Our Collaborative Innovation Program Experience: AI For Software Developers

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During the Fall 2023 semester, Catrina Lim WG’24, Harini Pundi Satyanarayanan WG’24, and Sherry Xue SEAS’25 participated in the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (MGMT 892), a project-based course that brings Wharton students into real companies to help them solve problems and drive innovation strategies.   The students were partRead More

Fall ’22 Collaborative Innovation Program Kicks Off

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This Fall semester, 27 students from Wharton’s Full-Time and Executive MBA Programs, plus Penn Engineering, are participating in this project-based course alongside seven different firmsRead More

Our Collaborative Innovation Program Experience: Developing A New AlcoBev Product

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This past spring semester, Vishoka Balasubramanian WG’23, Shounak Mishra WG’22, Andres Ramirez WG’23, and Jordan Woodard WG’22 participated in the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (MGMT 892), a project-based course that brings Wharton students into real companies to help them solve problems and drive innovation strategies. The students in theRead More

Insights From CIP: The Future of Leisure & Hospitality

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This past semester (Spring 2022), students consulted on a diverse lineup of live business challenges in industries ranging from hospitality to crypto. The projects offerRead More

Insights From CIP: Creating A Digital Supply Chain Sales Playbook

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This past semester (Spring 2022), students consulted on a diverse lineup of live business challenges in industries ranging from hospitality to crypto. The projects offerRead More

Insights From CIP: Rolling Out A New Alcobev

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This past semester (Spring 2022), students consulted on a diverse lineup of live business challenges in industries ranging from hospitality to crypto. The projects offerRead More

Key Insights From Collaborative Innovation Projects: New Players & Expanding Ecosystems

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This past semester (Fall 2021), students consulted on a diverse lineup of live business challenges in industries ranging from metalworking to green banking. The projectsRead More

Key Insights From Collaborative Innovation Projects: Environment, Sustainability, and Governance

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This past semester (Fall 2021), students consulted on a diverse lineup of live business challenges in industries ranging from metalworking to green banking. The projectsRead More

Key Insights From Collaborative Innovation Projects: New & Emergency Technologies

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Each semester, the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) brings Wharton and Penn students into some of the world’s top companies to solve organizational challenges. This past semester (Fall 2021), students consulted on a diverse lineup of live business challenges in industries ranging from metalworking to green banking. The projectsRead More

Sarah Chung WG’22 On The Collaborative Innovation Program

Sarah Chung

This past fall semester, Sarah Chung WG’22 participated in the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (Management 892), a project-based course that brings Wharton students into real companies to help them solve problems and drive innovation strategies.  While Sarah has mostly worked in finance and retail (including stints at Capital GroupRead More