IBM: Business Transformation Is ‘Not Just About Technology’

IBM chief innovation officer Bernard Meyerson says transformation of governance is an important part of business transformation, and  it’s not just about technology”. Dr Meyerson says executives need to separate innovation from the slow legacy processes of businesses and put trust in employees to execute projects. “You may lose a bit of control, but you may gain some spectacular outcomes,” he says, and while not all initiatives will work, “there has to be some tolerance of risk”.