Innovation

The best pilot project might be the one you kill

CIOs want innovation, but companies (and CIOs) are getting tired of fair to middling results from pilot projects. How can we improve pilot project outcomes? Decisiveness, plain and simple.

How Cairn Oil & Gas taps its network of 2,000 startups to fuel innovation

As the leading producer of crude oil in India, Cairn Oil & Gas is reinventing itself as a digitally enabled company, one that works in close partnership with a growing ecosystem of startups.

5 best practices to successfully implement gen AI

Implementing this checklist can help you realize the value of an effective gen AI strategy amid all the distraction, and foster a culture of strategic investment and innovation.

Secrets of successful hackathons

CIOs must approach internal hackathons strategically to succeed in engaging technical talent, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and, most importantly, driving innovation and transforming culture.

Red Sox CTO Brian Shield on building a world-class IT team

Red Sox CTO Brian Shield on building a world-class IT team

The Boston baseball club’s top IT exec breaks down what sets high-caliber teams apart and details how IT leaders can spin strategic partnerships and pragmatic innovation into a winning IT culture.

3 methods to forge stronger business partner alliances

Want to build better tech partnerships? Creating and nurturing fortified ties built on mutual, goal-oriented collaboration can help.

How Italian CIOs produce value with gen AI

Chatbots, content synthesis, and software development support are areas where gen AI projects are not just underway, but driving further uses. The most encouraging benefit, however, is its ability to bring IT and business closer together.

Ways IT leaders can meet the EU AI Act head on

The biggest mistake companies of all sizes could make is to put conformity before innovation, according to EU AI Act co-rapporteur Dragoș Tudorache.

7 enterprise cloud strategy trends for 2024

Cloud customers are always searching for new approaches, technologies, and strategies. Here’s what to look for — and look out for — in a rapidly evolving field.

What Erie Insurance does to develop transformational talent

Here, Partha Srinivasa, CIO of the Pennsylvania-based property and casualty insurance provider, discusses his approach to building up change-forward employees.