The Future of Services is Value Orchestration 1. Enterprise conceives a differentiating business platform 2. Cloud vendors contribute parts, agility, and roadmaps 3. Service provider orchestrates parts and licenses assets Co-innovation partnerships and value alignment is key.

You may have more scrutiny on spend and hiring, but you must still grow amidst the turmoil. See how harnessing modern platforms, adaptive practices, co-innovation partnerships, and a high-performing operating model can double your growth trajectory.

CIOs have an opportunity in 2023 to ramp up how the engage and what they ask from service providers. Outcome-based contracts, software+services alignment, and keeping up with the competition should define your service provider strategy.

Transformation is not a one-off. It's an ongoing commitment to business change in a world highly dependent on technology. To hit on the speed, impact, and innovation requirements, you need a better approach we call "value orchestration."

Forrester's annual top emerging technologies are out. Please read our three part blog series with my colleagues @JulieAsk @BrianHForr and Martha Bennett for a short description of each.

After dancing around the periphery of outcomes-based pricing models for years, it's time to go deep into the term sheet. If you're in sourcing, legal, finance, IT, marketing, or business, and you're dealing with service providers, I'd love to talk to you. #forrester

Check out my latest article: The Race For Growth Is On via @LinkedIn

We are doing research into freelancer marketplaces / talent platforms like Upwork, Catalant, and Fiverr. Are you using them to get work done? Will you talk to us off the record? Thanks! #ResearchReport

Creating the right mindset, conditions, and practices increases the likelihood of breakthroughs. Here are the characteristics of firms that have mastered creativity as an operating principle and not just a serendipitous "big idea" that lands. @jaypattisall @forrester

What will smother creativity faster than anything? Hubris. Find out why in this week’s episode of What It Means. #ForresterPodcast

The Creativity Project finally sees the light of day. "Creativity Catalyzes a Growth Mindset." Check it out.

Seize the moment of clarity and transform. Innovation through ecosystems is what to do. Agile and scale is how to do it. Value alignment drives the success. #Forrester

I believe the this is necessary in a time of crisis, and with Apple present, privacy will be paramount.

3) So thank you to this amazing resource we call the Internet and all the people and companies and governments that make it possible. A small blessing in this pandemic. Stay safe, people.

2) To work efficiently, learn remotely, join FaceTime happy hours, and be streamed and entertained is such a gift.

1) Hope you staying safe. Here at home we are truly thankful for our town, for the remarkable bandwidth of @verizonfios and home network from @ubnt. Thank you technology companies.

Apple Breaks the Shackles on Mapping Data

Mapping's Third Wave Trends: 4) Indoor positioning's operational efficiency play; 5) and the importance of standards. #Forrester

Big changes already at SAP. C/4HANA has a new leader, Salesforce exec, Bob Stutz. See @kateleggett post here.