The Process

• Three different groups, will be presented with a different innovation methodology.

• Teams will have half and hour to work through their exercise.

• Judges will evaluate the results based on: • “What could we do if everything was

possible?”• “How can we do it?”• “What can go wrong?”

‘A Day In The Life’

• Pick 1-2 members of the group and ask them to recount a typical work day — meetings, travel, tasks, etc.

• Create a timeline for these tasks. Discuss areas where technology could optimize or assist in the process

• Do the same exercise by thinking through the day of a non-IT colleague in one of the member’s firms (ie, CEO, CMO, VP Sales)

‘Empathy mapping’

• Create a sketch of the head of a common role in your firm that IT supports (finance, sales, marketing, operations, legal, HR).

• Divide the poster into sections that outline what the character sees, hears, thinks and feels about a challenge or priority facing the business.

• Explore technology ideas to help not only the outcome but the user’s experience.

‘Remember the Future’

• Think three years out: What will be the biggest challenges/needs of business workers and how will IT departments have helped? What will you as CIOs have done?

• Write down in point form the technologies, processes and key business outcomes that will have been involved

• Outline at least three practical steps to realize this future today.