Russ Fradin (W’97) and Steve Heyman (W’98, E’98), co-founders of Dynamic Signal, describe the process of growing their software as a service company.…Read More
“In the SaaS World You’re Constantly Connecting with Your Customers”
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“HR Should Have a Seat at the Table Strategically”
Dennis Carey (Vice Chairman, Korn Ferry) discusses his new book, “Talent Wins: The New Playbook for Putting People First,” about the key strategic role he believes human resources can play.…Read More
Biomedical Innovation Takes a Lot of Cooperation – and a Little Serendipity
The most fundamental discoveries often occur when an experiment doesn’t turn out as planned. Authors Lawton R. Burns, Mark Pauly, and Philip Rea discuss the element of serendipity in the life sciences.…Read More
How Comcast’s LIFT Labs Accelerator Identifies Founders Who’ll Go Far
Danielle Cohn and Maya Baratz of Comcast discuss how the company identifies founding teams that are a good fit for potential partnership or acquisition.…Read More
Walking the Walk of Diversity and Inclusion
Malik Majeed, President and CEO of PRWT Services, explains how diversity within an organization can cultivate innovation.…Read More
How Individual Quirks Can Become Innovation Assets
Melissa Schilling, Professor at NYU Stern, discusses what we can learn from famously eccentric thinkers about encouraging innovation within organizations.…Read More
This Firm is Expanding the Menu for Retail Investors
Mike Gerber (C’95) of FS Investments discusses how listening to the market is a critical source of innovation for firms in the finance sector.…Read More
2018 Healthcare Innovation Challenge Applies Design Thinking to Penn Medicine’s Online Patient Portal
Interdisciplinary student teams applied design thinking to improve patient engagement with Penn’s personalized healthcare management site, MyPennMedicine.…Read More
Five Types of Agility for Navigating Change
Baba Prasad (WG’97), President & CEO of Vivékin Group, discusses how organizations can foster the agility needed to remain innovative in periods of turmoil.…Read More
When an Innovation Ecosystem Makes Partners out of Competitors
Bob Muglia, CEO of cloud data services firm Snowflake Computing, discusses why wise companies know better than to go it alone.…Read More
Individuals Adapt to New Technologies Quickly. HR Needs to Catch Up.
Erica Volini, U.S. Human Capital Leader at Deloitte, discusses the organizational pressures digital technologies are putting on firms across sectors.…Read More
How New Entrants Are Changing the Rules in Aerospace
Ellen Chang (C’88, WG’98), co-founder of LightSpeed Innovations, discusses how entrepreneurs with an appetite for risk are redefining innovation in aerospace.…Read More
Thanks to Digitization, This Company Can Deliver Home Services Before They’re Needed
Jamie Smith (CIO and SVP of ServiceMaster) shares how even a long-established industry like home services is innovating and digitalizing.…Read More
Fast Company’s Bill Taylor Details the Four Types of Innovation Leaders
Bestselling author Bill Taylor warns that experienced leaders sometimes let their expertise cloud their perception of new possibilities and threats.…Read More
A Healthcare Economics Solution that has Asthma Patients Breathing More Easily
Arik Anderson, CEO of Adherium, explains how better quality of life and better healthcare economics go hand in hand.…Read More
The Long Tail Theory, Debunked: We Stick With What We Know
Wharton professor Serguei Netessine finds that even as consumers are deluged with a growing array of choices, they tend to remain loyal to familiar brands and products.…Read More
“There’s no Better Time to Be in Retailing than Now”
Venky Shankar (Texas A&M University) discusses the challenges of retail in an era when customers expect a seamless 360-degree experience.…Read More
WUFT Hacks Brings Financial Innovation to Penn Undergrads
To provide a much-needed venue for students interested in fintech, the Wharton Undergraduate FinTech Group hosted Penn’s first all-undergraduate fintech hackathon in February 2018.…Read More
2018 Y-Prize Winners Reveal Their Secrets to Successful Teamwork
Michael Lee and Henry Zhou of Cellview Sciences share how they balanced their team’s expertise in business and science to win Penn’s 2018 Y-Prize Competition.…Read More
“The Conversation We’ve Been Having On Gender Equality Isn’t Working”
Instead of bias training or efforts that focus on “fixing women,” Mack Institute Sr. Fellow Sarah Kaplan argues for treating the problem of gender inequality like an innovation challenge.…Read More