Especially if you work at a large, traditional organization, it’s important to find ways to think more creatively — and drive the actions that come out of these new ways of looking ahead. Your — and your company’s — success depends on it. And that’s where a new approach we call “rogue thinking” comes in.
Here to discuss the newest research on the practice, how to become a rogue thinker and the many benefits behind it are Penny Gillespie, a Vice President and Gartner Fellow in our Customer Experience and Digital Commerce team, and Whit Andrews, a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in our Applications and Software Engineering Group. Press play to learn from innovative organizations, understand where others get tripped up and discover seven daily actions to become a rogue thinker.
Opening Thoughts
A New Type of Leader: The Rogue Thinker
What’s Different About Rogue Thinking in the Era of Digital Business
How Rogue Thinking Creates Value and Drives Innovation
Guidance: 3 Strategic Actions for Successful Leadership
Best-in-Class Examples of Rogue Thinking
Guide: New Ways to Organize for Collaboration and Speed
How Organizations Can Successfully Embrace Rogue Thinking
Key Habits of Rogue Thinkers
What Holds Organizations Back From Rogue Thinking
Actions to Reframe Your Mindset and Become a Rogue Thinker
Why and How Everyone Can Use Rogue Thinking
Penny Gillespie | VP Analyst
Penny Gillespie is a Vice President and Gartner Fellow within Marketing & Communications. Ms. Gillespie is responsible for conducting research and developing publications aimed at helping CMOs and digital commerce executives recognize opportunities to drive growth and deliver value. She assists executives in developing competitive strategies, improving digital performance, and identifying the criteria for vendor selection of digital commerce and personalization technologies. She advises on best practices for innovation, personalization, digital commerce and use of emerging technologies (i.e., AI, GenAI, chatbots, virtual agents) in commerce and CX. She coaches clients on idea generation, creating revenue, finding growth opportunities, calculating value and selling their ideas. She introduced rogue thinking (an approach to idea generation) and is currently facilitating research on how customer centricity is a natural path to growth.
Whit Andrews | Distinguished VP Analyst
Whit Andrews is a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in Gartner Research. He discusses AI strategy. Most of his inquiry focuses on developing governance, including centers of excellence, for AI. He also aids in ideating, prioritizing, selecting and pursuing use cases for AI. He covers also laws and regulations related to AI, but does not offer legal advice. He originated the AI research agenda and managed it for its first three years. He works in the CIO group on the AI strategy team.
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