HP Innovation Journal Issue 09: Spring 2018 | Page 5

L et te r f rom S h a ne Wa l l
C H I E F T EC H N O LO GY O FFI C E R A N D G LO BA L H E A D O F H P L A B S
At HP we have a vision to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere. This
is a bold statement and one we take to heart across the company. But beyond the words, this
requires a real commitment to new ideas and diversity of thought. It requires something I like
to call “Innovation is Culture.” It isn’t just one executive setting the course, it’s all of us working
as a collective team that will truly move the innovation needle. I see this when visiting HP sites
around the world, and it’s clear our founders’ values are alive and well—the sense of possibility,
curiosity, and interest in new ideas, in reinvention.
That culture is reflected in these pages, a journal not just of new and emerging technolo-
gies, but of transformation and reinvention in every pocket of the company. You’ll read about
HP innovating not just in the labs but in our approach to everything we do: human resources,
channel programs, sustainability efforts, and even in our design of the Innovation Journal. With
this issue, we’ve reinvented the look of the publication to match the thought-provoking content
of each issue with a visual layout that is equally provocative. This gives each article the perfect
framing to engage both the mind and the imagination.
As innovators, we do our best work when we come together to address a need or solve a
problem. This is at the heart of HP Megatrends, our deep and ongoing exploration of global
socioeconomic and environmental forces that will shape our future in profound ways. We find
ourselves in a unique position as both catalysts and responders, developing technologies to help
us thrive and keep us safe in today’s world and in the decades to come.
In this issue, we introduce the 2018 HP Megatrends Report, a collaborative effort of HP’s
global technical community. In it, we describe three fascinating new and converging technology
trends: BioConvergence, where the natural world and computing technology fuse; Frictionless
Business, in which procurement contracts and made-to-order physical goods are as instan-
taneous as is the transfer of data today; and Beyond Human, where we use bio- and cyber
technologies to defy disease and augment our bodies. The convergence of these trends will be
a tipping point, where figments of the sci-fi imagination become fixtures of our everyday lives.
In this future world, security will be paramount. HP and our products are on the frontline of
a war against cybercrime. To succeed HP has taken a leadership position in designing products
for cyber-resilience for today and years to come. We also have an update from HP’s leadership in
Europe on how digital transformation is disrupting the way they and their customers do business.
And finally, our colleagues at Accenture share their insights into what types of experi-
ences consumers expect as our digital and physical worlds continue to come together. The 2018
Accenture Digital Consumer Survey of 21,000 online consumers in 19 countries reveals that con-
sumers want more blended reality experiences that utilize some of the hottest new technologies.
As a company, HP is both clear-eyed about the global challenges ahead and excited to rise
up and meet them. This time, in this place: there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
Shane Wall
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