{"id":12971,"date":"2012-12-19T06:28:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T13:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/?p=12971"},"modified":"2013-05-17T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T20:06:34","slug":"list-of-tech-and-media-focused-corporate-innovation-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/19\/list-of-tech-and-media-focused-corporate-innovation-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Tech and Media Focused Corporate Innovation Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years, forward moving companies have been investing in innovation centers that are being used for companies to tap into new technologies, media,and devices. \u00a0I&#8217;m seeing a growing trend of companies outside of the tech space that are investing in these types of labs, and wanted to start a list that I will maintain for a period of time. \u00a0To keep things managable, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m seeking:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>List Requirements<br \/>\n<\/strong>The companies that will make this list must be within the following parameters. Feel free to leave comments of others.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Corporations with over 1000 employees.<\/li>\n<li>Ideally, a lab with a dedicated physical location, resources and staff.<\/li>\n<li>A focus on technology and or media.<\/li>\n<li>Name, URL, and location if available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>List of Corporate Innovation Labs<br \/>\n<\/strong>Leave a comment below, and credit the contributor, see parameters listed above:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agency and Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/view\/en_US\/us\/Services\/additional-services\/deloitte-analytics-service\/77ffffb5b88f2310VgnVCM3000001c56f00aRCRD.htm\">Deloitte HIVE,\u00a0Rosslyn, VA<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IdeaXplorer\">JR Reagan<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipglab.com\/\">IPG Media Lab, NY<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenburbary\">Ken Burberry<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gkofiannan\">G. Kofi Annan<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcs.com\/about\/tcs_difference\/innovation\/tcs_labs\/Pages\/default.aspx#retail\">TCS Innovation Labs, at least 15 locations<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirstenParagona\">@KirstenParagona<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Auto<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/media.ford.com\/article_display.cfm?article_id=35811\">Ford Innovation Center, Silicon Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mclarenappliedtechnologies.com\">McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonwhatley.co.uk\">Simon Whatley<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Consumer Goods<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kfcollaborationkitchen.com\/EN\/Pages\/Home.aspx\">Kraft Collaboration Kitchen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/debs\/honeyshed-one-sheet-presentation\">P&amp;G Social Media Labs<\/a> by program lead <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deborahschultz.com\">Deborah Schultz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.dupont.com\/Innovation_Centers\/en_US\/\">DuPont Innovation Centers Worldwide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Financial Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diversitycareers.com\/articles\/pro\/08-decjan\/managing_allstate.htm\">AllState Innovation Services<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/business\/breaking\/chi-esurance-plans-5-percent-auto-insurance-ra-001,0,3899898.photo\">pic<\/a>, IL (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gottloeb\">Eric Gottloeb<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalonelabs.com\/\">Capital One Labs, SF, Arlington<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/real_mattsmith\">Matthew Smith<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citigroup.com\/citi\/about\/institutional_businesses.html\">Citi Innovation Labs,\u00a0Dublin, Singapore, &amp; Lodz<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fcat.fidelity.com\/\">Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastercard.com\/us\/company\/en\/newsroom\/mc_labs.html\">MasterCard Labs, NY<\/a> (link via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/peterkim\">Peter Kim<\/a>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.mastercard.com\/press-releases\/mastercard-unveils-mastercard-labs-dublin\/\">Dublin<\/a>, (Marcy Cohen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wellsfargo.com\/\">Wells Fargo Labs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Government<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/on-innovations\/office-of-personnel-managements-innovation-lab-a-portal-to-silicon-valley\/2012\/08\/02\/gJQA3iyDSX_story.html\">Office of Personnel Management&#8217;s &#8216;Innovation Lab&#8217;, DC<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaliforniaKara\">Kara DeFrias<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Health, Pharma, Science<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20120827005630\/en\/Aetna-Innovation-Labs-Focuses-Programs-Measurably-Improve\">Aetna Innovation Labs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humana.com\/resources\/about\/news\/press_kit\/innovation_press_kit.aspx\">Humana Innovation Center, Louisville<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikesnavely\">Mike Snavely<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Media<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/rd\/index.shtml\">BBC R&amp;D Labs, UK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonwhatley.co.uk\">Simon Whatley<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economistgroup.com\/leanback\/new-business-models\/inside-the-dow-jones-rd-department\/\">Dow Jones R&amp;D Lab<\/a>, (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shawnvenkat\">Shawn Venkat<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytco.com\/company\/Innovation_and_Technology\/ResearchandDevelopment.html\">NYT Research and Development lab<\/a>,\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shawnvenkat\">Shawn Venkat<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Retail<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/12\/17\/home-depot-acquires-data-driven-pricing-analytics-startup-blacklocus\/\">Home Depot Innovation Lab, Austin<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robhoward\">Rob Howard<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lululemonlab.com\/\">Lululemon Lab, Vancouver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nordstrominnovationlab.com\/\">Nordstrom Innovation Lab, Seattle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/investor.staples.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=96244&amp;p=RssLanding_pf&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1768154\">Staples Velocity Labs, Cambridge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walmartlabs.com\/\">Walmart Labs, Mountain View<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Tech, Telecom<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avaya.com\/usa\/avaya-labs\/\">Avaya Labs<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devindavis\">Devin Davis<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.att.com\/gen\/press-room?pid=22387\">AT&amp;T Innovation Lab<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.corp.att.com\/attlabs\/\">Business Labs<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/adworks.att.com\/lab\/\">AdWorks Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alcatel-lucent.com\/wps\/portal\/belllabs\">Bell Labs (Alacatel Lucent), Murray Hills, NJ<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stu\">Stu Miniman<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciena.com\/connect\/innovation-lab\/north-america\/\">Ciena Labs, Mobile Locations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/corporate.comcast.com\/news-information\/news-feed\/reimagining-the-future-of-technology-in-the-home\">Comcast Labs, multiple locations<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jtramsay\">JT. Ramsey<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.emc.com\/community\/labs?view=overview\">EMC Labs, multiple locations<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stu\">Stu Miniman<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpl.hp.com\/\">HP Labs, Palo Alto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.research.ibm.com\/\">IBM Research Labs, 12 global locations<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stu\">Stu Miniman<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/research\/intel-research.html\">Intel Labs, Multiple Locations<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stu\">Stu Miniman<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/labs\/redmond\/default.aspx\">Microsoft Research, Seattle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.oracle.com\/\">Oracle Labs, multiple locations<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stu\">Stu Miniman<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parc.com\/\">PARC, Xerox, Palo Alto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telefonica.com\/en\/digital\/html\/home\/home.shtml\">Telefonica, multiple locations<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonwhatley.co.uk\">Simon Whatley<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/about\/businesses\/ql\">Qualcomm Lab Inc.<\/a>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shawnvenkat\">Shawn Venkat<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innovation.verizon.com\/content\/vic\/en\/innovation.html\">Verizon Innovation Centers, multiple locations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vodafone.com\/content\/xone\/index.html\">Vodafone Xone, Silicon Valley<\/a> (via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonwhatley.co.uk\">Simon Whatley<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vodafone.de\/innovationpark\/data-facts.html\">Vodafone Test &amp; Innovation Centre near Frankfurt<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonwhatley.co.uk\">Simon Whatley<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I&#8217;ll continue to keep this list updated for a few weeks, and will make additions as they emerge in comments. Later, we will use this data for future research, you can access my prior reports on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/research\/\">research page<\/a> on this blog (upper tab).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years, forward moving companies have been investing in innovation centers that are being used for companies to tap into new technologies, media,and devices. &nbsp;I&rsquo;m seeing a growing trend of companies outside of the tech space that are investing in these types of labs, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/19\/list-of-tech-and-media-focused-corporate-innovation-labs\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">List of Tech and Media Focused Corporate Innovation Labs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,195],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-index","category-innovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}