"Right now, in our sector, we need technology leaders. We are standing right on top of a critical inflection point, and we owe it to our causes to make sure that we navigate the change as best as we possibly can. So I am calling on all of you to stand up and lead. We will follow you."
"The old style of IT management was a command-and-control model. It was about "experts" making decisions for the end users and mandating those decisions. These days, there are more experts than you think. innovation and expertise in technology can come from any staffer in any role, and technology leaders need to recognize and embrace that. We need to run IT shops that protect our assets while encouraging this innovation. When everyone's a part of process, the revolution happens much more quickly."
And from out of the comments from Holly:
"tech is definitely undefined and muddy now. It's out of the back room and out in every department at your organization. Think about how we used to deal with IT...." "now technology is a completely different beast. It's about communicating, conversing, collecting, sharing, advocating and more. It's about all the ways that we meet your missions."
Holly hints that the conversation about technology leaders has only just begun for the next year. I cant wait to see what comes out of this.
And here are a few other gems I want to share:
Recording of a presentation on IT Alignment that John Merritt and I did for NTEN. It is worth a watch, we were on something of a roll that day.
Slideshow of Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom from Holly Ross.
Forget the Tech, Lets Talk Mission - Great article from John Merritt (he wrote it and just added my name)
And now for something completely different, be sure to take time to order your copy of Beth Kanter and Allison Fine's new book the Networked Nonprofit. Read more about the book and the launch!
Flickr Photo credit: Chris.Corwin
1 comment:
a belated thank you for this shoutout
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