Why It’s So Hard to Lead a Digital Transformation

MIT IDE
MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
1 min readFeb 21, 2017

Jason Pontin, Editor-in- Chief of MIT Technology Review, Michael Golz, CIO of SAP North America, and George Westerman, Principal Research Scientist for the MIT Center for Digital Business, discuss the challenges of leading the way in digital transformation. Watch the full video here.

Also, in an insightful Q&A with IBM, George explains that it’s not too late to jump on-board: even large, non-tech firms have significant opportunities to jump-start profitable growth through digital transformation.

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MIT IDE
MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Addressing one of the most critical issues of our time: the impact of digital technology on businesses, the economy, and society.