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The role of innovations outposts in Silicon Valley


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Interview with Jean-Marc Frangos, Managing Director, Products & Services Research and Open Innovation, British Telecom

Questions in this interview:

1:50 – There is no consistent definition for innovation. Every industry and every department perceive it differently. How do you define innovation at the Innovation Outpost of British Telecom in Silicon Valley?

5:15 – You work with your team in Silicon Valley in order to identify startups and technologies for BT. How do you choose the searching fields in which you are looking for new solutions?

7:38 – After the identification of a new and relevant technology or startup, how do you proceed?

11:02 – What are the main barriers of transferring these/new solutions into BT’s operational business?

13:35 – You already worked with this process for many years. What are your main success factors? What is your advice to companies that are currently starting programs like yours?

 
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