Research on Innovation in High-Tech Teams

Professors Hila Lifshitz-Assaf and Sarah Lebovitz discuss their research on accelerating innovation in high-tech teams. Hila is an Associate Professor of Technologyat New York University and Sarah is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. Their research analyzed high-tech product development teams and found that successful teams often abandon traditional approaches to innovation. Listen to hear the findings and how you can apply the principles to your own high-tech teams. Host, Kevin Craine Want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Tom Koulopoulos discusses his book The Bottomless Cloud and how AI and the Cloud are radically transforming the way we do business. Tom compares today’s digital revolution to the industrial revolution and the advent of electric power. He says that the abundance of data is fueling a similar revolution in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Tom is the author of several books, including The Gen Z Effect and Revealing the Invisible. Host, Kevin Craine Want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Richard Chasdi discusses his book “Corporate Security Crossroads” and how to respond to corporate terrorism and cyber-threats. Richard is professor and associate director of the Center for Complex and Strategic Decisions at Walsh College. He serves on the editorial board of Armed Forces & Society and Perspectives on Terrorism. He received his master’s from Boston College and his doctorate in political science from Purdue. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Mike Steep from MIT discusses his book “First Light of Day“. Will our drive toward constant technological innovation be our downfall? Mike is one today’s leading experts on technology innovation. He is founder and executive director of Stanford University’s Disruptive Technology & Digital Cities Program.  He was senior vice president of the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and in executive positions at Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, and Apple. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Kerry Brown, Transformation Evangelist at Celonis, discusses strategies and benefits of process mining, a data-driven approach that analyzes and improves business process performance by extracting insights from event logs generated by information systems. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Miron Washington, Chief Digital Officer at Parts Town, discusses digital strategy development, techniques for ecommerce success, and ways we can leverage data for better decisions and organizational performance. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Olivier Blanchard discusses his book “Human/Machine” and the future of our partnerships with machines. Olivier is a senior analyst with Futurum Research, where he focuses on the impact of emerging and disruptive technologies including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, smart automation, edge compute and robotics. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Kian Gohar discusses his new research into human-AI collaboration. Listen as we explore ways to use AI to improve human creativity and decision-making. Kian is he founder and CEO of Geolab and a member of the board of directors for the transformational leadership council. He is a former executive director of the XPRIZE Foundation and Singularity University and you’ve seen his work in places like CNBC, NPR and Axios. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, the London School of Economics, and Harvard Business School. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Tori Miller Liu, President and CEO of the Association for Intelligent Information Management, discusses the strategic importance of long-term archiving of business data, content and information. We discuss the implications of overlooking long-term archiving, strategies for governance to consider, and the impact of AI. Listen for three action items you can use today.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

David Cote, former CEO of the industrial tech giant Honeywell, discusses his astounding tenure as he grew the company's market capitalization from around $20 billion to nearly $120 billion, delivering returns of 800 percent and beating the S&P by nearly two and a half times. We also talk about his book “Winning Now, Winning Later,” and how tech companies can win in the short term while investing in the long term. Listen for three action items you can use today.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?