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Our last episode of 2016 looks back at 10 things we have learned over the course of a tumultuous year. Matt’s five things are here, and Chris’s here. The two books Matt mentioned are Give and Take and The Art of Thinking Clearly. Both are highly recommended. Finally, the Digital… Listen ⇢

This week we look at the murky world of technology recruitment, and talk to two innovators to see where there are brighter futures. Chris’s blog article can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/recruiters-people-arent-looking-chris-weston You can find out more about Katrina Collier’s business at http://www.thesearchologist.com/ And Pat Lynes‘ business Sullivan & Stanley is… Listen ⇢

In this week’s episode Chris & Matt discuss the vagaries of corporate approaches to social networks, the role of role modelling for success in social, and we speak to former CIO and now startup and traditional firm advisor Ian Cohen about his approach. You can find Matt’s original blog here: https://mmitii.mattballantine.com/2016/11/24/the-anti-social/ which contains… Listen ⇢

Cloud computing is more than just an architectural issue. In this week’s podcast Chris & Matt discuss the ways in which business and operating models need to adapt to take full advantage of Software, Platform and Infrastructure as a Service. Listen ⇢

It’s over 13 years since Nicholas Carr’s infamous HBR essay IT Doesn’t Matter. In this week’s WB-40 Matt and Chris look back at that article and ask what of it still might apply today. We are also joined by CIO expert Mark Chillingworth for his take on the importance of… Listen ⇢

Last week was the annual Leading Edge Forum European Exec Forum, an event in London at which WB-40’s Matt Ballantine spoke about his research into collaboration and collaboration technology. In this week’s podcast Chris and Matt talk about what are skills that will be required for 21st Century organisations, and… Listen ⇢

In this third Episode of the WB-40 podcast series Chris and Matt looked at issues around the Digital Economy, including the bill currently going through parliament and how things like  “Government as a Platform” have fared in recent years. The Digital Economy bill is a new piece of legislation proposed… Listen ⇢

In episode two, Chris and Matt discuss the technology implications of Brexit, and the broader question of managing change in organisations. They also bang on a bit about how they struck timeliness gold with episode 1, even if they didn’t quite strike sound level gold… Brexit and Technology Whilst there… Listen ⇢

In our first episode, Chris & Matt discuss the short term implications of the Internet of Things, and why we seem to fear robots taking over our jobs. Matt also gets to grips with audio recording for the first time in 20 years, so apologies for the hiss… we’ll get better… Listen ⇢