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
Podcasts
How AI and Human Recommendations Combine to Create the “Pandora for Art”
Carter Cleveland, CEO & Founder of Artsy, explains how his company streamlines the search for new art by aggregating historical and contemporary works onto one platform.…Read More
The Company Getting Hospitals to Break Up with Their Pagers
Trey Lauderdale, CEO and Founder of clinical communications platform Voalte, shared how the smartphone is finally finding a place in the healthcare industry.…Read More
Can Corporate Compliance Be a Strategic Asset?
Bob Conlin, President & CEO of NAVEX Global, talked about the strategic benefits of embracing a company-wide culture of ethics.…Read More
Using Data to Achieve A Powerful Brand
Allen Adamson, author of “Shift Ahead,” shares how to create a powerful brand to stay relevant to consumers whose attention is continually divided.…Read More
In Health Care, Connecting the Data Sends Quality Up and Costs Down
Sheila Talton, President & CEO of Gray Matter Analytics, explains how to address inefficiencies that drive up costs in the U.S. healthcare system.…Read More
Digitizing the Banking Sector Takes a Step-by-Step Approach
Nathan Snell, Chief Innovation Officer at nCino, discusses how his team works to phase financial institutions into digitization.…Read More
“In the SaaS World You’re Constantly Connecting with Your Customers”
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
“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
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