Building a Simple Smart Restart Bot with Teams & Azure QnA Maker

You’re returning to work and you want to get your Smart Restart off the ground, but you are concerned about a flood of requests hitting your service desk. You want to create something that will provide immediate value but has a low time to implement. We had the same problem and started with a simple […]

COVID-19 Business Survival Kit

Ever watch “Man vs. Wild”? I remember him eating something crazy and thinking, wow… that’s pretty intense… I don’t know if I could do that. He said, “when you need to survive, you do what is necessary”. Even more, when you learn what you can do, you learn what you now must do and you […]

Do you have a disruptive business strategy?

There are two types of enterprise companies. Those leveraging technology to disrupt their market and those going out of business. The latter might be a slow burn, or more-likely a cliff. Do you have a technology leadership strategy that is positioned to navigate this transition, or are you sitting on the sidelines in an endless […]

Speaking at Milwaukee SPIN

I’ll be speaking at Milwaukee SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) on Thursday, 2/20/2020 as part of an executive panel. Here’s the info and hope to see you there!

Practical AI Examples in 2020

In my article on Top 10 Tech Trends for 2020 I started by talking about artificial intelligence as a mega theme where businesses are achieving real, measurable value from the AI front. If you look at any trend analysis on AI you could believe anything from “AI is still vaporware” to “AI has arrived and […]

Recent Worthwhile Listens on TWIML

TWIML has long been one of my favorite podcasts (right after Crushing Iron… long story, different topic) and three recent ones I thought were particularly interesting. I think what makes TWIML great in general is how real the conversations are… it doesn’t feel like a boring interview. The topics are genuinely thought provoking and makes […]

10 Tech Movements in 2020 Every Business Should Understand

As we enter into a new year I’ve been thinking about the advice I’d give to a business leader on the opportunity to fully leverage technology to change the way they engage their customers, employees, and vendors. In the same way, if you are a person engaged in the technology field, these movements are likely […]

Beer 30: Enterprise App Portfolios

In this Beer 30 talk I have a conversation with Brian Haydin on building enterprise app portfolios and the things architects need to know.

Ethics of AI – Microsoft Ignite Notes

Editors Note: This post is a part of a series on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Thank you for coming to my Microsoft Ignite talk on the ethical impact of AI and the practical steps we can make to improve the experience for everyone. A few links to have available are: fairlearn: A Microsoft template for […]

Customer Experience and Accessibility

A big part of what Concurrency does is engage companies to bring about impactful customer experiences. As we’ve done these projects we grew a Ux practice focused on the user experience, the way that people interact with a system. As we’ve thought about more however, the core goal is not just Ux, it’s Cx… the […]

Nathan Lasnoski

Technology is at the heart of the transformation of modern society and business. I engage in innovation, artificial intelligence, disruption, and ethics under the lense that we only do this because people matter.

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