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Architecting the Future: Innovation, IT, and the Technologist
9 August 2011
 
Chris Howard  

The Great Recession caused an opening for innovation to create a revitalized "business as usual" for many organizations worldwide. However, innovation is performed against a backdrop -- a formative context -- of assumptions, strategies, and actions that can be very resistant to change. Overcoming the crisis and the old formative context's inertia can transfigure an organization and its leaders. This transfiguration will gradually change the role of the IT department and IT professionals.





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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Synopsis
  • Analysis
    • The Hero's Journey
      • Stuck in a Rut
      • Facing the Challenge
      • Enlightenment
    • From Mythology to Psychology
      • The Formative Context
      • Assumptions, Strategies, and Actions
      • Breakdown: Dealing With the Monster
    • The Act of Innovation
      • Formal and Informal Innovation Processes
      • Innovation Layers
      • Innovation and Influence
    • The Future of IT
      • From Department to Discipline
      • Market of Functions
    • The Future of the Technologist
  • Recommendations
    • When Looking for New Ideas From Your Colleagues, Be Specific
    • Experiment a Lot, Fail Frequently, and Apply Findings Constantly
    • Don't Hide Your Ideas
    • Use Innovation Happening in Different Layers of the Organization to Create Momentum
    • Determine Your Career Path
  • Conclusion
  • Recommended Reading
  • Notes
Figures
Figure 1.
The Formative Context Contains Assumptions, Strategies, and Actions
Figure 2.
Breakdown Forces Experimentation to Occur
Figure 3.
The Disruption of Formative Context Causes a Vacuum in Business as Usual, Which Innovation Rushes to Fill.
Figure 4.
Disruptive Innovation Is Sometimes Dampened When Adjacent Layers Aren't Also Innovating
Figure 5.
Innovation Waves Across Multiple Organizational Layers Will Resonate With One Another.




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