co-innovation
There’s Never Been a Better Time for IoT
I began this series on building the Internet of Things (IoT) about four months ago with a promise to unpack the hype and dig deep into the real factors you’ll need to consider on your road to IoT success. Along the way, I’ve shared insights I’ve gained over the past decade or so from working with th…
Cisco Live! Berlin: A Festival of Opportunity to Co-Innovate
Co-innovating with startups—newcomers and existing partners alike—can become highly contagious. I get no better satisfaction at work than getting to know inspired entrepreneurs who want to get together to change the game with new business models. The rewards of co-innovation just keep astonishing me…
Ten Predictions on How Innovation Will Disrupt Business and Culture in 2017
Companies will disrupt themselves to survive the digital age To survive relentless market disruptions ignited by the digital economy, established companies in every industry sector will have to massively disrupt their own cultures and employees. In-company “activists” will provoke their own innovat…
Living Labs Spark Co-Innovation in Songdo
As I promised in my last blog, A New World of Co-Innovation, I want to update you on the outcomes of the Cisco TAG.PASS Smart Innovation Programme. After 22 weeks of co-development efforts from ideation to prototyping, the Cisco-TAG.PASS Demo Day event held on Sep 22, 2016 was a huge success. The si…
A Strong Partner Ecosystem Is the First Ingredient for IoT Success
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a critical next step for 21st century companies. But it’s also a complex, multidimensional transformation, demanding new skill sets, technologies, and business models. How to get started? Over years of working with companies at various stages in the IoT journey, I’ve…
Let’s Co-Innovate the Next Big Thing Next Week at Web Summit
Next week, about 50,000 innovators will be abuzz with new ideas as they converge in Lisbon, Portugal for Europe’s most spectacular technology marketplace. It is the annual Web Summit, Nov. 7-10. Innovation leaders from around the world at Fortune 500 companies, startups, venture capital firms, acad…
Building Blocks to Create Your Own Successful Internal Innovation Programs
Since I started this blog series about corporate innovation and intrapreneurship, readers often ask which of my nine building blocks is most essential to mobilize an innovation disruption across an entire company. Which is the cornerstone? Which carries the most weight? Which is most disruptive? Wh…
Pokémon Go: 5 Innovation Lessons from this Augmented Reality Check
When launched July 6, Pokémon Go proved from the start that it could be much more than a global pop culture craze for gamers. There’s more behind this game than searching Pokémon’s at your local landmarks, firing red Poke Balls, sprinkling stardust and capturing points on a smart phone. The real t…
Interview w/ Alex Goryachev, the Mastermind behind Cisco’s Grandest Innovation Challenge
NOTE: The conversation below on how to ignite innovation first appeared on the web site of TeskaLabs, a Europe-based security startup selected to join the IDEALondon program, powered by Cisco, DJ Thomson and University College of London. A big thanks to Cindy Dam, TeskaLab’s marketing and com…
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