James Bergin

I captured some of my thoughts on the evolution of technology and our use of it, and how it doesn't always go as we would expect.

At the start of a year, there is a model I keep coming back to - both personally and professionally. It's a framework that helps clarify a bunch of concepts and words that are often used interchangeably. Words like "vision", "strategy", "mission" and "goal". It's called the BMM, and I wrote about it on Substack.

I finally wrote down some of my thoughts on ambiguity in the working world, and the need to distinguish between the authentic and the artificial.

In this post, I try to take a step back and take a different look at artificial intelligence and its potential for positive (even superhuman) impact in enhancing our ability to do good.

Ikigai is one of my favourite frameworks, so I thought I'd share some thoughts on finding purpose in your work as the year wraps up.

A few months ago, on the very busy Xerocon Sydney exhibition hall floor, I was interviewed by Alexi Boyd on the Small Biz Matters podcast. We had a great chat about emerging tech (including #ai, of course) and the episode has now gone live.

After some questions I received on a recent conference panel, I thought I should capture some of my thoughts on experimentation with technology in business.

On some prompting from a good colleague of mine, I have opened a Substack and will try to write a few things there on my learnings over my career (and life) so far.

I really enjoyed talking with Jennifer Duke on the Fear & Greed podcast. We spoke about some of the findings from the recent research conducted by Xero where we surveyed small businesses to find out their thoughts (and concerns) relating to #AI.

The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) is making small businesses feel that its development and adoption is moving at lightning speed. In fact, the research we did at Xero shows that 80% of small business owners globally are concerned that the fast pace and nature of AI is leaving regulation in the dust. They told us they want governments to do more, given the potential big impact to industries and the workforce. I write more about it in this post.

As I wrote in Kochie's Business Builders, the deeply immersive and technological version of the metaverse that has been promised is still somewhere on the horizon. But it’s important to know what the metaverse is, what it isn’t and what it could be.

I spoke with @thefintechtimes on what web3 tech could mean for innovation, and how small businesses can explore its transformative potential - especially by gathering rich and reliable information on financial health and cashflow.

In this video in the #XeroFutureFocus series, I tackled 5 of the questions we have received relating to cryptocurrencies, NFTs and other related tech.

This is the second video in our #XeroFutureFocus series.  In this one, I take a look at smart contracts and how the global supply chain can benefit from innovation in this area.

Well, summer wasn’t super in Auckland. So, here’s hoping for a more awesome autumn. 😂

This is the first in our #XeroFutureFocus series of videos.  In this one, I explore self-sovereign identity and its potential to really change things for people in small business.

I’m pretty excited about this new education series we’re launching at Xero.  I get to explore some of the more emerging technologies with experts from around the world, and try to explain some of the concepts and the potential for people in small business and their advisers. More to come!