Digital transformation success will be achieved by people, not technology
The key to unlocking true digital transformation isn’t about technology at all; rather, it’s fundamentally about communication and collaboration at its core.
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For the past 13 years, NC State College of Design students have been tasked with exploring how technology and design can help tackle society’s biggest challenges. This year, students were asked to reconsider the role design plays in society. Rather than developing a traditional B2B interface, they explored how design, [...] The post Designing for society: NC State students reimagine the role of AI appeared first on SAS Blogs.
Read full articleThe key to unlocking true digital transformation isn’t about technology at all; rather, it’s fundamentally about communication and collaboration at its core.
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