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
Choosing Innovation Metrics for Success in the Digital Era
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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
Saikat Chaudhuri Comments on Upcoming Alaska Airlines Merger
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has announced an extensive partnership with American Airlines, a departure from its long-standing “neutrality” strategy.…Read More
Fintech Challenge Winners Offer Solution for the Retirement of the Future
The winners of the 2019 Vanguard Innovation Challenge describe “Ralph,” the retirement planning tool they designed to serve non-traditional employees.…Read More
Innovation Pathways: An Engineering Student Finds a New Career Direction
Engineering graduate student Rahul Sharma explains why the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program was a “critical step” in his studies at Penn.…Read More
2020 WEF Panel Envisions The Next Decade’s Defining Moments in Tech
Executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri moderates a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos exploring the most pivotal technologies predicted to impact the world in the next decade. …Read More
2019 Y-Prize Finalists Pitch Ideas to Heal Metal, Harvest Energy in Remote Locales
The four finalist teams will pitch their ideas live to a panel of judges for the $10,000 grand prize in the Y-Prize Grand Finale on February 3, 2020…Read More
On NPR’s Marketplace, Saikat Chaudhuri Comments on Xerox’s Bid to Acquire HP
Mack Institute executive Director Saikat Chaudhuri discusses the likely outcome of Xerox’s proposal to acquire its larger competitor HP.…Read More
‘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