Brendan Cahill (WG’08) of Penguin Random House Labs, discussed how he finds ways to innovate in the centuries-old publishing industry.…Read More
Employing a Startup Mindset to Help Books Fly off the Shelves
host: Saikat Chaudhuri
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
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
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
Open Innovation Is Driving a Cultural Shift at Ford
Dr. Venkatesh Prasad, Ford’s “What’s Next” guy, describes how Ford is taking on new trends like autonomous cars, new energy sources, and shared ridership.…Read More
When to Incubate, When to Scale? How Samsung Pinpoints the Right Moment
Nana Murugesan (WG’09), VP at Samsung Electronics, discusses how he can tell when it’s time to take an innovative leap.…Read More
How J&J Uses Consumer Data to Enhance the Customer Experience
Robert Boland (WG’13) explains how J&J applies external and internal data to build lasting connections with patients.…Read More
How Large Organizations Can Spur Entrepreneurial Change from Within
Carl Schramm of Syracuse University and the Kauffman Foundation discusses what organizations can do to keep their entrepreneurial employees around.…Read More
Innovation In Aviation Comes Down to Smart Bets on One Big Winner
With significant incumbent benefits and strict safety regulations, the aviation industry can sometimes present its engineers with a limited scope for innovation. Dr. Brian Tillotson of Boeing explains how the company continues to push boundaries despite various obstacles.…Read More
Terry Fadem Unpacks His Innovation Toolbox
We ask our guest Terry Fadem, Senior Fellow at the Mack Institute, about his varied experiences accelerating growth in both the academic and corporate worlds.…Read More
To Master Innovation in the Technology Sector, Companies Must Nail the Cultural Fit
The global technology sector is constantly changing as new players enter the industry and legacy ones adapt. We asked Sid Kumar (WG’09) how CA Technologies, a global enterprise software company, has navigated digital transformation over the past 40 years.…Read More
Mastering Innovation in Financial Services: How Fintech is Changing the Game for Wells Fargo
The financial services industry is increasingly seeing new technologies arise, from mobile banking to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. On the debut episode of Mastering Innovation, we asked Ryan Miller to share how Wells Fargo fosters a culture of innovation to keep up with these changes.…Read More