Mastering Innovation

Chris McCann of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. describes how the company went from a single Manhattan flower shop to an e-commerce pioneer by embracing new technologies. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/1800flowers-a-celebrations-ecosystem/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Berger of Sixers Innovation Lab discusses how the accelerator supports Philadelphia entrepreneurs by providing office space, health care, food, even housing. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/sixers-innovation-lab-seth-berger/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Appel Duda introduces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation grant program, which funds cross-functional innovation teams in more than 200 cities around the world. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/bloomberg-philanthropies-katie-appel-duda/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zipari founder and CEO Mark Nathan explains why providing consumers more information is key to bringing down healthcare costs in the U.S. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/zipari-mark-nathan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winc co-founders Brian Smith and Geoff McFarlane shared how they're using data to anticipate customer desires and get ahead of the next big trend in wine. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/winc-geoff-mcfarlane-brian-smith/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sherif Hanna, VP of Ecosystem Development at Truepic, describes their blockchain-based solution to the problem of deepfakes.. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/truepic-sherif-hanna/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Roese, CTO of Dell EMC, explains that advances in artificial intelligence will depend on earning human users’ trust in machine learning. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/artificial-intelligence-john-roese/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miranda Wang, Co-founder and CEO of BioCellection, describes her venture's new commercial approach to the problem of plastics. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/biocellection-miranda-wang/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Lewis of 11|TEN Innovation Partners explains how his organization facilitates collaboration to accelerate the development of new healthcare technologies. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/collaboration-james-lewis/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Siebel, bestselling author and C3.ai CEO, describes the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence and how CEOs can counter its threats. Read more: https://mackinstitute.wharton.upenn.edu/2019/surviving-a-mass-extinction-event-corporate-world/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.