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Tebogo Matsepe, Edward Ngubane, Christelle Govender, and Terence Sewraj talk about the conference theme and track topics for BA Summit 2022. In this pop-up pod: 0:45 Introducing the topic and welcoming the 2022 track chairs 1:00 Edward Ngubane explains the thinking behind this years conference theme 6:10 Tebogo Matsepe breaks down the Acknowledge track, its topic and speakers 12:30 Edward Ngubane introduces the Adapt track, its topic and speakers 16:48 Christelle Govender talks about the Align track, its topic and speakers 20:21 Terence Sewraj showcases the Accomplish track, its topic and speakers 22:32 Bookending the conference days with the keynote talks and panel discussion 29:21 Book your ticket for the business analysis event of the year! The Show Notes: Register now over at basummit.co.za/onesixeightfm Follow the BA Summit on Twitter Follow the IIBA South Africa Chapter on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram Join the conference conversation in the IIBA-SA LinkedIn group

24 September 2023 The Episode When Ian Richards and Filip Hendrickx Told Us a BA Story Ian Richards and Filip Hendrickx talk with Paula Bell & Joe Newbert about using storytelling to do your business analysis work effectively. In this episode: 00:30 Introducing Ian Richards and Filip Hendrickx on the topic of storytelling 01:48  An example of some of the benefits of storytelling as a technique 03:52 Thinking about the structure and components that make up a good story  06:28 How we can use stories to do our job as a business analyst effectively 10:44 Tips to sell your message to executives and managers through stories 12:45 Blending data with storytelling to complement the story 18:45 The idea, concept, and process behind the writing of Brainy Glue  26:31 Where you can connect with Ian and Filip plus get your hands on Brainy Glue   The Show Notes: Connect with Ian Richards on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianrichards32/ Connect with Filip Hendrickx on https://www.linkedin.com/in/filiphendrickx/ Discover the authors and the book at brainyglue.com Buy your copy of Brainy Glue: https://a.co/d/97HnRXH (Amazon) You might also like… The Episode When Ian Richards and Filip Hendrickx Told Us a BA Story Adrian Reed: Demonstrating the Value of Business Analysis Angela Wick: Unifying Business Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Paula Bell: Embracing Humanity with Business Analysis Amorie Van Rooyen: Engaging Stakeholders in Online Collaboration Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach

Adrian Reed: Demonstrating the Value of Business Analysis Adrian Reed and Joe Newbert explore overcoming self-helplessness by showing the appetite to seize opportunities and demonstrating the value of business analysis. Adrian is the Editor-in-Chief of BA Digest and Co-founder of BASchool.day. Author, speaker. But mainly a Business Analyst whom co-workers would describe as an “unapologetic diva” (a joke, but only slightly). Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [01:06] Did business analysis find Adrian, or did business analysis find him? [03:17] How business analysis has changed over the years since Adrian started [09:21] Cutting out the signal from the noise to find focus in this modern-day [15:11] Displaying empathy when a customer’s problem is not a star or a circle [20:41] Agile as part of a whole set of needs to become a responsive organisation [25:51] Losing the learned helplessness and having the courage to be more  [29:44] Building a community of practice that spans beyond your organisation [32:15] Embracing niche professions that defragment the business analyst role [42:11] Finding identity and community within business analysis into the future  [49:54] Seeing business analysis conferences as family reunions, not networking  What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: Christina Lovelock and Adrian Reed’s BA School Day: https://baschool.day/ BA Digest: https://badigest.link/FBAPOD Begin With You by Petra Velzeboer: https://amzn.to/3LoQ2pE (Amazon) Adrian’s shoutouts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabrandenburg/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabell44/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdevoil/, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricio-laguna/ Wardley Mapping: https://learnwardleymapping.com/ Networking conferences: https://basummit.co.za/, https://irmuk.co.uk/event/business-analysis-conference-europe/, https://ba-beyond.eu/, and https://ba-day.com/ IIBA Brussels BA Cafe every Friday: https://brussels.iiba.org/bacafe/ IIBA UK BA Brown Bag Session: https://www.iibauk.org/events/1309-virtual-ba-brown-bag (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianreed/ Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Adrian Reed: Demonstrating the Value of Business Analysis Angela Wick: Unifying Business Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Paula Bell: Embracing Humanity with Business Analysis Amorie Van Rooyen: Engaging Stakeholders in Online Collaboration Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role

Angela Wick: Unifying Business Analysis and Artificial Intelligence  Angela Wick and Joe Newbert explore the possibilities and challenges that lie ahead on the path towards unifying business analysis and artificial intelligence. Angela is the Founder of BA-Squared and BA-Cube.com. She is a host, trainer and creator with 25 years of doing, leading, evangelising, and teaching modern business analysis practices. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [00:36] How Angela grew into business analysis and to where she is today  [04:57] Trends in the next decade for the business analysis profession [10:35] Walking into your own BA dashboard in the morning [17:06] Elicitation, analysis, and documentation, everywhere all at once [22:55] Experimenting with what we know and what we don’t know [27:44] The quality challenge of throwing data at in-house generative AI tools  [34:28] Taking today’s skills into tomorrow to survive and thrive in the future [39:37] Possibilities of leveraging AI to display empathy and compassion [43:05] Sense checking and validating the outputs from AI for quality [45:51] Thinking about how universities might prepare people for the future What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: None  (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelawickcbap/ Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Paula Bell: Embracing Humanity with Business Analysis Amorie Van Rooyen: Engaging Stakeholders in Online Collaboration Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analysis Licence Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture

Paula Bell: Embracing Humanity with Business Analysis Paula Bell and Joe Newbert explore the togetherness of people and technology and how business analysts must use their positions and powers to embrace humanity. Paula is the CEO of Paula A. Bell Consulting, LLC. She is a business analyst, leadership and career development coach, consultant, speaker and author with 21+ years of diverse experience in corporate America. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [01:06] Paula’s step-by-step journey to becoming a business analyst [04:59] The mixed bag of the business analysis role back in the day [08:27] Looking forward, looking backwards, and making up trends​ [13:53] Data analysis strings for the business analyst bow, or not? [15:49] Where business analysis fits vs where business analysts fit  [21:04] AI mastering soft skills and business analysts mastering tech [27:29] Critical mindsets needed for the future business analyst [32:10] Highlighting what diversity, equity, and inclusion is about [41:42] Becoming more aware of the biases that are restricting us [45:21] Being a global citizen and being a part of a bigger community  What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: Christina Lovelock and Adrian Reed’s BA School Day: https://baschool.day/ Serendipity Conference (No link: in the deep freeze) IIBA Brussels BA Cafe every Friday: https://brussels.iiba.org/bacafe Paula’s shoutouts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertthacker/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianreed/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-lovelock/, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelawickcbap/ (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabell44 Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Paula Bell: Embracing Humanity with Business Analysis Amorie Van Rooyen: Engaging Stakeholders in Online Collaboration Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analysis Licence Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture

Amorie Van Rooyen: Engaging Stakeholders in Online Collaboration Amorie Van Rooyen and Joe Newbert explore harnessing the advancement of data, knowledge, and visualisation tools to engage stakeholders in online collaboration. Amorie is a business architect with Metropolitan Momentum by day, and a business analyst all day long. She turns business strategy into solution design and pays what she knows forward by being a business analyst mentor. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [00:54] How Amorie got her hands dirty in the business analysis profession [03:45] Business analysts are no longer a luxury; they’re an absolute necessity [07:07] Taking your preparation for online collaboration to the next level [14:58] Accessing data, managing business knowledge, and facilitating online collaboration [17:43] How AI usage is creeping into our work and leaving us with no excuses [22:55] Using data to verify problems, needs, assumptions, and requirements [25:57] Past lessons learned and bringing them back into the next piece of work [29:07] Evolution and advances of online stakeholder collaboration into the future  [36:07] Depreciation of technology solutions and the frequency of emerging choices [44:02] Personalising the approach to your stakeholders’ demographic or generation What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: From question to mindmap: https://chatmind.tech/ (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amorievanrooyen/ Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analyst Licence Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture Paul Benn: Gaining Diverse Experience to Deliver Value The Episode Where Anton Oosthuizen Injected Value Into Business Analysis

Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach Retha De La Porte and Joe Newbert explore building a human-centric approach as technology changes how organisations work and brings fear to the stakeholders around us. Retha is a business analyst with Momentum Metropolitan. She is a caffeine-addicted CBAP who enjoys career mentoring, blogs on The BA Lab, and volunteers with the IIBA-South Africa Chapter. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [00:44] Retha’s wake-up call from dreaming of being a Doctor to becoming a business analyst [04:48] Appreciating that methodology and technology will drive the way we work [09:32] Living in a special time where we can lead change to where we want it to be [13:37] Having the choice between being a full-stack BA and a specialised BA  [21:49] Considering sustainability and social responsibility in our solutions  [26:25] Benefits of running a business analysis community of practice [33:01] Remote vs office, and finding strength and building muscle in the new normal [37:38] Not expecting too much change in the day in the life of a BA in 3, 5, or 10 years [40:59] How IP goes missing when we choose not to document what we’re doing  [42:21] Making continuous learning and up-skilling a part of your day What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: BA Digest: https://badigest.link/FBAPOD (Q2 2023) BA Summit Southern Africa: https://basummit.co.za/ (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rethadelaporte/ Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Retha De La Porte: Building a Human Centric Approach Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analyst Licence Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture Paul Benn: Gaining Diverse Experience to Deliver Value The Episode Where Anton Oosthuizen Injected Value Into Business Analysis

Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role Jonathan Hunsley and Joe Newbert explore the professionalisation of the business analyst role to become skilled in business architecture, business service design, and business analysis. Jonathan is the Service Development Director at AssistKD and co-host of the BA Brew Podcast. He delivers BCS International and Advanced Diploma in Business Analysis training and mentors apprenticeships. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [00:59] Jonathan’s (hesitant) introduction to the business analyst profession  [04:57] Looking ahead at industry trends without the benefit of a time-machine [09:29] Tooling and collaboration for data-driven decisions and solving wicked problems [12:38] Asking the right question, at the right time, to the right stakeholder, in the right way [16:52] Ironing out role ambiguity and confusion for better collaboration [20:13] Doing business analysis with your hands tied behind your back and blindfolded [23:34] Moving into a realm where we’re comfortable facilitating design decisions [27:19] Customer experience has to be part of the way we move this profession forward [34:37] Being a critical friend to business [40:52] Getting skilled in business architecture, business, service design, and business analysis What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: Otter AI: https://otter.ai/referrals/VBU5WD9Q Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/ Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed: https://amzn.to/3Yc9niT (Amazon)  (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhunsley/ Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analyst Licence Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture Paul Benn: Gaining Diverse Experience to Deliver Value The Episode Where Anton Oosthuizen Injected Value Into Business Analysis Yulia Koserenko: Dreaming About Business Analysis Christelle Govender: Becoming a Superhero Business Analyst

Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analysis Licence  Samuel Gazimbi and Joe Newbert explore delivering tangible value to extend your business analysis licence and risking to pull up a chair in the C-Suite. Samuel is a business analyst with Assurity Consulting who is passionate about people, ideas and technology. He is the Past President IIBA Zimbabwe Chapter, a friend of Joe Newbert, and other such maverick BA thought leaders. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [01:15] Samuel’s rise from IT Support to becoming a Business Analyst  [05:17] Casting an eye towards what lies ahead for the business analysis profession [07:45] Finding value in the identity of the business analyst [10:18] Conveying the value of business analysis to ears that don’t understand [15:57] Types of skills you have now that will live long into your BA future [20:41] Techniques that AI might assist with in future (or takeover altogether) [23:22] The mindset BAs need to have to build relationships and create value [27:19] Lifting our heads up from what’s under our noses to see what’s on the horizon [32:23] Taking some risk and ownership with a slice of the C-Suite KPIs [40:58] Exercising fluidity as a business analyst soft-skill in the present moment What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: Zimbabwe IIBA Chapter: https://zimbabwe.iiba.org/ (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://wwwlinkedin.com/in/samuel-gazimbi-00b3465b/ Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Amorie Van Rooyen: Engaging Stakeholders in Online Collaboration Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach Jonathan Hunsley: Professionalisation of the Business Analyst Role Samuel Gazimbi: Extending Your Business Analyst Licence Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture Paul Benn: Gaining Diverse Experience to Deliver Value

Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture Fabricio Laguna and Joe Newbert explore coaching the business analysis mindset to foster a corporate culture and the importance of carrying compassion for humans alongside IT. Fabricio is a consultant and trainer known as The Brazilian BA. He loves business analysis and likes to explain complex things in an approachable and charming way. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [00:54] Fabricio shares his upbringing from programmer to business analyst [06:52] The ambiguity of roles versus job titles [10:29] Differentiation between specific and abstract business analysts [14:41] Creating a corporate culture of the business analysis mindset  [16:33] Helping people understand the value of business analysis [22:21] Imagining a day in the life of a business analyst in 2035 [27:14] Unleashing the power of AI to effect business decisions [31:50] Feeling pain and showing compassion for everybody and everything [31:27] Losing the IT accent and doing business analysis for business [39:45] Interconnectedness between business analysis and change What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: Fabricio Laguna’s video about AI in 20xx: https://thebrazilianba.com/2023/06/20/business-analysis-with-artificial-intelligence-in-year-20xx/ What is Business Analysis? (in 1 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUFrpIz4LLo (Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.) Episode sponsor: Website: https://businesschange.academy/ Guest contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricio-laguna/ Website: https://thebrazilianba.com Host contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/ Website: https://joenewbert.com/ To learn more and take your business analysis expertise to the next level, visit https://futurebusinessanalyst.com Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review so we can reach more people with modern business analysis and change principles! You might also like… Fabricio Laguna: Coaching a Business Analysis Culture Paul Benn: Gaining Diverse Experience to Deliver Value The Episode Where Anton Oosthuizen Injected Value Into Business Analysis Yulia Koserenko: Dreaming About Business Analysis Christelle Govender: Becoming a Superhero Business Analyst Vicky Di Ciacca: Repositioning Our Business Analysis Flex