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While we receive many client inquiries on best practices for innovation management, there have been four recurring categories of inquiries lately that dominate our client conversations. Do we still need an innovation team? Clients want to validate their organizational innovation setups against best practices. While most of our clients are operating centralized innovation teams, their […]

Over the weekend, I’ve been taking a break from research and reading someone else’s for a change. I came across the 2025 Supply Chain Earnings Impact Report. It reviews more then 1,000 quarterly earnings reports during the supply chain disruption between between 2019 and 2025 and concludes that enterprises prioritizing technology integration, real-time visibility, and […]

A hands-on exercise with workshop participants at B2B Summit North America revealed interesting learnings for customer engagement leaders and teams.

A coalition of over 40 chief information security officers (CISOs) from leading companies, including Salesforce, Microsoft, AWS, Mastercard, and Siemens, sent a letter to the G7 and OECD, urging them to take action on aligning international cybersecurity regulations. This move signals a strategic shift: CISOs are no longer only responsible for internal controls but are […]

The US government’s SHARE IT Act became law in December 2024, requiring that all custom-developed software be accessed, shared, used, and modified governmentwide. By allowing any federal agency to access and use the code, the SHARE IT Act ensures that the investments in custom-developed software ($12 billion spent annually) are maximized, reducing the need for […]

The recent introduction of US-imposed tariffs has shaken global trade. While economists and financial analysts debate whether this on-again/off-again trade war fits into their model for geopolitical, economic, or supply chain risks, the result is the same: uncertainty and chaos sure to shake up business strategy for the foreseeable future. This new era of volatility […]

The number of acquisitions by 24 top service providers — including Accenture; Atos; Bain & Company; BearingPoint; Boston Consulting Group; Capgemini; CGI; Cognizant; Deloitte; DXC Technology; EPAM; EY; Globant; HCLTech; IBM; Infosys; KPMG; McKinsey & Company; NTT DATA; Perficient; PwC; Tech Mahindra; West Monroe; and Wipro — fell sharply from 164 in 2021 to 63 […]

Schneider Electric’s 2025 industry summit focused on data centers and exhibited presentations covering a variety of data center topics, along with a tour of its manufacturing facilities showcasing the company’s production and testing expertise, as well as the following in-depth topics and session: The data center landscape How the rapid growth of generative AI has […]

This past year, I was describing what a “twofer” was to my colleague Jinan Budge in Australia. I casually dropped this term for getting two things for the price of one during a conversation. In addition to talking about how weird lingo can be, it also led to me proposing that what we were talking […]

In the red corner, weighing in with independent scalability and distributed complexity: microservices! In the blue corner, the reigning legacy champion, with its infamous deployment challenges: the monolith! For years, architects and technology executives have watched this architectural cage match with bated breath. Technology forums buzzed with trash talk from both sides. Conference speakers built […]

A handful of forces are shaping the next decade of selling, which will be a B2B sales supercycle — an extended period of growth and transformation. Discover how AI affects B2B sales, as well as the characteristics and implications of this upcoming future.

So far, 2025 is filled with … distractions for security leaders. Between scrambling to secure their organizations’ AI initiatives, staying on top of critical vulnerabilities (and the organizations delivering the CVE process), perpetually communicating and training to guard against human element breaches, and navigating yet another period of uncertainty and volatility, it’s tempting to take […]

Why should CX professionals care about brand experience (BX)? Forrester VP, Principal Analysts Dipanjan Chatterjee and Thomas Husson join the podcast to discuss the challenges organizations face in delivering a total experience and shed light on how BX can help drive growth.

A capability gap, characterized by weak customer insights and overlooking key capabilities, is putting a damper on B2B e-commerce growth. Learn three ways that a new framework can help.

Get three lessons to help government agencies transform how they serve the public using technology.

This week, we saw the CVE process, as we know it, come hours from the brink of collapse when a memo started circulating on LinkedIn that DHS would cut funding to MITRE’s CVE cataloging on April 16. MITRE’s role in the CVE process is the crucial first step in assigning IDs to vulnerabilities so that practitioners, vendors, researchers, and governments across the globe can consistently reference the same vulnerability. The process also allows for responsible disclosures and accountability for vulnerabilities to software companies.

A new dawn has arrived for health insurers (HIs). As HI leaders balance cutting costs with the pressure for innovation in a rapidly evolving ecosystem, they must revisit their priorities to cocreate value and strengthen trust with members. Our latest report explores the top seven trends that matter most for health insurers as they navigate the rest of 2025.

Steering through a maelstrom of uncertainty and risk in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape requires resilient leaders who will adapt strategies centered on the human experience. Advancements in AI and the widespread availability of medical information are compelling healthcare provider organizations to reassess how they engage with customers and employees. They are exploring creative ways to reposition themselves and demonstrate steadiness in an increasingly concentrated industry.

We can’t emphasize enough the importance of interconnected networks and ecosystems to the enterprise application software market. Industry cloud providers and hyperscalers possess several key advantages in nurturing and leading these innovation networks. So what does this acceleration of AI software and services on industry cloud and hyperscaler marketplaces mean? Well, it depends on the […]