Charles Araujo

Founder

Charles Araujo is a technology analyst and internationally recognized authority on the Digital Enterprise and Leadership in the Digital Era who advises technology companies and enterprise leaders on how to navigate the transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Era. Having spent over thirty years in the technology industry, he has been researching Digital Transformation long before it became the uber-buzzword of today, and is now focused on helping Digital Era Leaders prepare themselves and their organizations as the macro trends of the primacy of the customer and the primacy of the algorithm collide, ushering us into what he calls The New Human Age.

Former Principal Analyst with Intellyx, founder of The Institute for Digital Transformation, author of three books, and most recently the co-founder (with his wife) of The MAPS Institute, he is a sought-after keynote speaker and has been quoted or published in CIO, Time, InformationWeek, CIO Insight, NetworkWorld, Computerworld, USA Today, and Forbes.

Charlie has published the following articles on our site:

The Role of Ego in Organizational Change

The Role of Ego in Organizational Change

I remember it being one of my first real "professional lessons." I had joined a technology provider early in my ... Read More
What's the Soundtrack to Your Career?

What’s the Soundtrack to Your Career?

I was walking down the street in Arlington, VA with my headset in my ears. A song by Ben Folds ... Read More
3 Simple Steps to Powerful Presentations that Create Change

3 Simple Steps to Powerful Presentations that Create Change

I recently sat down with a senior guy from a government agency. It was a bit of an off-hand coaching ... Read More
One Word to Rule Them All: Relationship

One Word to Rule Them All: Relationship

I get an average of 20-30 new LinkedIn connection requests each month. The vast majority of those are from people that ... Read More
The Secret IT Skill of Branding

The Secret IT Skill of Branding

I recently participated in a recorded Google Hangout for itSMF USA on the subject of SLAs - specifically, on whether ... Read More
Are You Ready for the DevOps Revolution?

Are You Ready for the DevOps Revolution?

A brand new book has been released called, The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business ... Read More
What Future Are You Creating?

What Future Are You Creating?

In early December, I had the opportunity to participate in a great new experiment. A group of 24 industry "thought ... Read More
The Quantum Age, IT-CMF and BiSL

The Quantum Age, IT-CMF and BiSL

I loved writing my book, The Quantum Age of IT. And I love talking about it. To almost anyone who ... Read More
The Biggest Failure

The Biggest Failure

A couple of weeks back, I gave my presentation on The 5 Traits of the Quantum IT Organization at a ... Read More