels with the climate emergency we are facing: both require a global response, long-term thinking, and businesses to play their part. By Robin Fisher, senior...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Although businesses and customers might long for a return to some level of normalcy, the reality is that the changes we’re experiencing will be with us for a while. By Kerry Thomas head of customer experience at IQbusiness One thing that’s definitely here to stay is...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The oversized conventional corporate headquarters model was already being scrutinised due to its cost implications before the arrival of Covid-19. By David Seinker, founder and CEO of The Business Exchange But that’s not only because remote working is an integral part...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
One of the aspects of the coronavirus has been the sudden evacuation of offices and mass adoption of home working. As a result, some real estate investors believe the working from home experiment that’s taken place during this crisis will lead to a long-term decline...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Retail sector investment into mobile apps and platforms has been accelerated by the global pandemic, writes Leon Coetzer, MD: UK of redPanda Software. There can be no doubt that the next era of retail success will be defined by the friction-free, or ultra-convenient,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Richard Branson knows a thing or two about ideas. One of his favourite quotes is from Alfred North Whitehead, the ground-breaking philosopher and mathematician: “Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.” By Anna Chetty, strategic project manager at...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Thought Leadership
In the wake of digital transformation, the real opportunity does not lie in reskilling people to do tasks that could be automated in the future, but in equipping them with the capability to solve human problems. By Anton Herbst, group strategy director at Tarsus...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Thought Leadership
As we move forward to the next stage of the lockdown, with most businesses now being able to return to work, it’s more important than ever for boards and shareholders to take stock of where they find themselves and to carefully evaluate the road ahead. What has become...
