Never before have we seen partnerships lead to so many new creative and lucrative experiences for consumers and the businesses themselves, especially where social media and crowdsourcing are involved. Check out this report from our friends at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT): Unilever and Walgreens have joined forces for the first time with Me to We to provide…
Our friends at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) report: Jean-François van Boxmeer, chief executive of Heineken, the world’s third largest brewer, told CNBC that he expected to see continued sales growth in emerging markets, despite the occasional “hiccup” in the future. Heineken reported higher first-half results than markets expected as it increased profit in all regions except Africa and…
Have you heard of PlantBeat for farms? It’s being developed in Israel thanks to an Open Innovation partnership that is bringing the so-called “internet of things” to the U.S. and Central America. More on what it is in a moment. First, the partnership. Israeli agritech firm Phytech, is partnering with ADAMA Agricultural Solutions to sell…
Hologram technology is going even more sci-fi, in this report from the Boston Business Journal: It may sound like something from “Star Wars,” but Waltham-based defense contractor Raytheon Co. is developing hologram technology that could change how wars are fought. In a patent application published last week for “digital infrared holograms,” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) said…
Check out this amazing capability from HP, and it’s new project: Sprout. It’s an all-in-one computer and 3D scanner that makes it easy to go from thought to expression in an instant. This is sure to bring about a dramatic shift in the retail industry! Take a picture of an object, manipulate it and re-print…
An exclusive interview with Jean E. Spence Former Executive Vice President, Research Development & Quality, Mondelez International, Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods, Inc.) Most firms today have had to change their game to compete. The economy, industry fragmentation, increasing cost of goods, consumer price-shopping, the Internet, globalization – the list of reasons goes on. While everyone…
My friend Robert Tucker over at the Innovation Resource has some thoughts on cultivating culture, something I’ve learned a lot about as the business climate and model has changed over the decades. What have you learned? A decade ago, cultivating a culture of innovation was a “nice to do” activity. Today it is becoming a…
Often mid-year I like to look back at the predictions made for innovation. Did the 2015 predictions come to fruition yet? How are trends shaping the way we innovate? Here is an article titled, 6 tech trends for 2015 that will change our future, in which TechCrunch made predictions about Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, robots,…
Will solar and wind rush in to replace fossil fuels? Read here: Big changes are afoot for the energy sector in the next 25 years. Coal and gas are headed out and solar and wind are rushing to take their place on a multi-trillion dollar investment bonanza, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance…
This is an Op-ed story from USA Today that caught my eye for a number of reasons. Yes, deep budget cuts will always impact research and development projects, whether at the federal level or in your own company. Scientific discovery isn’t free most of the time. Secondly, this piece contains a lot of interesting links…
