Thoughts From The Web ... Number 2

From Nick Coutts : Digital Technologies and Behaviour ...

Digital technologies will affect the way our brains are wired.

Question : How will this affect behaviour?

The Great CIO Business Divide

According to the survey, 92 per cent of CIOs encourage innovation, but only 13 per cent formally measure the return on investment it provides.

When asked to name the top issues preventing their success, 61 per cent of CIOs named unclear and unrealistic business objectives as the number-one barrier.

Legacy systems and undersized budgets came in joint third position with 48 per cent of the CIO vote each.
A lack of business involvement and interest came in fourth (42 per cent) and the IT skills shortage nabbed the fifth spot (25 per cent), according to the survey of 125 CIOs and senior IT staff in UK organisations with more than 1,000 employees.

Nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) of CIOs said an "increased interest and involvement of the business in IT strategy and planning" would help them do their job more effectively and 54 per cent asked for a bigger IT budget.

The Full Report at Silicon

The Top CIOs In The UK ...

... according to Silicon - can be found here

Beyond Bridges

The picture above was taken by Eugene de Salignac who I only discovered this year through an article in the London Sunday Times (May 13th to be exact). When I looked it up on the web, - I found that The New Yorker had done an earlier piece on Eugene in February of this year. In a single image, the picture - taken in 1914 - seemed to encapsulate all that Beyond Bridges is about, so I thought I would share ...

The Bridge itself, without it you are stuck on your island, your understanding of what is possible

The Horizon Beyond, holding so much promise

The Network, to support you and get you to your destination
and of course ...

The People, because it isn't just about process, data, technology, innovation .... it is about people.

Thoughts From The Web ... Number 1

Definition Of Art

Question : Where 'content' meets 'form' ?

What Is Beyond Bridges ?

Beyond Bridges is a company designed to 'connect the dots', so that the value of the emergent picture is a lot greater than the sum of the component parts.