The Diginomica Network - An Inside View of How One CIO Rebuilt Software Development Around AI and People
Diginomica, Friday, September 25th, 2026
A CIO retrained 100+ engineers through hackathons and built an AI governance portal instead of restrictive rules.
This diginomica network piece profiles an anonymized CIO who rebuilt software development around AI with a people-first approach, retraining more than 100 engineers through hackathons and workshops after publicly committing to workforce retention to ease job-security fears.
Using Claude and Devin, the team compressed a projected 18-month modernization project into four months.
Rather than restrictive policy, the CIO built an AI governance portal cataloging approved tools and educating staff, arguing employee-centered change management drove both adoption and results.