Our 2021 research agenda will examine the shifting digital landscape through the lenses of modernization, transformation & disruption.
2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenge for all organizations. As we look forward to 2021, our research agenda will examine the shifting digital landscape. We continue to focus on topics through the lenses of modernization, transformation and disruption, and many of our 2021 projects build on previous work, addressing new disruptions that we are seeing emerge and organizations need to plan for.
David Reid, Research Programme Director
Among the key topics and questions we will address this year:
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When will the critical transformation enablers of 2020s – a wave of tech including IoT, AI, blockchain, voice interfaces, 5G etc – become widespread, industrialized & ready for prime time?
Bill Murray, Senior Researcher and Advisor
Simon Wardley, Researcher
Chris Surdak, Senior Researcher & Advisor
Intangible assets are becoming more important; what possibilities are enabled in the age of the Digital Twin?
Where and What, Who, When, How and Why to embrace a Next-Generation Operating Model?
Looking through the different lenses of Modernization, Transformation and Disruption
Almost every large organization has a dependency on the cloud. In a series of articles and webinars, we will address the confusion around what business impact can be delivered and the approach that should be adopted by different parts of the organization.
David Rimmer, Research Associate
Digital ethics is a fast-moving field impacting reputation, regulation, and revenue. In a podcast and event series, we will empower leaders to make higher quality decisions by putting into practice the core digital ethics principles previously outlined by LEF.
Caitlin McDonald, Digital Anthropologist
As process automation gains momentum, how can traditional organizations operationalize and scale AI driven RPA beyond the back office in transformation programmes in the coming years?
Whilst virtual worlds and simulations are nothing new, they way we work has changed irrevocably for the foreseeable future. To keep organizational cohesion sustainable, where will we see more widespread adoption of more immersive technology to provide a richer experience?
New practices are continuously identified as technology industrializes. Who will be the winners and losers in this evolution and where should we be investing to maintain an advantage?
As cyber physical assets (drones, robots, autonomous vehicles) realize their transformative potential, how does the enterprise need to change to realise their full autonomous potential?
As technology becomes more strategic and pervasive across the modern enterprise, how must digital skills evolve for C-Level leaders – across the Enterprise?
