Last summer, I wrote about the difference between invisible and visible innovation—that is, how visible innovation is iteration-driven and built around features, and invisible innovation is inspired by redefining processes and experiences. Both approaches have value, of course, especially given today’s fast-paced marketplace. But what happens when they collide? I’m in a unique position to answer that question because at HP, …
Six Ways Leaders Can Build a Culture of Innovation
What makes an enterprise organization successful? Is it a phenomenal understanding of the market? A visionary growth strategy? A value-driven customer focus? A strategy that enables digital transformation, both from a tech standpoint and a culture standpoint? Yes, yes, and yes. So many yesses. But there’s something else, something that would fall into the “all of the above” category: Winning …
Microsoft Partners With LaLiga to Reimagine the Fan Experience
I don’t gush often, but I have to confess, I am an all-out soccer junkie. Now, other than the fact that I have modestly insulted the world’s most popular sport by referring to it in “American,” let’s just say when I hear digital transformation and Soccer in the same sentence, my ears perk up. This passion that I have for …
The More Things Change—Thinking Forward for Your Organization
It’s estimated that 65 percent of preschoolers today will grow up to fill positions that do not exist right now, making it crucial for organizations to flex their creativity as they prepare for new opportunities. What’s essential for today’s companies is to build for multiple possible futures, attract newcomers based on forward-thinking infrastructure, and connect individuals and teams with purposeful …
Wendy’s Introduces Self-Serve Robots into the Fast Food Experience
In tech news that’s interesting to me, Wendy’s recently announced the intention to roll out the robots—or, in this case, 1,000 self-ordering kiosks—in high volume locations during the course of 2017. Even more interesting, David Trim, the company’s Chief Information Officer, reports that the company expects to see a return on investment in robot tech within two years or less …
STOP: Read This Before You Hire an SaaS Vendor
It’s no secret that software as a service (SaaS) solutions have become mainstream for enterprise organizations. In fact, a recent survey of CIOs found a whopping 56 percent of enterprise application deployments over the next five years are expected to be SaaS-based. All that growth makes good sense, right? Optimizing SaaS solutions can boost efficiency and ultimately profitability for businesses, …
Oracle’s Recent Acquisition of NetSuite is anything but Business as Usual. Here’s What You Missed.
Organizations strategically acquire other organizations every day—it’s but one move in the cyclical dynamic of enterprise growth. Every once in a while, though, one of those acquisitions warrants a big-picture discussion, not just a press release. Oracle’s late-July, $9.3 billion-dollar acquisition of NetSuite is one of those instances. Here are the cliff notes: Oracle is a large-scale enterprise database provider …
How Executives Can Use Disruption to Stay Ahead
Disruption is hardly a new business concept; change is the only constant. But are you actually prepared for it? According to a Click Z survey, more than 75 percent of respondents were aware of “digital transformation” as an industry term, but less than half had a plan to address it. Technology and business model changes are only half of the …
Cyber Insurance: What it is, What it Covers, and Whether (or Not) You Need it
As any CIO in the industry today knows, cybersecurity is no joke. With the frequency of cyberattacks on the rise, questions are raised as to whom risk and liability are and should be relegated to, especially when attacks common and preventable. Nevertheless, no matter how well a business defends against it, a breach of some kind is all but guaranteed …
The LinkedIn Microsoft Merger: How it Could Disrupt HR
On Monday morning, June 13th, the world woke up to the news that Microsoft had acquired LinkedIn. It was the third largest acquisition in the history of the tech industry. In layman’s terms? It was HUGE!!! When the world’s largest software maker snaps up the world’s largest professional recruiting social network, people sit-up and take notice. And many of those …