Jumping the 2025 Digital Cliff - Actions and Thoughts with Evan Burkosky
Featuring guest
Evan Burkosky
We had the rare pleasure of welcoming back close friend Evan Burkosky, a Digital Transformation expert helping Japanese businesses adopt new technologies and improve productivity through AI, automation, eCommerce, and retail logistics. In this conversation, we dive deep into Japan's digital scorecard and explore the unique factors shaping the country's digital transformation journey. We discuss Evan's compelling theory that Japan's reluctance to fully embrace cloud technology stems more from natural disaster concerns than digital immaturity. Together, we examine pandemic accelerators, the looming 2025 Digital Cliff, and Evan's personal predictions for what lies ahead. This episode delivers actionable insights that focus and energize rather than overwhelm, offering practical perspectives on Japan's digital transformation challenges and opportunities.
Themes of Inquiry
- Digital Transformation Japan
- 2025 Digital Cliff
- Cloud Adoption Barriers
- Pandemic Accelerators
- Design Thinking
We had the rare pleasure of welcoming back close friend Evan Burkosky, a Digital Transformation expert helping Japanese businesses adopt new technologies and improve productivity through AI, automation, eCommerce, and retail logistics.
Episode Summary
We had the rare pleasure of welcoming back close friend Evan Burkosky, a Digital Transformation expert helping Japanese businesses adopt new technologies and improve productivity through AI, automation, eCommerce, and retail logistics. In this conversation, we dive deep into Japan's digital scorecard and explore the unique factors shaping the country's digital transformation journey. We discuss Evan's compelling theory that Japan's reluctance to fully embrace cloud technology stems more from natural disaster concerns than digital immaturity. Together, we examine pandemic accelerators, the looming 2025 Digital Cliff, and Evan's personal predictions for what lies ahead. This episode delivers actionable insights that focus and energize rather than overwhelm, offering practical perspectives on Japan's digital transformation challenges and opportunities.
The Guest Biography
Evan Burkosky
Evan Burkosky is a Digital Transformation expert based in Japan, specializing in helping businesses adopt new technologies and improve productivity through AI, automation, eCommerce, and retail logistics. He brings extensive experience from both agency-side and vendor-side roles, having sold to Japan's Fortune 500 companies. As an entrepreneur, he has co-founded several startups and serves as Senior Advisor to multiple others. Currently, Evan holds the position of Country Manager for Dynamic Yield, serves as Board Director at TELL, and acts as Senior Advisor at Fast Track Asia. His unique perspective combines deep technical expertise with practical insights into Japan's digital transformation landscape and cultural considerations.
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