Future State 2025 How Top Technology Executives Disrupt and Drive Success in the Digital Economy

Identify the best technology investments and implement them rapidly

Future State 2025: How Top Technology Executives Disrupt and Drive Success in the Digital Economy gives CIOs an essential playbook for learning how to implement and sustain innovation and invention. Drawing on the experiences of many of the world?s leading CIOs, the book reveals the strategies and techniques they used to put in place the newest techniques and technologies.

Since the rise of the digital economy, the role of the CIO has expanded the responsibilities of the IT team function. The new norm is continuous innovation; CIOs must deliver or perish. This book offers a guide for selecting and implementing the right technology that is so essential for success in the hyper-competitive marketplace.  This vital resource offers a guide to tech investments including:

• Artificial Intelligence and advanced cyber security
• Robotics and advanced networks including Mesh, Edge and Hybrid Cloud
• Virtual Reality and smart cities
• Autonomous transportation, logistics and rapid prototyping, and digital twin

Future State 2025: How Top Technology Executives Disrupt and Drive Success in the Digital Economy is written to help identify the best technology investments and move forward with rapid implementations of new tech and stay ahead of the competition.

Author’s Note: Great Leaders Respond and Adapt Courageously and Boldly to Drive Accelerated Transformational Change xi

Acknowledgments xxv

Preface xxvii

Introduction: Reimagining and Reinventing the Digital Roadmap 1

Chapter 1 Technology Leadership Is Indispensable and Essential 7

Chapter 2 Leading in Disruptive Times 53

Chapter 3 Achieving Future State Goals 79

Chapter 4 Macro Challenges for Tomorrow’s Executive Leaders 103

Chapter 5 Confronting Global Shifts 123

Chapter 6 The New Customer Focus Imperative 153

Chapter 7 Next-Generation Leadership 169

Chapter 8 The Future Is Already Here 187

Chapter 9 Key Takeaways 207

About the Sources 213

About the Author 261

About HMG Strategy 263

Index 265

HUNTER MULLER is President and Chief Executive Officer of HMG Strategy, LLC, a global IT strategy consulting firm that provides foundational guidance for driving revenue growth and creating value for customers. With more than three decades of experience in business strategy consulting, Hunter has helped corporations worldwide to improve executive performance, enhance collaboration, elevate the role of IT, and align enterprise strategy across the highest levels of management.