All City & Regional Ecosystems

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  PodcastHow Changemakers Innovate Within Government Agencies

  May 26, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  In this episode of Innovation Answered, we wanted to know, “What does innovation look like in government? ” To get best practices, Innovation Leader’s Kaitlin Milliken sat down with Tanya Hannah, the former Chief Information Officer of King’s County Washington. Steve Rader, Deputy Manager of NASA’s Center of Excellence for...
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  PodcastWhat Corporate Venture Funds can Learn From VCs

  May 12, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  What are the risks when large companies dive into the venture capital game? How are venture teams responding to challenges posed by COVID-19? All that and more in this episode…
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  ArticleHow One Corporate Innovator Assembled a Volunteer Team to Print Face Shields

  April 6, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Shashi Jain’s day job is Intel. But he’s working almost another full-time shift  as an organizer of the Portland 3D Printing Lab, which has been producing face shields for healthcare workers… 
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  ArticleAn Annotated Map of 20 Corporate Innovation Hubs in Atlanta

  March 9, 2020

  We put together this map of 20 key corporate innovation hubs in Atlanta. The list includes innovation centers, accelerators, and corporate venture capital funds. 
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  On Demand Live CallPartnerships at Bayer’s Innovation Center

  June 14, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Dr. Chris Haskell discusses how Bayer partners with startups, academic institutions, and other corporates at the company’s Innovation center.
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  PodcastInside Silicon Valley’s Innovation Culture

  May 14, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  We ask, “What makes FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google ) more innovative than other companies?” We ask Faisal Masud of Wing Aviation to find out. 
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  ArticleTaiwan’s ‘Crypto Congressman’ on Infusing Tech into Government

  May 7, 2019 | By Dave Sebastian

  Jason Hsu of Taiwan discusses cryptocurrencies, blockchain in Taiwan, and the culture of innovation in his office. 
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  Article25 Corporate Innovation Hubs in London

  April 29, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Explore our interactive map to see the key players in London’s ecosystem, from corporate innovation labs to venture capital funds to accelerators.
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  Article‘Office of New Urban Mechanics’ Nudges City Gov to Take Risks

  April 28, 2019 | By Dave Sebastian

  Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics is a civic innovation incubator and R&D lab. It’s also the city’s “risk team, the failure team,” says co-founder Nigel Jacob.
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  ArticleAn Annotated Map of 25 Corporate Innovation Hubs in New York City

  February 22, 2019 | By Dave Sebastian

  It’s hard to compete with Wall Street when it comes to global influence and importance. In fact, in 2018, New York’s financial hub surpassed London in one key ranking (thanks, Brexit!). But in New York these days, there’s comparable energy emanating from Chelsea, where Google’s New York outpost has been expanding...
• Article50+ Corporate Innovation Hubs in Boston and Cambridge

  February 6, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner

  Boston houses a fertile innovation scene that attracts corporates who want to keep an eye on the latest research; hire recent grads; and invest in startups. See 50+ hubs here…
• ArticleAn Annotated Map of 50 Corporate Innovation Hubs in Silicon Valley

  January 3, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Our list of sites for "big company" innovation in the Bay Area looks at the region though the lens of public companies investing in R&D, innovation, or corporate venture capital. 
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  ArticleWhy Thomson Reuters Rotates Talent Between Labs

  October 6, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken, Kelsey Alpaio

  Mona Vernon, Chief Technology Officer of Thomson Reuters Labs, explains why the company began rotating employees between its innovation labs. Find out more in this video…