Recurrent Patterns
Recurrent Patterns is a venture exploring strategies and insights around leading-edge companies, technology and cultural trends. Vaclav engages with leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, authors and others who can share their perspectives in long-form conversations.
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Ron Blatman - Learning through the experience of cities
Ron Blatman, the executive producer at Saving the City: Remaking the American Metropolis TV series https://savingthecity.org
Ben Evans - Designing the next land speed record car
Dr Ben Evans is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering and sits on the design team for the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project with responsibilities for aerodynamic modelling.
Eric Siegel - The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
Machine learning is rapidly expanding across the business world -- but in special industries like self-driving and medical imaging, it is especially making leaps and bounds via "deep learning". How do these two arenas compare and relate? And how do we bring the human element into the field of machine learning -- which is itself the ultimate endeavor in automation?
Jose Murillo. Connecting with customers through data
Jose Murillo, an expert about how large bank is using data effectively to connect more with customers. By understanding their clients better, they are creating win-win opportunities for customer satisfaction and improved revenue. These are lessons that can apply to the biggest organizations as well as more nimble startups.
Mark Schaefer about marketing. How to stand above the noise
"A genius is somebody who can recognize patterns and has endless curiosity."
Globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, author and business consultant Mark Schaefer, joins Vaclav Vincalek to talk about what sets a company apart in their marketing strategy, and the industry patterns that exist and guide success.
Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and provides consulting services as Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions.
Mark's blog {grow} is hailed as one of the top marketing blogs in the world.
Barry Briggs, Serial CTO about dogs and machine learning
This episode, we talked with Barry Briggs, a proven technical leader, author and serial CTO with experience in cloud, virtual reality, IoT, and high-scale computing.
Prolific writer, co-author of popular (over 300,000 copies downloaded as of April 2018) "Enterprise Cloud Strategy," from Microsoft Press, and most recently, "Designed to Disrupt," guiding companies through digital transformation, also from Microsoft Press. Respected in the industry as someone who can both provide vision and drive to technical implementation; known for hiring and mentoring great, accomplishment-oriented teams that scale.
David Brin. Delusion, cheating and what we can learn from the future.
David Brin is a scientist, futurist and best-selling author. His novels include Earth, Existence, The Postman, and Kiln People, as well as Hugo Award winners Startide Rising and The Uplift War. The Transparent Society won a Freedom of Speech Award from the American Library Association.
Learning from the Asian economic experience with Scott Foster
What can we learn from Japan, Korea and China about how to create a high-tech society without putting ourselves out of a job?
How will their economic models protect their people against predicted unemployment generated by AI?
Recurrent Patterns host Vaclav Vincalek speaks with LightStream Research Financial Analyst Scott Foster about what he’s learned from decades of working in Asia.