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REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

Written by: Sam Holcman
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 R.E.A.L. - Realistic, Enabling, Actionable, Logical. Every day we hear jargon and see writing from so-called “experts,” and we don’t know what we should follow and what we should avoid. Published practices aren’t always best practices!

Listen to episodes from Sam Holcman’s radio show, webinars, and podcasts, Real Talk with Sam Holcman. Each episode gets to the bottom of what business executives, managers, practitioners, and staff actually need to create innovative solutions that deliver- no utopia required.

This business podcast provides practice-based insights into business transformation, enterprise architecture, business architecture, organizational transformation, and technology transformation based on real-world practices. We provide you with insights that can provide true value to organizations and individuals that face today’s and tomorrow’s competitive pressures and provide a usable takeaway from each program.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • What Makes a Great Enterprise Architect or Business Architect

    What Makes a Great Enterprise Architect or Business Architect
    Dec 20 2025

    A great enterprise architect and business architect is defined by mindset, behaviors, and outcomes in the real organization, not by the ability to pass a multiple‑choice exam. Listen in for valuable parameters to think about.
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    18 mins
  • Irrational Exuberance and the AI Mania: Are We Living Through a Bubble?

    Irrational Exuberance and the AI Mania: Are We Living Through a Bubble?
    Dec 18 2025

    Welcome to Real Talk with Sam Holcman, where we connect ideas, innovation, and intelligent decision-making. Today’s reflection: irrational exuberance - a phrase coined by former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan in 1996 and revisited today through the lens of the AI revolution.

    Greenspan’s words warned of a human tendency - collective overconfidence - when belief outpaces evidence. It describes markets, but really, it describes us. Fast-forward nearly three decades, and you will hear the same energy around artificial intelligence: limitless potential, intense speculation, and a sense that this is the future.
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    7 mins
  • Why TOGAF® Needs a Refresh

    Why TOGAF® Needs a Refresh
    Dec 16 2025

    TOGAF® is talked about and used, but an increasing number of major practitioners and researchers argue that it misses several critical ingredients for modern, outcome‑driven enterprise architecture. In the age of EA 5.0, these critical ingredients are lacking. This broadcast will outline these ingredients that are lacking.
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    13 mins
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