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Lingua Franca of Computing
Several years ago I had the good fortune to visit the Boole Library at University College Cork. I've always thought of George Boole as one of the founders of my profession (software…
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Listen, Think, Create
This week I was in Dublin, Ireland to attend ITAC Europe (EMC's Industry Technical Advisory Council). During the meeting the CTO of EMC shared his thoughts on the technology direction…
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EMC Innovation Conference #8
In a previous post I mentioned that EMC has a large number of communities that generate data about the state of innovation at EMC. Perhaps the most active community is…
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Innovation Mentoring Lessons Learned
My experience with innovation mentoring during 2013 turned into something quite different from what I was aiming for. The goal was initially innovative new products, but the result was leadership development.…
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EMC Innovation Conference #7 in China
EMC CTO John Roese, EMC CIO Vic Bhagat, GE VP Xiangli Chen, Hult Business School Dean Francesco Masetti, EMC SVP Dennis Yip, EMC VP Ying Li, GM of the China…
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University Idea Improvement
In my last post I mentioned that idea contest analytics can assist the spread of local university research being conducted in a country like China. Social network graphs that model…
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Finding the Research Needle
In my last post I used the diagram below to highlight the locations and activity level with EMC's global university research partners: Additionally, I included another graphic which highlighted that…
Researching Different Minds Thinking Greatly
Several weeks ago I published a blog post (Different Minds Think Greatly) that explored the topic of cognitive diversity and innovation. At the time, I had read a Techonomy article…
Ingria Business Acceleration in Russia
In June of 2012 I participated in a startup forum at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. I sat on stage directly between Russian Venture Capitalists on my…
Innovation Roadmap 2013: Push the Improve Button
Earlier this week the Chief Technology Officer of EMC, John Roese, launched his own version of what used to be called the Innovation Showcase: The 2013 Innovation Roadmap. The Innovation…