IT Management Slideshow: The Legacy of Steve Jobs: 10 Innovation Lessons

In the wake of his death on Oct. 5, 2011, the media were rife with details about his life, his work, and his amazing legacy. Indeed, even before his passing, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had entered into the pantheon of technology legends whose work will influence generations to come. Enterprise CIOs know only too well how Jobs' innovations at Apple have permanently altered the enterprise technology ecosystem. At the same time, the dual trends of IT consumerization and an expanding role for information technology throughout the enterprise, means that CIOs are being called upon like never before to make innovation part of your job description. Whatever your feelings about Apple's products, there's no denying that creativity is at the core of Steve Jobs' legacy, and we would all do well to take away these lessons from his astonishing history of innovation. Here are 10 lessons we learned from Jobs, and how you can apply these in your own experiences as an enterprise CIO.