Ever wonder how the worlds leading innovators think, spend their time, and the projects they are working on? If you do, you're in luck! Mike J. Walker speaks to Ranveer Chandra , Managing Director Research for Industry at Microsoft. Listen in

Innovation's Role in the Global Pandemic

Oct 8th, 2021 1h 22m

The world has seen the pace of healthcare innovation accelerate at a tremendous rate. If you ever wanted to get a "behind the scenes" view of this pandemic, stay tuned! Mike J. Walker speaks to Tierney Morgan, Health and Life Sciences Industry

Gartner's Top Strategic Trends for 2021

Jul 8th, 2021 1h 15m

One thing we’ve learned from this pandemic , nothing is certain and big changes await ahead. With each of these challenges there is an innovation that is waiting to solve it. Mike J. Walker speaks to David Cearley, Research Vice President and

The Future of Remote Work

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 11m

Transformed by the 2020 global pandemic, the workplace will never be the same. While full-time Zoom meetings, home schooled children, and isolation are temporary the impact of this shift will have lasting effects on how we work and live. In th

Demystifying Quantum Computing

Feb 17th, 2021 1h 10m

Quantum computing will introduce radical transformations across many areas like: medical and life sciences, security and encryption, and will super charge artificial intelligence. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and IBM are in a space race to

End of Year Thank You to the V-Next Listeners

Jan 21st, 2021 7m 45s

I just wanted to send all of our listeners a BIG thank you for all your support this year. Creating this podcast has been fun and looking forward to many more episodes! I hope all of you have a happy new year and holiday season. See you next ye

Chris on Enterprise Architecture Innovation

Jan 14th, 2021 1h 18m

Imagine if your company strategies were clear, innovation permeated all corners of your business, no technology debt, and people were not a problem to moving things forward. Well, that’s likely not the case but I’ve got some good news for you.

Is Molecular Whiskey the Future

Jan 14th, 2021 57m 17s

The World's First AI-Created Whiskey

Jan 7th, 2021 50m 18s

AI and whiskey, you might not think they go together, but they do! Mike J. Walker hosts with special guest Angela D’Orazio, the Chief Nose Officer for Mackmyra Distilleries. Mackmyra, Microsoft, and Fourkind partner up, for the first time, to u

Innovating with Bourbon

Dec 18th, 2020 40m 41s

So what does Bourbon and Innovation have in common? Much more than you might think. Mike J. Walker hosts with special guest Marianne Eaves, Master Distiller and bourbon extraordinaire. This spirit visionary (booze 🥃 not ghosts 👻 ) who was Ke

Gartner's Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2020 Panel Discussion Part 3

Dec 11th, 2020 1h 6m

In part 3 of a 3 part series, I'm excited to try something a little different. We will start with a virtual bourbon tasting with a panel of innovation thought leaders and then discuss the Gartner 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle. Mike Fult

Gartner's Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2020 Panel Discussion Part 2

Nov 20th, 2020 1h 6m

In part 2 of a 3 part series, Arun Ghosh from KPMG and I are continuing from the panel 1 episode. Continuing with our virtual bourbon tasting panel we are going deeper into the Gartner Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle. Asking controversial top

Gartner's Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2020 Panel Discussion Part 1

Nov 19th, 2020 50m 22s

In part 1 of a 3 part series, I'm excited to try something a little different. We will start with a virtual bourbon tasting with a panel of innovation thought leaders and then discuss the Gartner 2020 Emerging TechnologiesHype Cycle. Mike Fulto

Protecting Our Elections with Emerging Tech

Nov 5th, 2020 1h

In this episode, I'm excited to be speaking with Dr. Josh Benaloh, Senior Principal Cryptographer at Microsoft Research. If you have ever wondered why we still don’t hold our elections online, how we can combat interference in our elections, or

The 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle with Brian Burke

Oct 28th, 2020 46m 32s

In this episode, I'm excited to be speaking with my former colleague Brian Burke, VP Research Analyst for Gartner about the latest Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle that he is a co-author on. Technology is evolving faster than ever and having re

Gartner Hype Cycles Explained

Oct 16th, 2020 11m 54s

In this episode, I'm providing a 10 minute primer on the Gartner Hype Cycle Methodology. For those organizations that are starting to go through their "season of strategy" Gartner Hype Cycles are useful tools that help leaders better understand

Demystifying the Gartner 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle

Oct 16th, 2020 44m 17s

In this episode, I'm seeking to demystify the Gartner 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle. I'm going to talk about the good, the bad, and yes... the ugly as well. As many of you already know, I've got a little experience in this space (especi

Emerging Technology Fueling Smart Cities

Oct 15th, 2020 1h 22m

In this episode, Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D. is back! Jonathan and I are going deep on emerging technologies that are fueling smart cities today and tomorrow. We cover everything from future trends to specific technologies like AI, Blockchain

The Business of Digital Transformation

Oct 15th, 2020 45m 56s

In this episode, I'm invited to the "Thinking Big" Fall 2020 Virtual Speaker Series at John Carroll University to talk about the business of digital transformation. While this is a broad topic I will attempt to give a primer on the key areas l

Innovation in Higher Education

Oct 8th, 2020 1h 10m

In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott J. Allen a professor at John Carroll University. Listen into this wildly entertaining episode where we share personal stories, the promise of innovation in higher education along, with what is also holdi

Hispanic Heritage Month and Innovation

Oct 1st, 2020 48m 49s

In this episode, I'm speaking with Betsabe Botaitis, Head of Finance at Uplift. We will dig into Hispanic Heritage Month (from 15 September to 15 October) recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture

Blockchain Foundations Book

Sep 25th, 2020 1h 9m

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Mary Lacity professor at University of Arkansas, the Director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence, and accomplished author of over 30 books! We explore Mary’s vast blockchain experience in advanced conc

Building Innovation Districts

Sep 17th, 2020 1h 3m

In this episode, I'm speaking with David J. Adams, the University of Cincinnati Chief Innovation Officer and CEO University of Cincinnati Research Institute. We explore the Cincinnati Innovation District, a physical ‘live, work, learn and play’

Where's the BeefChain?

Sep 10th, 2020 1h 25m

In this episode, I'm speaking with Stevin Lupien who is both the CEO of BeefChain along with being an adjunct professor at University of Wyoming College of Business where he teaches how to apply Blockchain technologies to complex business probl

Smart Cities for Dummies

Aug 13th, 2020 1h 11m

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D., CEO for Human Future. In this episode we are talking about his bestselling book, "Smart Cities for Dummies". It was an absolute pleasure talking with Jonathan about his new book, s