All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 25

Article Trends & Technologies Worth Watching
July 13, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
At the New York Field Study, a group created a list of technologies and trends that will increase in importance…
Article How MTD Products Brought an Impossible Product to Market
June 8, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Roy Keating’s mission at Ohio-based MTD Products is to help accelerate growth coming out of the recession. Learn more…
Article How NTT Data Diversifies Innovation
June 19, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
In 2014, Tokyo-based NTT Data held 11 workshops in cities. This year, the IT services giant is planning another dozen, with a specific focus on disruptive digital innovations…
Q&A Expanding Crowdsourcing without Getting Overwhelmed
June 22, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
“We currently hold an annual crowdsourcing event… [W]e want to expand the event…but I’m not sure how people could watch even more ideas to vote on them…”
Article Why Google Does ‘Beer & Demos’ Every Friday
July 2, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Craig Nevill-Manning of Google talks about why the company encourages engineers to show off raw prototypes every week over beer. Find out more here…
Article How Big are Innovation Teams at the Largest Companies?
September 25, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Sharing some data that came out of our recent benchmarking survey. How large are the innovation teams at the largest companies? Here’s what our respondents said…
Article Co-Creation: Vodafone, Thomson Reuters Share Lessons Learned
February 11, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Can two companies innovate together? Shannon Lucas of Vodafone Global Enterprise and Saidah Nash Carter of Thomson Reuters share their advice.
Article Inside the Entrepreneur-Led Innovation Group at Eastern Bank
March 23, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Dan O'Malley had tried to disrupt the banking industry from outside. Now, he's working within it, as the founder of Eastern Labs, an innovation group at Eastern Bank. Includes slides...
Article What Manulife’s Senior Tech Execs Want from New LOFT Initiative
August 11, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Executives at Manulife Financial knew they needed to play more offense when it came to exploring and experimenting with new technologies.
Article How New CVS Digital Lab Proves Value, Works with Business Units
December 15, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
CVS Chief Digital Officer Brian Tilzer discusses why the company set up its new Digital Innovation Lab in Boston; how it connects with teams at headquarters; and more.