Exploring technology trends individually is no longer enough to stay ahead – organizations are deploying them in concert to create a foundation for innovation that can propel their business into the future.

Leaders who align tech ethics with organizational values—and apply them across the investment lifecycle—are demonstrating a commitment to “doing good” that can build a long-term foundation of trust with stakeholders.

As enterprises become more agile, companies are exploring new approaches to budgeting, contracting, and capital planning to fuel innovation and usher in a new, flexible approach to funding technology investments.

High fidelity digital simulations combined with IoT sensors and machine learning are presenting a host of new opportunities ranging from optimization to autonomous decision-making to new business models.

Leading organizations are using affective computing to create systems that recognize a user’s emotional state and the context behind it, and then respond appropriately—adding an emotional quotient (EQ) to technology’s IQ.

Established companies with legacy systems have begun moving architects out of their silos and into the trenches. The goal? Create the kind of architectural agility that is a competitive differentiator in the digital economy.

What big technology shifts could emerge over the next decade? Deliberately sensing and evaluating emerging technologies can help guide today's business and technology decisions and create a strong foundation for the future.