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Article Five Major Trends Changing Professional Sports
September 21, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken, Kelsey Alpaio
Isaiah Kacyvenski, Co-Founder of the Sports Innovation Lab in Boston, discusses five major trends he sees impacting the future of sports, including “smart venue” and eSports.
Article Why the Los Angeles Dodgers Run a ‘Training Camp’ for Sports Startups
May 8, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Baseball franchises excel at scouting players until they’re ready for the big show. But the LA Dodgers are unique in trying to do the same thing for startups…
Article Pro Tips from the NFL on Mobile App Development
January 30, 2017 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Working on a tight schedule to develop NFL apps, Jazz Singh uses an agile development to get everything ready in time for the big game. Here are some of his tips.
Article Philadelphia 76ers Innovation Lab, Offering Hands-On Help to Startups
December 1, 2016 | By Kelsey Alpaio
The new lab is open to hosting early-stage consumer product companies and some B2B concepts — not just sports or fitness-related startups. Find out more…
Article How ESPN is Using Data to Call the Plays
November 29, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
George Leimer, VP of Fantasy Sports and Premium Products at ESPN, discusses how the sports network is working to build a data and metrics-oriented culture.
Article How Viacom Uses Lean Startup & Agile to Engage Viewers
May 16, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
Kimberly Hicks of Viacom says in an arena where people’s media consumption and the devices change so quickly, the lean startup approach is extremely helpful.
Article Thomson Reuters’ Catalyst Fund for New Ideas
May 11, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
The $13 billion created an internal seed fund called the Catalyst Fund in January 2014, which provides up to $350,000 in funding to build and test prototypes. Here’s how it works…
Article New York Times Disbands R&D Lab, Pulls Innovation Closer to Newsroom
May 10, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
The lab was founded a decade ago to look “beyond the next product cycle, identifying trends and technologies that will emerge in the next three to five years.”
Article Former Pixar SVP on Creative Conflict & Why Well-Designed Offices Win
March 10, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
“Creative abrasion is the ability to have difficult conversations,” says Greg Brandeau, former Pixar SVP of Technology. Brandeau shares his thoughts and an assessment.
On Demand Live Call Hearst Health’s CIO on Lab Funding, Staffing, and Focus
March 1, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
In our Live Call with Justin Graham of Hearst Health, we talk about the innovation lab he oversees in San Francisco, including staffing, funding, and the focus of the lab.
Article Lego Executive Chairman: Create a Separate Structure
November 3, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Lego executive chairman and former CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp talks about Future Lab, a separate team the company set up to explore new avenues for growth.
Article Five Ways to Spread Innovation throughout the Organization
July 30, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Michael Dewar of the New York Times R&D Group discussed the various ways that his group can build awareness of its projects throughout the organization...
Article Disney SVP on How Its Accelerator Program Led to New Partnerships
June 29, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
SVP of Innovation Michael Abrams discusses the upside of launching an accelerator program for media and entertainment startups, including partnerships that it has sparked so far.
Article NBCUniversal Shares Its Hit Hackathon Formula
June 15, 2015
NBCUniversal’s chief technology officer and chief information officer share their advice on topics like how to link hackathons with business unit objectives.
Article Inside the Creation of D&B’s Cloud Innovation Center
February 16, 2015 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
An acquisition in 2014 gave Dun & Bradstreet a 49-person, cloud-focused software development team in Vancouver. Here's how that group has evolved...
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 Budget Cuts Close Turner Tech Office, Startup Accelerator
January 7, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Late December brought another unfortunate example of corporate budget cuts bringing the curtain down on an innovation team — this one at Turner Broadcasting...
Article Thomson Reuters VP on Limits of Idea Management
December 4, 2014
The head of the Data Innovation Lab at Thomson Reuters argues that if you want to generate revenues from innovation, installing idea management software won't get you there.
Article How Videos Spread Innovation at Thomson Reuters
November 14, 2014
Chief Innovation Officer Cary Burch explains the objectives and impact of a weekly video series that puts innovative employees in the spotlight.
Article Is This the Fate of Employee Idea-Sourcing Initiatives?
October 7, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
You launch an innovation initiative and cast a wide net for employee ideas. What happens next? This slide from Thomson Reuters' Mona Vernon predicts it with accuracy.