Issue 12 | December 2017

Contents

Is Digital Transformation in Your Business Blind Spot?

IKE CEO Professor Sa’ad Medhat explains how businesses can manage the digital transformation journey

Digitalisation Changes Everything

Siemens UK industrial CTO Alan Norbury tells us how manufacturers can achieve productivity in mass customisation by harnessing the power of digitalisation

The State of AI: Artificial Intelligence in Business

GlobalData and Verdict AI magazine asked business professionals about their thoughts and practices regarding AI

Overcoming Barriers to Innovation

The book Building a Culture of Innovation offers advice to change managers on overcoming key barriers to innovation

It Pays to Be Diverse

The Boston Consulting Group’s Rocío Lorenzo explains how companies can produce more creative ideas by treating diversity as a competitive advantage

Defence Tech's Female Future

As the British Armed Forces celebrate 100 years of women in service, we speak to some of the scientists and engineers recognised at the Women in Defence UK Awards

It's Time to Embrace Open Innovation in UK Defence

Plextek chief executive Nicholas Hill explains the benefits of open innovation for defence manufacturers and highlights examples of successful collaborations

Beyond PowerPoint: Transforming Presentations

Aviation research centre ZAL’s virtual reality lab is pioneering immersive business presentations

Finding Rare Isotopes for New Cancer Treatments

How the UK’s National Physical Laboratory is supporting the creation of rare radioactive isotopes for medical use

Dedicated to Innovation

AstraZeneca’s global biologics R&D arm MedImmune shares insights into its innovation culture

Could Blockchain Change the Face of Global Trade?

Maersk and IBM have partnered to explore the potential of blockchain technology for shipping