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University of Alabama at Birmingham: Deliver a Win Every Three Days
June 16, 2021

This month we meet Dr. Curt Carver, Chief Information Officer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who has a stated vision that innovation does not depend on one person but instead on a dedicated team where everyone is an agent of innovation and ali

South Africa Innovates: We Are Moving The Goal Posts for Tomorrow
May 19, 2021

To kick off season three of IdeaScale Nation, we’re pleased to bring you a panel discussion with TWO great organizations who are innovating in the same inspiring place: South Africa. I’m pleased to introduce Helga Links and Bridgette Morris from the City

Winpak: The Trends Are Picking Up Speed
April 21, 2021

Winpak is a global packaging corporation with twelve manufacturing facilities in North America and if you think you’ve never heard of them, I’d just ask you to consider if you unwrapped some cheese from your refrigerator, pulled back the lid of a yogurt..

Stratnovation: Innovation of the Past Informs Innovation Today
February 17, 2021

StratNovation is a strategy and innovation consulting firm that has advised numerous clients across the African continent, including 3M, Siemens, City of Cape Town, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the South African Post Office, and many, many...

City of Westminster: How Collaboration Builds the City of the Future
January 20, 2021

The City of Westminster is the seventh most populous city in Colorado and Downtown Westminster is almost equidistant between downtown Denver and Boulder. In the 2000s, Westminster was ranked as one of the Top 50 Cities to live. But Westminster is also a..

Graybar: Shifting the Mindset from Incremental to Breakthrough Innovation
December 17, 2020

Graybar is a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America. They are a leader in the distribution of high quality communications and data networking products and the company is over 150 years old. Many...

NSW Health Pathology: The Difference Between Incubation and Transformation
November 25, 2020

NSW Health Pathology is a state-wide clinical and scientific service that provides reliable public pathology, forensic and analytical science services across New South Wales in Australia. Their forensic science teams support patients and the NSW justice..

InnSure: Accelerating Thought Leadership
October 15, 2020

InnSure is a not-for-profit located at Cambridge Innovation Center with the missions of supporting new venture development and developing leadership in the insurance industry. Charlie Sidoti is the executive director in charge of creating breakthrough...

NYU: Driving Innovation from the Council to Faculty
September 16, 2020

New York University (NYU) is one of the largest private universities in the US and also operates in 25 countries. Michael MccCaw is Chair Person of the Administrative Management Council at NYU and is passionate about creating a constant stream of ideas...

Yamaha: Crowdsourcing Innovation in R&D, Shining Lights into The Blindspots
August 19, 2020

Yamaha is the world's largest manufacturer of a full line of musical instruments from pianos and strings to drum machines and synthesizers. They have a long history of innovation but are now driving some of their product development strategies by eng