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How to incubate a winning innovation program

CIO

Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores. They recognize that innovative use of technology is enabling new business models with competition-crushing advantages built right in. Does it sound like a lot could go wrong with this service?

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Restaurant and QSR Trends & Outlook for 2024

Alpha Sense BI

Like many other industries, the restaurant sector was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many businesses shuttering doors and many others struggling to make ends meet. This is for good reason— technological solutions make dining easier , both for customers and restaurants.

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Panera CIO John Meister on mastering customer experience

CIO

John Meister is the senior vice president and CIO of Panera Bread, a chain of bakery-cafe fast casual restaurants with more than 2,000 locations across the United States and Canada. To summarize, I do think there is room to innovate in our main ordering wheelhouse. We have people much smarter than me when it comes to restaurant data.

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Schrodinger’s Open Banking

CIO

In 2017 the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a set of high-level, non-binding principles intended “to help foster the development of innovative financial products and services, increase competition in financial markets, and empower consumers to take greater control over their financial lives.”

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Schrodinger’s Open Banking

CIO

In 2017 the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a set of high-level, non-binding principles intended “to help foster the development of innovative financial products and services, increase competition in financial markets, and empower consumers to take greater control over their financial lives.”

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Cloud native platforms: To build or to buy?

CIO

And it’s not only that, software is how businesses get better, grow, and innovate. No matter how good at software my favorite fried chicken restaurant is, if I order some Korean fried chicken, I want to find some fried chicken and fried cauliflower in the box, not software. Is Kubernetes a platform? This is a lot of work.

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Avoiding a Stay at a Haunted Hotel And Why We Need a Travel App for That

CIO

When that happens, the reveal could be at the SAP Innovation Awards ! If so, I can’t wait for this app to be celebrated at a future Innovation Awards show. Today, it’s a popular place to stay for budget-minded travelers who want to enjoy the neighborhood’s Italian restaurants near Fisherman’s Wharf. Happy Halloween!

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