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When the World’s Biggest Firms Ignore Their Own Advice
In March 2023, Bloomberg spent $10 million building BloombergGPT, a custom large language model trained on decades of proprietary financial data. The team published a
The Great Repricing · AI’s Coming Impact on Labor & Money
It is not mainly a story about jobs. It is a story about the price of thinking, the price of money, and the executives who
Innovation is a Process · Opportunity-space Matrices
We’re proud to present another article in our CEO’s “Innovation is a Process” series… Most companies approach innovation backwards. They start with a solution (usually
Beyond Sleeping at Night · Information Security as Strategic Advantage
For the modern CEO, information security has long been framed through the lens of fear. It is the “thing that goes bump in the night”,
Why Popular Innovation Frameworks Fail the Mid-Market
and What They All Get Wrong About People Every few years, a new framework arrives in the mid-market executive’s inbox, promising to unlock innovation. The
The “Status Quo” Lotus Flower You Are Eating May Kill Your Company
In Homer’s Odyssey, the Lotus-Eaters are a people “trapped” in a state of terminal, honey-sweet contentment. They weren’t being tortured or oppressed; they were simply
Analysis, Clarity, Execution, Results, Repeat · Success in Mid-market Innovation
Most mid-market technology transformations fail quietly. Not with a dramatic collapse, but with a slow fade — projects approved, consultants engaged, dashboards built, and three
The Easy Answers are Free. The Wrong Questions are Fatal.
The “commoditization of certainty” is the defining economic reality of our time. Answers to nearly any question can be obtained in less than 60 seconds
Considering Firing Your CIO? Read This First
It is a conversation that usually begins with a heavy sigh. A CEO or Board member reaches out, frustrated by a perceived lack of ROI
When Obsolete Tech is Worse than Broken Tech
In the high-stakes world of enterprise operations, there is a specific kind of silence that should terrify every C-suite executive. It isn’t the silence of
Innovation is a Process · The CEO’s Magic Wand
We’re proud to present the latest in our CEO’s “Innovation is a Process” series… In the high-stakes theater of corporate strategy, the a “Decision Point”
Innovation Vista Honored for the 3rd Straight Year as Top CIO Services Provider
We are proud to announce that Innovation Vista has again been named the Top CIO Service Provider by CIO Bulletin Magazine. This accolade was featured in the magazine’s
Why Mid-Market Companies Outgrow Their MSPs · and How to Break Through That Ceiling
Growth is the ultimate objective, but it introduces a paradox that few CEOs anticipate. As your revenue, headcount, and market share expand, the very infrastructure
It’s the Mindset, Not the Acronyms · How Non-technical CEOs can Vet a Strategic CIO
The resume lands on your desk, and it looks perfect. It is heavy with acronyms you recognize but don’t fully understand (ERP, SOC2, AWS, AI),
Google UCP · AI Agents Get a Commerce Hub
The promise of the generative AI boom, now well into its third year, has always been “agentic” capability. We didn’t just want chatbots that could
Wearing Your Jersey · How To Inject High-Power Strategy Without Disrupting Your Culture
For many mid-market CEOs, the company is more than a balance sheet. It is a community. You have spent years, perhaps decades, cultivating a specific
Bridging the Gap between your Tech and Boardroom Strategy · Who Can & Who Can’t
The modern enterprise is witnessing a dangerous divergence. On one side sits the Boardroom, focused intently on market share, EBITDA, and competitive differentiation. On the
Tech-Equity Bridge · Your Tech Strategy Counts More Than Your Systems
In the mid-market, we often see a recurring pattern during strategic planning sessions. A CEO will slide a piece of paper across the table (or
Great at Ops, Cloudy on Strategy · The Hidden Gap in Your Tech Leadership
In the modern enterprise, stability is often mistaken for success. When the servers are humming, the ERP is online, and the helpdesk ticket queue is
The Growth Throttle · How Invisible Tech Friction is Capping Your Revenue Potential
For many mid-market CEOs and CROs, the 2026 strategic planning cycle revealed a frustrating paradox. You have the right product-market fit, a high-performance sales team,
Beyond the Pilot · Establishing AI Governance to Prevent a Boardroom “Blind Spot”
In the last eighteen months, the mid-market has been awash in AI enthusiasm. Boardrooms that previously viewed Artificial Intelligence as science fiction or a distant
When your Single Point-of-Failure is a Developer · Avoiding Orphaned Software Risk
The Invisible Risk in Your Tech Stack When business leaders conduct risk assessments, the focus inevitably drifts toward tangible infrastructure. We worry about server redundancy,
Brighter Headlights · Seeing Where SaaS AI is Headed So You Can Build Elsewhere
Every enterprise software vendor on the planet is racing to embed AI into their products. Salesforce has Einstein. Microsoft has Copilot. ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle, SAP,
The 5 Non-Negotiable IT Upgrades Before a PE/M&A Exit
In the high-stakes environment of Private Equity (PE) exits and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), technology is no longer a back-office utility. It is a primary
The Hidden Innovation Tax · Why Technical Debt Belongs on the Boardroom Agenda
For decades, technical debt has been treated as a messy secret of the IT department – a tactical annoyance discussed in stand-ups and sprint retrospectives,
The 2026 AI Pivot · From Magic Tricks to Margin Impact · What CEOs should know about AI
The 2026 AI Pivot: From “Magic Tricks” to Margin Impact If you are like most mid-market CEOs today, you are suffering from a specific, acute
The Paradox of Outside Expertise · From Outside your Company? Great. Outside your industry? Risky.
Outside expertise is worth its weight in gold – especially in the age of accelerating change – but only if you go about it correctly.
IT Isn’t a Cost Center · It’s an Undeveloped Asset
For decades, the mid-market C-suite (including many IT leaders, sadly) has been conditioned to view Information Technology through a single, limiting lens: the Expense Line.
Imagination · The Human Superpower AI Still Can’t Touch
Why “Counterfactual Reasoning” Separates Human Intelligence from Machine Intelligence Of all the capabilities that distinguish human intelligence from artificial systems, imagination may be the most
Innovation is a Process · Green-field Gap Analysis
How Innovation-Driven IT & AI Strategy Reconnects Organizations to Their Best Possible Future We’re proud to present the latest in our CEO’s “Innovation is a