Journal of Digital Transformation is the Institute’s free online blog that provides practical insightful approaches to Digital Transformation. It contains hundreds of thought provoking articles from over a dozen Industry Leaders spanning 10 years.

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AI as Co-Creator

AI as Co-Creator

Redefining the Role of Human Coders in the Era of Autonomous Software Development Abstract As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves from ...
Digital Transformation Broadcast Network Launch

Digital Transformation Broadcast Network Launch

The Institute for Digital Transformation Launches the Digital Transformation Broadcast Network (DTBN) A New Podcast Platform Empowering Business Professionals with ...
How to Think Like an AI

How to Think Like an AI

“You won’t be replaced by AI, you’ll be replaced by someone who knows how to use AI.” – Harvard Business ...
Leadership Lessons from the Salt Flats

Leadership Lessons from the Salt Flats

While back on the island of Bonaire this January after a 20-year absence, my husband and I were joined by ...
New Tech Driving Next-Gen CX

New Tech Driving Next-Gen CX

Q&A with Himabindu Venganur With new cloud-based technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) tools transforming the customer experience (CX), it ...
The Voice of the Customer

The Voice of the Customer

Your Compass for Transformation Imagine setting off on a road trip without a map, GPS, or even a clear destination ...
Mini Milestones: The Road Map to Personal Satisfaction & Success

Mini Milestones: The Road Map to Personal Satisfaction & Success

Most of us begin every year coming up with a list of goals and resolutions, the majority of which are ...
How AI is Reshaping the Workplace - Part 3

How AI is Reshaping the Workplace – Part 3

Part 3 - Building Resiliency Continued from Part 2 - Organizational Agility If AI’s positive impact is to outweigh ...
The Power of Questions

The Power of Questions

Shaping the Future with Intent As we begin a new year and continue advancing on our digital and human journey, ...
How AI is Reshaping the Workplace - Part 2

How AI is Reshaping the Workplace – Part 2

Part 2 - Organizational Agility Continued from Part 1 - Transformation Crosswords To leverage AI in various forms, the leading ...
Digital Transformation Broadcast Network

Digital Transformation Broadcast Network

Press Release Institute for Digital Transformation today announced the launch of the Digital Transformation Broadcast Network (DTBN), a podcast network ...
The Growing AI Divide

The Growing AI Divide

In the era of break-neck technological advancements, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, disrupting various aspects of ...
Is Conflict Inevitable in the Digital Era?

Is Conflict Inevitable in the Digital Era?

With algorithms shaping what our minds absorb in the digital era, is conflict now inevitable? Habits are self-perpetuating – the ...
How AI is Reshaping the Workplace - Part 1

How AI is Reshaping the Workplace – Part 1

Part 1 - Transformational Crossroads As we wrap up 2024, we know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer an ...
Trustworthy Computing

Trustworthy Computing

Security in information technology is like water in human survival – a crucial factor to sustainability. The immense security challenges ...
Speed vs. Quality in Digital Innovation

Speed vs. Quality in Digital Innovation

When companies embark on grand investments in high-risk digital solutions, some considerations are critical to ensuring success. One of those ...
Essential Skills for Leading Digital Transformation Efforts

Essential Skills for Leading Digital Transformation Efforts

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, digital transformation has become a pivotal focus for organizations aiming to improve efficiency and ...
Hans Gillior – Head of Advisory Services

Hans Gillior – Head of Advisory Services

The Institute for Digital Transformation is proud to announce that Hans Gillior, who has been a valued Fellow of the ...
Evaluating AI Readiness

Evaluating AI Readiness

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology, reshaping industries, and economies across the globe. Its potential to streamline ...
Rapid Research<br />The Ethics of AI

Rapid Research
The Ethics of AI

Premise: As AI increasingly makes life-altering decisions, it faces complex moral choices with real human impacts. This research examines these ...
Why Humans Will Have the Last Word

Why Humans Will Have the Last Word

Can you trust AI? This was a question posed at a recent meeting of Fellows at the Institute. The superior ...
AI Revolution in CX: The Universal Customer Experience Passport

AI Revolution in CX: The Universal Customer Experience Passport

We, as customers, crave easy, fast, and—most importantly—awesome. But too often, the experience we get is anything but. Think of ...
The Power of Partnership: Transforming Business Ecosystems

The Power of Partnership: Transforming Business Ecosystems

“To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together.” (African Proverb) Ecosystem is the new organization. Value is the ...
Thriving in Turbulence: The Future of Project Management

Thriving in Turbulence: The Future of Project Management

The Era of Constant Disruption In today's world, disruption is the only constant. Industries across the globe face unprecedented levels ...
Capturing Stakeholder Value: Transforming Together

Capturing Stakeholder Value: Transforming Together

Digital transformations fail. Not all of them; but a lot of them, maybe even most of them. They most often ...
Enhancing Investor Returns in Professional Services Businesses

Enhancing Investor Returns in Professional Services Businesses

Introduction Since 2021, there has been increasing investor interest in Professional Services (Audit, Tax, and Advisory) firms. Investors recognize the ...
Rapid Research<br />Trusting AI for Cybersecurity

Rapid Research
Trusting AI for Cybersecurity

Premise: The use of AI (sanctioned or unsanctioned)  has become commonplace in today’s workplace. But how much do you trust ...
The Great Resignation

The Great Resignation

A recent New Zealand survey found that about half of local professionals would consider looking for a new job in ...
"Mind the Gaps"

“Mind the Gaps”

Recently I took a trip with my 8-month-old son to stay with our aunt and uncle at their lake home ...
“Open Your Eyes”

“Open Your Eyes”

Open your eyes!” These are the words that still haunt me as I recover from an unexpected medical condition that  ...
Is Your Organization’s PPT Foundation Solid – or on Pogo Sticks?

Is Your Organization’s PPT Foundation Solid – or on Pogo Sticks?

The Golden Triangle, otherwise known as the PPT (People, Process, and Technology) framework, was introduced by Harold Leavitt in the ...
Kathryn Lancioni - Institute Fellow

Kathryn Lancioni – Institute Fellow

Hillsborough, NJ, June 29, 2024 – The Institute for Digital Transformation is pleased to welcome Kathryn Lancioni as an Institute Fellow ...
Saying “Goodbye” Should be Hard

Saying “Goodbye” Should be Hard

The landscape was snow covered and the roads indiscernible on the December day my family and I moved into our ...
Transformation and Turnover Can’t Coexist

Transformation and Turnover Can’t Coexist

DT usually means digital transformation in our world. Instead let’s outline how another DT (disengagement and turnover) can’t exist with ...
Stefanie Krievins - Institute Fellow

Stefanie Krievins – Institute Fellow

Hillsborough, NJ, May 29, 2024 – The Institute for Digital Transformation is pleased to welcome Stefanie Krievins as an Institute ...
Driving Organizational Success in a Cloud-Migrated World

Driving Organizational Success in a Cloud-Migrated World

According to a Gartner study, 51 percent of IT spending is shifting to the public cloud, replacing traditional, on-premise solutions ...
Retooling Talent: Gaining a Competitive Edge with AI

Retooling Talent: Gaining a Competitive Edge with AI

I’ve always believed that people are an organization’s most valuable assets.  Especially now, with the transformative tide of AI and ...
Culture for NOW

Culture for NOW

What is Culture? There are various definitions of Organizational Culture. Gallup defines it as "how we do things around ...
Jeffrey S. Ton Receives Sagamore of the Wabash Award

Jeffrey S. Ton Receives Sagamore of the Wabash Award

On April 27, 2024, Institute Fellow Jeffrey S. Ton received the Sagamore of the Wabash award. It’s the highest honor ...
Agile Program Management: Boosting Productivity with Calculated Risks

Agile Program Management: Boosting Productivity with Calculated Risks

Introduction In today's dynamic business landscape, organizations are increasingly embracing Agile Program Management as a strategy to  supercharge the efficiency ...
Applying ESG Principles in an IT Organization

Applying ESG Principles in an IT Organization

In the ever-evolving world of information technology, the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles has become increasingly crucial ...
Strategy Execution: What It Takes to Make Great Transformations

Strategy Execution: What It Takes to Make Great Transformations

What does it take to succeed with digital transformation, or conversely, to fail without it? Factors such as a well-defined ...
Motivation – Why the Hype?

Motivation – Why the Hype?

You talk with any group of managers and invariably, the word ‘motivation’ comes up. They know – from both personal ...
The Key to Generative AI Productivity

The Key to Generative AI Productivity

As is the case when truly innovative technologies emerge, the clamor by providers and users of these tools and platforms ...
Digital Transformation Takes a Village

Digital Transformation Takes a Village

Digital transformation takes a village. We often think and speak about this massive organizational endeavor through one lens or another, ...
Leadership Lessons of Ted Lasso

Leadership Lessons of Ted Lasso

I have never been a soccer fan, or should I say fútbol?  So, when I was encouraged to watch the ...
Digitalizing Lean Process Management

Digitalizing Lean Process Management

Digitalizing Lean Process Management The digital transformation cheerleaders promise your business will be faster, better, cheaper and more customer focused ...
Platform Governance in Organizations

Platform Governance in Organizations

In the last two years, we have witnessed the acceleration of digital transformation among organizations, with the adoption of digital ...
Resolving Ethical Dilemmas

Resolving Ethical Dilemmas

In my small contribution to the Institute’s recent LinkedIn Live event, “LDE: Leadership Gift – Wisdom of the Year,” I ...
Digital Leadership and Innovation

Digital Leadership and Innovation

This paper explores the intersection of digital leadership, ethics, and innovation within the United States Air Force (USAF) in the ...
Break Through the Language Barriers of Communication

Break Through the Language Barriers of Communication

Mixed Cultures On the first night of my trip to Edinburgh, Scotland this past November I found myself in a ...
Revolutionizing Reality

Revolutionizing Reality

Recently I visited Las Vegas and was amazed at the latest entertainment factory- The Las Vegas Sphere.  It isn’t often ...
Structure is NOT Organization

Structure is NOT Organization

I was intrigued by an interview with Jennifer Pahlka (author of Re-coding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital ...
Sustainability and Digital Transformation

Sustainability and Digital Transformation

Sustainability and digital transformation are two concepts that have gained significant attention in recent times. Sustainability is “concerned with protecting ...
AI Requires New Business Models

AI Requires New Business Models

Major events in history tend to stick in our memory. We can often go back and remember what we did ...
Evolving Role of the CFO and Digital Transformation of the Finance Department

Evolving Role of the CFO and Digital Transformation of the Finance Department

Evolution of the CFO The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continues to evolve and expand due to a ...
Nita Sanger - Institute Fellow

Nita Sanger – Institute Fellow

Hillsborough, NJ, January 5, 2024 – The Institute for Digital Transformation is pleased to welcome Nita Sanger as an Institute ...
The ROI on Customer Experience

The ROI on Customer Experience

In today's competitive business landscape, companies across industries recognize the paramount importance of providing exceptional customer experiences. Customer experience (CX) ...
Cobots

Cobots

A few years ago, the focus for improvement in manufacturing was to eliminate waste and variation by implementing Lean and ...
The link between EX and CX

The link between EX and CX

In today's highly competitive business landscape, organizations are increasingly recognizing the critical importance of both employee experience (EX) and customer ...