James Alexander Gardner
Encyclopedia
James Gardner was Chief Technology Officer at the UK's Department for Work and Pensions
, and was previously an employee at Lloyds Banking Group
where he was Head of Innovation . In 2011 he joined innovation management
company Spigit
, where he is now General Manager
responsible for operations outside North America
During his time at Lloyds, Gardner wrote a candid blog about the banking industry, focusing on innovation and technology in the industry. He continued to write in a similar vein from within the public sector. Post-humorously, in March 2010, he was cited as the most social media connected financial services executive in the United Kingdom, some 9 months after he had left the banking industry.
In 2008 Gardner signed a deal with John Wiley and Sons to write a book on banking innovation which included case studies from his former employer and other global banks. It includes detailed material on the bank's innovation prediction market
, which attracted interest from the trade press
In his more recent writing, Gardner has suggested that current managers in technological disciplines are out of touch and will shortly be replaced by Generation Y
leaders with much broader experience.
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
, and was previously an employee at Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group plc is a major British financial institution, formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. As at February 2010, HM Treasury held a 41% shareholding through UK Financial Investments Limited . The Group headquarters is located at 25 Gresham Street in London, with...
where he was Head of Innovation . In 2011 he joined innovation management
Innovation management
Innovation management is the discipline of managing processes in innovation. It can be used to develop both product and organizational innovation. Without proper processes, it is not possible for R&D to be efficient; innovation management includes a set of tools that allow managers and engineers to...
company Spigit
Spigit
Spigit is a technology company based in Pleasanton, California that provides a software as a service platform for enterprise innovation management. The company provides three core services: internal employee innovation management through collaboration and crowdsourced feedback; external idea...
, where he is now General Manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
responsible for operations outside North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
During his time at Lloyds, Gardner wrote a candid blog about the banking industry, focusing on innovation and technology in the industry. He continued to write in a similar vein from within the public sector. Post-humorously, in March 2010, he was cited as the most social media connected financial services executive in the United Kingdom, some 9 months after he had left the banking industry.
In 2008 Gardner signed a deal with John Wiley and Sons to write a book on banking innovation which included case studies from his former employer and other global banks. It includes detailed material on the bank's innovation prediction market
Prediction market
Prediction markets are speculative markets created for the purpose of making predictions...
, which attracted interest from the trade press
In his more recent writing, Gardner has suggested that current managers in technological disciplines are out of touch and will shortly be replaced by Generation Y
Generation Y
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation , Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere...
leaders with much broader experience.
External links
- Sidestep and Twist Gardner's latest book on Innovation
- Innovation and the Future Proof Bank Book microsite
- Innovator Inside Gardner's blog
- Little Innovation Book Gardner's online book on innovation