Innovation News Roundup: Spring 2021

Gartner’s 2021 Magic Quadrant Cites Glut of Innovation

According to Gartner, the coronavirus pandemic has created a “glut of compelling innovation” in data science and machine learning. Key areas of differentiation include UI, augmented DSML (AutoML), MLOps, performance and scalability, hybrid and multicloud support, XAI, and cutting-edge use cases and techniques (such as deep learning, large-scale IoT, and reinforcement learning). READ MORE.

Elon Musk’s Innovation Engine

Can Elon Musk’s innovation engine keep the party going at Tesla? With other EVs coming to market and grabbing market share, people are expressing doubt’s about Tesla’s future. READ MORE.

Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

Innovation during Covid-19: do companies really need to to build something new? Companies have a great opportunity to re-create from already existing parts, generating intangible assets and launching great solutions. READ this interesting editorial.

Our Favorite Cloud-Based Innovation Apps

Mindmapping: TheBrain.com, SpiderScribe.net, Sketchbook, Ideo Method Cards

Idea Capture: Brainbank, Innoflux, OneDesk, InventionMachine

Innovation Management: Inova, Hype, InnoAnalytics, Nosco App

Portfolio Tracking: SmartOrg, Geniusinside, Maddock Douglas Tracker

Project Management: Slack, Trello, Box, Apptivo, Basecamp

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This Month’s Inspirational Innovator

Congratulations to Bristol Myer Squibb‘s MS Innovation Challenge Winners. Evolution Devices, a company that created an artificial intelligence device to help multiple sclerosis patients rehabilitate foot drop symptoms, took the top prize. LEARN MORE.