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Overcoming Legacy Thinking at Established Organizations

MGM Resorts President Atif Rafiq sat down to discuss the dangers of legacy thinking, the benefits of risk-taking in the innovation and career space, and his advice for creating a learning culture that benefits an organization. 

Collin Robisheaux · Aug 10, 2021
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Sonesta Hotels’ COO on Growth During a Pandemic

How did Sonesta grow from 58 hotels in November of 2020 to 1,200 locations today? Vera Manoukian, Chief Operating Officer, explains and shares how innovators can work with operation teams. 

Kaitlin Milliken · Apr 13, 2021
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What is the Future of Theme Park Vacations?

Temperature screenings and face coverings are now part of the park experience. So what elements of the theme park vacation will remain forever changed? What will bounce back? 

Algernon Callier · Sep 4, 2020
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Getting Innovation Started

How can teams set innovation initiatives up for success? To get best practices, we sat down with guests from Marriott, Comcast NBCUniversal, and Innosight.

Kaitlin Milliken · Nov 12, 2019
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High-Tech on the High Seas

Once you’ve identified some promising technologies, how do you test and deploy them in the real world? To find out, we went to Miami to visit Royal Caribbean.

Kaitlin Milliken · Oct 15, 2019
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How Royal Caribbean is Deploying New Technologies

We go inside Royal Caribbean’s innovation lab in Miami and on board their ship, Navigator of the Seas, to see the company’s digital transformation in action. 

Kaitlin Milliken · Oct 7, 2019
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Five Innovation Tips to Start Your September

Vacation season is over, so brush up on what you missed while you were at the beach. Check out five takeaways from our August coverage of corporate innovation…

Kaitlin Milliken · Sep 3, 2019
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Expedia Exec: Three Elements for Successful Innovation

David Krieger, Sr. Director of Strategy and Business Development for Expedia.com, shares his advice on making innovation happen inside large organizations, and three trends his team is watching. 

Kelsey Alpaio · Aug 20, 2019
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Moving Fast…Full Speed Ahead!

Can a big, slow company really move fast? And is faster necessarily better? To find out, we talked to Rachael Schwartz, formerly of Keurig. This episode also features Trip Advisor CEO Steve Kaufer.

Nov 6, 2018
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Universal Orlando Exec on Deploying Tech to Theme Parks

Talking about ideas is great, but it’s just vapor. Al Callier of Universal explains how his team takes ideas from “vapor to paper to brick,” and what technology they explore.

Stephen Ellison · Feb 3, 2016
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