Cognizant Podcasts

A 9-to-5 workweek is almost synonymous with work and productivity. However, its relevance to our current times is significantly different from what it was originally intended – fixed work timings and rules have outlived their purpose and are a byproduct of the bygone industrial revolution. Freedom, flexibility and personal space now define the future of work and help employees perform better and b...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has emerged as a major force in shaping the future of customer experience, communication and delight. Timely investments in technologies by organizations will aid in decision-making and drive performance. As everything is going digital, technology will also ensure that erroneous information get filtered while meaningful conversations flourish. In part 2 of...

We are only beginning to realize the scale of impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our lives both personally and professionally. However, it will eventually return to pre-pandemic times, but with a myriad of changes. A permanent work-from-home option like Twitter has offered, will enable its employees to tap into their creative side from the comfort of their homes. Tune in to a three-part podca...

As we slowly get back to normalcy of getting back to work in a layered approach, we begin to put building controls in place. The idea is to mitigate infectious diseases that spread indoors, especially via air. We all have some idea about air filtration systems and other sanitization methods, but then what is new and where to start? In this Part 4 of the Safe Buildings podcast series, our experts E...

The looming concerns on safe buildings have garnered a new level of attention since the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores. Some of the obvious questions around monitoring, tuning-up, and maintaining indoor air quality have been the key discussion points. What's even more important is to ensure that indoor air remains clean and healthy consistently over years to come. In this Part 3 of the Safe B...

Data is moving from the IT department into the business units and the heavy lifting of digital transformation going forward is really going to be around creating a culture that is data driven and that treats data as a first class citizen. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with Phil Le-Brun, former CIO of McDonalds and n...

As restrictions around COVID-19 ease, employees and customers will look up to businesses for ensuring their safety indoors. Key focus will be given to factors, such as health performance indicators in buildings, mitigation of risk exposure, identifying leadership responsible for healthy buildings, and making a business case for healthy buildings. In Part 2 of the Safe Buildings podcast series, our...

Face masks? Check. Distancing? Check. Floor markers and acrylic dividers? Check and check. But as businesses reopen post-pandemic, more comprehensive safety measures are needed to inspire lasting trust and confidence in employees and customers. We bring you a 4-part podcast series featuring Euan Davis, AVP from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and Joseph Allen, acclaimed author and Assi...

As companies increasingly look to leverage data in their business processes, and as data has moved from the IT department to the business units, the need to understand the value of data, set up processes and build a culture to include business partners in the use of data has become critical to a company's success. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, aut...

In the new world, historical data models have been made obsolete by the disruption caused by COVID-19; leaders are trying to figure out how to navigate the new world. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with JG Chirapurath, VP Azure Data, Artificial Intelligence & Edge and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the A...

Data perishability is always an issue but it gains significance in times of rapid change. The COVID-19 has shown just how volatile the world can be, and of course volatility wreaks havoc on historical data models. As business leaders accelerate their focus on data, they are realizing that they need to take different approaches to derive maximum value from their data. In this podcast episode, Jason...

Countries are rushing to create national AI strategies that will ensure they dominate the field of AI for the foreseeable future. This involves investing in research, fostering and encouraging partnerships between government, academia and business; and training our current workers as well as our young people in the skills they need to fill well-paying jobs of the future. AI is built on data, so we...

The concept of remote work had already taken root before COVID-19, as a result of the benefits it delivered. The pandemic has only accelerated the transition. Now that a majority of work has moved to ‘work from anywhere’, what is next? Where is the future of work? What are some the real-life challenges we need to account for? Welcome to the Part 2 of the Remotopia podcast series where our experts,...

COVID-19 has redefined the future of work by relocating work from offices to homes and other settings. Even before COVID-19, Remotopia—work from home and from third spaces—was emerging as a place of the future. But now is the time for your organization to experiment and fine-tune remote working because, in a post-COVID world, Remotopia is where people will want to be. We bring you a 2-part podcast...

We all know that AI will eliminate some jobs, create many new jobs and will fundamentally change all jobs. To prepare our current workers, as well as those who are in school and yet to enter the workforce, for the new and exciting jobs of the future we need a concerted effort between government and business. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author an...

As the role of AI becomes predominant globally, there is a call within the US to take on a larger role in AI, embrace AI-driven economy, and prepare the workforce for a transition to AI. There is also a need to develop a national AI strategy that allows the nation to compete against countries that have different views and restrictions around the collection and use of data. In this podcast episode,...

Evolutionary Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are making it possible to discover entirely new objects and behaviors to maximize a given objective and yield solutions that do not yet exist. With the help of massive datasets, machine learning, powerful and distributed computational capacity, Evolutionary AI can help businesses augment decision-making and create new opportunities. In this po...

As we make rapid progress in AI, experts have always questioned the creative possibilities with the technology. Likewise, akin to evolution in nature, open-ended algorithms could offer profound prospects in setting off artificial intelligence's own evolution on a computer. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with Kenneth...

When it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI), there are diametrically contrasting views on it. Some believe that AI is going to take over jobs and give rise to machine dominance over humans while others look at AI as means to improving lives. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks to Dr. Jordan Pollack and Babak Hodjat, pre...

Accurate prediction via machine learning (ML) has always been a challenge for even experienced data scientists. However, AutoML will change the face of ML-based offerings at a core level, suited for all kinds of complex scenarios. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks to Quoc Le and Risto Miikkulainen on AutoML and the futu...

The travel industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption. What does the current situation teach us about how complex networks respond to unexpected challenges? In the second episode of this two-part series, David Womack, Cognizant’s Head of Experience Strategy, talks to members of KLM Mainport and TU Delft Hyperloop about building resilient networks. We specifically discuss the future of multi...

The travel industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption. What does the current situation teach us about how complex networks respond to unexpected challenges? In the first episode of this two-part series, David Womack, Cognizant’s Head of Experience Strategy, talks to members of KLM Mainport and TU Delft Hyperloop about building resilient networks and macro-trends transforming the industry. W...

Rethinking the use of technology to counter challenges and chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind for every decision maker. The new normal has pushed enterprises to enable remote workforce an overnight reality and move data to cloud. Enterprises that use this crisis to their advantage by transforming and reinventing themselves with technology will indeed emerge stronger. In this four...

For many enterprises, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that consumer experience takes precedence, where software becomes the only means of customer interaction during this crisis. The need of the hour is to create software that offers intuitive and seamless usability. Data is another front that can aid organizations to turn chaos into opportunity. In the third installment of our 4-part podcast seri...

The coronavirus outbreak has led to a host of learnings and opportunities to rethink on the benefits of work from home, the use of technology to effectively steer change, the need for application modernization and the role technology can play in unlocking capital. In the second installment of our 4-part podcast series, our expert panelists Paul Roehrig, Head of Strategy & Growth at Cognizant D...