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How Your Chief Technology Officer May Kill innovation

Innovation Excellence

A few months ago I was offered a position of a Chief Technology Officer in a startup company. I wasn’t going to take it, but it made me reflect on what a CTO does and, more important, what a great CTO should do in the company. Through my history in different high-tech companies (although this.

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Innovation Serendipity

Sopheon

Sopheon CTO Paul Heller discusses how social distancing may be impacting creative collaboration sparks and innovation serendipity. The post Innovation Serendipity appeared first on Sopheon.

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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower Innovation

Along with personalized tips that inspire creativity: Inject Professionalism with a Touch of Fun: Mark, as a dedicated math teacher, you likely have engaging stories from the classroom. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Share an anecdote that showcases your innovative teaching methods.

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Benchmarking Innovation Impact, from InnoLead

Paul Hobcraft

A point that might confirm this is the feeling they have less access to senior leadership, fewer opportunities for spontaneous interactions and a growing “loss of creativity” from too many structured meetings” – I assume within the team or is this in the wider organization?

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Leave Your Title at the Door and Remove the Door From It's Hinges

Idea Champions

And so, I decided to share my title-changing revelation with my colleagues -- the "Senior Consultant," the "Webmaster," the "Chief Technology Officer," and the "Director of Operations.". Here's what they told me: - Chief Enlightenment Officer. What name more creatively describes what you really do at work?

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Hackathons – 3 tips for getting started quickly

Imaginatik

Let’s start with what a hackathon actually is: a dedicated effort to co-locate a large number of people to build or “hack” creative solutions to vexing business or technology problems. This was a full scale, public event sponsored by their Media Labs CTO. Sound too intimidating for your company?

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Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs

Tullio Siragusa

IT teams, led by the CTO, are often more focused on the technical aspects, such as system stability and data security. By emphasizing empathy, creativity, and experimentation, Design Thinking fosters a culture of collaboration between IT and business, enhancing both customer satisfaction and business success.