I have been quiet in the blog for a bit too long for my taste, and as April ends here in NYC (and it is a beautiful day here, BTW) I am sitting at my desk reflecting on a lot of things. That led me back to my blog editor, MarsEdit and this post.
A chapter is ending today for me and my team. BSG Alliance has become nGenera in the past week, and around the change in name is a refocusing of my team’s work and some changes to our staffing. Friends and partners of mine are going in different directions. Some are staying with nGenera and are dedicated to taking the nGenera message to financial services. Others are moving on, and I hold out the hope and belief that we will continue to work together, but now as external collaborators instead of as internal partners. These changes have brought on this melancholy, and I’m sure the recent rains in NY (while much needed) did not help.
However, as I look forward to May I am very excited and energized about nGenera. The BSG Alliance I joined almost a year ago has transformed itself in more than just name. As nGenera we are truly something unique and new. We are no longer primarily a services company but rather a product company which collaborates with our customers to co-create their platform for business innovation. We have deep thoughtful research, and an incredible team led by Don Tapscott. We have strong capabilities in our nGen Talent, nGen Customer, and nGen Leadership product sets. We offer expertise on demand for our customers through our network of internal and external collaborators and partners. We have a collaboration platform that we leverage for foster innovation with our customers. We have specific industry focus for financial services, energy, and utilities. Finally, we have partners who bring their software to our customers through SaaS delivery via our innovation platform.
While as a blogger, I have no true idea who has interest in what I put out there, I have decided to rename and rededicate this blog today. I have changed the name from “Tom Steinthal’s Financial Services IT Blog” to “Innovation and Collaboration in Financial Services”. Further, I will use this forum to discuss issues related to nGen’s in Financial Services. Thank you for joining me on this journey.
