Linchpin Labs

“The story of innovation has not changed. It has always been a small team of people who have a new idea, typically not understood by people around them and their executives.” - Eric Schmidt Most frequently asked questions to Google executive : How does Google innovate? Can innovation be planned? Can it be taught? Here are the 8 ideas/steps that work @ Google. Or Google practices to infuse innovation. Think 10x Launch, then keep listening Share everything you can - Collaboration happens best when you share information openly Hire the right people - Referrals from current employees have proven to be a great way to bring talented new people into our company Use the 70/20/10 model  70% of our projects are dedicated to our core business  20% of our projects are related to our core business 10% of our projects are unrelated to our core business Look for ideas everywhere -  Use data, not opinions Focus on users, not the competition Inspiration from Google -  http:/

The latest Gartner CIO Agenda 2020 promulgates and reassures 2020 is the year of growth for the IT services companies. This is buttressed by taking a look at various aspects on what the CIOs have undergone in the past years and provides a detailed action list as prescription. 1. Top Business Priorities (3 out of 5) have not changed over the last 3 years. n = no of CIOs responded Priority 2018 (n = 2615) 2019 (n = 2743) 2020 (n = 991) 1 Growth/market share Digital initiatives Digital transformation ; and “ Digital ” Has Become Business as Usual 2 Digital business/ digital transformation Revenue/business growth Costs (operational excellence) 3 Profit improvement/ profitability/asset monetization Operational excellence Growth (Revenue / business growth) 4 Innovation, R&D, new products/services Customer experience Security 5 Customer focus Co