Developing innovation is a dynamic and ongoing process essential for advancing human knowledge, solving critical problems, and driving progress across domains. It requires creativity, strategic thinking, and effective execution to transform new ideas into tangible benefits. Innovation creates opportunities, fuels growth, and drives development across diverse fields, passing the torch from one generation to the next.
Building generations of innovators is a challenge; however, if done successfully, it becomes a foundational part of a team’s lifeblood. This spirit of innovation inspired both Phillip and me to write this together. It reflects the ISACA Atlanta Chapter’s transformative initiative, launched in 2023, to shift mindsets towards serving the next generation. This initiative aims to empower individuals with the tools and opportunities toward rewarding and successful careers by fostering a culture of service, engagement, and mentorship.
We often reach our goals by listening to those who guide us in our careers and providing spaces for new additions to contribute and influence the future, developing a cycle of mentorship and innovations that transcends age, demographics, and areas of expertise.
Innovation focuses on helping individuals develop sustainable skills highly valued by employers. We are committed to positioning people where human capital is required for the long term. This involves connecting individuals on similar journeys, continuously developing essential skills such as communication, relationship building, and creativity, and fostering emerging skills. A challenge that pays off exponentially when successful, for all parties. These efforts ensure that members are well-prepared to meet the evolving needs of the workforce and have opportunities to develop their strengths.
Looking ahead, innovation will emphasize engagement and preparing the next generation to tackle challenges we cannot yet comprehend. By fostering deeper connections and service based on individuals’ interests and passions, combined with leveraging technology here in Georgia, the Chapter aims to deepen its ties with like-minded organizations, educational institutions, and non-profits.
The overarching vision of innovation, coupled with opportunities to do so, is that reaching the next rung on the ladder is only as valuable as helping the next generation to do so, as well as equipping that generation to start doing the same from day one. This spirit drives the ISACA Atlanta Chapter to be an engaged, educated, and empowered community that embraces the future as part of the culture and relationships that define us.
