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Daniel W. Rasmus on ‘VR in Ready Player One’ at Forbes.com Daniel W. Rasmus, who runs the consultancy Serious Insights and keynotes VR conferences worldwide, has been watching the space since the 1990s, first as an analyst with Forrester Research and later as director of business insights at Microsoft. Like …

Singularity Digital Enterprise Keynote I was honored to speak at a Singularity Digital Enterprise (www.singularityde.com) event in Lisbon, Portugal. During my visit, I also had the opportunity to talk about the future of work with several press outlets and analysts. Here are links to the commentary. Amazon e Microsoft juntas em …

Scenario Planning for Human Resources Proud to have an article on scenario planning published in India’s premier HR publication. If we all knew exactly how the future would turn out, there would be no need to negotiate plans. We would simply accept the future and decide how best to provide …

Navigating the ethical and social impacts of VR Last December, Dan participated in panel titled ‘Navigating the ethical and social impacts of VR’ at VRX San Fransisco. This post includes the original panel copy and list of speakers, along with the audio of the session. Serious Insights thanks VRX for …

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Workplace by Facebook is a private social network that has the same look and feel as Facebook, making it an easy tool for employees to adopt, but keeps corporate data separate and secure, Codorniou says. Unlike Facebook, which is supported by advertising, Facebook plans to charge businesses to use Workplace. …

Twelve Ways to Escape an Alien Released Waterside Publications released Twelve Ways to Escape an Alien today by Serious Insights Founder and Principal Analyst Daniel W. Rasmus published. The book is available on Kindle immediately and print on demand soon. About the book Ever question those all too-convenient escapes from aliens on …

Virtual Reality Could Change Everything Let’s face it, not much can hold a candle to a dynamic speaker or great workshop facilitator. Organizations have tried CD-ROMs, video, communities of practice, interactive websites and webinars, but all fall short in both engaging learners and creating meaningful learning experiences. But virtual reality, …

Eucalypt Media Thought Leadership post: ‘Why Thought Leadership Content Marketing Is Crucial for Modern Executives’ features Serious Insights Principal Analyst Daniel W. Rasmus As Daniel Rasmus wrote in Fast Company, “Thought leadership should intrigue, challenge, and inspire even people already familiar with a company. It should help start a relationship where none …

It has been almost two years since Facebook (FB) dropped $2 billion on Oculus VR, a virtual reality company operating independently of its parent since the acquisition. At the time, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told consumers and investors that immersive gaming — an area where Oculus already had “big plans” — would be …