The Business Truth

 - Episode 6

Leading Innovation: Inside the mind of a CTO

Howard Holton

Episode Summary:

This episode of BetterTech features Howard Holton, CTO Hitachi Vantara and Strategic Consultant for the Fortune 1000, about what innovation is and how technologists should be thinking about it both in terms of innovation as a business process and innovation as a people’s process.

Show Notes:

1. Innovation has followed technology invention in a sophisticated manner. A few years ago, society lacked the processing power, network capabilities, and data storage facilities that we have today.

2. Innovation depends on the capabilities of each and every individual in your organization.

3. A CTO is in a unique position to influence both the tech stack of the organization as well as its strategic direction.

This episode is hosted by Haseeb Khan, Director Innovation & Technology, Tkxel.

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