by Lisa Jasper | Aug 18, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Lisa's Blogs, Technology
I caught up with one of my old friends last week who had taken a new CIO gig about a year ago. At his previous company, his bosses (first the CFO and then the CEO) were primarily focused on managing IT as a cost of doing business, but his new boss is a little...
by Lisa Jasper | Jul 27, 2017 | Consulting, Lisa's Blogs, Productivity
It’s 4:30 PM on a balmy Wednesday in July. I’m sitting on a blanket in the grass by the corner of 9th and York Street, listening to the soft whir of traffic and a buzz of happy people lined up in front of and behind me. Those of you Denver people may know...
by Lisa Jasper | Jun 23, 2017 | Lisa's Blogs, Other
About a year ago, my company held our monthly Thought Meeting in my basement. In preparation, I enrolled my husband Eric to help me move the couches around to set up the room for the group discussion. My 4-year-old Gus watched this activity and grew quite agitated....
by Lisa Jasper | Feb 20, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Delivery Methods, Lisa's Blogs
IT organizations often embrace Agile software development as the holy grail that will guide them to the digital product promised land. What many companies don’t realize when they embark on this transformation is that their problem is much bigger than simply choosing...
by Lisa Jasper | Jan 24, 2017 | Lisa's Blogs, Technology
Almost two years ago, during one of my catch-up conversations with Scott Manuel from Thomson Reuters, I first heard of Alexa, the intelligent personal assistant service of the Amazon Echo. Scott said, “Trust me, you’ve got to get one of these.” His job is to...
by Lisa Jasper | Jan 16, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Lisa's Blogs, Organization
When we started Thought Ensemble in 2008, we did a lot of consulting work in industries like information services and publishing. At that time, these industries were at the height of their disruption. Digital products, from both longtime competitors and...
