Maciej Kranz

May 19, 2016

INNOVATION

Co-Innovating for Startups and Enterprises—Better Together?

4 min read

People say that opposites attract, but big differences in economic or social background, education, and personality can sometimes lead to misunderstanding, conflict—and a weekly appointment with a marriage counselor! The same can be true when unevenly matched companies—such as a large enterprise and a startup—try to collaborate on an innovation initiative.

April 20, 2016

INNOVATION

Setting the Stage for Co-Innovation Success

3 min read

The new model for co-innovation can be messy. No longer a one-thing-at-a-time, linear methodology, today’s development process involves people from different organizations, with different backgrounds and cultures working on several different tracks at once, with rapid prototyping, real-time customer feedback, and multiple iterations all along the way. It involves frequent failures, fast recovery, and new […]

April 5, 2016

INNOVATION

The Time Is Now for Co-Innovation: Three Reasons Why

3 min read

Traditionally, Cisco’s innovation strategy has been built around four foundational pillars: build, buy, partner, and invest. Recently, however, a fifth pillar—co-innovation —has become more prominent. In my last blog, I introduced the idea that innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum—it requires diverse skill sets and multiple points of view. But it’s only been in the […]

March 23, 2016

INNOVATION

Co-Innovation: Shining a “Lightbulb” on the Myth of the Lone Inventor

3 min read

A few years ago I sat down with technology leaders at a major oil and gas company to talk about a solution they wanted Cisco to develop, and they had some unique and interesting requirements:

December 16, 2015

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The Internet of Things: Hype or Reality?

3 min read

Having spent several days last week at the Internet of Things World Forum in Dubai, I am more convinced than ever that the Internet of Things (IoT) is not some hyped-up futuristic vision of what could be, but a present-day reality that is transforming businesses and industries here and now. In this blog series over […]

December 7, 2015

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Our Innovation Ecosystem Shines Brilliantly at IoTWF in Dubai

3 min read

As the sun rises on the third day of the third annual Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) this year in the super smart city of Dubai – the brilliance of the Internet of Things (IoT) market and the robust ecosystem that supports it continues to shine brightly. Rapid IoT prototyping and other innovative solutions […]

November 19, 2015

INNOVATION

Cisco Provides Leadership in Newly Formed OpenFog Consortium

1 min read

The OpenFog Consortium has made its debut as an ecosystem of industry and academic leaders to foster an open architecture for fog computing in the Internet of Things (IoT). This is an important milestone that will accelerate IoT deployments and maximize their value across a wide range of industries. My friend and colleague, Helter Antunes, […]

November 19, 2015

INNOVATION

OpenFog Consortium: An Ecosystem to Accelerate End-to-End IoT Solutions

2 min read

Over the past several months, I have been privileged to represent Cisco in working with other industry and academic partners to form the OpenFog Consortium, which was announced earlier today. You can learn more in the press release about what this new organization is, but I want to focus on why such an organization is […]

October 28, 2015

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Back to Business: IoT Makes Traditional Industries Cool Again

2 min read

The U.S. space program in the 1960s and ‘70s was a classic example of an innovation model that began with a government initiative, was applied to enterprise issues, and finally filtered down to consumers. Internet innovation in the early 2000s turned that model on its head by focusing first on consumer needs, consumer applications, and […]