Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Buzz 1: "Time spent in conversation is never wasted." [Insidious: Chapter 3] Buzz 2: "I had a really long talk with a squirrel one time, longer in fact than I can with most people." [Charlie's Angels] Buzz 3: "Do you always begin conversations this way?" [The Princess Bride] If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. You'll hear predictions on the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond, from ten panelists on our 2020 series, Think Tank: Conversations in a Digital World. Added to the prognosticators who participated on Parts 1 through 6, today's episode brings our total to more than 70. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 7 live. Working together, let's make 2021 a great year!

Buzz. 1: Robin to Batman: "In the circus, the Flying Graysons were a team. We had to trust each person to do their jobs.…Sometimes, counting on someone else is the only way you win." Buzz 2: Fred Astaire: "For ballroom dancing, remember that your partners have their own distinctive styles also…adapt your style…you are not surrendering your individuality, but blending it with that of your partner." If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Over our 7-week Special, which concludes on January 27, you'll hear more than 60 experts cover the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond. Today we'll ask 10 thought leaders to predict the future of business partnerships. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 6 .

Buzz. 1: "Oh, my goodness! Shut me down! Machines making machines. How perverse!" (C-P3O in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, 2002 space-opera film). Buzz 2: "Never send a human to do a machine's job." (Agent Smith in The Matrix, 1999 sci-fi film). If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. On our 7-episode 2021 Predictions Special [more on Jan. 20 and 27], you'll hear insights from more than 65 experts covering a range of technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond. Today, 11 thought leaders predict the future of industry 4.0, including automation, Internet of Things connected devices, machine learning, digital workers and more. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 5 live. Working together, let's make 2021 a great year!

Buzz 1: Doc Brown: "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads" (Back to the Future). Buzz 2: Mr. Spaceley: "Where's Jetson, and why is the plant shut down?" Rudy2: "It's the middle of the night, sir." Mr. Spaceley: "Machines don't sleep. Start it up! Every second lost means money lost. And money lost means I scream a lot!" (Jetsons). If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing: thought leaders predicting the future of mobility, automotive, manufacturing and related technologies. On our 7-episode 2021 Predictions Special [continuing Jan. 13, 20, 27], you'll hear insights from 50+ experts covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 4 live. Working together, let's make 2021 a great year!

"If you focus on what you left behind, you will never see what lies ahead!" (Gusteau, played by Brad Garrett in Ratatouille, 2007 computer-animated comedy film) "Your problem is not technology. The problem is you. You lack the will to change." (Klaatu, played by Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2008 sci-fi drama film) If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. On December 9, 2020, we'll ask 11 thought leaders what awaits the CFO and Finance in 2021 on our Annual Crystal Ball Special. Our Special continues on Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2021, featuring other topics. In total, you'll hear insights from more than 50 experts covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 2.

The Buzz #1: Mr. Spaceley: "Where's Jetson, and why is the plant shut down?" Rudy 2: "It's the middle of the night, sir." Mr. Spaceley: "Machines don't sleep. Start it up! Every second lost means money lost. And money lost means I scream a lot!" [Jetsons: The Movie, 1990] If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. On December 16, 2020, we'll ask ten thought leaders to predict the future of IoT and other disruptive technologies on our Annual Crystal Ball Special. Our Special continues on Jan. 6, 13 and 20, 2021, on other topics. In total, you'll hear insights from 60 experts covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 3 live. Working together, let's make 2021 a great year!

"If you focus on what you left behind, you will never see what lies ahead!" (Gusteau, played by Brad Garrett in Ratatouille, 2007 computer-animated comedy film) "Your problem is not technology. The problem is you. You lack the will to change." (Klaatu, played by Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2008 sci-fi drama film) If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. On December 9, 2020, we'll ask 11 thought leaders what awaits the CFO and Finance in 2021 on our Annual Crystal Ball Special. Our Special continues on Dec. 16 plus Jan. 6, 13 and 20, 2021, with other topics. In total, you'll hear insights from 60 experts covering the technologies, strategies, and trends that can help you grow and compete better in 2021 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 2 live.

The buzz: "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." (Søren Kierkegaard,1813-1855, Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, author) If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2021 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Live today, December 2, 2020, we'll focus on the Future of Digital Selling on Part 1 of our Annual Crystal Ball Predictions Special. The Special will continue on December 9, 16 plus January 6, 13 and 20, 2021, focusing on other topics. In total, 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 2021 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now – 2021 Crystal Ball Predictions – Part 1 live. Working together, let's make 2021 a great year!

The buzz: "Today, anyone with a bit of technological know-how and an internet connection can publish—offering digital or physical editions, on the same online retail shelves—alongside Alexander Chee, Rebecca Makkai, or Tom Clancy." For printed books, a slew of new funding, production, and distribution tools make creating and selling a physical artifact much easier…The books look fabulous. This proliferation of new technology and services has altered author economics. Almost half of author earnings now come from independently published books. For the first time—perhaps since the invention of the printing press—authors and small presses have viable independent options beyond the "traditional" publishing path with its gatekeepers. [wired.com] We'll ask Water Street Press publisher, editor and author Lynn Vannucci, ad-copywriter-turned-novelist Arthur Vibert, and CPA-turned-novelist Joe Calderwood for their take on The Future of the Novel: Writers, Publishing and Technology.

The buzz: "In its hundred-year history, the drumset has been adorned by temple blocks, timpani, and bass drumheads with nature scenes…introduction of the hi-hat, Rototoms, Octobans… bass drums with no front heads at all…entire drumsets would spin in the air, be aided by powerful electronics, and explode in size with additional bass drums, toms, and snare drums and enough cymbals to equip a large marching band." "So what of drumming's future?…How will such buzz phrases as "Internet of Things" and "Industry 4.0" change the way drummers interact with their environment? A basic understanding of electronic instruments, which is already a required part of a working drummer's vocabulary, will surely become more ingrained in our skill sets. Or will some as yet unknown drummer or technology alter the game entirely?" moderndrummer.com We'll ask musicians Kevin McCollom, Brian McCollom and Lou Wysocki for their take on Behind The Beat: The Future of Drums, Drummers and Music Technology.