CES in Vegas is always a nice way to kick off the tech events year. However, the NRF show in New York and WEF in Davos in the next few days are no slouches.
So, I thought I would share related megatrends from the new SAP book, Business as Unusual. Even though it is a book written by SAP execs (with our assistance) it is bigger than SAP, bigger than any industry or country. It truly reflects megatrends
For NRF, two of the megatrends are particularly relevant
New Customer Pathways – which looks at how retail has been transformed with COVID and lockdowns and how eCommerce has both helped and hurt – with massive volume of returns and as micro-fulfillment logistics have taken off and CPG companies are becoming better at direct-to-consumer channels
While nothing beats reading about the megatrends in the book (each averages about 30 pages of commentary from SAP, customer, partner, influencer commentary and use cases), these two posts provide a Reader’s Digest and a YouTube Shorts version of the text from the book and videos from interviews for the megatrend.
Megatrend 3 New Customer Pathways video shorts
Megatrend 3 New Customer Pathways text excerpts
Resilient Supply Networks – which looks at how companies are moving from reactive to resilient supply chains and how Industry 4.0 robotics and other technology are reshaping commerce
Megatrend 8 Resilient Supply Networks video shorts
Megatrend 8 Resilient Supply Networks text excerpts
For WEF and its focus on Sustainability , the Circular Economy megatrend is particularly relevant. It points out that only 9% of the 100 billion tons of material produced globally is recycled every year, and looks at innovation at many companies to design less wasteful products, to recycle them and to move to business models that encourage re-use.
Megatrend 7 Circular Economy video shorts
Megatrend 7 Circular Economy text excerpts
Enjoy both events!
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