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On-demand Rides a Decade Before Uber: Recollections on a Forgotten “Mobile 1.0” Innovation

When data-enabled mobile phones arrived over 20 years ago they promised to extend the wave of...

Feb 13, 2021
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‘Party Line’​ Redux: Sometimes Reinvention is a Shortcut to Innovation

I entered a time machine recently, with the ticket to ride being my phone — naturally — and...

Feb 10, 2021
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What The Seven Sins May Teach Us About Innovation, And Its Risks

One morning at our local bagel shop I watched as a tall man in skinny jeans approached to order,...

Dec 8, 2020
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AARP / Innovation Labs Team Honored

WASHINGTON—AARP has been named one of Fast Company’s 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Now in...

Aug 2, 2020
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How Older Entrepreneurs are Helping to Shape the Tech Landscape

A conversation at the United Nations Crossing off "speaking at the UN" is not something I ever...

Nov 27, 2019
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On-demand Rides a Decade Before Uber: Recollections on a Forgotten “Mobile 1.0” Innovation

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May 13, 2019
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Innovation at AARP Labs

"It's simple. I just remove everything that is not David." This quote is commonly attributed to...

Feb 5, 2019
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USA Today Publisher Larry Kramer Looks to a Local Future

It’s lunch time, but Larry Kramer is not eating. He’s too busy reviewing the new iPad edition of...

Dec 6, 2017
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Through This Ourglass, Watching TV in Public Is More Fun

At the outset, Ourglass, based in Campbell, Calif., thought it was going to be selling hardware...

May 31, 2017
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Dial Drunk — There’s a ‘Mode’ for That

I can’t say I’m proud of working my way through the vices in this column. But if I do get to sloth,...

May 15, 2017
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If the Gym Fits, Reserve It — Startup Makes It Easy to Never Miss a Workout

How many times have you been stuck in traffic trying to get to the gym before the window closes and...

May 3, 2017
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7 Startups Decamp to the ‘Smartest Place in the World’ to Rethink Mobility

This was originally published on Street Fight Marketers using mobile phones to connect real-time...

Apr 20, 2017
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7 Startups Decamp to the ‘Smartest Place in the World’ to Rethink Mobility

Marketers using mobile phones to connect real-time data and buyer-intention to drive and measure...

Apr 19, 2017
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CloudSponge: Soaking Up Your Contacts to Connect You Anywhere

We’ve all been there — asked to open our address books so a software tool could swipe our contacts...

Apr 11, 2017
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Voice Bots Have One Big Problem: Human Behavior

I love you. What are the best shampoos to fight hair loss? When does the next season of Girls...

Mar 31, 2017
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Voice Bots Have One Big Problem: Human Behavior

I love you. What are the best shampoos to fight hair loss? When does the next season of Girls...

Mar 23, 2017
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Google Analytics for Brick-and-Mortar? Spatially Targets Where to Set Up Shop

Creating a business is harder than you think. Even if you’ve done it before, your recollections are...

Feb 7, 2017
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Post in the Machine: How Blockast is Taking a Shot at Local News Collection

Were I to count the ways mainstream news outlets, hyperlocals and other hopefuls have tried to...

Jan 18, 2017
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The Buzz on Wikileaf: Compare Pot Prices Then Map a Route to Your Next High

A GasBuddy for pot? Why not? At least that seems to be the conclusion of one Seattle-based...

Dec 20, 2016
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Hand Delivery, No Lines, Pharmacist Chats — You Call This a Pharmacy?

It’s right up there with sitting in rush hour traffic on the DC Beltway or hanging out in my...

Dec 6, 2016
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