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Insights top picks from 2023

It's been a year of intense curiosity and excitement as we explored the most important trends in technology through the Thoughtworks Insights channel. 

 

Our passionate and opinionated technologists worldwide shared their unique perspectives on key topics such as sustainability, technology strategy, digital transformation, cloud, agile practices and making design matter in organizations. We doubled down on GenAI to go beyond the hype and explore its transformative power; increasing engineering effectiveness; building efficiency into software development and bringing cloud nativity into retail banking. We continued to focus on making the workplace more inclusive.

 

And, as 2023 draws to a close, Insights editorial thanks teams across Thoughtworks, alumni and clients for sharing their understanding of the technology landscape.

 

 

Martin ter Horst

It's imperative to utilise resources more efficiently and capitalize on emerging opportunities such as AI more efficiently. This blog post provides a comprehensive approach to boost the productivity of engineering teams and thus increase Engineering Effectiveness within organizations. 

 

Davnit Singh and Omar Bashir

For most banks, cloud-native transformation has been challenging because of their complex migration approaches but full cloud-nativity for a retail bank is quite possible with the right support.

 

Sunit Parekh

Implementing change at an organizational level, by creating a developer experience through tooling and nurturing an ecosystem for effective software development is key to optimization that allows scalability and business agility.

 

Joel Zien

Regardless of the industry all roads lead to generative AI but the path forward isn't as straightforward unless you adopt the right approach says the author. 

 

Thoughtworks published a landmark study report on consumer attitudes to generative AI (GenAI) highlighting genuine consumer excitement about the technology’s potential while uncovering potential pitfalls relating to consumer fears. Read this study to discover the business opportunities of deploying GenAI in a way that dovetails with consumer demands.

 

Birgitta Böckeler and Ryan Murray

Generative AI holds significant promise for the productivity of software developers. But to leverage it successfully, it needs to be viewed as more than just a tool for code generation.

 

Apoorv Singhal and Viola Kerssenfischer

Get a glimpse into the Thoughtworks hiring process, affectionately known as "JOI" - Joy of Interviewing!

 

Mike Mason and Rachel Laycock

Against the backdrop of problems faced by Southwest Airlines,  this post explores why it's critical for organizations to invest in software and how to avoid a situation of tech debt, a term that is widely used to describe an organization’s under-investment in maintaining the software it relies upon.

 

Mike Mason

In this edition of 'macro trends', Mike Mason explores some of the trends that are shaping the software development landscape including AI tools.

 

Mike Mason and Rebecca Parsons

In this blog post, the authors expand on the broader macro trends that informed their discussions during the Radar meeting, along with ideas from the wider Thoughtworks community.

 

This whitepaper shows how product thinking can help you build better products and unlock a value proposition that can differentiate your portfolio of products from competitors while addressing your customers' needs.   

 

Despite technology becoming a critical part of what enterprises do, it's not always clear how to approach and apply technology in an ethical or responsible way. The Responsible tech playbook is a collection of tools, methods, and frameworks that help you to assess, model and mitigate values and risks of the software you are creating with a special emphasis on the impact of your work on the individual and society.

 

Richard Gall

This post provides collective insights and guidance from Thoughtworks recruiters around the world to help you realize your career ambitions .

 

Frank Reta

For 2023, Thoughtworks' chosen theme, "Queer is Unerasable", puts a spotlight on the rich tapestry of LGBTQIA+ history, celebrating the stories and accomplishments of queer individuals throughout the years.  

Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the positions of Thoughtworks.

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