The Innodative Disruptor

Robert J. Brunner

Robert J. Brunner

Chief Disruption Officer
Professor of Accountancy
Arthur Andersen Fellow
Gies College of Business
University of Illinois

Founder & Principal, Innodative

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I'm a futurist, technologist, and educator who helps organizations navigate the intersection of emerging technologies and business transformation.

Recent Writing

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

From manipulated video to interactive dialogue in four years — a journey through AI avatar development that reveals a deeper challenge: when synthetic media becomes indistinguishable, how do we define authenticity?

Who's Gonna Drive You Home?

Lessons from autonomous vehicles reveal why AI job displacement may be slower and more nuanced than predicted—and why humans will likely remain in the loop longer than we think.

In-Situ Website Translation

A practical guide to using Safari's built-in translation features to read foreign-language webpages, including automatic translation of text within images and infographics.

The Quantum You Want

A clear, accessible explanation of why quantum computing represents a fundamentally different approach to computation and where its most significant early impacts are likely to occur.

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