Bernhard Schaffrik

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Die Demystifizierung von Artificial General Intelligence

Bernhard Schaffrik 8 September 2025
Viele Führungskräfte im Technologiebereich tun Artificial General Intelligence entweder als ferne Fantasie ab oder reagieren darauf mit unnötiger Besorgnis. Es gibt jedoch einen ausgewogeneren und praktischeren Weg nach vorne. Erfahren Sie mehr auf unseren bevorstehenden Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Announcing The Evaluation Of The Adaptive Process Orchestration Market

Bernhard Schaffrik September 4, 2025
Adaptive process orchestration is Forrester’s framework for enabling autonomous operations by integrating AI agents, nondeterministic control flows, and traditional automation technologies to manage complex business processes. As enterprises scale automation, Forrester will launch an adaptive process orchestration landscape report in early Q2 2026 to guide leaders in navigating this emerging category and selecting the right orchestration platforms.
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Demystifying Artificial General Intelligence

Bernhard Schaffrik July 9, 2025
Many technology leaders are either dismissing artificial general intelligence as a distant fantasy or reacting to it with unnecessary alarm. There is, however, a more balanced and practical path forward. Learn more in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Démystifier L’Intelligence Artificielle Générale

Bernhard Schaffrik 9 Juillet 2025
De nombreux responsables technologiques considèrent l’intelligence artificielle générale soit comme une utopie lointaine, soit comme une menace exagérée. Pourtant, une approche plus nuancée et pragmatique est envisageable. Découvrez-en plus dans cet aperçu du prochain Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Innovation In A Time Of Crisis: US Federal Edition

Bernhard Schaffrik April 30, 2025
The AI gold rush continues into 2025 despite economic volatility. But this isn’t a race; the winner isn’t necessarily the first there. You do need to run the race to have a chance, however.
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Key Questions Dominating The Innovation Agenda

Bernhard Schaffrik April 28, 2025
While we receive many client inquiries on best practices for innovation management, there have been four recurring categories of inquiries lately that dominate our client conversations.
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Forrester’s 2024 Technology Strategy Impact Award Winners For EMEA

Bernhard Schaffrik September 23, 2024
Get a detailed look at how the two winners of Forrester’s 2024 Technology Strategy Impact Awards for EMEA have successfully demonstrated exceptional alignment, adaptivity, and trust in their IT strategies, setting a shining example for their respective industries.
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Trust, Alignment, And Adaptivity Must Be The Focus Of Your AI Initiatives

Dan Bieler August 12, 2024
Successful AI projects depend on three things: trust, alignment, and adaptivity. Learn how technology and CX professionals can further trust, alignment, and adaptivity when devising effective, sustainable, and scalable AI solutions.
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Automation Builders, Achtung! Vermeiden Sie bei der Automatisierung durch Agents die RPA-Fehler

Bernhard Schaffrik 1 August 2024
Wenn Roboter für die Prozessautomatisierung durch KI-Agents ersetzt werden, führt dies dann zu einer unüberschaubaren Anzahl von KI-Agents mit sich überschneidenden Funktionalitäten? Erhalten Sie vier Tipps, um dieses Problem zu vermeiden.
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Automation Builders, Beware! Don’t Repeat The RPA Mistakes With Agentic Automation

Bernhard Schaffrik June 20, 2024
If robotic process automation bots are getting replaced by AI agents, will this lead to an unmanageable number of AI agents with overlapping functionalities? Get four tips to avoid this issue.
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Cooking Up A Storm: AI Will Drive Process Industry Innovation

Bernhard Schaffrik December 15, 2023
Learn how cooking can be a metaphor for process simulation, an underestimated tool for manufacturers as they prepare their data for generative AI.
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Four Ways Innovation Networks Drive Real Business Benefits

Bernhard Schaffrik April 24, 2023
One of the key components of a future fit technology strategy is finding new ways of tapping into partners’ innovation capabilities. Learn how innovation networks can help.
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Forrester’s Process Intelligence Landscape Preview — Three Primary Trends To Watch

Bernhard Schaffrik April 6, 2023
The rise of automation adoption has led to technology leaders rediscovering process analysis and improvement to scale automation beyond tasks toward end-to-end process automation. So the time is right for us to dive into the process intelligence software market and provide a landscape of relevant vendors as well as technology and adoption trends. The Process Intelligence […]
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How Innovation Can Make Your Firm More Resilient

Bernhard Schaffrik December 1, 2022
The firms that prove most resilient have innovation processes built into their culture and leverage adaptive technology platforms. Learn how you can do this at your firm.
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Prognosen 2023: Automation & Robotics

Bernhard Schaffrik 27 Oktober 2022
2023 wird die Automatisierung europaweit rationaler angegangen. Prozessverbesserungen werden datengetriebene Anwendungsfälle in den Mittelpunkt stellen und physische Automatisierungsprojekte als Regelfall behandeln.
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European Predictions 2023: Automation & Robotics

Bernhard Schaffrik October 27, 2022
Those European orgs with the mettle to adjust to 2023 realities while doubling down on automation will reap overwhelming competitive advantage. Find out more in our 2023 European automation predictions.
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Prévisions Européennes 2023 : Automatisation & Robotique

Bernhard Schaffrik 27 Octobre 2022
Découvrez les tendances 2023 de l'automatisation et la robotique en Europe selon nos analystes de Forrester.
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Prioritize Effectiveness Over Efficiency To Succeed In Times Of Uncertainty

Bernhard Schaffrik September 12, 2022
Explore what enterprises and tech leaders can do to pivot away from just focusing on operational efficiencies towards making the effectiveness around customer and employee experiences and enhanced flexibility their key goals.
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Wie Sie Innovationen nutzen, um Ihr Unternehmen zu vergrößern und zu differenzieren

Bernhard Schaffrik August 25, 2022
Erfahren Sie, wie Sie adaptive Technologieplattformen nutzen können, um die Innovation in Ihrem Unternehmen zu fördern.
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Comment Exploiter L’Innovation Pour Développer Et Différencier Votre Entreprise ?

Bernhard Schaffrik 22 Août 2022
Découvrez comment exploiter des plateformes technologiques adaptatives pour faire vivre l’innovation au sein de votre entreprise.
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