All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 24

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  ArticleLessons from AGCO: Successful University Collaborations

  August 26, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Ravi Godbole, from the agricultural equipment manufacturer, explains how university relationships fits into AGCO’s growth strategy and what pitfalls to avoid.
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  ArticleHow GM’s Silicon Valley Office Hunts for Relevant Innovations

  October 1, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Managing director Frankie James talks about how her Silicon Valley-based team identifies high-potential startups and new technologies and interacts with teams at GM headquarters.
• ArticleHow Panera Bread Reinvented Its Customer Experience

  December 10, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Blaine Hurst of Panera Bread explains how he worked with CEO and founder Ron Shaich to design and test the “Panera 2.0” concept, working out of a single cafe near Boston’s Fenway Park.
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  ArticleInside iRobot’s “Business-Driven” Strategy

  November 15, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  Colin Angle says his most important jobs is protecting products that have left the safe confines of the R&D lab but haven't yet grown into significant businesses.
• ArticleVideo: The Merits of Products Backed by the Crowd

  September 11, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  With Onehundred, father-and-son duo David and Calvin Laituri are trying to create a tight feedback loop between a product's designer, its buyer, and its manufacturer. Includes a short video.
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  ArticleHow 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. 
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  ArticleWhat 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."
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  ArticleDoing Innovation as ‘Just One Guy’

  September 4, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  The State of Maryland's Chief Innovation Officer talks about catching criminals, reducing hospital admissions, and hackathons to help the environment.
• ArticleHow the Game Show Network Runs Hackathons

  September 24, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  The cable network's digital game development studio spells out the goals, process, guidelines, and awards for its quarterly employee hackathon.
• ArticleTen Tips from Corporate Venture Investors

  October 1, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  Corporate venture investing is on the rise. But if you're considering jumping in, are you doing it for the right reasons? We talked to current and former investors...