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Pearl Zhu is a digital leader whose career spans over two decades in technology, business, e-commerce, and global industry. She writes books like Digital Agility, Digital Master, and CIO Master, while running the popular 'Future of CIO' blog with millions of views. She brings cross-industrial, cross-cultural experience, applying insight, clarity, and strategic vision to help organizations navigate transformation. Her thought leadership blends foresight and practicality, helping leaders build agility, innovation, and cultural evolution. Her impact lies in elevating digital maturity and giving voice to what it means to lead in change.
"The art of decision making includes the art of questioning."
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"The art of decision making includes the art of questioning."

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"Prioritization provides a framework for focusing on creativity."
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"Prioritization provides a framework for focusing on creativity."

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"A set of excellent questions themselves is perhaps like a poem, both philosophical and intellectual."
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"A set of excellent questions themselves is perhaps like a poem, both philosophical and intellectual."

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"Digital is the age of innovation because creativity is about connecting the dots in the wider scope."
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"Digital is the age of innovation because creativity is about connecting the dots in the wider scope."

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"Digital IT has a "hybrid nature. IT management philosophy is transforming from "built to last, to "wired for change."
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"Digital IT has a "hybrid nature. IT management philosophy is transforming from "built to last, to "wired for change."

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"Innovation becomes simply "creating value by solving simple or complex problems."
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"Innovation becomes simply "creating value by solving simple or complex problems."

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"Generally speaking, the key dimensions of corporate governance are strategy oversight, policy making, accountability, and monitoring."
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"Generally speaking, the key dimensions of corporate governance are strategy oversight, policy making, accountability, and monitoring."

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"At its core, Agile is a mindset."
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"At its core, Agile is a mindset."

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"Innovation is the change, Change Management needs to be an integral part of innovation management."
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"Innovation is the change, Change Management needs to be an integral part of innovation management."

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"Design does need more recognition as thinking and problem-solving process, maybe even a strategic differentiator."
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"Design does need more recognition as thinking and problem-solving process, maybe even a strategic differentiator."

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"A curious mind enjoys inquiring, experimenting and discovering."
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"A curious mind enjoys inquiring, experimenting and discovering."

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"It's probably better and more accessible to measure change readiness rather than change progress."
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"It's probably better and more accessible to measure change readiness rather than change progress."

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"Outlier CIOs have better capabilities to connect innovation dots."
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"Outlier CIOs have better capabilities to connect innovation dots."

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"Creativity is a passion for some who are inquisitive and want to explore new possibilities."
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"Creativity is a passion for some who are inquisitive and want to explore new possibilities."

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"Asking big "WHY question is to dig through the root cause of changes, how to manage it and achieve a more tangible result."
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"Asking big "WHY question is to dig through the root cause of changes, how to manage it and achieve a more tangible result."

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"Innovative leadership is essentially anchored on the leader's overall multifaceted resourcefulness and multidimensional competencies."
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"Innovative leadership is essentially anchored on the leader's overall multifaceted resourcefulness and multidimensional competencies."

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"Thought leadership is by nature evolutionary, in that it must always be part of an ever-evolving flow."
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"Thought leadership is by nature evolutionary, in that it must always be part of an ever-evolving flow."

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"Being authentic means to be who you are, discover your strength and uniqueness, be yourself, even if you are not perfect, and nobody is."
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"Being authentic means to be who you are, discover your strength and uniqueness, be yourself, even if you are not perfect, and nobody is."

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"Learning a new language, just like opening a new window, allows you to see the world with intimacy."
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"Learning a new language, just like opening a new window, allows you to see the world with intimacy."

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"The organizational fit is the good balance of the fitting attitude and misfit thinking."
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"The organizational fit is the good balance of the fitting attitude and misfit thinking."

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"The BoDs play the significant role in both Management Innovation and Innovation Management."
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"The BoDs play the significant role in both Management Innovation and Innovation Management."

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"Framing the right problem is equally or even more important than solving it."
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"Framing the right problem is equally or even more important than solving it."

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"Creativity is a higher level of thinking because it often imposes a higher cognitive load as you think "harder via different thought processes."
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"Creativity is a higher level of thinking because it often imposes a higher cognitive load as you think "harder via different thought processes."

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"It is the time to tremendous awakening toward "inquisitiveness with cross-cultural sharing through technology and inner insights."
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"It is the time to tremendous awakening toward "inquisitiveness with cross-cultural sharing through technology and inner insights."

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"Metaphorically, organizations are like vegetable gardens, where each capability is a different type of vegetable growing in the garden."
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"Metaphorically, organizations are like vegetable gardens, where each capability is a different type of vegetable growing in the garden."

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"Digital innovation is a dynamic storybook that has intricate chapters, with a serendipitous cover, which can be flipped over to the next level, but it is a book that never ends."
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"Digital innovation is a dynamic storybook that has intricate chapters, with a serendipitous cover, which can be flipped over to the next level, but it is a book that never ends."

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"Fundamentally leadership is about change and influencing people to change."
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"Fundamentally leadership is about change and influencing people to change."

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"Strategic Thinking = Systems Thinking + Creativity + Vision."
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"Strategic Thinking = Systems Thinking + Creativity + Vision."

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"Being innovative is more important than any specific innovation. Innovativeness is a way of thinking."
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"Being innovative is more important than any specific innovation. Innovativeness is a way of thinking."

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"A focused Board concentrates on strategy oversight and governance practices, to avoid getting lost in the forest."
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"A focused Board concentrates on strategy oversight and governance practices, to avoid getting lost in the forest."

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"The success of strategy management undoubtedly lies in the "timely execution."
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"The success of strategy management undoubtedly lies in the "timely execution."

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"To succeed in driving innovation, it is essential for empowering people to push ideas forward, and the entire company to be pulling in the right direction."
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"To succeed in driving innovation, it is essential for empowering people to push ideas forward, and the entire company to be pulling in the right direction."

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"No decision in the world outlives the time, place, and person's constituents on the basis of which it was made."
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"No decision in the world outlives the time, place, and person's constituents on the basis of which it was made."

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"Imagination, abstraction, creativity, and coherence etc are some inherently cognitive and mental elements of architect-wise thinking."
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"Imagination, abstraction, creativity, and coherence etc are some inherently cognitive and mental elements of architect-wise thinking."

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"An intelligent organization is not about the "cleverness of one analytics team but the insightful nature of the entire business."
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"An intelligent organization is not about the "cleverness of one analytics team but the insightful nature of the entire business."

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"The mind is an innovation engine of any human progress, but also the root cause of almost all human problems."
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"The mind is an innovation engine of any human progress, but also the root cause of almost all human problems."

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"A child-like mind is full of imagination."
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"A child-like mind is full of imagination."

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"Silos will continue to be inevitable as long as the rewards for collaboration are outweighed by the rewards for competition."
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"Silos will continue to be inevitable as long as the rewards for collaboration are outweighed by the rewards for competition."

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"The art of questioning is to ignite innovative thinking."
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"The art of questioning is to ignite innovative thinking."

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"When you learn something new, the structure of your brain changes."
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"When you learn something new, the structure of your brain changes."

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"Innovation comes from the Latin, "Innovare - It means to change or alter things that already exist."
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"Innovation comes from the Latin, "Innovare - It means to change or alter things that already exist."

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"Strategic wisdom is an integral and multidimensional intelligence."
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"Strategic wisdom is an integral and multidimensional intelligence."

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"The answer from yesterday is not as critical as the questions about the future."
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"The answer from yesterday is not as critical as the questions about the future."

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"The psychology of the change is that "People like to change, but do not want to be changed and there is the difference."
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"The psychology of the change is that "People like to change, but do not want to be changed and there is the difference."

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"There is a need to evaluate the performance of employees in a more objective and continuous way."
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"There is a need to evaluate the performance of employees in a more objective and continuous way."

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"The industrial-based enterprise of the 20th century had run out of gas, and the digital enterprise of the 21st century has the new characteristics and DNA of innovation."
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"The industrial-based enterprise of the 20th century had run out of gas, and the digital enterprise of the 21st century has the new characteristics and DNA of innovation."

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"Innovators are at their very heart visionaries who also have determination, dedication, passion and motivation."
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"Innovators are at their very heart visionaries who also have determination, dedication, passion and motivation."

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"A peaceful mind is not a matter of doing, but of being."
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"A peaceful mind is not a matter of doing, but of being."

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"You should always leverage performance and potential, look at the overall success of the company for the long run."
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"You should always leverage performance and potential, look at the overall success of the company for the long run."

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"Strategy, role-model, systems thinking, trust, relationship management, balance, etc., are all important culture change principles."
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"Strategy, role-model, systems thinking, trust, relationship management, balance, etc., are all important culture change principles."

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