do you have the innovator’s dna? by david gee

Do you have the Innovator’s DNA?

11th Annual Australian CIO Summit 2012 RACV Royal Pines Resort

David Gee – Chief Information Officer, CUA

Purpose of Today’s Presentation

• The changing role of the CIO

• Let’s talk about Innovation

• What is the Innovator’s DNA?

• Do I have it - how do I rate ? (Real-time Survey)• Do I have it - how do I rate ? (Real-time Survey)

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MIS

Chief

Information

Officer

Career is Over

Focus on

Business

Process

Integration

Focus on

Change &

Innovation

Change

Innovation Originator ?

Chief

Integration

Officer

What does CIO Stands for …….

Data Processing

Manager

MIS

Director

Focus on

transaction

processing

Focus on

Computing

Focus on

Applications

CIO

Focus on

my next job

Career is Over

?

Commoditised

Integrated

Orchestrated

?

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A Day in the life of a CIO

Performance

issues

Network or

Infrastructure

Issues

Quality

issues

Getting

Business

SponsorshipVendor Mgt

Issues

Poor User

satisfaction

&

acceptance

Staff Issues

Working on

IT Strategy

Service

Delivery

Issues

Program

Management

overruns

Cost

Constraints

Can’t get

traction on

Innovation

IT Security

threat IT Leading

too far in

front of the

business

Transformationheadache

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Disruptive innovators — think and behave differently.

Jeff BezosSteve Jobs Richard BransonPierre Omidyar

Seem to possess a suite of skills that enable them to connect dots that the rest of us don’t usually perceive.

Jeff BezosSteve Jobs Richard BransonPierre Omidyar

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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A short History of GadgetsMobile Phones

Gaming, Music Devices,

Book Readers

Innovation of Gadgets over the last 15 -20 years

PDA’sSmartphones & Tablets

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Online is changing the way we shop

Online Innovation post the Dot Com Era….. 8

Retailers are embracing new customer needs

Advent of Virtual Shopping + Mobile Phones 9

Online moves into Bricks & Mortar Retail

More richer virtual experiences in-Store 10

What is the Innovator’s DNA?

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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Innovator’s DNA Model

Associational

Thinking

Questioning

Observing

Networking

Challenging the Status Quo

Taking risks

Innovative

Ideas

Experimenting

Courage to Innovate Behavioural Skills Cognitive Skill to Synthesize

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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Where do you see yourself?

Discovery-driven Leadership

Dis

co

very

C

om

pete

ncie

s

Discovery v Delivery Competencies

Delivery-driven Leadership

Delivery Competencies

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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CIO Example

How different is your own self perception vs what others think?

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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Discovery v Delivery Skills

Is this your natural comfort zone?

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cio2012

Time to participate….1st Question

Are you perfectly balanced or at the poles?

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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Courage to Innovate Leading thru others

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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Discovery Skills v Leading Innovation

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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Time to participate….2nd & 3rd Questions

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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For this group of CIO’s

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http://innovatorsdna.com/innovators-assessments/

If you want to try this yourself

What do others say about you ?

Source: Innovator’s DNA

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CIO – the Innovator’s DNA

• CIO has many conflicting priorities

• CIO doesn’t have to be the innovator

• But needs to provide courage & support

• How do others describe you? (Boss, peers etc)

• What are you going to do about this?

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