For those of you who didn't get a chance to join CIO of McKinsey at lunch today, here were key takeaways that I found most interesting:
1. If you can't answer the question "What business problem does this technology solve?" then don't spend time or money on developing the technology.
2. Often having a liaison between your business and your IT departments to 'translate' can actually be detrimental because it shelters each side from knowing the truth (as is with most 'siloed' departments now.)
3. It is not enough to just solve current problems, but to also solve the potential problems, and anticipate needs. This is the only way to get ahead of competition.
4. Do what inspires you. Don't close yourself off to possibilities because you have a particular end point in mind. In the end, you will probably check all the boxes you want to anyway.
For the others that were there, what else fascinated you? What have I missed from this conversation that you think the others would want to know? In addition, what were the key takeaways from the afternoon panel?
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