The Digital Self

Technology, Transformation and the Future You

John Nosta

Mind, Body, Business

As consumer centricity take hold, society is looking for more from business.

Artificial Intelligence: Moving From Thinker to Teacher

Your next favorite teacher may be a silicon-based bag of bolts!

Is Data the New Resource That Must Be Recycled?

Vast amounts of data are thrown away because traditional analytics are missing many diamonds in the rough. AI can change that and make data recycling into a powerful tool.

Connecting the Dots In Healthcare: A Lesson From the Heart

Advances in technology can reveal human insights that have remained hidden in plain sight.

AI Will Be Smarter Than Physicians

Why would you want the meager cognitive abilities of a human to be in charge of your healthcare?

The Duality Of Exponential Innovation

A personal drive to change combined with a empowering environment is the key formula for exponential transformation and growth.

A Health Tech Revolution In Your Dentist's Office

There's a health tech revolution happening right in your dentist's office!

The Social Imperative: I Want What I Want When I Want It

Instant gratification is fine. But is it the consumer or merchant being gratified?

Economics And The Inevitability Of The Driverless Car

Elon Musk's next step into insurance gives us another hint about the future.

The Push for Collaboration and The Emergence of Mediocrity

The battle for inclusion in today's world is great, but don't expect that everyone gets an equal vote. It's the idea—not the consensus—that wins.

The Innovator's Nightmare: Obsolescence Before Launch

Speed can be an innovator's biggest advantage. However, a sluggish approval process can render the innovation obsolete before it's even in the marketplace.

Your Medical Data: Don't Leave Home Without It

Keeping your medical information in the palm of your hand can save your life.

It's Not IoT, It's IoL: The Internet of Life!

Technology has established a life of its own, inexorably tied to its principle beneficiary: Humanity.

The Future Just Took a Big and Scary Step Forward

Our reality is becoming less real than you can possibly imagine.

Data: The New Window Into Humanity

The passive exhaust of humanity--in the form of data-- will emerge as a wellspring of information and insights that will shift the course of human evolution.

The Inevitable Death of Facebook

The eventual end of a giant like Facebook is just another sign of innovation and advancement.

The Dirty Little Secret About Failing Fast

Pushing staff to innovate quickly and to fail fast may provide market insights that are incorrect.

Where Does Your Innovation Live?

Innovation is best accomplished when the magic is instilled in every employee, division, and aspect of a company.

Can Isolation Be The New Way To Empower Collaboration?

Driving the magic of disruptive innovation may reside in disrupting the innovation process itself and letting individual exploration flourish.

In Business, Don't Mistake Speed for Agility

Thinking fast can often just be thinking dumb. Today's marketplace demands smarts along with speed.

Can Innovation Be Just Too Darn Fast?

In a world defined by speed, it's ironic that business leader find the speed of technological change their biggest concern.

Culture Squashes Innovation

Telling employees to innovate is like telling a driverless car to drive without establishing a destination.

Is Humanity Overrated?

We cling to our humanity as a baby blanket. It keeps us warm and offers a sense of comfort. Technology is about to change all that.

Humans, Technology, and the Asymptote Dilemma

Our human capacity for information is vast, yet meager compared with the emergence of technology and artificial intelligence. So, where does that leave us poor mortals?

Data Is the New Window Into Humanity

Remember Kevin Bacon and the six degrees of separation? Today, data acquisition and analytics are finding the "six degrees of connectivity" that is changing the world!