Patrick O'Brien

Solution Architect Focused On Using Digital Technology To Drive Innovation & Business Growth

[Patrick O'Brien @MrPatrickOBrien]

Retailers that embrace innovation and new technology in 2024, while exploring revenue-boosting areas, can ride out any short-term turbulence and come out of it stronger. https://t.co/b0UENZ7q8H

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Puma has people from all over the world with 80 different nationalities represented in its HQ with more than 50% non-German and are are convinced that diversity drives their success https://t.co/hnW2d9njEX

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The jury is out on the question of full salary transparency really being the answer to better recruitment and employee engagement. https://t.co/3jLkxjVpJT

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ChatGPT Enterprise enables businesses to roll out a generative AI foundation without having to invest in substantial new infrastructure or skills from the outset. https://t.co/VP7zAh7NyA

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Legislation set to be introduced by Brussels next year, means that every textile and electronic product sold in the EU will have to come with a QR code which will open a digital document containing details of what the item is made of, how to look after it https://t.co/go5UyxIvtN

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To work properly, generative AI needs to be fed huge volumes of data & their consumption of data will increase exponentially. Businesses will soon need to get smarter about how they manage their cloud resources if they want to optimise their investments in https://t.co/OekjW6cr0U

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Gartner predicts that three-quarters of organisations will have adopted "a digital transformation model predicated on the cloud as the fundamental underlying platform" by 2026. https://t.co/Sf8W5mvO8J

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B Corp accreditation is awarded for social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. There are now more than 6,000 B Corps around the world, about 1,400 of which are based in the UK. https://t.co/ZoUrrMBlir

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A rebrand is always difficult. If you can avoid it, you probably should. https://t.co/dpOkUhHaP8

[Patrick O'Brien @MrPatrickOBrien]

While human progress and domination of the planet might have caused or exacerbated many global problems, our capacity for innovation offers the best hope of salvation. https://t.co/C8kME9KnVp

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This is a big change and it's going to have quite an impact on smaller businesses which don't have large HR teams. https://t.co/99aDjjF20h

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People will grow sick of seemingly endless reorganisations. Employers therefore need to take measures to keep their staff as engaged and motivated as possible amid all the disruption. https://t.co/KB0y8te5lH

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The emergence of businesses that can achieve 90% profit margins with very little human interaction. https://t.co/0p2vgxqSB0

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Most retailers seem to envisage robots in non-customer-facing roles. https://t.co/IChgu9ZVSe

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One straightforward way to obtain tangible improvements quickly seems to be to implement digital solutions in manageable steps. https://t.co/yVBam9Qh2n

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We're pretty great at using technology to do what we have to do now. But are we ready for what we might have to do tomorrow? https://t.co/1JZNfVvDeu

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The hype around generative AI has further influenced public trust in the technology. https://t.co/rLCbvhZjzH

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The impact of Materiality as the new measure of sustainability will be a large pool of funds diverting towards businesses that positively impact the environment and society. https://t.co/DDAnd5Qhtx

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By outsourcing AI to highly specialised tech companies, not only individual businesses, but also the entire industry can benefit as AI models reach some level of generalisation. https://t.co/js44ab9leI

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Meta's share price has fallen by more than half since the company name was changed from Facebook & UK consumers seem to have little interest in the metaverse!! https://t.co/c9FYv45D5P