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Social Innovation - the What, Why and How

Viima

When thinking of innovation, we usually think of new technologies developed by companies as engines for their own growth. However, there is more than that to innovation. Today we’ll dive deeper into social innovation and show how it can serve your business.

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Engineering the Future from Astronomy to Augmented Reality

Tullio Siragusa

Engineering the Future from Astronomy to Augmented Reality. Tech Backstage interviewed Jason Lozo to learn more about his journey from being an astronomer to an optomechanical engineer at Microsoft HoloLens. in Mechanical Engineering, then accepting a Research position at the University. Optomechanical Engineering.

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An Innovation Lexicon

IdeaScale

For an academic or science-based organization innovation is primarily research and development and has a very broad scope – from generating new insights with no possible present use, to inventing new things for a market that is likely to exist in the future, to improving things we already have for markets we have defined today.

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Turning Reverse Engineering of Business Goals into Strategies

Tullio Siragusa

Turning Reverse Engineering of Business Goals into Strategies. A lot of learning can come from reverse-engineering many things. In business it can be a creative process on how to bring about new change, and innovation. Tech Backstage interviewed Jason Jepson to learn more about reverse engineering. Reverse-Engineering.

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Exploring High-Growth Opportunities in Software Engineering

Tullio Siragusa

Exploring High-Growth Opportunities in Software Engineering The software industry is a mature and vast market with a high demand for software engineers. Let’s explore high-growth opportunities in software engineering, from AI, Cloud Computing to Internet of Things (IoT), and Cybersecurity.

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Data Innovation in Manufacturing Requires Integration

Tullio Siragusa

Engineering and manufacturing are complex fields where there is an intersection of people and technologies. Earlier, companies had one system for procurement, and one system for engineering, and many excel spreadsheets between them. This is because manufacturing cannot be done alone or separately.

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The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era

Tullio Siragusa

However, over-engineering can make simple processes tedious. Test products extensively before launch, collect first-hand customer feedback, brainstorm with engineers — don’t lose touch with the details. This hands-on approach fuels innovation. Testing a new marketing tactic may get delayed due to legacy system constraints.