Abstract
As we navigate the 4th Industrial Revolution the role of innovation is important, controversial and often a source of confusion. Innovation in the context of B2B is the application of an idea andor technology that adds value to an industrial process or outcome. As we discuss how to commercialize ideas, words matter, is your idea disruptive or innovative or a continuous improvement.
We will explore the premise that innovation is often organic, you can only apply so much force or you end up pushing a rope. Innovation needs to evolve and the best outcomes are when its fueled by customer interaction. Finally, one of the most powerful aspects of innovation within the 4th Industrial Revolution is the requirement to rethink, and hopefully reinvent, the constructs of capital and the ‘Future Of Work’.
Biography
Gabe Batstone is the co-founder & CEO of contextere. He brings to the company two decades of experience in implementing emerging technology into complex organizations. This has included innovations driving smart city, digital oilfield, future soldier, and industrial AR applications. Gabe has worked for market leaders in the aerospace, defense, automotive, and energy markets including NAVTEQ, CAE, and NGRAIN.
Gabe serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian American Business Council (CABC) promoting continental trade policy. Gabe also founded Teagan’s Voice a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children’s rights following the murder of his 8-year-old daughter in 2014.
Gabe holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts, specializing in Geographic information Systems, from Ryerson University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore. Gabe is a frequent public speaker, published writer, and has completed postgraduate studies at the United Nations Institute for Training & Research, University of Chicago, and Harvard Law School.