innovation

As Chief Digital Officer for Cisco, nothing is more important to my work than listening to and understanding our customers. Digital disruption is a strategy driven by the voice of the customer and it means you must listen more intently than ever before. This is why I hosted the March Cisco Beat—our…

In my previous blog in this series, we discussed the guiding principles for implementing a successful Innovation Funding Board (IFB). In this blog, we’ll look more closely at the actual components needed for it to function effectively within an organization. As with many initiatives of this nature,…

An Innovation Funding Board (IFB) can play an effective role in reducing innovation-related struggles. In my second blog on this topic, I share key principles and questions to consider before putting an IFB in place. But first, it’s important to establish a little more clearly what an IFB is and whe…

Based on Gartner, vendors will ship almost 8.5 billion connected “things” to users and companies in 2017 and that the total spending on these endpoints and services will reach almost $2 trillion. Amidst this digital transformation, your data center infrastructure is the backbone of your…

The phrase “innovate or die” gets thrown around a lot these days, but building the capability for effective innovation takes far more than just a clever strategy or even great ideas. It requires a culture that embraces creativity, smart risking-taking, and experimentation. Fortunately, there are ple…

When you think of Berlin, the first things that come to mind could be bratwurst, beer, or the Brandenburg Gate. But in the world of Manufacturing, Berlin is also a hotbed for innovation. And we were right at the center of this during our special Manufacturing conversation earlier this week at our op…

As promised in my last blog post, here are some solutions to tackle the 7 fatal flaws of innovation. (Inspired by the book Winning the Brain Game: Fixing the 7 Flaws of Thinking.) We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein Solution 1: ‘F…

If you are one of the 40,000+ Health IT professionals planning to attend HIMSS17, you already know that few industries have seen as much disruption and as many recent changes as healthcare. Digital transformation is evolving how clinicians and healthcare organizations personalize patient engagement,…

Co-innovating with startups—newcomers and existing partners alike—can become highly contagious. I get no better satisfaction at work than getting to know inspired entrepreneurs who want to get together to change the game with new business models. The rewards of co-innovation just keep astonishing me…