Mack Institute executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri discusses the likely outcome of Xerox’s proposal to acquire its larger competitor HP.…Read More
On NPR’s Marketplace, Saikat Chaudhuri Comments on Xerox’s Bid to Acquire HP
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‘Creating the Organizational Structures that Liberate People to Innovate’
Kaihan Krippendorff (W’94, EAS’94) discusses the value of innovating from within and describes the traits that characterize internal innovators compared to entrepreneurs.…Read More
Using Smartphones to Make Roads More, not Less, Safe
Zendrive CEO Jonathan Matus shares how smartphones can make us better drivers and how other stakeholders benefit from Zendrive’s platform.…Read More
Industry City CEO on Bringing Brooklyn into the ‘Innovation Economy’
Andrew Kimball, CEO of Industry City, discusses the efforts to revitalize a dilapidated section of post-industrial Brooklyn into a massive, innovation-powered job center.…Read More
The Next Phase of the Fintech Phenomenon
Dickson Chu, Global Head of Portfolio Management at BBVA, discusses open innovation in fintech and identifies where he thinks the most exciting fintech ecosystems are developing worldwide.…Read More
The 360° Corporation: Using Trade-Offs as a Source of Innovation
Mack Institute Senior Fellow Sarah Kaplan, author of The 360° Corporation, discusses how businesses can approach trade-offs as sources of innovation, creativity, and even long-term profitability.…Read More
Samsung NEXT on Connectivity Within the ‘Experience Economy’
Brandon Hoffman (WG’15) discusses the role Samsung NEXT plays in transforming the customer experience that Samsung delivers.…Read More
Doctor: Virtual Reality Training Leads to Big Performance Boost for Surgeons
Dr. Justin Barad, of Osso VR, explained how doctors can use the platform to learn and practice procedures amid the health care innovation boom.…Read More
How Chobani Incubator Chooses 8 Food Entrepreneurs Out of 600 Applicants
Director Zoe Feldman explained how the equity-free program has guided 37 companies to an enterprise value of around $250 million to $300 million.…Read More
Axe Throwing, Swimming Pool Bowling Alleys, and Other Adventures in Hospitality
Max Goldberg, co-owner of Nashville-based Strategic Hospitality, speaks about capturing the dynamic spirit of his hometown…Read More
‘An Entrepreneurial Approach to Social Innovation’ in Education
Mehrdad Baghai, co-founder of High Resolves, shares how he combines his expertise on corporate strategy with his passion for social impact, particularly in education.…Read More
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. on Building ‘A Celebrations Ecosystem’
Chris McCann of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. describes how the company went from a single Manhattan flower shop to an e-commerce pioneer by embracing new technologies.…Read More
Applying the Tools of Innovation to Improve Lives in Cities
Katie Appel Duda introduces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation grant program, which funds cross-functional innovation teams in more than 200 cities around the world.…Read More
Bringing it All Together to Lower Healthcare Costs
Zipari founder Mark Nathan explains why providing consumers more information is key to bringing down healthcare costs in the U.S., and lays out the team-oriented approach he takes to innovation in his company.…Read More
Notes of Data Analytics and Overtones of Customer Engagement
Winc co-founders Brian Smith and Geoff McFarlane shared how they’re using data to anticipate customer desires and get ahead of the next big trend in wine.…Read More
Combating ‘An Imminent Threat to the Health of Discourse on the Internet’
Sherif Hanna, VP of Ecosystem Development at Truepic, describes their blockchain-based solution to the problem of deepfakes and explains why collaboration will be so necessary to grow it to scale.…Read More
‘Optimistically Confident’ in the Early Days of Artificial Intelligence
John Roese, CTO of Dell EMC, explains that advances in AI will depend on earning human users’ trust in machine learning.…Read More
How BioCellection Began Turning ‘Unrecyclable’ Plastics into Building Blocks
Miranda Wang, Co-founder and CEO of BioCellection, describes her venture’s new commercial approach to the problem of plastics.…Read More
Y-Prize Winners Avisi Technologies Land $225K Federal Grant for Glaucoma Treatment
The winners of Penn’s 5th annual Y-Prize Competition, Avisi Technologies, have secured a $225,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue developing their eye implant VisiPlate.…Read More
Drawing a Collaborative Road Map for Healthcare Innovations
James Lewis of 11|TEN Innovation Partners explains how his organization facilitates collaboration to accelerate the development of new healthcare technologies.…Read More