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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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The Inside Startup: Meet Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation Group

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Startup” means risk. But despite the high risk/reward framework, these Victory-or-Bust ventures don’t have the market cornered on agility and innovation. But despite the high risk/reward framework, these Victory-or-Bust ventures don’t have the market cornered on agility and innovation. Why not both?

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The promise, peril, and potential of the metaverse

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The bottom line for these brands: Their metaverse presence generates new revenue and increases brand exposure — a win-win. With this objective in mind: Determine your organization’s innovation appetite (versus its risk appetite; it is too early to speak of ROI in the metaverse). How should companies proceed?

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Collaboration with external partners allows enterprises to enhance their IT prowess, drive innovation, and bridge skill gaps more effectively amid a swiftly evolving digital landscape,” says Arpita Dwivedi, practice director at Everest Group. Invest in win-wins. Staff augmentation and outsourcing are nothing new.

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CI&TO Abhi Dhar on embracing challenges and growing IT leaders

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Abhi Dhar has had a rich career journey, from serving as chief digital officer of a Fortune 50 company to co-founding a tech startup. Dan Roberts: You’ve been a C-level executive for a Fortune 50 company, a startup founder, and on the board of airline. That’s capitalism. Why did I do a startup? They’re not mission people.

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The Innovation Table | John on Leadership, Culture, and Innovation

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Before joining CoolerX, where he currently serves as President of this innovative in-store retail media tech startup, John was the President and Chief Executive Officer at KKR owned Cardenas Markets, where he led the effort to double the size of this $1B+ Hispanic food retailer. And what are you excited about? JG: Yeah, you bet.

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The Innovation Table | John Gomez on Leadership, Culture, and Innovation

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Before joining CoolerX, where he currently serves as President of this innovative in-store retail media tech startup, John was the President and Chief Executive Officer at KKR owned Cardenas Markets, where he led the effort to double the size of this $1B+ Hispanic food retailer. And what are you excited about? JG: Yeah, you bet.