article thumbnail

Innovation Roadmap 2015: Tips for Better Ideas

Information Playground

I recently attended an all-hands meeting for the Office of the CTO sponsored by Chief Technology Officer John Roese.  Over the years the Office of the CTO has published advice on how to submit better ideas. dick costolo (@dickc) June 2, 2015. The importance of idea collaboration.

Roadmap 28
article thumbnail

LIVE WEBINAR: 3 Pros Tell You How to Strike Innovation Gold in 2016

Planview

James Gardner: Spigit CTO, renowned innovation thought leader, author of many books, and frequently sought-after speaker. Register now for this live webinar to join our innovation experts for a deep-dive into what innovation looked like in 2015, including: Game-changing innovation trends throughout the year. REGISTER NOW.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How we hosted one of the most memorable open source hackathons of 2018

hackerearth

Djangothon registration-desk opened at about 10:00 am and we formally commenced the hackathon at 11:00 am, with Vivek Prakash (CTO HackerEarth) delivering the keynote. Vivek spoke about how 20 developers in 2013 built the foundation of HackerEarth on Django, the first Djangothon (2015) , and how far we have come.

CTO 58
article thumbnail

How we hosted one of the most memorable open source hackathons of 2018

hackerearth

Djangothon registration-desk opened at about 10:00 am and we formally commenced the hackathon at 11:00 am, with Vivek Prakash (CTO HackerEarth) delivering the keynote. Vivek spoke about how 20 developers in 2013 built the foundation of HackerEarth on Django, the first Djangothon (2015) , and how far we have come.

CTO 58
article thumbnail

The Importance of Persistence: Building an Innovation System for the Long-term

The Inovo Group

They reported directly to the CTO. CB Insights; CB Insights Presents: Corporate Innovation Theatre In 8 Acts ; CB Insights Research Briefs; December 16, 2015. Independent reporting – They were independent of core corporate functions like R&D, Marketing, and Business Development.

System 53
article thumbnail

Procter & Gamble and Innovation in Asia

Harvard Business Review

As promised , I asked Bruce Brown , P&G's CTO, one of the questions readers submitted last week: "As you look forward into the future what do you see as P&G's largest challenges, as seen through your eyes as CTO?" Brown noted three specific challenges. First, the general challenge of growth. P&G is about an $80 billion company.

CTO 15
article thumbnail

Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

In addition to internal R&D, startup-driven technology and business model innovation is an important contributor to achieving the corporate innovation goals. The CTO — and by extension the R&D organization — is intimately involved with the BASF, Siemens and Qualcomm CVC groups. © 2015 Evangelos Simoudis.