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
Innovation Pathways: An Engineering Student Finds a New Career Direction
Collaborative Innovation Program
Innovation Pathways: Austin Deng Works at a ‘Startup’ in a Large Company
Johnson & Johnson’s Austin Deng identifies opportunities in connected healthcare, sensors/wearables, and digital health.…Read More
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
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
A Diverse Team Takes on the Industrial IoT Challenge
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
Healthcare Innovation that Upends Traditional Attitudes
CIP student Emily Pell talks about what she learned working on healthcare innovation in sexual wellness – and how she snagged an internship in the process.…Read More
“Surprise, Uncertainty, and Eagerness to Try”
One product design student’s CIP experience learning to innovate through an unexpected challenge.…Read More
From Crowdsourcing Novice to Consultant in One Semester
Wharton MBA student Meredith Sigler got to help a large corporation navigate the current landscape of crowdsourcing as part of the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program.…Read More
One Student’s “Unique and Valuable” Innovation Experience
Wharton MBA student Alan Holden shares why he recommends the Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program to students interested in innovation.…Read More
Next Semester, Put Real Innovation to Work
Every major firm faces innovation challenges. We’re looking for the students who want to tackle them.…Read More
Turning Business Theory into Business Practice
It’s mid-September 2014, and my four teammates and I are clustered around a computer. We’re part of the Mack Institute’s inaugural Collaborative Innovation Program, and we’ve come together to find out what challenge we’re going to spend the rest of the semester tackling. …Read More
Thinking Outside of the Classroom
The Mack Institute’s Collaborative Innovation Program (CIP) pairs corporate partners with Penn students to tackle real-world business challenges.…Read More