Telia ’ s Pernilla Wikman wants to use diversity and technology to fuel curiosity , creativity and innovation in the modern workplace
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Telia ’ s Pernilla Wikman wants to use diversity and technology to fuel curiosity , creativity and innovation in the modern workplace
WRITTEN BY : HARRY MENEAR
Pernilla Wikman , VP and head of global business at Swedish multinational telecom company Telia
It ’ s no great secret that the past year has , and will continue to have , a profound effect on the ways in which we work , learn and socialise . Already , we ’ re starting to understand how the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic catalysed are shaping the future of the workplace .
From remote conferencing and mixed reality to increasingly intelligent forms of automation , our dependence on technology to facilitate work has become exponentially more apparent .
“ We ’ re becoming a hyper-connected society ,” says Pernilla Wikman , VP and head of global business at Swedish multinational telecom company Telia . “ Technology is a great enabler , as long as it embodies values . And digitalisation means nothing if we don ' t use it to deliver on those values .”
Wikman has made a 20 year career out of fighting to ensure that technology isn ’ t used in a vacuum , but as a tool in concert with people , processes and partners to create a world that “ is better than the one we live in today .” She adds that , “ The more technologically advanced we get , the more human we need to become .”
As the modern workplace becomes increasingly digitised , and our collective relationship to it changes , people like Wikman are going to be essential to ensuring that cutting-edge technology is deployed in the right way , for the right reasons . Technology , Wikman believes , is only a piece of the puzzle .
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