Citizen Developer Driver's License, ChatGPT & CIO Summit recap

We need a #DriversLicense program for #CitizenDevelopment, internal #ChatGPT, and continued effective communication as these topics have come front-and-center in #CIO circles.

#CitizenDevelopers (1) enable the business to move quicker, (2) share ownership, and (3) appreciate our technology. The 'driver's license' concept is meant to explain how we govern and grant access for non-IT developers to build reports, work with secondary applications, and unleash our data for business.

#ChatGPT needs to be an area of evaluation in our companies as we advance knowledge sharing and how we solve problems as a company (aka #GenerativeAI). Like the #iPhone, #Internet, and #SpellCheck, this is another consumer-driven technology that will not go away. We need to embrace it, harness it as a tool for our people. Its amazing how it can advance communication and knowledge sharing. It's nothing to be scared about. We need a perspective as #techies and we need to learn quickly.

#Listening and effective communication was the key theme through my interactions these past few days. We can become better leaders when we slow down and use #ActiveListening. Seeing Ben Davis and Nash Fung share and demonstrate how to listen well is a great reminder - and it doesn't hurt to step outside and walk around the block to get #mindful before a contentious meeting. Nash explained the HUMAN acronym of Human first, Undivided attention, Mirror, Authentic, and Non-judgmental.

Many other #takeaways including:

• #ZeroTrust connecting users to apps, not the network by Patrick Foxhoven and Zscaler
• #SmarterNotHarder by Kelly Runkle : "[I wish I could tell my younger self the] Harder I work, the harder it gets."
• #Confidence by Jim Jones : "Things have a way of working out, and we find our way."
• #ThoughtfulInteractions by Kellie Christensen MBA : We need to create thoughtful in-person and remote interactions with our teams so that we can enable flexible work and retain our best people.

#Why did I write this? I'm a big #notetaker, #avidreader, and #lifelearner. My intent with this post is to share some information I believe could help you be a better person and professional.

#What? I was fortunate to attend and present at two conferences the past two days - Evanta, a Gartner Company CIO Summit Minneapolis on 6/28, and Strategy Insights Online IT & IT Security Roundtable Discussion(s).

#SoWhat? It's up to you. I hope you found this content helpful and I encourage you to keep the discussion going.

Special thanks to so many who were part of conversations had the past couple days including: Nash Fung , Tammylynne Jonas (Johnson) , Dinesh Raisinghani , Michael A. , Zach Hughes , Hillary (Hill) Mugisha , Kelly Runkle , Luke Anderson , Patrick Foxhoven , Tori Paulman , Tori (Herson) Boski , Ben Davis

Companies enabling these discussions include: Evanta, a Gartner Company , Strategy Insights , Zscaler , Gartner , ChatGPT , OpenAI , Boomi , Zoom , and countless others