{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/purpose\/thought-leadership\/#CollectionPage","headline":"Thought Leadership Category","description":"

Thought leadership is compelling content that sheds light on topics that make people think, or in some cases, re-think their assumptions. Bookmark this page for the best thought leadership. Topics include:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Sustainable business<\/li>\n
  2. Technology and innovation<\/li>\n
  3. Health and wellness<\/li>\n
  4. Corporate life and leadership<\/li>\n
  5. Diversity and equity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/purpose\/thought-leadership\/","hasPart":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/19\/civil-rights-quotes-juneteenth-2025\/","headline":"“Your silence will not protect you”: Civil rights quotes for Juneteenth 2025","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/19\/civil-rights-quotes-juneteenth-2025\/","datePublished":"2025-06-19","dateModified":"2025-06-19","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/19\/civil-rights-quotes-juneteenth-2025\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/#Person","name":"Jenn Vande Zande","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/","identifier":229,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/juneteenth-civil-rights_FTR1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/juneteenth-civil-rights_FTR1.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/17\/trustradius-top-rated-awards-sap-customer-experience\/","headline":"SAP Customer Experience: Winner of the Top Rated Award from TrustRadius for the 4th Year Running","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/17\/trustradius-top-rated-awards-sap-customer-experience\/","datePublished":"2025-06-17","dateModified":"2025-06-16","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/17\/trustradius-top-rated-awards-sap-customer-experience\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/binod-negi\/#Person","name":"Binod Negi","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/binod-negi\/","identifier":566,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b7dee75351d51711ed59e10e2f70a9cee88092688fafa3c2eec4e8b2ee25767?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b7dee75351d51711ed59e10e2f70a9cee88092688fafa3c2eec4e8b2ee25767?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAP-CX-Trust-Radius-2025_FTR3.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAP-CX-Trust-Radius-2025_FTR3.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/06\/swearing-at-work\/","headline":"F*** Yeah! The surprising upside of swearing at work","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/06\/swearing-at-work\/","datePublished":"2025-06-06","dateModified":"2025-06-05","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/06\/06\/swearing-at-work\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/emily-kelly\/#Person","name":"Emily Morrow","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/emily-kelly\/","identifier":216,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1a6b9e9410da52a3baabbac612ba6017cee3e29053c47dc554eabe78303e0da?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1a6b9e9410da52a3baabbac612ba6017cee3e29053c47dc554eabe78303e0da?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/swearing-at-work_FTR.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/swearing-at-work_FTR.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["Employee Engagement","Employee Experience","Employee Mental Health","Health and Wellness","Workplace Culture","Workplace Trends"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/05\/15\/generative-ai-storytelling\/","headline":"Generative AI storytelling: Creating compelling content via collaboration","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/05\/15\/generative-ai-storytelling\/","datePublished":"2025-05-15","dateModified":"2025-05-12","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/05\/15\/generative-ai-storytelling\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/namita-gupta-hehl\/#Person","name":"Namita Gupta-Hehl","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/namita-gupta-hehl\/","identifier":883,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6547bb93a4714ee92b07c30bd027217eeb7fdfe0d9000a990542ab4a1abb9d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6547bb93a4714ee92b07c30bd027217eeb7fdfe0d9000a990542ab4a1abb9d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AI-storytelling-FTR.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AI-storytelling-FTR.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["AI (Artificial Intelligence)","Content Marketing","Generative AI"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/05\/04\/star-wars-resistance-quotes\/","headline":"It always felt like Rogue One: Quotes for galactic rebels","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/05\/04\/star-wars-resistance-quotes\/","datePublished":"2025-05-04","dateModified":"2025-05-04","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/05\/04\/star-wars-resistance-quotes\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/#Person","name":"Jenn Vande Zande","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/","identifier":229,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/star-wars-resistance-quotes-FTR-1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/star-wars-resistance-quotes-FTR-1.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/03\/24\/severance-quotes-for-work\/","headline":"The grim barbarity of optics and design: Severance quotes for work","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/03\/24\/severance-quotes-for-work\/","datePublished":"2025-03-24","dateModified":"2025-10-16","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2025\/03\/24\/severance-quotes-for-work\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/#Person","name":"Jenn Vande Zande","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/","identifier":229,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/severance-quotes_FTR-copy.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/severance-quotes_FTR-copy.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["Employee Experience","Thought Leadership"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/12\/20\/the-cats-meow-2024-best-content-of-the-year\/","headline":"The cat’s meow: Our favorite reads and top picks for best content of the year","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/12\/20\/the-cats-meow-2024-best-content-of-the-year\/","datePublished":"2024-12-20","dateModified":"2025-10-16","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/12\/20\/the-cats-meow-2024-best-content-of-the-year\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/marcia-yusavage\/#Person","name":"Marcia Yusavage","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/marcia-yusavage\/","identifier":298,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9929f6ff16e34cd6d43daf18411658f8565960b4c0fd78662963005f1aa9afb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9929f6ff16e34cd6d43daf18411658f8565960b4c0fd78662963005f1aa9afb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/best-reads-2024-FTR-2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/best-reads-2024-FTR-2.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["AI (Artificial Intelligence)","Commerce","Content Marketing","E-commerce","Industry","Thought Leadership"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/07\/16\/french-vs-american-work-cultures\/","headline":"A tale of two work cultures: French vs American outlooks and realities","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/07\/16\/french-vs-american-work-cultures\/","datePublished":"2024-07-16","dateModified":"2025-03-07","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/07\/16\/french-vs-american-work-cultures\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/erin-mcclure\/#Person","name":"Erin McClure","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/erin-mcclure\/","identifier":571,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/350198e015c327a46efaef374889a289fdd9d6a767e86f4cdfe9b2fc117bbdb4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/350198e015c327a46efaef374889a289fdd9d6a767e86f4cdfe9b2fc117bbdb4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/french-vs-american-work-culture-FTR-2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/french-vs-american-work-culture-FTR-2.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["Employee Experience","Employee Mental Health","Future of Work","Workplace Culture"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/07\/12\/top-posts-so-far-this-year\/","headline":"Some like it hot: Our top posts so far this year","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/07\/12\/top-posts-so-far-this-year\/","datePublished":"2024-07-12","dateModified":"2025-03-07","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/07\/12\/top-posts-so-far-this-year\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/#Person","name":"Jenn Vande Zande","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/","identifier":229,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Top-posts-summer-2024-FTR-3-1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Top-posts-summer-2024-FTR-3-1.jpg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["Content Marketing","Thought Leadership"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/05\/10\/the-tortured-poets-department-for-work-ttpd-lyrics-and-tracks\/","headline":"Could someone give a message to the smallest man who ever lived: The Tortured Poets Department songs for work","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/05\/10\/the-tortured-poets-department-for-work-ttpd-lyrics-and-tracks\/","datePublished":"2024-05-10","dateModified":"2025-03-20","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2024\/05\/10\/the-tortured-poets-department-for-work-ttpd-lyrics-and-tracks\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/#Person","name":"Jenn Vande Zande","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/jenn-vande-zande\/","identifier":229,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef76ed873963201b65acc65a3cb353caa294225a4e9a8427f011077842dd955c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Future of Commerce","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/logo-foc-schema-app-1.png","width":172,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Tortured-Poets-Department-for-Work-FTR.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Tortured-Poets-Department-for-Work-FTR.jpeg","height":375,"width":1200},"keywords":["Employee Experience","Thought Leadership"]}],"about":[{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/customer-experience\/","name":"Customer Experience","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Customer_experience","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q984142"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/customer-experience\/employee-engagement\/","name":"Employee Engagement","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Employee_engagement","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q14937678"]},"Employee Experience & Engagement","Real Talk: Mental Health, Well-Being, and Laughter",{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/purpose\/thought-leadership\/","name":"Thought Leadership","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thought_leader"]},{"@type":"Thing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/commerce\/trends-commerce\/","name":"Trends","sameAs":["https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fad","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q787045"]}]}