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LINDA BERNARDI

ENTREPRENEUR. INNOVATOR. FUTURIST. AUTHOR. SPEAKER. 

  • Serial author : innovation books, Provoke and the inversion factor
  • Enable enterprises to succeed in Innovation, AI & IoT
  • Disrupt Enterprises to innovate faster & better
  • Create meaningful ecosystems of startups, enterprises and academia
  • Enable enterprises to succeed in the future hyper-connected world
  • Help build thriving cultures of innovation in enterprises
Imagine. Disrupt. Innovate. Lead
Imagine. Disrupt. Innovate. Lead

Knobbe IP+ Podcast Interview

Patents and IP: Yes, no, why?

Check out the Knobbe IP+ Podcast, where we had a fabulous discussion on the essential elements of why patenting technology is so important and the pros/cons analysis. Click here to listen and for more information. 

Knobbe IP+ Podcast featuring Linda Bernardi
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From Vision to Reality…

In 2019 we dreamt of the following: Imagine if every scene of every video game would be analyzed by AI, giant music catalogs could be accessed, and music perfectly fitting the game play would be identified and adapted to the scene!? Imagine if all this could happen WITHOUT any effort by the game player/end user!

This gave rise to XdMind and our first product, GameDJ. A work of passion. We achieved what we were told was impossible to do.

Imagination to Execution.

XdMind Press and Media

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RECENT BLOG POSTS

Apple iPhone… Please Start Innovating and Imagining Again!

Apple has been one of the great innovators of our age – there is no arguing that! But, what is happening at Apple Computers today (and for the last ~10 years) is less than what I’d expect from the tech giant. Incremental innovation is all I’ve seen, and we’re witnessing the decline of a great…

ChatGPT-4, PaLM 2 (Bard), Llama 2, or Falcon 180B? Nothing like healthy technology competition to raise the bar!

Since January, the world has been excited and gone mad with ChatGPT by OpenAI. Formerly an open-source company, but once Microsoft pumped $10B into OpenAI, it became a commercial company like all the other tech players. We have all been delighted with ChatGPT’s potential across the world.  In parallel, Meta’s LLM Llama 2 and Google’s PaLM…

Innovation or Desperation?: New Mercedes Series to Run ZOOM on the Dash

Really Mercedes? I am trying to wrap my head around the quality of a Zoom session while one is driving, hopefully with their attention on the road vs. running a Zoom session on the dash. Secondly, how is the audience going to perceive the speaker? Imagine the distractions while driving. Third: Seriously, what is the…

AI and Music

AI and Music (XdMind Inc.): The Journey Has Begun!

  Over the last few months, we have heard the term “Generative AI” and Music a lot. Sometimes also referred to as AI-generated music, non-musicians using computer algorithms effectively producing music, vs. artists, musicians, music labels, and studios. Clearly, this can be a bit alarming, if one assumes there will be an immediate replacement of…

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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary – Will Banks Be Around in 1-2 Years?

I am not a big fan of Kevin O’Leary. While hugely successful and popular on Shark Tank, he may be a bit too firm in his opinions and does not admit when he is wrong. However, on the matter of bank’s viability in 1-2 years, I agree with Kevin. But I believe this applies to…

Cutting AI Ethics Staff – Worst Decision by Big Tech Companies!

AI and algorithms are and will be used heavily by the tech industry and our society. It is more crucial than ever to monitor the accuracy of AI and the ethical obligations which come with assuring that information is correct, should be distributed, and the ethical consequences of having ‘algorithms’ replacing ‘human ethics and intellect.’…

Imagine. Disrupt. Innovate. Lead

My passion is to work with clients of all sectors, to disrupt and Imagine what a new future will look like. One without boundaries!

My brand is: Imagine | Disrupt | Innovate | Lead.

If we don’t disrupt, we cannot innovate. And to lead we must innovate!

It’s so exciting to see so many companies across many industry verticals, disrupting & innovating.

Would love to connect!

My life’s journey has always been to improve everything that we do, far beyond what we think is possible. I founded and ran several highly disruptive tech companies in IoT, Databases, Music, and other. I’ve held senior executive positions such as Chief Innovation Officer for IBM, head of development and strategy at Element AI (any many other exec roles), have authored books, am a global keynote speaker, and am an all-around Disruptor & Innovator. At all times throughout the day, I am searching for meaningful ways for us to disrupt, innovate, and deploy technologies mindfully and with much more impact. I am so fortunate that each day, I get to work with major industry sectors, fantastic companies of all sizes and thinkers around the globe. My focus has always been on data, AI, IoT, analytics, and all the ways that data can shape our future.

I believe that the major challenge in all enterprises is not just the identification and introduction of new technologies, not just innovation, but is what has fascinated me for decades: THE ART OF IMAGINATION!

The biggest opportunity is often that of IMAGINING what your business (any business) could be, outside of the current parameters. Imagination is the growth mindset and mental permission (top-down and bottom-up) to envision a different roadmap.

My focus is to work on and perfect the WHAT-IF phenomenon:

  • Step I: Start IMAGINING the impossible. Imagine all the ways that data & AI, can shape and re-shape business.
  • Step II: Realize that we can always obtain technology and skills, but imagination comes from within.
  • Step III: Realize that we are not giving the business away or shrinking our revenue, rather we are creating major new sources of revenue.
  • Step IV: Begin to map the Future-What-If Roadmap.
  • Step V: Replace ‘lack-of-confidence’ internally with extraordinary ‘confidence.’
  • Step VI: Begin the process of helping an enterprise of any size and in any sector, think-like, feel-like, and be as excited as a startup and more.
  • Step VII: Help shift and shape the new culture while preserving the best qualities.

My passion is to disrupt and innovate across ALL industry sectors. I hope to connect with you to explore the possibilities together. Until then, remember: Without the willingness to Disrupt you can you cannot evolve!

IMAGINE | DISRUPT | INNOVATE | LEAD

Are You Ready for

Amplify Your Mindset Podcast interview

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An absolute pleasure to be on Ricky Kalmon’s podcast show. Our interview topics included ‘influence’ and how to ‘amplify our leadership’ capabilities. Thank you Ricky for being so awesome! Click here to listen and for more information. 

Partial Client List

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THE INVERSION FACTOR

We explore and explain why and how companies need to move away from a “product first” mindset to pursuing innovation based on ‘customer need’. We call this process- Inversion. We chart the evolution of IoT from the current state to the future ‘Immersion of Things’, and help enterprises navigate these waters. Infused with examples and case studies we help companies of all sizes learn how to Invert their companies. The critical triad of Innovation, Technology and Culture is analyzed and we explain that in order to succeed, all three need to succeed at the same time. Without Inversion companies cannot survive in the future hyper connected world.

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PROVOKE

In order to innovate we need to disrupt. ProVoke discusses the necessity of disruption and the obstacles to innovation by taking the reader through the 5 stages of resistance to disruption. Each stage is carefully analyzed and the reader is guided through how to overcome the resistances in a productive way. Within companies Cultures of Disruption and Innovation are created as a result of working through the resistances, helping companies innovate at a much higher rate. ProVoke discusses the Ecosystem of Disruption, explaining how employees are the key enablers of innovation in corporations. To effectively disrupt and innovate,  the key is to unleash the unstoppable innovative talent of millions of employees in enterprises. Imagine the possibilities!

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BOOK AS SPEAKER

My speaking engagements quickly turn into collaboration and brainstorming sessions. Not only are the topics of AI, Machine Learning, Cognitive, IoT, Big Data, Hyper-connected-world, security, culture and such are extremely important topics, but, they are collaborative by nature. Let’s start the dialog then quickly brainstorm and collaborate together.

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COLLABORATION

Collaborating closely with enterprises is a great joy. Not only brainstorming to set the vision for their innovation future, but also to look at what their new products/offerings will look like. Topics range from AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Cognitive, the what/how of cultural changes & more. Out-of-the-box, non-fearful thinking is essential.

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HOT TOPICS

Front and center in my mind right now is AI & ML and the Enterprise. With the emerging hyper-connected world and billions of devices, AI will be a key player in enterprises. The question is: What is the mindful way to deploy AI in enterprises?  I believe there are 6 key factors impacting AI in enterprises.

Straterra

Emerging Technology Consultancy Firm