Innovation

The blueprint for innovation: 3 ways regulatory readiness is a competitive advantage

The smartest brands don't wait for regulations to catch up — they build trust, resilience and compliance into every new innovation.

By Saurabh Joshi

Jul 31, 20267 mins

GovernmentInnovationLaws and Regulations

Articles

Agility is the new IT currency: A roadmap for skills, readiness and innovation

Innovation is only as fast as your team’s ability to learn; if you aren't building a culture of continuous experimentation, your expensive AI tools will just become shelfware.

By Kathleen Walch

Apr 17, 2026 7 mins

IT LeadershipIT Skills and TrainingInnovation

The innovation tax audit: Is your R&D actually just OpEx?

I recently audited a tech org that claimed 50% of its budget was innovation. The reality? 80% was maintenance (OpEx) masquerading as growth.

By Richard Ewing

Apr 16, 2026 8 mins

BudgetingIT LeadershipInnovation

CIO Sanjay Shringarpure invites you to reimagine the event experience

The Freeman Company’s technology chief is a seasoned industry transformationist with his sights now set on leveraging technology and AI to reinvent how you experience in-person and digital events.

By Dan Roberts

Apr 16, 2026 11 mins

Digital TransformationInnovationMedia and Entertainment Industry

10 ways to accelerate digital transformation

From establishing an ‘innovation engine’ to building a cross-functional governance entity, IT leaders offer several strategies to help their peers expedite transformative IT initiatives in the AI era.

By Mary K. Pratt

Apr 6, 2026 12 mins

Digital TransformationInnovationProject Management

IT leaders: Leading-edge AI insights await at TechCrunch Disrupt

See what startups are learning on the hyper-accelerated fail-fast vanguard of AI.

By TechCrunch Disrupt

Jul 24, 2026 3 mins

EventsInnovationStartups

Little Caesars thinks big with AI

How the multinational pizza chain’s IT team is using AI and a marathon mindset to bolster an empire without losing sight of its Hot-N-Ready roots.

By Michael Bertha

Apr 6, 2026 5 mins

C-SuiteCIODigital Transformation

2026 US CIO 100 winners: Celebrating IT innovation and leadership

The CIO 100 celebrates 100 IT organizations for driving digital business growth through technology innovation. Honorees will be recognized at the annual CIO 100 Awards & Conference USA in August.

By CIO US Events

Apr 1, 2026 6 mins

CIO 100EventsInnovation

The ‘consultant trap': Why the best ideas for your business don't come from the outside

Stop hiring expensive consultants and start listening to your team. Your employees are a goldmine of DIY solutions that actually work and save you money.

By Sandeep Kashyap

Mar 31, 2026 6 mins

IT LeadershipInnovationStaff Management

How to rescue failing AI initiatives

Most AI projects stumble due to faults in the organization, not the models themselves. Leaders need to know when to fix and refocus an initiative internally, or when to kill it.

By Andrada Fiscutean

Mar 25, 2026 9 mins

C-SuiteCIOEmployee Experience

10 things keeping IT leaders up at night

The CIO’s rise to prominence has led to high-profile responsibilities that — when coupled with the pace of technology and business change — bring more stress to the role than ever before.

By Mary K. Pratt

Mar 23, 2026 11 mins

BudgetingIT StrategyInnovation

6 innovation curves are rewriting enterprise IT strategy

IT strategy is shifting from one-off updates to managing six overlapping waves, like digital workforces and virtual simulations, that all need to work together.

By Kiran Minnasandram

Mar 20, 2026 8 mins

IT LeadershipIT StrategyInnovation

Regrets set in for CIOs who deployed AI too soon

Many IT leaders are being asked to defend AI results they can’t explain, leading to some disappointment over vendor and platform choices.

By Grant Gross

Mar 13, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceIT StrategyInnovation

3 myths to debunk in customer-centric innovation

Real innovation starts when teams stop chasing features and hype, listen deeply to customers, and design products around the whole journey, not just one user.

By Saurabh Joshi

Feb 10, 2026 9 mins

IT LeadershipIT StrategyInnovation