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Article What Philips Wants from Open Innovation
June 18, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Philips North America chairman Greg Sebasky, left, calls it "one of the first attempts by a large company to do open innovation."
Article Four Lessons from Mullen’s Chief Innovation Officer
June 16, 2013
In June 2009, Edward Boches became the first Chief Innovation Officer at Mullen, an ad agency that works with household names like JetBlue, Adidas, and Zappos.
Article Blockbuster idea: Expanding markets by being multi-lingual
May 23, 2013
Hollywood studios aren't always enthusiastic when it comes to embracing a new technology. But a smartphone app from a stealthy startup called myLINGO could help them get more non-native English speakers into theaters, with almost no additional effort. Company co-founder Olenka Polak, who grew up in a household that spoke...
Article Hostile Comments from Division Heads
May 22, 2013
When innovation initiatives aren't exactly welcomed with open arms...A dispatch from the commodities business.
Article How VMware Funds Innovation like a VC
May 13, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
At the cloud and virtualization giant, more than 60 ideas have been presented over the last year-and-a-half, in areas like R&D, customer service, and field sales.