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  ArticleWill Coronavirus Be the Tipping Point for Virtual Reality?

  September 30, 2020

  The desire to escape in 2020, if only for minutes or hours, has become an obsession, creating the perfect tipping point for virtual reality. See how Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab has harnessed that energy…
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  ArticleWhat is the Future of Live Entertainment?

  September 11, 2020

  Time spent streaming is up 60 percent since the start of the pandemic. But this not to say that digital will replace the physical. What’s the future of live entertainment?
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  ArticleDigital Tools for Innovation Can’t Just Be “Vitamins”

  September 10, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby

  When it comes to digital tools, some offer real solutions. Others provide “vitamins” that are nice to have but not essential. Learn how to find the tools that solve real challenges. 
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  ArticleWhat is the Future of Sports Venues and Games?

  September 9, 2020

  In the midst of COVID-19, many of sports venues are increasingly empty, and sport no longer holds as central a place in our lives. There is a real urgency to change how live sporting events operate. 
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  ArticleInside the R&D Culture at Pixar Animation Studios

  July 3, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Pixar’s VP of R&D, Guido Quaroni, explains how and why the company encourages collaborative work. ”A culture of too much individualism…is always a dangerous place to be,” says Quaroni. Here’s how Pixar’s culture operates.
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  ArticleHighlights from June on Anticipating “The New Normal”

  July 2, 2020 | By Lilly Milman

  We’ve gathered the best pieces of recent advice from our live show, report, and other online coverage to help you imagine the future and plan your next steps.
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  On Demand WebcastPulling Back the Curtain on Disney’s Storied Imagineering Department

  June 24, 2020

  What can you learn from the creative cultures of Walt Disney Imagineering and Pixar? Leslie Iwerks, a documentary filmmaker, has made films about both organizations. She shares what she observed in this replay of “One Quick Thing.” Iwerks is joined on the show by two unnanounced guests: her father, Don Iwerks, who...
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  ArticleHow COVID-19 Reversed ‘Tech-Lash’ and Other Lasting Trends

  June 11, 2020 | By Lilly Milman

  Lauren Xandra, Vice President of National Research Group, explains COVID-19’s impact on the relationship between consumers,  entertainment, and communication.
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  ArticlePanasonic on Entertainment’s Immersive & More Personalized Future

  June 10, 2020 | By Lilly Milman

  Two leaders of the Panasonic Hollywood Lab predict how entertainment will become even more personalized in a post-COVID world. They also discuss environments that promote healing and relaxation.
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  On Demand WebcastNavigating Shifts in Reader Behavior at Dow Jones

  May 27, 2020

  When looking for updates on the impacts of coronavirus, many have turned to news publications for information. Edward Roussel of Dow Jones discusses the changes.
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  ArticlePeloton Exec: Emerging From the Crisis Stronger Than You Went In

  May 22, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby

  Few companies have experienced more of a surge of customer interest than Peloton Interactive, the maker of Internet-linked exercise bikes. We spoke to Rick Paster, Peloton’s VP of M&A Integration…
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  ArticleVeteran Disney Exec: 5 Things That Impact Innovation

  April 29, 2020

  “Any step a company takes to foster innovation is praise-worthy,” says Marty Yudkovitz, formerly of The Walt Disney Company. “But…a lot of what is going on…is window dressing.”
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  ArticleEx-DreamWorks Animation CTO: How the C-Suite Can Foster Innovation

  April 13, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  ”In my experience, the most powerful motivator to encourage innovation was peer recognition,” says Ed Leonard, Co-Founder of Bred Ventures and former CTO at DreamWorks Animation. Leonard shares more on what senior leaders do at companies like DreamWorks Animation and Disney to shape a culture of innovation…
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  ArticleHow Disney’s Philosophy on Failure Drives Growth

  January 27, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  “I have always tried to make everyone aware that failure is not a corporate death sentence,” says former Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Here are some of the biggest failures Disney has experienced in the last 20 years — and how the entertainment giant has bounced back.
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  PodcastGetting Innovation Started

  November 12, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  How can teams set innovation initiatives up for success? To get best practices, we sat down with guests from Marriott, Comcast NBCUniversal, and Innosight.
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  ArticleWhy We Give Out an ‘Epic Fail Award’ to Employees

  October 24, 2019

  Mike Proulx, Chief Innovation Officer at Hill Holliday, shares why the ad agency he works for gives out an “Epic Fail Award” every year, and how it has impacted the way the organization thinks about success and failure. 
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  PodcastScouting Emerging Technology

  October 8, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  How do you scout for new technology that’s the right fit for your business? Marc Lavallee, Head of R&D at The New York Times, shares best practices…
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  ArticleThe PGA’s First Chief Innovation Officer on His 2019 Agenda

  May 17, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner

  The PGA of America represents 29,000 golf professionals and runs top golf championships. The PGA’s Chief Innovation Officer discusses his plans for catalyzing innovation.
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  ArticleVR, AR, and Hyper-Reality Star Wars Experiences at Lucasfilm

  December 21, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Vicki Dobbs Beck, Executive in Charge at Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, discusses Star Wars, immersive experiences, and bringing people together through story. Watch the video excerpts…
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  PodcastInnovating the World of Sports

  November 13, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  What’s disrupting the world of sports, and how are teams adapting? To find out, we talked with Angela Ruggiero of the Sports Innovation Lab, and Jack Elkins of the Orlando Magic.