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Article Startup Scouting Advice from BT Group
August 16, 2024 | By Scott Cohen
If your organization is engaged in startup scouting — or considering it — what constitutes an effective approach? We sought advice recently from Adam Schink, Head of Startup Scouting at Etc., the startup and incubation arm of BT Group.
Resource AT&T AI Policy for Employees and Third Parties
April 10, 2024
AT&T’s AI policy, created in 2021 and updated in 2023, applies to both employees and third-parties that might be involved in creating or using AI solutions. The document explains specific requirements for using GenAI, and outlines a number of principles to which the parties must adhere.
Resource Vodafone’s Artificial Intelligence Framework
April 10, 2024
The $47 billion British telecom Vodafone published an excellent seven-page AI framework in 2019 that explained how the company intended to develop and employ AI technologies.
Resource AT&T Risk Self-Assessment Guidance and Recommended Questions
April 10, 2024
This three-page document explains how employees are supposed to categorize the risk of particular AI solutions, and offers a list of 11 sample questions on topics from cyber security to health and safety (i.e., “Is there a risk to the health or safety of individuals, posed by use of the...
Resource Job Description: Director of AI Technology Center of Excellence, T-Mobile
April 8, 2024
From the description: "Engage with business leadership and stakeholders to promote the AI vision, facilitate the design of processes for AI integration, champion AI initiatives across the organization, secure support, and drive adoption and change management."
Article Comcast Labs SVP on Trends, Working with Startups, and Failing Fast
February 19, 2022
Comcast SVP Ruth Dawson lays out the trends she’s paying attention to, and the three avenues that a Comcast Labs project can travel: a hand-off to the business, a temporary hold, or a full stop.
Article Member Spotlight: Joshua Ness, Verizon
May 26, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux, Kaitlin Milliken
Joshua Ness is a Senior Manager at Verizon 5G Labs, where he predicts how 5G will work with other technologies. We spoke with Joshua as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.
Article Member Spotlight: Jeremy Tole, Azbil Corporation
March 18, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Jeremy Tole discusses his team’s biggest accomplishment and best practices for working at an outpost across the ocean from headquarters.
On Demand Webcast Should Your Organization Be Working on More Moonshots?
December 7, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Peter Williams discussed his experience as the CEO of Alpha, a long-term innovation group created by the Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica.
Article How Cisco Brings Multiple Companies Together to Innovate
February 12, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Cisco executive Kate O’Keeffe explains the format of the company’s 48-hour “living lab” program, which brings together multiple companies to explore opportunities.
On Demand Live Call Kate O’Keefe on Building an Innovation Bootcamp with Impact
January 3, 2019
In our "Building Idea Challenges that Work" conference call, Kate O'Keeffe, founder of Cisco's Hyper Innovation Living Lab (CHILL), shares how she built a 48-hour bootcamp with impact.
Article Nokia Blends Sci-Fi and Reality to Envision the Future
December 29, 2017 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosystem and Trends Scouting at Nokia, explains how science fiction can be an important bellwether of what technologies will take off.
Article Inside Verizon’s ‘Window Into Innovation’
August 18, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken, Kelsey Alpaio
Tim Gorman of Verizon discusses the company’s innovation centers in San Francisco and the Boston suburbs. He also offers a demo of augmented reality for “smart cities.”
Article Why “Gretzky’s Rule” Represents the Past of Product Innovation
March 15, 2017 | By Ken Durand
Most people operate markets where outcomes are unpredictable and new competitors can disrupt your entire business. Find out what on Ericsson exec had to say...
Article How the Innovation Champions Program Works at Vodafone
November 9, 2016
Vodafone's Jerry Spann and Ashoka's Sarah Jefferson lay out the key principles for Vodafone's global innovation champions program and the benefits of the approach.
Article Using Lean Startup to Prioritize New Ideas at Ericsson
June 24, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
“We have way more ideas than we can possibly implement,” says Ken Durand, the head of Ericsson’s Atlanta Idea Factory. Durand shares how his team learned to prioritize.
Article Why Tata Communications Sends Employees to Silicon Valley
April 27, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Alex Pelletier of $3 billion Tata Communications, part of India’s Tata Group, discusses why his team sends employees to Silicon Valley for “an immersion week.”
Article How Telefónica Uses Lean Startup without Risking Reputation
March 30, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
The Spanish telecom company has been embracing the lean startup practices. Here’s how they make it work in an organization obsessed with reliability…
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…
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.