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From darkness to light – unlocking the potential of technology-enabled supply chains - Raconteur

Dec 10, 2024 | raconteur.net | Tom Watts |Oliver Pickup

For centuries, supply chains have mainly operated in the dark. Even in our hyper-connected era, supply chain visibility and sustainability remain critical challenges, with the latest Proxima Supply Chain Barometer revealing that 86% of chief executives see significant hurdles with supply chain resiliency. This is driving a growing sense of urgency, with 55% of CEOs planning to dedicate more time to supply chain topics than in the last year.
The Arb's Christmas Hamper Selection 2024

Dec 10, 2024 | arbuturian.com | Oliver Pickup

Hampered by which hamper to choose this year? Hamstrung by the choice on offer? Feeling ham-fisted as to where to start? Fear not, the Arb’s indefatigable lord of lifestyle, Ollie Pickup, has selflessly scoured the land for the best on offer, and brings you this hammed-up round-up…Give the gift of DukesHill’s praise-worthy Star of Wonder hamperGranted, £225 is a hefty outlay but – my goodness! – DukesHill’s ‘Star of Wonder’ Christmas hamper is quite the festive feast.
Go Flux Yourself: Navigating the Future of Work (No. 10)

Oct 31, 2024 | oliverpickup.com | Oliver Pickup

TL;DR: October’s Go Flux Yourself explores the dark and light sides of AI through Nobel Prize winners and cybersecurity experts, weighs the impact of disinformation ahead of the US election, confronts haunting cases of AI misuse, and finds hope in a Holocaust survivor’s legacy of ethical innovation … Image created on Midjourney with the prompt “a scary megalomaniac dressed as halloween monster with loads of computers showing code behind him in the style of an Edward Hopper painting” The...
Shaping the future of work for people, purpose and performance

Oct 31, 2024 | raconteur.net | Oliver Pickup

Niki Turner-Harding, senior vice-president & country head, Adecco Jorge Aisa Dreyfus, executive vice-president of talent, capability & culture, Sage Theresa Palmer, global head of diversity, equity & inclusion at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Anna Purchas, vice-chair and London office senior partner, KPMG UK Mark Wilson, group people director of talent acquisition, Babcock Anna Wisniowski, people business partnering director, Tesco The modern workforce has been transformed by the...
The tech sector's neurodiversity paradox

Oct 10, 2024 | uktech.news | Oliver Pickup

When did anyone neurodiverse ever achieve anything? Few names spring to mind. Well, apart from Ada Lovelace, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Alan Turing, Nikola Tesla, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs — and many, many more on a list of history’s most scientifically and technologically pioneering minds. All are thought to have been neurodivergent, whether with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Getting AI legislation right for startups must start with a shared definition

Aug 5, 2024 | uktech.news | Oliver Pickup

In his King’s Speech last month, Charles III outlined Labour’s plans to “seek to establish the appropriate legislation to place requirements on those working to develop the most powerful artificial intelligence models”. While not quite the firm commitment to AI legislation many expected, it marks a clear shift away from the previous government’s “wait-and-see” approach.
Go Flux Yourself: Navigating the Future of Work (No. 7)

Jul 31, 2024 | oliverpickup.com | Oliver Pickup

TL;DR: July’s cheery (!) Go Flux Yourself considers the end of knowledge and culture as we know it thanks to artificial general intelligence, technology-induced ‘relationship decay’, HR dissonance, and the breathtaking beauty of human skill … Image created on Midjourney with the prompt “a massive meteor with an evil AI face about to crash down on Earth while ignorant people look at their smartphones in the style of an Edvard Munch painting” The future “The realisation of artificial general...
A Helicopter Ride with Aerial Photographer Donn Delson

Jul 19, 2024 | arbuturian.com | Oliver Pickup

From entertainment mogul to photographer, the Donn Delson has carved a unique path in the art world. Ollie Pickup flies with the man who’s spent over 100 hours in doorless helicopters, capturing breathtaking images that challenge our view of urban landscapes and natural wonders…It’s 10:33am on a Tuesday in May, and possibly the best email I’ve seen this year pops into my inbox. The subject line? “Invitation to Fly in a Helicopter with Aerial Photographer Donn Delson”. The opening paragraph?
Tech firms must beware AI's ‘faux-thenticity’

Jul 1, 2024 | uktech.news | Oliver Pickup

How cruelly ironic that London Tech Week and Loneliness Awareness Week coincided on the same seven days in mid-June. It’s not hard to argue that the content of the former – whizzy technology discussed in breathlessly excited tones – begets the latter. On the Monday of that week, Gallup published its latest State of the Global Workplace report.
Derren Brown’s advice for tech leaders? Put human needs before shiny toys

Jun 9, 2024 | uktech.news | Oliver Pickup

Over the last few months, I’ve enjoyed working with the organisers of DTX Manchester, “the north’s biggest enterprise IT event”, which took place in the UK’s third-largest city on 22 and 23 May. They were initially a little worried that the opening keynote speaker, Derren Brown, might not appeal to the audience. After all, Britain’s leading “psychological illusionist” wanted to discuss happiness, not digital transformation. Thankfully, their concerns were misplaced.