Crafting IT Innovation Strategies For Real-World Value
CIO, April 10th, 2023
Knowing when to go all in on emerging technologies differs for every organization. IT leaders must establish business-conscious processes for timing innovation right.
Jeff Dirks is fascinated by new technologies like generative AI. But when it comes to implementation, the chief information and technology officer of workforce augmentation firm TrueBlue chooses a path that trails early adopters. 'We're in the early majority,' is the CIO/CTO's blunt self-assessment.
Although many IT leaders would like to think of themselves - and have others think of them - as in the vanguard of new technology adoption, the vast majority find themselves in the middle of a bell curve, with innovators leading the way and laggards trailing behind, according to Everett Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory