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The CIO as Corporate Psychic

Harvard Business Review

What impact will terahertz frequencies have on communication technologies? Chief information officers are expected to see deeply into the future and generate IT predictions that companies can build their strategies around. Will they integrate with current Business Intelligence systems?

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

One area of focus: how technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality will be able help consumers visualize the end result of their home improvement projects. In the startup world, venture capitalists compile data about how many pitches they’ve listened to, how many they put through due diligence, and how many they invested in.

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Lessons in IT Innovation From Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

But our recent research has taught us a lot about how management innovations can travel — in this case, from Silicon Valley tech sector companies known for their experimentation and agility in information technology (IT) management to the much older Bay Area companies who are their neighbors. Facebook Inc., Facebook Inc.,