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How to create a culture of innovation

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A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovation is a double-edged sword: It is critical to growth — but that’s also what makes it risky. “It

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Disrupting the enterprise: How AI is redefining people, process, and productivity

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Thought scarcity: Innovation thrives on thought (ideation, creativity, and critical thinking) and thought-sharing (dialogue, curiosity, and collaboration). Note: Tackling mission-critical processes will require a cross-functional team of technologists and business experts, and you’ll have to give them the time and resources to innovate.

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

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Assistance across the app-dev lifecycle Gen AI “has opened up the body of knowledge that developers can tap into in a conversation type of paradigm,” says Prasad Ramakrishnan, senior vice president of IT and CIO at Freshworks, a provider of customer service software. “It Generative AI, Software Development

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

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But even as CIOs familiarize themselves with initiatives such as generative AI pilots , moving to cloud-first , DevOps, and product and services development, there is still much for them to learn, and tech vendor CTOs steeped in these projects and modes of operation are happy to impart a wealth of knowledge.

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Technology Companies Need to Make Hard Choices to Teach More ‘Soft Skills”

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But they won’t ensure that IT teams have the broad range of skills, knowledge, overall business acumen and emotional intelligence they need to meet tomorrow’s challenges. This involves committing to gathering the best information, regardless of source, and shedding biases when it comes time to make a decision. Conclusion.

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8 ways to detect (and reject) terrible IT consulting advice

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Beware of canned advice Guidance that sounds like it rolled off an advice assembly line to form a one-size-fits-all information nugget is a sure sign the adviser isn’t really trying to understand your specific challenges and goals. You want advice from a team that can get invested enough to challenge your ideas or suggest alternative paths.”

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Tech leaders weigh in on the upside and flipside of generative AI

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“Since the middle of last year, we’ve been analyzing the potential impact, opportunities, and risks of the speed of innovation in this area, as well as introduced policies and implemented measures to minimize risks,” he says. But it’s still to be seen how generative AI replaces, rather than augments, human involvement in terms of information.