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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

November 19, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post business model innovation, Collaborative Innovation Program, entrepreneurship, Innovation Pathways, social impact

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

October 28, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, data analysis, Innovation Pathways, machine learning

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

October 26, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, emerging technology, Innovation Pathways, product development, team structure

Innovation Pathways: Combining Two Approaches for Customer Solutions

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Vaibhav Katkade WG’20 finds merit in blending structured and unstructured methods to effectively identify and solve the most pressing customer problems.…Read More

October 15, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, Innovation Pathways, market research, product development

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

October 14, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, data analysis, diversity, Innovation Pathways

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

October 12, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, Innovation Pathways, retail

Innovation Pathways: Finding Team Success Through Diversity of Experience

Jess Stokes headshot

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

September 28, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, Innovation Pathways, social impact, startups

Innovation Pathways: Financial Services Takeaways Transfer to Healthcare

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Social policy graduate student Linya Liu explains why she aimed to outperform delivery expectations during Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program.…Read More

September 10, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, data analysis, healthcare industry, Innovation Pathways

Fintech Challenge Winners Offer Solution for the Retirement of the Future

Vanguard Innovation Challenge Winners

The winners of the 2019 Vanguard Innovation Challenge describe “Ralph,” the retirement planning tool they designed to serve non-traditional employees.…Read More

February 5, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post digital disruption, fintech, retirement

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

February 4, 2020   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, data analysis, Innovation Pathways, machine learning

Innovation Pathways: Jacob Rieber on Student Projects That Make a Real Impact

Jacob Rieber

Jacob Rieber is drawn to studying innovation management due to its “intersection of creativity, problem-solving, and novelty.”…Read More

July 9, 2019   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post 5G, Innovation Pathways, telecommunications

Insurance Professional Gets Opportunity to Put Behavioral Science Theory Into Practice

Participating in the Collaborative Innovation Program gave John Thiel the “helpful applied insight that I had been seeking.”…Read More

July 9, 2019   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, customer analytics

What You Can Learn About Innovation by Talking to Florists, Accountants, and More

Student Lauren Gaudreau describes how a Collaborative Innovation Program team considered an ideal customer service model for a financial services company.…Read More

July 9, 2019   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post banking, Collaborative Innovation Program

‘The Very Beginning’ of One Team’s Social Entrepreneurship Journey

Penn Hult Prize Team

The winners of the 2018 Hult Prize at Penn introduce PEER, their platform connecting underprivileged youth with mentors of similar backgrounds, and share what they learned along the way to the regional competition.…Read More

April 11, 2019   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post entrepreneurship, Hult Prize, social impact

Excitement Around Blockchain Grows with Inaugural Penn Conference

The first-ever Penn Blockchain Conference drew 41 speakers and over 300 attendees to discuss the future of blockchain technology.…Read More

April 16, 2018   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post blockchain, fintech

2018 Healthcare Innovation Challenge Applies Design Thinking to Penn Medicine’s Online Patient Portal

Healthcare Innovation Challenge 2018

Interdisciplinary student teams applied design thinking to improve patient engagement with Penn’s personalized healthcare management site, MyPennMedicine.…Read More

March 19, 2018   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post design, healthcare industry, Wharton Innovation & Design Club

WUFT Hacks Brings Financial Innovation to Penn Undergrads

WUFT Hacks

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

February 20, 2018   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post fintech

Inaugural WINDS Conference Creates a New Community for Innovation Researchers

The inaugural Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium brought together PhD candidates from all over the world and across a range of disciplines.…Read More

November 20, 2017   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Andrea Contigiani, Aymeric Bellon, John Eklund, Lisa Tang, Mack Innovation Doctoral Association, Tong Liu, Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium

A Diverse Team Takes on the Industrial IoT Challenge

Dylan Hooe

Dylan Hooe came to Wharton to build versatile skills, meaningful experiences, and enduring relationships. He found them in the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program.…Read More

July 28, 2017   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post Collaborative Innovation Program, internet of things

Penn Fintech Challenge Winners Offer Student Debt Management Solution

Fintech Challenge 2017 Winners

The Citi Ventures FinTech Challenge was a first-of-its-kind competition that asked Penn students to find solutions to some of the most pressing questions facing financial services today.…Read More

May 15, 2017   |   Mack Institute News, Student Post fintech, online banking

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