Monday, March 05, 2012
CIOs can be chief innovation officers, too With the rise of social media, mobility, the consumerization of IT, big data, and business intelligence, IT-centered innovation is growing. Make sure you're the one leading it
Monday, November 28, 2011
Forrester: Innovation requires closer work with suppliers Sourcing and vendor management pros need to build relationships rather than just negotiate lower costs
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Guiding RBC's Innovation Challenge IT LEADERSHIP AWARDS Our IT Mentor of the Year turned a student innovation challenge inward to generate innovative ideas from bank employees
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Canada Cloud Network aims at government A Toronto-based consulting group wants to help businesses do a better job of working through the public sector procurement process to get cloud-based projects off the ground. Learn more about OpenRFP.net
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
3 ways to get a bigger bang for IT's buck There are proven management practices that, if you embrace them, can help you get the most value from your implementation of new systems-especially projects that require major change
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
RBC innovation head talks job interviews, social media LAC CARLING 2011 VIDEO: Avi Pollock, the mastermind of innovation at RBC, shares his insights in innovation on the second day of the conference. Find out what the bank is doing to help its employee collaboration through social networking tools
Monday, March 07, 2011
4 personas of the next-generation CIO CIOs of the future will no longer oversee multimillion dollar IT projects and lead organizational change through technology adoption, says Constellation Research CEO and analyst Ray Wang
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Intel, Nvidia sign US$1.5 billion licensing deal In the agreement, the two companies will resolve ongoing patent litigation. Intel will begin making payments to Nvidia this month, with $300 million due next week
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
How to restart innovation CIOs from Diversey, GS1 US and Cross Country Automotive Services share their insights around creating a culture that continually brainstorms new ideas
Monday, November 08, 2010
Innovation means risk, CIOs warned: 'Get over it' The associate dean of Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management tells the recent CIO Exchange conference about the companies show leadership in successfully trying new approaches through IT
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Are you choking innovation? The challenge is about finding and doing 1,000,000 incremental actions, with a few “ah-ha” bigger ones, that will make a difference in Canadian IT effectiveness
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The CIO link between outlandish and IT innovation A senior lecturer from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto has some unorthodox advice for IT executives who want to create positive change in the enterprise 
Monday, October 18, 2010
It takes two: A CEO-CIO conversation on leadership ING Direct Canada's Peter Aceto and Charaka Kithulegoda discuss how they keep innovation alive, their ongoing partnership and corporate culture. Plus: IT budget planning in an SUV?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Facebook or face closing, CIOs told Social media tools are ways of finding and spreading innovation that chief information officers have to champion, according to a panel at CIO Exchange 2010. Find out why
Monday, September 13, 2010
Austerity yields new appreciation for IT Next year's technology budgets are mostly flat, and cutting costs remains a top priority, but it's not all gloom and doom for IT.Consider these firms and their CIO's plans
Monday, September 13, 2010
CIOs aim for one million acts of innovation Canadian chief information officers are quietly getting together to discuss how they can address critical issues around education, new immigrants and national productivity. Birth of a movement
Monday, August 30, 2010
The unheralded innovations CIOs may overlook In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, a former Gartner analyst shows how a new kind of polymath is creating a renaissance in the possibilities around IT -- for those companies smart enough to recognize them
Monday, August 23, 2010
Social media, sustainability mark tomorrow’s IT manager A new IBM Global Youth Study finds the affinity that Gen Yers have for social media, sustainability and global innovation will create a future IT leader very different from what we know today
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Panel discusses gap between IT and executives IDC’s David Senf moderates a panel discussion that tries to get at the root of the problem that just won’t go away. Plus, what Cogeco's president thinks IT can do to narrow the communication gap with C-level execs
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
IT innovation: How to avoid being a one-hit wonder The keys to making innovation a sustainable process include understanding the business inside and out, setting up a team dedicated to trying new ideas, and not being afraid to fail.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Peter Galanis's first 100 days Q&A: The new president of HP Canada speaks out on his assignment and the importance of services as a driver of growth for the company
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
IT Leadership for a new decade: CIOs on innovation The final installment of our annual CIO Canada reader roundtable delves into the process of moving from ideas to execution. How you can be a change agent in your organization
Friday, June 18, 2010
Build a better (personal) brand as a CIO Chief information officers aren't always the best at marketing their skills and accompliments. Use these tips to make sure senior management and the market at large understand the value you bring
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Canadians are ‘old-school’ collaborators A study finds IM, online communities and wikis are the most widely used tools, and shared drives are still mission-critical for businesses. An Avanade executive says Canadians are old-school when it comes to collaboration, but an Info-Tech analyst says the findings have a management bias
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Fusenet's 'Dragon's Den' The company's work model fosters entrepreneurs while keeping them in the business. Experts say the Pet Project Program puts a unique spin on the 80/20 innovation model