AppDynamics employees show off some projects from a recent hackathon.
Algernon Callier, VP of Strategic Innovation and Emerging Technology at Universal Parks and Resorts.
Jeff Moore, Head of Staffing for Google’s Consumer Hardware business, leads a session on “rethinking recruiting.”
Ken Norton of GV (Google Ventures) talks about the culture at Google, and how startups work differently from larger companies.
Innovation Leader CEO Scott Kirsner opens the event with a fireside chat with Duncan Logan, CEO of Rocketspace.
Algernon Callier of Universal Parks & Resorts, Scott Harrison of Coca-Cola, and Jason Powers of RAND Corp.
Innovation Manager Jill North, of the City of San Jose, leads a session on incorporating autonomous vehicles into cities.
Intel exec Howard Wright, a former NBA player, shows a demo on how sports video can be captured in three dimensions.
Alper Tekin of Udacity talks about the future of online learning at Andreessen Horowitz, our final visit of the Field Study.
Diego Ortiz Vega of ExxonMobil chats with Beth Devin of Citi Ventures.
Scott Kirsner of Innovation Leader with Amy Benzinger of Cisco’s CHILL program and Linda Tong, VP of Innovation Labs and Product Experience at AppDynamics.
Field Study participants hit the field — at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers.
Execs from SAP and the San Francisco 49ers talk about some of the technology integrated throughout the stadium.
Participants at a whiteboard session at WL Gore.
Day Two began at the W.L. Gore Innovation Center in Santa Clara, where Linda Elkins of WL Gore and Scott Kirsner of Innovation Leader talked about the creation and evolution of the facility.
Arthur Liberian and Sean Nazarian of Planbox pose with a spacesuit. W.L. Gore fibers and cables have long been used by NASA on various space missions.
Participants check out demos related to the various materials that Gore develops and sells.
Sean Nazarian of Planbox leads a breakout session on identifying and solving the right problems.
Navin Kunde, Open Innovation Department Leader at Clorox, shares advice on building networks of innovators.
Breakout sessions at the Gore Innovation Center.
Participants suggest best practices related to the innovation “supply chain” as part of a lunch discussion led by Startgrid.
Peter Berger, Director of Innovation at EmbraerX, leads a session on metrics and KPIs for tech scouting work.
Day One concluded with a visit to Target Open House, a showcase of new (and not-yet-released) high-tech products.
Kaitlin Milliken of Innovation Leader moderates a discussion with Moon Javaid of the San Francisco 49ers and Chris Curtin of Visa.
Participants interact with demos at the Target Open House store.
Chris Townsend and Matthew Heim of Wellspring lead a session on tech scouting best practices.
Innovation Leader’s Kaitlin Milliken with Vicki Dobbs Beck of Lucasfilm.
Scott Kirsner of Innovation Leader with Amy Benzinger of Cisco’s CHILL program and Linda Tong, VP of Innovation Labs and Product Experience at AppDynamics.
Photo opps in the end zone.
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Our 2019 San Francisco Field Study brought more than 60 executives together to discuss strategies for scouting emerging trends and technologies. We toured the W.L. Gore Innovation Center, Target Open House, the Bolt makerspace, AppDynamics, the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium, Rocketspace, and Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world’s top venture capital firms.
Attendees also participated in whiteboard sessions led by executives from Intel, Google, the City of San Jose, Clorox, and more. Thanks to our friends at Wellspring, Planbox, and Startgrid for their help in executing a phenomenally successful event!
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