All articles by Stephen Ellison

• ArticleDesign Thinking & Lean Startup at Adobe

  March 28, 2017 | By Stephen Ellison

  Adobe exec Aubrey Cattell says that the lean startup approach – build, measure, learn, accelerate – has changed the way Adobe thinks about innovation.
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  ArticleUniversal Orlando Exec on Deploying Tech to Theme Parks

  February 3, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  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.
• ArticleHow Thales Group is Chasing Growth with New Xplor Initiative

  January 25, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  Pete Roney of Thales USA says that the rationale for launching a new innovation effort was clear: The company wasn’t thinking creatively enough to keep up with its peers.
• ArticleHow the Unilever Foundry Works with Startups

  May 25, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  Unilever has launched more than 90 pilots with 90 different startups, scaling about half of those initiatives. Jeremy Basset of Unilever Foundry explains how and why they're doing it...
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  ArticleInsights from Honda’s Silicon Valley Lab

  October 3, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  While it began as an R&D outpost in 2000 and later added a venture capital team, Honda's Silicon Valley site is now a full-fledged innovation hub for the company...
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  ArticleQualcomm on Building an Internal Startup-Venture Capital Ecosystem

  March 21, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  Plenty of innovation programs struggle to produce tangible impact in areas that matter to senior leadership. Navrina Singh of Qualcomm explains how they’ve been doing it…
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  ArticleSchneider Electric Exec on Decision-Making in Silicon Valley

  April 4, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  Schneider Electric’s Silicon Valley outpost helps the company experiment with new services and business models. VP Paul Campbell discusses takeaways… 
• ArticleDisney SVP on How Accelerator Program Led to New Partnerships

  August 5, 2014 | By Stephen Ellison

  With the Walt Disney Co. about to launch the second round of its Disney Accelerator program for startups, we caught up with Michael Abrams, Senior Vice President of Innovation.  
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  ArticleHow a Startup Gave Kwikset a Lead in Smartlocks

  March 2, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison

  Kwikset had been experimenting with various keyless entry products, but nothing clicked until they partnered with a startup…
• ArticleStaples Exec on Building up the Retailers’ Digital Muscles

  May 13, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison

  Since he joined Staples, Faisal Masud has embarked on a campaign to build up the company’s digital muscles. Find out more…