When innovators and implementers work together
Sometimes, the best solution to an operational problem is already being applied in another sector – the key is to build teams that will recognise this possibility, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
Stories by Jennie Vickers
‘See others through a lens, not a label’
Cross functional collaboration is only going to happen when we step out of our own constructs and into those of others.
Is it time for procurement officers to lose the title and get a life?
In other words, focus less on suppliers only and to widen perspective to all partners in the value chain, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
CIO Upfront: Are the advocates and sponsors of IT organisational diversity guaranteeing that it never happens?
IT lawyer Jennie Vickers raises a key issue on a prime concern in the technology sector.
The digital enterprise, coming to a competitor near you
Are CIOs now ready to take back their organisation’s digital strategies from their CMOs?
The CIO imperative to step up and influence: Impossible, improbable or unavoidable?
Technology is synonymous with innovation to many people in business, but do those people actually see strategic influence and innovation coming from CIOs and their tech teams, in today’s digital economy? The consensus at the end of 2014 from CIOs was that they do not, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
Flexible working can only happen in a flexible building
Vodafone's philosophy that “work is what you do, not where you are” could ignite a movement towards new approaches to the way we work as the rebuild in Christchurch gathers pace, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
CIO blog: How technology can help lead law firms out of the 19th century
A technology person seeking a divorce will find the process just as frightening as many a lawyer finds the process of taking their firm into the cloud, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
CIO Blog: Is the 2017 America's Cup going to be all about sailing or technology?
Astute use of analytics was a key differentiator in the 2014 race, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers. What will be the key to success two years from now?
CIO Upfront: Big data, dumb data: When AI and reality collide
IT lawyer Jennie Vickers writes about the scourge of the day - the indiscriminate use of data.
Big rewards from big data – and some provisos
Tread carefully as you use the insights, advises Edward Roske of interRel Consulting.
CIO Blog: The Wind of Change at Oracle: Thoughts on ‘transformational leadership'
This was the first time I had heard an Oracle person say aloud that Oracle customers “don’t like us” and that his job was to transform the organisation and its relationships with customers, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
CIO, CMO and lawyer collaboration in the ‘age of the customer’
Businesses that are customer obsessed and digitally driven are the winners in the digital economy. But the battle can be won if disruptive technologies are employed and everyone works together, writes IT lawyer Jennie Vickers.
Women in Technology: New Zealander Brydie Meinung at the 2013 America’s Cup
Every day of the Americas Cup and the Louis Vuitton racing, Virtual Eye's Brydie Meinung came into our homes through the 2D graphics superimposed onto the TV footage. We caught up with Brydie after Race 11 in Shed 29 on the San Francisco waterfront, where she explained and demonstrated what was involved in keeping the race graphics updated, current and relevant.