I don’t know about you, but in my case an idea generally stems from a diffuse magma of thoughts or emotions provoked by various experiences (situations, books, encounters, etc.) that suddenly crystallize or click into a concept that I can clearly see, articulate and advocate. It is like a personal a-ha moment that is induced [...]
The opening of the Alcatel-Lucent EMEA Innovation Center at the end of September near Paris – featuring a brand new ng Connect Gravity Center — exceeded our expectations. I believe all parties – ng Connect members, guest service providers and companies as well as Alcatel-Lucent representatives – were genuinely pleased and impressed. But in the [...]
Last week my rusty German was really put to the test as I attended the Communication World in Munich. Little did I know that the world barely extended beyond Bavaria and that without mastering Goethe’s language, there was little a guest could take away from this event. Luckily after a short period of adaptation I [...]
When was the last time you were surprised by a cool innovation? When you laid hands on your brand new tablet? When you drove your new car? When you got your last haircut? When you checked into your hotel during your last business trip? I had one of these moments just over a month ago, [...]
We’re excited this week to open out EMEA Innovation Center in Villarceaux! ng Connect continues to do amazing things in North America, Asia and around the world, and we’re proud to show the program’s continued commitment in EMEA with this Innovation Center. There are a number of new facilities here that will help further drive innovation at [...]
With the connected world we are living in comes an interesting byproduct: the connected vacation. I am not sure that this is the greatest benefit brought to us by the digital age. This year it was particularly hard for me to enjoy a break from work. Not that I am a workaholic, I welcomed the [...]
There are plenty of technology observers today who tend to pitch Digital Natives against Digital Immigrants in the generation conflict of the early 21st century. Isn’t that going too far? Can we really brand the arguments with my son when he refuses to stop playing on his Wii or my iPad a generation conflict? Maybe [...]
On two occasions in the past month I heard the word “Trust” during discussions on technology innovation, enough to get me thinking about the notion of trust as it relates to the ng Connect Program. The first of these two occasions was at our last ng Connect Ideation Workshop, during a panel about innovation. Roger [...]
“Machine to Machine. The Internet of Things. This is going to be big, watch it.” You probably heard or read about this. I did. But somebody please explain to me how that’s new. I thought we had been doing that all along, all these years, that the Internet was some huge network connecting electronic machines. [...]
Like many others at Alcatel-Lucent, I attended the Bell Labs Open Days on May 10 at Villarceaux, about 20 miles from Paris. I took my time going around all the demos and taking them for what they were – grainy snapshots of work in progress, hastily put together in an effort to socalize what science [...]
