Driving Innovation as AI Moves the Goalposts

AI doesn’t just speed up execution; it changes what “innovation” even means: budgets get consumed faster by experimentation, hiring signals shift, and governance struggles to keep pace.

In this episode of Me, My CTO & I, Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry sit down with Ray Bogman for a practical conversation on how senior leaders keep innovation moving when the target keeps moving — including why negotiation becomes a core leadership skill the higher you go.

If the scorecard exposed 1–2 gaps and you want a structured way to close them…

The next cohort launches in just 3 days, on Monday, February 2, 2026.

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What's New?

If you’re stepping into (or operating in) senior tech leadership, you don’t need more theory; you need current tools. We’ve just expanded the Digital MBA with six new and two updated key lectures, focused on the realities leaders are navigating right now: AI, governance, talent shifts, and cross-functional execution. Here’s a quick look at what’s new:

New Lectures:

• Microeconomics for Digital Markets (Week 7): Learn how technical choices shape market dynamics and user retention.
• Ethics in Senior Leadership (Week 3): Integrating personal morals and values into high-level decision-making.
• D&I - A CEO Perspective (Week 3): Authentic strategies for fostering inclusive environments within organizational culture.
• CTO in a Non-Software Company (Week 19): Applying tech leadership to physical assets and engineering (e.g., offshore wind).
• Transformative AI Opportunities (Week 36): How to harness AI to redefine business processes and boost productivity.
• Strategic IP Management (Week 10): Optimizing and safeguarding your company’s creative outputs.

Updated Content:

• Tech Mission Statements & Goals (Week 9): Aligning tech vision with actionable business strategy.
• Cross-functional Teams (Week 17): Essential collaboration techniques for the modern digital landscape.

Build the Skills Behind the Scorecard

If the scorecard surfaced a gap (or two), that’s good news: you don’t need to “work harder,” you need a repeatable way to build the signals that earn trust at the director level.

The Digital MBA for Technology Leaders is designed to turn those signals into skills you can use immediately: executive alignment, risk-based prioritization, stakeholder influence, commercial thinking, and the judgment calls that separate “strong operator” from “trusted leader.”

The next cohort starts Monday, February 2, 2026. You’ll move through 9 high-impact modules in a flexible format built around a full-time job — with 200+ practitioner-led micro-lectures, weekly expert Q&As, and peer sessions where you pressure-test decisions before they hit your org.

You’ll also get lifetime access, up to 12 months to complete, a personal course manager, and a 7-day money-back guarantee after the course starts.

Want to see if it fits your goals (and where it would move the needle fastest)? Book a short discovery call →