The future is bright for journalism, but not for the old breed of journalists I was recently at a dinner convened around the future of media that included a handful of journalists and a good variety of individuals involved in the business of media in one way or another. There was plenty of hand wringing […]
What Established Media Companies Can Learn From Startups
Insights from Mike Germano, Chief Digital Officer at Vice Media An ongoing curiosity at NYC Media Lab is how established media companies organize themselves to take advantage of new technologies. Many corporations pay special attention to startups, in the hopes that “startup pixie dust” will help to generate new ideas and boost their bottom line. […]
Three Insights from Kodak that Could Save Your Business
Vintage R&D principles from Kodak’s C.E. Kenneth Mees Conversations about corporate innovation often rely on a handful of iconic examples, such as Apple, Google, and Amazon. When it comes to companies that fail to innovate, one company in particular is arguably the most cited: Kodak. But we can learn as much about how to innovate […]
Data Science for Business: An Interview with NYU Stern’s Foster Provost
Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know About Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking, written by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, has struck a chord with executives keen to explore the possibilities of data. As a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Provost noticed during his data classes that there weren’t […]
The Weather Company’s Vikram Somaya Is Taking the Digital World By Storm
One of the pleasures of working at NYC Media Lab is having the opportunity to engage with innovators across the media arena, getting a window into how each of them goes about their craft. From R&D outfits to venture teams, from emerging technologies trendspotters to business innovation gurus, there is no one model for organizing […]