Cat Parker

Doing my small bit to keep Wikipedia thriving and independent. #wikipedia #wikimediafoundation lnkd.in/gv-ztyn

Banksy "Going, going, gone": when anti-establishment creative urges and social currency (unintended....?!) collide. #consumerism bit.ly/2RCUZNW

An interesting new study has shown that humans show compassion towards robots. 🤖 lnkd.in/fQ4tw3M

"We’re entering a period of great technological upheaval. We had the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, the information age and now we’re in the midst of a robotic revolution. Driverless cars, robots, and artificial intelligence are…lnkd.in/fKSJYUH

The Musk family tree is full of entrepreneurs... and it’s not just Elon Musk who excels in this area. lnkd.in/fCUe_hu

Personal shopper robots are being used in JD, a large Chinese grocery retailer. The trend towards disruption of brick+mortar retailers by eCom giants continues in-store. #ecommerce #personalshopperrobots #facialrecognition #qrcodes lnkd.in/f6jm4AG

Great animatronics lnkd.in/f5nfVri

So what is Twitch? Google wanted it, Amazon is spending over $1B on it. Gamers on Twitch amass huge followings with successful folks having 200K-2.8M plus followers #twitch lnkd.in/faZwsVt

Like other retailers, Walmart have shifted into marketplaces to compete with Amazon. Walmart Marketplace has over 18,000 sellers and they’ve also acquired Bonobos, Shoebuy, ModCloth and Moosejaw. Will Walmart acquire Shopify too? tcrn.ch/2zRhoSY

In a decisive move by the Board of Papa John’s, their Founder, John Schnattner has been removed over making a racist comment. #zerotolerance lnkd.in/fmCx5YH

Why do we keep salaries confidential? See the TED talk to see why. lnkd.in/f5w4NKj

“A couple of geeks, who sketched out some software could destroy Sears?!” Yes 60 Minutes, they absolutely can. lnkd.in/fQWzrWN

How NextGEN beacon technology will track consumer movements inside stores. lnkd.in/fNRkGCR

Robots are now cooking and serving sustainable food at this MIT Sloan restaurant where you place orders on tablets and robots cook and serve your meals using induction technology. #internetofpeople #QSRrobots #storesofthefuture #fastfood lnkd.in/e9STP7Q

This article discusses the QSR sector where technology is being developed to automate entire restaurant kitchens and ordering processes. The uncomfortable topic of “human” job losses is the inevitable outcome of this type of technology. Some people I spe…lnkd.in/fjP92xy

Amazon is opening more futuristic, cashier free “Amazon Go” retail convenience stores. I’ve asked myself where Amazon are going with their stores of the future - my instinct is that it’s a platform technology which will be licensed to retailers. Maybe.…lnkd.in/fEF6k72

Robot housekeeper aren’t far away. I’ve always wanted my own Betty #robothousekeeper #jetsons lnkd.in/gvkmRwb

Boston Dynamics, the kings of robot making doing it again with hiking and eCom(?) boxing robot 🤖 #hikebot #boxrobot lnkd.in/fBD6RHT

The three key focus areas for business transformation - what should we Start, Stop & Continue? #transformation #destinationclean #thegodfreystribe lnkd.in/fVWuRz9

Our customer experience workshop in full swing. Such an honour to play the role of Shark for so many innovative ideas that will add real business value #destinationclean #cleanfreaks #thegodfreystribr lnkd.in/f2p7B_m