LiberTech proposes that brewers use a Penn technology to cost-effectively filter out ethanol and still preserve quality and taste.…Read More
Solution for Removing Alcohol From Beer While Preserving Flavor Wins 2021 Y-Prize
Mack Institute News
Innovation Strategy During Times of Crisis
Strategies and actions from executives around the world for creating and maintaining workplaces where employees innovate and thrive; leading during crises; and elevating corporate social responsibility.…Read More
Interdisciplinary Teams Compete in Wharton Innovation & Design Club’s Coronavirus Innovation Challenge
The annual healthcare innovation challenge asked student teams to consider how to better connect groups with limited online presence to essential healthcare/vaccine services, given the impacts of COVID-19?…Read More
Who’s Shaping Who? Tech + Automotive in the 2020s
In his Forbes column debut, PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie examines Apple’s moves in vehicle development, Tesla’s business model, the dynamics between tech and automotive companies, and more.…Read More
FemmeHacks Offers Inclusive Computer Science and Tech Experience
A guest post by organizers about 2021 FemmeHacks, which aims to empower, educate, and inspire women and non-binary individuals across the nation.…Read More
Deploying Artificial Intelligence: Unlocking the Strategic Potential, Avoiding Pitfalls, and Getting the Organization Ready
Seven pitfalls that companies need to steer clear of to effectively leverage this novel technology, and a framework to help gauge readiness for adoption.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: An Engineer Maps a Path to Entrepreneurship
Mohit Patel MSE’20 believes engineers need to learn core management concepts in order to make a real difference in today’s business world.…Read More
Metrics for Managing Innovation: Lessons From Growth Leaders
This Mack Institute white paper offers managers guidance, with insights drawn from a best practices survey of 192 companies, for creating a useful dashboard of innovation metrics.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Becoming an Effective Change Agent
Through Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program, Army officer Bethany Dumas WG’21 gained “eye-opening” insights into private sector innovation.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Managing Innovation Through Collaboration
Vineet Agarwal WG’20 talks key takeaways from his experience with product development, global teams, and adopting new technologies.…Read More
Y-Prize Winner Avisi Technologies Receives $1M Grant
The company, cofounded by Wharton alumni, will use the National Science Foundation award to continue pursuing its innovative glaucoma treatment.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Combining Two Approaches for Customer Solutions
Vaibhav Katkade WG’20 finds merit in blending structured and unstructured methods to effectively identify and solve the most pressing customer problems.…Read More
How Businesses Can Shape ‘Response, Recovery, and Revitalization’ in 2020 and Beyond
Mack Institute’s global network members shared insights into emerging technology, human capital, supply chains, and more at the 2020 Partner Roundtable.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Tapping Into the Power of Data Analytics
Matt Gates WG’21 talks about the power of data analytics and working in teams with a diversity of backgrounds and skill sets.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Start With Design Thinking
Isoken (Iso) Igbinedion WG’21 talks Amazon Prime Now, customer and employee engagement, a future of entrepreneurship, and more.…Read More
Amid TikTok Ban Threats, Saikat Chaudhuri Comments on U.S. Policy
He shared insights into the intersection of government policy with business affairs, and the role of the U.S. as a beacon of innovation.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Finding Team Success Through Diversity of Experience
For our Innovation Pathways series, Jess Stokes WG’21 talks about pivots and trade-off decisions, design thinking, and commitment to social impact and sustainability.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: Financial Services Takeaways Transfer to Healthcare
Social policy graduate student Linya Liu explains why she aimed to outperform delivery expectations during Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program.…Read More
Choosing Innovation Metrics for Success in the Digital Era
Reliable innovation metrics help firms set strategic direction, but measuring innovation is far from easy. Our Fall Conference 2019 explored why and how firms should do it anyway.…Read More
Bright Idea: An Eco-Friendly, Affordable Lighting Solution Wins the 2020 Y-Prize
Four student teams wowed the judges at the 2020 Y-Prize Competition and took home prize money to invest in their ideas about how to repair and harvest energy from metal.…Read More