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Article How the Marlins Create a ‘Uniquely Miami’ Fan Experience
July 30, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux
Michael Shaw, Vice President and Head of Experience and Innovation for the Miami Marlins, discusses projects that create a unique fan experience, and explores the future of the game in a post-COVID world.
Article Vox VP on the Future of Digital Journalism
July 26, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux
Edwin Wong works with data to identify trends in Vox’s audience. That information can be used to identify stories that most interest readers…
Article Disney: Innovating at the Intersection of Physical & Digital
July 13, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Jon Snoddy of Walt Disney Imagineering gave an inside look at the culture that makes his team tick and his vision for how the physical and digital worlds are converging.
Article Tennis Association CMO on Forging Stronger Connections with Fans
June 18, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
The US Tennis Association’s CMO shares storytelling tips and explains how her team stayed connected digitally with fan’s during the most recent US Open.
Podcast Pivoting the Fan Experience at the Portland Trail Blazers
March 9, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How did the Portland Trail Blazers innovate to keep close to fans throughout the COVID-19 pandemic? The team’s Chief Commerical Officer explains.
Article CES 2021: Samsung, Google & Lucasfilm on Business Shifts
January 15, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Executives at Samsung, Google, and Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and Magic talk about business shifts they expect to endure in 2021.
Article How The Washington Post Created Tools to Cover Elections in 2020
January 7, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
In order to accurately cover an election pivotal to the country’s history, The Washington Post spent a year testing an election mapping tool and built a lead locator. Here’s how they did it.
Article How Activision Blizzard is Growing its Audience Beyond Hard-Core Gamers
January 4, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Ken Wee, Chief Strategy Officer of Activision Blizzard, shares insights on esports, the company’s focus on its biggest franchises, investing in mobile games, free-to-play offerings, and more.
Article Barre3 CEO on the Future of Fitness
November 24, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Barre3 CEO Sadie Lincoln explored how the company approaches innovation and how the company pivoted to meet the new demands of 2020.
Article Will Coronavirus Be the Tipping Point for Virtual Reality?
September 30, 2020
The desire to escape in 2020, if only for minutes or hours, has become an obsession, creating the perfect tipping point for virtual reality. See how Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab has harnessed that energy…
Article What is the Future of Live Entertainment?
September 11, 2020
Time spent streaming is up 60 percent since the start of the pandemic. But this not to say that digital will replace the physical. What’s the future of live entertainment?
Article Digital Tools for Innovation Can’t Just Be “Vitamins”
September 10, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby
When it comes to digital tools, some offer real solutions. Others provide “vitamins” that are nice to have but not essential. Learn how to find the tools that solve real challenges.
Article What is the Future of Sports Venues and Games?
September 9, 2020
In the midst of COVID-19, many of sports venues are increasingly empty, and sport no longer holds as central a place in our lives. There is a real urgency to change how live sporting events operate.
Article Inside the R&D Culture at Pixar Animation Studios
July 3, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Pixar’s VP of R&D, Guido Quaroni, explains how and why the company encourages collaborative work. ”A culture of too much individualism…is always a dangerous place to be,” says Quaroni. Here’s how Pixar’s culture operates.
Article Highlights from June on Anticipating “The New Normal”
July 2, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
We’ve gathered the best pieces of recent advice from our live show, report, and other online coverage to help you imagine the future and plan your next steps.
On Demand Webcast Pulling Back the Curtain on Disney’s Storied Imagineering Department
June 24, 2020
What can you learn from the creative cultures of Walt Disney Imagineering and Pixar? Leslie Iwerks, a documentary filmmaker, has made films about both organizations. She shares what she observed in this replay of “One Quick Thing.” Iwerks is joined on the show by two unnanounced guests: her father, Don Iwerks, who...
Article How COVID-19 Reversed ‘Tech-Lash’ and Other Lasting Trends
June 11, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
Lauren Xandra, Vice President of National Research Group, explains COVID-19’s impact on the relationship between consumers, entertainment, and communication.
Article Panasonic on Entertainment’s Immersive & More Personalized Future
June 10, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
Two leaders of the Panasonic Hollywood Lab predict how entertainment will become even more personalized in a post-COVID world. They also discuss environments that promote healing and relaxation.
On Demand Webcast Navigating Shifts in Reader Behavior at Dow Jones
May 27, 2020
When looking for updates on the impacts of coronavirus, many have turned to news publications for information. Edward Roussel of Dow Jones discusses the changes.
Article Peloton Exec: Emerging From the Crisis Stronger Than You Went In
May 22, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby
Few companies have experienced more of a surge of customer interest than Peloton Interactive, the maker of Internet-linked exercise bikes. We spoke to Rick Paster, Peloton’s VP of M&A Integration…