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  ArticleHow Delta Airlines is Charting a Course to Net Zero Emissions

  November 23, 2021 | By Alexander MacDougall, Scott Kirsner

  Delta’s Managing Director of Sustainability Amelia DeLuca sits down with Innovation Leader to discuss electric airplanes, carbon offsets, biofuels, and communicating sustainability objectives to employees and customers.
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  ArticleWhat Matters in Innovation — June 25, 2021

  June 25, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux, Kaitlin Milliken

  What mattered in innovation this week? Innovation Leader’s Scott Kirsner and Kaitlin Milliken join Derisk CEO Alex Slawsby to discuss. That includes some of the innovation news that you may have missed this week, and why it matters for innovators working in big organizations.   In this installment: smart tires...
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  ArticleHow This New Innovation Team is Figuring Out Its Metrics

  March 23, 2021 | By Lilly Milman

  Jodie Brinkerhoff’s innovation team at DFW Airport is relatively new, founded about two years ago. She shares insights on what has been working and what metrics she turns to…
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  ArticleThree Services Bridgestone is Testing to Drive the Future of Car Maintenance

  February 10, 2021 | By Lilly Milman

  While car companies are always releasing new models, the way our vehicles get serviced has largely remained the same. But Bridgestone is working on several high-potential projects to modernize car maintenance.
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  ArticleHow JetBlue Pivoted Its ‘Digital 2020’ Program In Its Final Year

  January 11, 2021 | By Lilly Milman

  When JetBlue launched a four-year digital transformation program called “Digital 2020” in 2016, no one expected the pressures of a pandemic in its final year.
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  ArticleInside the Creation of Harley-Davidson’s New Line of Electric Bikes

  December 3, 2020 | By Lilly Milman

  Everything from the concept to the name of Harley-Davidson’s new electric bike brand is an homage to the company’s history. Brand Director Aaron Frank shares more…
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  On Demand WebcastHow Travel is Changing at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

  October 21, 2020

  What does it mean to innovate travel, and create new kinds of safety in 2020? Jodie Brinkerhoff, VP of Innovation at DFW Airport, discusses how her team is adapting…
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  PodcastWhat Comes Back and When? Exploring Life After COVID-19

  June 30, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  What’s changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic? What’s likely to come back? And when? Innovation Leader’s ”What the Future Looks Like” report seeks to answer that question.
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  VideoGeneral Motors and IBM on the Role of a Silicon Valley R&D Outpost

  February 24, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  R&D leaders from General Motors and IBM discuss the mission of the companies’ Silicon Valley outposts, and the importance of tracking first movers in an emerging market. 
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  VideoInnovation Insights from Our 2019 Impact Main Stage

  February 3, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Chris Anderson — CEO of 3DR, a pioneer of the drone industry — shares his experience building and deploying autonomous vehicles at Innovation Leader’s 2019 Impact event. Includes video…
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  Q&AStaffing Innovation Teams?

  October 11, 2019

  What…information might there be about innovation staffing? In-sourced vs. out-sourced? Types of roles/functions on innovation team?
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  ArticleLyft COO Talks Tesla, “Peak Car,” and the Future of Mobility

  December 7, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken

  Lyft's COO Jon McNeill has spent his career scaling companies in the mobility industry. McNeill discusses the innovative culture at Tesla, Lyft’s mission, and the future of mobility.
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  ArticleHow JetBlue Navigates the World of Corporate Venture Capital

  October 12, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner

  JetBlue Technology Ventures has put money into 20 startups, which build everything from weather prediction tech to AI assistants that manage travel plans.
• ArticleSouthwest Airlines President: ‘If You Don’t Like Change, You’re Going to Hate Extinction’

  March 12, 2018 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager

  We spoke with President Tom Nealon about how Southwest is working to address customer and employee pain points.
• ArticleUber Isn’t Joking About Flying Cars

  December 12, 2017 | By Brian Steiner

  Uber's Elevate initiative aims to launch a new fleet of electric aircraft that would carry a pilot and up to four passengers. We talk to two of the NASA veterans overseeing the project.
• ArticleTransforming a San Diego Airport Terminal into an Innovation Lab

  September 20, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio

  Rick Belliotti of the San Diego International Airport, discusses partnerships, innovating in a regulated environment, and what it really takes to make airports better for travelers.
• ArticleHow Delta Prioritizes Innovation in an Operationally-Intensive Culture

  August 18, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  It's hard to think of a more operationally-intensive business than air transport. In that environment, what role does innovation play? Matt Muta of Delta Air Lines shares...
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  ArticleHow BMW’s Corporate Venture Capital Strategy is Changing

  January 20, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  Last year, BMW said that it would invest 500 million Euros in the next decade across the tech landscape and moved its US office to Silicon Valley. Find out what’s behind the changes.
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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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  ArticleShell and Thales Execs on Innovation Outposts

  July 27, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner

  Executives from Shell TechWorks and the Thales xPlor discuss what they hope to accomplish with their Boston innovation labs, and how they're being measured.