Executive Research Leader
David Cushman is an executive research leader for HFS Research. He has a long-term focus on emerging technology, tracking OneOffice™ and OneEcosystem™ enablers from automation, artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI (GenAI), data and design thinking, Web3 and metaverse, process orchestration, workflow, and intelligence to quantum computing. He also leads the HFS Hot Tech program.
Experienced in startup, scale-up, and large-scale digital transformation programs, David has led digital development at the UK's fastest-growing media company, founded and grown digital consultancies across Europe, and worked with world-class companies as a director in digital strategy advisory at a Tier 1 services provider.
The author of The 10 Principles of Open Business (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), David earned a joint honors degree in philosophy and sociology from the University of Essex.
He lives in Cambridgeshire, UK, with his wife and daughter and enjoys reading, writing, travelling, and thinking (exploration of all kinds). David embraces change and always seeks learning opportunities. But, for all that, he has been a supporter of Leeds United Football Club since he was seven years old. Some things just cannot be unlearned.
Watch David Cushman discussing about HFS Horizons: Metaverse Services Providers, 2023
November 17, 2022 The not-so-little secret of the metaverse is that manufacturing can and should be one of its earliest and most lucrative adopters.
November 15, 2022 How can frameworks for scaling digital workflows using ServiceNow deliver the experiences you want to deliver as outcomes?
November 4, 2022 Maintaining agility, being open to alternative ideas, and staying curious are the difference between success and calamity.
November 3, 2022 Focus on the five fundamentals of one office organization to unlock new sources of value in a digital transformation.
October 27, 2022 Metaverse can re-invent the employee experience – including a radical challenge to the very existence of meetings as we know them.
October 26, 2022 Snippets of the “Hottest of the Hot Vendors” session at the recent HFS Super Summit event.
October 18, 2022 Employers must consider the bigger mental health picture beyond wages, if they are to win the talent war.
October 14, 2022 Another quarter ends (Q3 2022) - and another six exciting new HFS Hot Vendors land for you to discover.
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