Tech Data sat down with Futurist and thought leader Mike Walsh to get his insights on creating an agile workplace. Mike has traveled the globe speaking with industry leaders and is sought after by companies like Tech Data and our partners to help energize business and position themselves for the future. He took time out of his busy schedule to discuss his views on what it means to be agile and why it’s vital for companies to adapt to our rapidly-changing work environments.

Mike Walsh is a top innovation and futurist speaker, bestselling author, and IoT expert. He is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing business for the 21st century, the bestselling author of Futuretainment, and publisher of the “Disruptive Future” blog read by thousands of professionals. He was recognized as one of Australia’s “Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30.” Rather than focusing on the distant future, Mike focuses on the next five years. His views have appeared in many publications, including BusinessWeek, and Forbes.

Futurist Mike Walsh suggested educators need not worry about being replaced by artificial intelligence. Walsh began with a joke about how difficult it is to explain what a “futurist” is. But in all seriousness, he said there’s a dilemma of collecting data and using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Students’ content consumption experiences are all algorithmic experiences, collecting data and feeding them recommendations based on that. This, he said, is only a recent development, beginning around 2012.

Are you prepared for the Age of Machine Intelligence? That's a time when machines anticipate consumers' choices before they are made. That age is nearer than many people realize, according to author/futurist Mike Walsh, who said business leaders need to understand how the new reality impacts the decisions they make.

Algorithms can assist managers in monitoring and improving productivity. Those who use algorithms incorrectly can become an inhuman manager who spoils the job satisfaction and productivity of employees.

Nick Day from JGA HR Recruitment is joined by Futurist and global nomad Mike Walsh who has synthesised years of research and interviews with some of the world’s top business leaders, AI pioneers and data scientists into a set of “10 principles about what it takes to succeed in the HR algorithmic age”.