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:

Practical Wisdom and Satisficing: The Keys to Placing the Right Tech Bets in an Uncertain World

Practical Wisdom and Satisficing: The Keys to Placing the Right Tech Bets in an Uncertain World

I’m not sure about you, but keeping track of all the new “names” for this period in which we’re living ... Read More
Why Readiness is Delivering Powerful Results During this Crisis

Why Readiness is Delivering Powerful Results During this Crisis

It’s funny how some things — important ideas in particular — seem to go through cycles. For a while, they’re ... Read More
The Real Impact of AI on Your Future

The Real Impact of AI on Your Future

Photo by Franki Chamaki on Unsplash Despite all the hype and buzz, I am sometimes surprised at how little most people truly understand ... Read More
Unleash Your Humanness To Thrive In The Digital Era

Unleash Your Humanness To Thrive In The Digital Era

If you’ve been following along on this series, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve used one phrase several times: anything we ... Read More
Breaking the Legacy Application Paradigm

Breaking the Legacy Application Paradigm

In a world in which speed drives both value and competitiveness, IT organizations must spend as few resources as possible ... Read More
Finding Your Application Modernization Balance

Finding Your Application Modernization Balance

In today’s always-on world in which technology is now a chief driver of competitive value, organizations must strike a new ... Read More
Dump IoT To Get IoT Right

Dump IoT To Get IoT Right

IoT will be one of only a handful of genuinely transformative classes of technology, along with artificial intelligence (AI) and ... Read More
The Exponential Power at the Intersection of AI & Low-Code

The Exponential Power at the Intersection of AI & Low-Code

It is a challenging and tumultuous time of continuous change for enterprises. But change also creates significant opportunities for those ... Read More
The Unheralded Digital Era Hero: The Question

The Unheralded Digital Era Hero: The Question

You always know it when you meet someone who has a two or three-year-old at home. They’re easy to spot ... Read More