oseas ramirez

December 2, 2016

INNOVATION

Forget Buying a Bus Pass, Commandeer the Entire Innovation Bus!

3 min read

In my previous post, I shared the challenges of innovating within a large enterprise. I also shared some solutions, including our creation of Startup//Cisco—our grassroots effort to accelerate startup up DNA within Cisco. Since launching this program a year ago, we’ve experienced success (see my previous blog) and have made some mistakes. But we’re okay […]

October 24, 2016

INNOVATION

Even Large Companies Can Innovate Like a Startup! Here’s How.

3 min read

Innovation is hard work. Even more so at large corporations where we face not only the intrinsic challenges of innovating, but also the pains that come with size. Entrenched silos. The challenge of aligning individual performance incentives and the organization’s overall direction. Focusing on making our quarterly numbers while building for the future. And then […]