It is amazing what technology is capable of. Automation frees up our time andresources so that we can solve new challenges and explore new things. This is akey gift of technology, and the reason why it keeps fascinating me.My personal experience in technology is varied and broad. I am a maker bynature, fascinated by practical engineering in the physical world. I am anArtificial Intelligence Engineer by education. Most of my professional work hasbeen on the broader organisational aspects of technology. Organising forgetting the day-to-day work of information technology done.The strategy part of my career has been about taking in what happens aroundyou, being aware of where you are and what your abilities are, and then makingchoices. Choices to help accelerate, but also to stop or not do certain things.My role as a strategy consultant has been to tell these stories in a structuredway, and to help organise and plan for their delivery through architectureroad-maps, operating models, capability assessments, transformation plans etc.Digital Marketing and e-Commerce at AkzoNobel has been a much more hands-on experiencein technology delivery. Moving from a purely agency based delivery model to a more cost-effective and scalable off-shored delivery model while retainingagility. Hard lessons in scaling agile ways of working and what too much work inprogress does to your productivity, the importance of world class DevOpsengineers as key enablers for productivity. Creating beautiful products thatreach millions of users in over 40 countries.So what's going to be next? Artificial Intelligence is screaming for attention.Hyped no doubt, but still... exciting... Solve new challenges and explore new things.