As a part of my series about "Big Ideas That Might Change The World In The Next Few Years" I had the pleasure of interviewing Dor Skuler. A serial entrepreneur, Dor has co-founded five ventures, the most recent being Intuition Robotics, following his passion to develop artificial intelligence-driven robotics that address major social issues of the 21st century. Having trained in Israel's elite military intelligence unit 8200, Dor made a mark on interactive broadcast technology with Zing Interactive Media (acquired by Invesco, NASDAQ: IVZ) and security software through Safend (acquired by Wave Systems Corp, NASDAQ: WAVX). Dor then joined Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) to create and lead innovative ventures, most notably as Founder and GM of Cloudband, the world's first platform for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), cited by Nokia as a major motive to purchasing the French-American telecoms giant. As Senior Vice President at Alcatel-Lucent, Dor was a regular speaker on the telecoms circuit, frequently cited in the media and made the Global Telecom Business '40 under 40' list in 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Advances in technology continue to change the workplace. Forty years ago, the first cell phone was introduced, enabling a virtual working environment. In 1989, the World Wide Web surfaced, soon followed by Google and other search engines. And more than a decade ago, Facebook launched, connecting users from around the globe in a digital community with a level of detail and dialogue that hadn't been seen before. Today's data-rich work environment continues to change, and successful business leaders understand the role that technology will play in simplifying business processes and increasing employee productivity.