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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

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. Prioritize time for experimentation. Mike Crowe, CIO, Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate-Palmolive.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

CIO

Employees want to work for leaders who inspire them, engage them, challenge them, and give them opportunities to grow and be effective, says Ola Chowning, a partner with technology research and advisory firm ISG. Are you looking to build a winning IT culture? We have an innovation spirit that’s ingrained into who we are as a company.”

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Transforming IT culture for business success

CIO

Back in the day, IT culture was all about the perks. The evolving role of IT, coupled with new pandemic-era work models, has sifted the culture conversation away from in-office trappings. The evolving role of IT, coupled with new pandemic-era work models, has sifted the culture conversation away from in-office trappings.

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Driving a culture of innovation at Merchants Fleet

CIO

And according to Jeanine Charlton, the company’s SVP and chief technology and digital officer, 2021 was their best year ever, helped in large part to its approach to digital transformation and an emphasis on organizational culture. On the future of work: We have a broad mix, not just in the technology function, but across the company.

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Encouraging Innovation in an Established Product Culture

Speaker: Richard Cardran, Chief Creative Officer and VP Strategy, HIA Technologies

Innovation is both a process and an outcome. The best way to begin innovating your products is by innovating your internal process. We'll explore the challenges, solutions, and hands-on techniques for becoming a successful "agent of change" within a well-established product culture.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

It enables us to free our people so they can innovate and create lasting competitive advantage.” To them, most of the technology stack can be regarded as a commodity, a layer of hardware and software no different from one organization to another. Leadership The most important part of the cloud-conscious culture is leadership.

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How technology is shaping education in Saudi Arabia

CIO

During the pandemic, an estimated 1.500 million students missed school, institutions adopted smart technologies to ensure the continuity of education. The organization that I work for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is an example of those efforts,’ explained Jason Ross, CIO at KAUST.

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