All articles by Meghan Hall - Page 5

Article Mapping Three Years of Innovation Activities at TIAA
June 15, 2022 | By Meghan Hall, Scott Kirsner
A single slide captures three years of innovation activity at TIAA, the $40 billion financial services firm. We asked creator Howard Manzon to explain what’s on the slide; what worked; and what he might do differently in the future.
Article Intel GM on the Industries Moving Quickest with AI Tech — and What Generates Resistance
December 1, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Intel GM Thomas Neubert shares the three industries that will benefit most from the implementation of artificial intelligence and busts myths about the developing technology.
Article A Law Firm’s Chief Innovation Officer Opens Up about Innovating in Professional Services
November 29, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Amol Bargaje, Global Chief Innovation Officer of law firm Mayer Brown, shares his insights on why it can be difficult to innovate in professional services; how firms differ from companies; and what his team's metrics are.
Article Data: How Large Organizations Set and Communicate Sustainability Goals
August 16, 2022 | By Kate Katz, Meghan Hall
Our latest survey on sustainability yielded some interesting results on how organizations measure sustainability, who’s involved in setting and achieving goals, and progress made so far. This is part of our sustainability series, underwritten by our partners at Planbox.
Article Verizon 5G Labs Director on Predicting When Emerging Technologies Go from Buzz to Business Impact
November 4, 2022 | By Meghan Hall, Scott Kirsner
As part of our recent research report, "Shaping Your Strategy for Web3 and the Metaverse," we spoke with Verizon's Director of 5G Labs and Innovation Centers, Christian Guirnalda. In his interview, he explained how he sees the technologies playing out and how Verizon has begun dipping its toe.
Article How Hyundai is Working to Bring its ‘Ultimate Mobility Vehicle’ Vision to Life
October 20, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
We spoke with John Suh, Founding Director of Hyundai's New Horizons Studio, to hear about the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles; the team's new facility in Montana; and how the team balances digital and physical prototyping.
Article Spotify’s VP of Personalization on ‘Making a Bet’ on New Ideas
October 3, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Personalization of products and services has become a major desire for many consumers across a variety of industries. We spoke with Ziad Sultan, VP of Personalization at Spotify, the music streaming platform famous for its customized user interface, to learn more about its personalization practices, get advice on how to...
Article Recording Academy President on the Metaverse, TikTok, and Experimenting with New Platforms
October 7, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
As part of our most recent research report, Shaping Your Strategy for Web3 and the Metaverse, we spoke with Panos Panay, President of the Recording Academy and the Grammys, to hear about the Academy’s partnerships in emerging technology, what stage Panay believes emerging technologies are at, and his expectations going...
Article Google Innovation Lead and Harvard Researcher on Overcoming the Challenges to Design Thinking
September 27, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Prapti Jha, a Design Strategist and Researcher at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Harsh Wardhan, an Innovation Program Lead at Google Cloud Solution Studio, spoke with us about what design thinking actually entails, how it can be valuable for innovation and design in large organizations, and misunderstandings...
Article ‘That First Sip of Fall’: Lessons from the Creation of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte
September 19, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Angie McKenzie was part of the team that created Starbucks’ iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte, which launched in 2003. She spoke with us to share a few key lessons she learned from the project, and discussed challenges innovators in the food and beverage industries face today.