Summary: It goes without saying, but not every article on the web is worth reading. The problem is, sorting out the good from the bad isn’t easy. To help you out, I compile a short list of articles that are worth your time every week. Aimed at IT leaders, CIOs, and business leaders, here are 4 links that I believe are worthy of your attention this week.


6 must-see techie ted talks
TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on a variety of topics. Here are 6 TED Talks published during 2016 aimed at those in the technology field. These talks touch on subjects ranging from AI to the Blockchain to Linux.

17 Top Enterprise Tech Trends For 2017
Where is technology heading in 2017? Here are a few of the biggest technologies set to shape the enterprise world in 2017.

How IT leaders can define and drive IT innovation
While innovation is a goal of most organizations, many IT leaders are hard-pressed to define what innovation is. The CIO Executive Council outlines four essential principles for IT leaders to keep in mind as they develop or hone their strategies.

Why Innovation Isn’t Enough
This article is an excerpt from “The Innovation Illusion: How So Little Is Created by So Many Working So Hard.” In the following excerpt, the authors remind us that while innovations may produce unicorns that enrich founders and VCs, they can’t drive broad-based economic progress on their own.