May 01, 2019
In collaboration with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carnegie Mellon University, Covestro engineers were tasked to “Rethink the Rink.” The goal of this collaboration is to improve the safety of hockey...
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May 01, 2019
As big data, the Internet of Things, blockchain, and increased integration create a digital transformation in many businesses, this transition will impact the strategy, development and launch of...
May 20, 2019
Agile development methods borrowed from the software industry are now being used by a handful of manufacturing firms for the development of physical products. Agile methods, which include time-boxed...
May 01, 2019
Innovation in today’s digital-physical world means that our business, design, and engineering spheres need to be able to communicate seamlessly and effectively throughout the product development...
April 30, 2019
Industrial robots have been widely used for decades in the industrial setting. In the past 30 years, robots have found uses outside the factory, in the field and on the roads. These robots were...
April 30, 2019
Digital technologies are disrupting organizations of every size and shape, leaving managers scrambling to find a technology fix that will help their organizations compete. Digital disruption is...
April 30, 2019
Michelin has been in business for more than 130 years. Five years ago, Michelin’s Global CEO understood that if Michelin would like to fulfill its purpose (A better way forward in a sustainable way)...
May 30, 2019
Did you miss SPRINGBOARD in October? This is your chance to get a piece of that experience. The SPRING team will take you into the three plausible, yet provocative scenarios that they have developed...
April 30, 2019
This PILOT research on research (ROR) project has taken a deep dive into how companies define, manage (or not), stigmatize (or not), and learn from (or not) failure. They will share the resources...
May 01, 2019
This session will cover Uber’s self-driving cars, Vertical Takeoff and Landing technology in personal vehicles, and looking ahead to the future (and science) of people movement in society. https://...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: I was previously an academic, with a focus on East Asian politics. I was invited to join the Shell Scenarios team 25 years ago by Vince Cable. Vince convinced me to try working at Shell,...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: Systems with a general intelligence similar to, and perhaps even greater than, that of human beings. Kurzweil (1999) contrasted “narrow AI” with “strong AI,” using the former to refer to...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: It’s 1880—should the son of a Pennsylvania farmer plan to take over the family farm, or move to Pittsburgh for a job in the new steel mills? It’s 1980—should a Pittsburgh high school...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: Are you standing there waiting for the AI tsunami to hit you and wipe you out, or are you riding the big wave? Professional surfers spend 10–20 times as much time watching waves as they do...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence; in machine learning, computers learn patterns from data. It is a transformative technology for the business world. But currently,...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: AI is not just about computer algorithms and data. It’s about the people who will use AI for what it is: a tool. Over the next two years Dutch bank ING plans to train more than 3,000 of its...