Alexander MacDougall
Alexander is Innovation Leader's Editorial Assistant and Staff Writer. He was previously a reporter for the Houlton Pioneer Times and Bangor Daily News in Maine. Alexander's work has appeared in Worcester Magazine and Wicked Local. He earned his Master's degree in journalism at Boston University.
VideoCSAA Insurance & Fidelity: Building Innovation Muscles for the Long Haul
CSAA Insurance’s Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Debra Brackeen, talks with Mona Vernon of Fidelity Investments about building lasting innovation structures.
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Buying Coffee in the Metaverse: How Fiserv Thinks About the Future of Payments
Alvin Cho is Vice President of Product & Engineering for Digital Innovation and Transformation at Fiserv, and he oversees the company’s Developer Studio, a set of APIs and tools that make it easy to integrate Fiserv’s offerings into all sorts of new and existing products. We spoke with Cho about the objectives of the Developer Studio, how learning drives innovation, and how he’s approaching the metaverse.
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TripAdvisor CEO: The Role That Leaders Play in Fostering Innovation
TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer and best-selling author Rita McGrath discuss how the travel site has developed new offerings since its 2000 birth, above a pizza shop in the Boston suburbs.
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How Augmented Reality Will Change Our Lives — at Home and at Work
Author David Rose talks about augmenting how we see with LaForge Optical CEO Corey Mack and Mike Quigley of Niantic, the company behind the game “Pokémon Go.”
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Data on Open Innovation Usage
How often do companies source ideas externally — from customers, entrepreneurs, inventors, and academics? Explore this data visualization to find out.
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Data on Outcomes Senior Leaders Expect from R&D Groups
This data visualization shows the outcomes that senior leaders expect from R&D groups, sortable by industry.
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Goodyear and Pitney Bowes Veteran on Applying Lean Startup in Large Companies
Veteran corporate innovator Jim Euchner talks game theory, corporate antibodies, and lean startup, in advance of the publication of his new book.
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Entergy VP on Driving Sustainability and Running an Innovation Lab
Michael Cross explains how Entergy’s KeyString Labs is set up; the need to start with concrete, near-term results; and how his team stays close to customer needs.
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Data on Organizational Support for R&D and Innovation
This data visualization shows how much support R&D and innovation-oriented groups receive from other parts of the company, and from specific executives.
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Campbell's Soup VP on What’s Changing in Research and Development
R&D Vice President Judi Mondelllo talks about tasting new products in a hybrid world, the company’s academic relationships, and tuning in to what Milennials and Gen Z consumers want.
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Perkins School for the Blind CEO on Why the S-Curve Matters for Nonprofits
The CEO of the Boston-based nonprofit Power talks about customer-centricity; how it seeks to connect tech companies with visually-impaired users; and the importance of understanding the S-curve as you make the case for continued innovation.
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Is Augmented Reality the Next Disruptive Technology?
Entrepreneur and author David Rose shares his vision of the future of augmented reality. “What the web was in the 90s and what mobile was in the aughts, this is what AR will be in the next decade,” Rose says.
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20 Essential Tools for Collaboration, Productivity, and Remote Work in 2022
At a recent members-only online meeting hosted by Innovation Leader, members from around the world shared some of the tools they consider essential — from noise-canceling software to AI transcription services to project management platforms.
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How Suffolk Construction is Boosting ‘Built Environment’ Startups
We talk to Suffolk’s Chief Data and Innovation Officer about how the Boston construction is investing in startups focused on AI, robotics, and green building technologies.
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How Delta Airlines is Charting a Course to Net Zero Emissions
Delta’s Managing Director of Sustainability Amelia DeLuca sits down with Innovation Leader to discuss electric airplanes, carbon offsets, biofuels, and communicating sustainability objectives to employees and customers.
