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“ Technology is a great enabler , as long as it embodies values . And digitalisation means nothing if we don ' t use it to deliver on those values ”
PERNILLA WIKMAN VP & HEAD OF GLOBAL BUSINESS , TELIA
First , she explains , enterprises and technology leaders need to create “ a mixture of different perspectives and figure out how to cultivate diversity in a way that produces a great result . Because , when you look at the industry as a whole with regard to the ways in which technology is evolving , there needs to be this continuing innovation . And that means finding ways to include people , processes and partners , not just new technologies .”
The right mandate for innovation Wikman ’ s philosophy centres on the idea that , if you give people the space to be themselves , approaching problems in diverse and unique ways , creativity , curiosity and innovation will flourish . She ’ s already put the approach into practice at Telia itself and , as she explains , it all starts by giving people the right mandate .
“ A mandate isn ' t only the act of giving people the power to make decisions ;
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