All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 2

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  ArticleAre We on the Verge of a Golden Age of Robotics Innovation?

  March 18, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner

  As robots become more capable of operating in different environments — and perhaps as they get new input about the world around them from AI and foundation models — it could be "transformative to our societies and economies," says Matthew Johnson-Roberson of Carnegie Mellon University, as "large swath of the things we...
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  ArticleNew Data: Trends in Music and Video Consumption

  March 15, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner

  At the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Luminate CEO Rob Jonas offered an overview of how music and video consumption changed in 2023. Here are 10 of the data points he shared...
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  ArticleNASCAR’s First Chief Digital Officer on Experimenting with New Technologies and Platforms

  March 1, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner, Tyler Smith

  Tim Clark is the Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at NASCAR, the auto racing sanctioning and operating company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. In this exclusive interview, he talks about leveraging new technologies to increase fans' engagement with the sport.
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  ArticlePTC’s Chief Technology Officer on Innovating Across the Three Horizons

  February 14, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner

  CTO Steve Dertien talks about how innovation happens inside PTC, a $2 billion maker of design, augmented reality, and Internet of Things software.
• ArticleHow Fidelity Used a Key Ring to Capture Project Learnings

  July 17, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner

  What happens after the debrief on a project you’ve completed? At Fidelity Investments, the innovation team came up with a clever way to capture their learnings.
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  ArticleExclusive Book Excerpt: ‘The Intrapreneur’s Journey’

  September 13, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner

  “Giving employees time and freedom to work on their own ideas makes great business sense,” write Hugh Molotsi and Jeff Zias in the forthcoming book “The Intrapreneur’s Journey.” 
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  ArticleThe ‘Fear the Unicorn’ Era is Over. Here’s What Comes Next…

  February 5, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner

  “Fear of the unicorn” is over. We are now in an era where companies fear — and should fear — being insufficiently intelligent about AI. InnoLead Co-Founder Scott Kirsner explains...
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  ArticleWalmart is Shutting Down its Store No. 8 Innovation Lab. Here’s What That Means for Other Corporate Innovators.

  January 26, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner

  On January 23rd, we brought together a group of four retail industry veterans — and one retail-focused venture capitalist — to unpack the news that the world’s biggest retailer, Walmart, had decided to shut down its primary innovation group, Store No. 8. What are the important take-aways for innovators and...
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  VideoWhat’s Changing in Corporate VC and Internal New Venture Creation?

  January 8, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner

  This one hour video explores what has been changing in the realms of corporate venture capital and incubating new ventures — and how those activities can be linked. Featuring guests from KPMG, Johnson & Johnson, Allegion, and TDK.
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  ArticleInside a Generative AI Tournament for Employees

  January 9, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner

  The VP of Innovation and Strategy at Black & Veatch explains how the company's first Gen AI Tournament came together, and shares some slides detailing its structure.