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Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, March 9, 2010
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Innovation for the Rest of Us
Chris CurranPartner and CTO
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
MIT Media Lab ExtensionPhoto by Andy Ryan
Interactive Voting
• Get out your phones
• Get to the place where you send SMS/Text messages
• Get ready when you see the
• Text your responses to 99503
This or That?
Skiing or Snowboarding?
a) Skiingb) Snowboardingc) Neither – I Hate Snow
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Audience Question
What is your business’ primary industry?
a) Bankingb) Consumer
Products/Servicesc) Distribution & Logisticsd) Healthcaree) Insurancef) Travel & Transportationg) Public Sectorh) Other
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Audience Question
Our CEO is an active champion of the use of information technology to improve the business
a) Strongly Agreeb) Agreec) Neither Agree or
Disagreed) Disagreee) Strongly Disagree
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Our CEO is an active champion of information technology to improve the
business
Source: Diamond Digital IQ Survey, 2010
StronglyAgree
Agree Neutral Disagree StronglyDisagree
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Makers Are Everywhere
Why is Innovation So Hard?
PersistencePersistence
PossibilitiesPossibilities PeoplePeople
PositioningPositioning
Audience Question
What is your CIO’s primary innovation goal?
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a)Improve ITb)Improve Business
Processesc)Improve Customer
Serviced)Reach New Customerse)Create New
Products/Services
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Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
The CIO’s Innovation Mission
Source: Diamond Digital IQ Survey, 2010; Top Quartile Performers Only
Improve Business
Processes
Improve IT
Improve Customer
Service
Reach New
Customers
New Products, Services
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Audience Question
Where do most innovations come from in your organization
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a) Customersb) Employeesc) Executivesd) Vendorse) Research Partnersf) Other
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Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed
William Gibson, Sci-Fi Author
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Audience Question
What is the scarcest innovation skill?
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a) Identifying problemsb) Prioritizing problemsc) Matching problems with
ideasd) Prototypinge) Testing ideasf) Selling ideas to the
organizationg) Integrating new
innovations into the business
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Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Source: Kolbe International CIO Study 2007
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Audience Question
Do you have a dedicated IT “innovation” team?
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a) Formal Groupb) Informal Groupc) No group
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Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Source: Diamond Digital IQ Survey, 2009
FormalGroup
InformalGroup
NoGroup
Do You Have a Dedicated IT Innovation Team?
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Alignment &Buy-In
Problems
Optimally Includes IT Skills
Focuses on IT Improvements
Doesn’t Exist
IT Business
IT
Business
ORG LOCATION
INNOVATIONTARGET
Align Org and Mission
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
Innovation is Work
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
A Roadmap is the Most Important Predictor of High Performance
Source: Diamond Digital IQ Survey, 2009
EffectiveStrategy
EffectiveStrategy &
Mobilization
EffectiveStrategy,
Mobilization &Execution
2X More Likely to be Top Quartile Performer
Positioning | Possibilities | People | Persistence
1.Positioning Check Alignment
2.Possibilities Get More Ideas
3.People Align Skills
4.Persistence Roadmap & Rigor
Audience Question
What is your top innovation priority for the coming year?
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a) Improve My/IT’s positioningb) Get more ideas into the
pipelinec) Improve innovation team
skillsets and alignmentd) Improve execution in getting
ideas to actione) Thanks - I’m good
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