Innovation is now part of your job. At the very least, you should be driving innovation on the wheels of IT. This compendium offers examples and tips on how to pursue that prized goal of ingenious change. Operational excellence is not all you need focus on: Innovation is now part of your job. At the very least, you should be driving innovation on the wheels of IT. The current impetus to innovate comes from the need to cut costs, but you’re still expected to create competitive advantage. There’s probably never been a better time to conjure up some innovation yourself. The following compendium offers examples and tips on how to pursue that prized goal of ingenious change. Practical Innovation SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe There’s no shortage of creative ideas for making business more competitive. In this blog, CIO Executive Editor Elana Varon explores how to turn those ideas into reality. The Next Wave Is Here Fundamental shifts in technology will make it possible for businesses to realize IT’s promise of technology-enabled innovation, responsiveness and speed. A Mandate to Innovate Forced to cut costs while creating competitive advantage, CIOs, according to CIO Research, have placed their emphasis on innovation. The Top 10 Drivers for Innovation CIO Executive Council members offer their own ways of fostering an innovative culture. Weigh In: Using Einstein’s Theory to Find Innovative Talent The pool of candidates with startup experience is rich with entrepreneurial innovators. But how can a big company manager identify them? Innovation Ships Out The dire consequences of letting innovation go – elsewhere. Related content brandpost Four Leadership Motions make leading transformative work easier The Four Leadership Motions can be extremely beneficial —they don’t just drive results among software developers, they help people make extraordinary progress wherever they lead. By Jason Fraser, Director, Product Management & Design, VMware Tanzu Labs, Public Sector Sep 21, 2023 5 mins IT Leadership feature The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far In 2022, the big AI story was the technology emerging from research labs and proofs-of-concept, to it being deployed throughout enterprises to get business value. This year started out about the same, with slightly better ML algorithms and improved d By Maria Korolov Sep 21, 2023 16 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence opinion 6 deadly sins of enterprise architecture EA is a complex endeavor made all the more challenging by the mistakes we enterprise architects can’t help but keep making — all in an honest effort to keep the enterprise humming. By Peter Wayner Sep 21, 2023 9 mins Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy Software Development opinion CIOs worry about Gen AI – for all the right reasons Generative AI is poised to be the most consequential information technology of the decade. Plenty of promise. But expect novel new challenges to your enterprise data platform. By Mike Feibus Sep 20, 2023 7 mins CIO Generative AI Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe