The Year in Tech, 2023: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

Introduction

WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGIES CONVERGE

by Beena Ammanath

The Covid-19 pandemic was a catalyst for change in every industry and aspect of business. Facing new constraints and competitive pressures, organizations enacted plans to thrive in challenging environments. It ushered in a new age of accelerating transformation and disruption that shows no sign of abating.

Now, with the worst of the public health crisis behind us, we can see a new business landscape in full light. Technology transformations are happening everywhere in unanticipated ways. Who could have foreseen, for example, the rapid and permanent shift toward remote work? And who now can truly foresee what long-term impact this shift will have on data flows, automation, and connectivity, ...