Innovation Times
Welcome to Innovation Times: The Federal blog
Join featured blogger, JR Reagan, Federal Chief Innovation Officer, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and others as we discuss innovation topics, emerging trends and leading practices.
Recent blog posts
Are we creating a digital landfill?
Posted by JR Reagan, June 13, 2013
The amount of data we generate has reached staggering levels, and it’s not expected to slow down. But how much of the data that we generate is actually useful?
Mobile’s a serial killer
Posted by JR Reagan on June 11, 2013
Designed to free us from the tethers of wired phones, mobile devices are becoming more feature-rich and making a dent in our reliance on earlier types of phones.
Silicon what?
Posted by JR Reagan on May 29, 2013
There’s a new crop sprouting in states long known for their amber waves of grain. In the great plains and America’s Midwest dubbed “Silicon Prairie.”
Time to let the guard down?
Posted by JR Reagan on May 17, 2013
The workplace is changing with ambitious and tech-savvy millennials. At the top are the revered “old guard,” but is it time for them to drop their guard?
The dating game: Partnerships for the future
Posted by JR Reagan on May 10, 2013
The growing complexity of social and economic challenges is driving new, innovative forms of collaboration between governments and businesses.
The clothing industry wants the shirt off your back
Posted by JR Reagan on May 02, 2013
Emerging technologies are cropping up in the retail clothing industry, intending to provide garments that fit without visiting a fitting room, or relying on inconsistent sizing.
The digital divide: Generation gap or a chasm?
Posted by JR Reagan on April 26, 2013
This brief history of U.S. culture now has a new demographic to add to its list: the post-Internet generation—a generation that doesn’t know a world without laptops, tablets, and cell phones.
Rise of the citizen scientist
Posted by JR Reagan on April 18, 2013
New projects enlisting the help of “citizen scientists” make headlines nearly every day—and there are literally thousands of ongoing ventures—witness the rise of the citizen scientist.
How the internet is changing higher education
Posted by JR Reagan on April 11, 2013
Revolution. Innovation. Disruption. Transformation. The Internet is shaking up higher education and innovative educators are trying to figure out the college education of the future.
Time for a more user-friendly government
Posted by JR Reagan on April 4, 2013
Changes in the political, societal and economic realms are driving government leaders to rethink how they design and deliver public services for the future. Adopting the digital approach can help the public sector enhance customer experience to their citizens.
The next generation of problem solving
Posted by JR Reagan on March 21, 2013
There aren’t quick fixes for many of the problems we face today. But there are platforms for change and innovation that are working to address them, platforms that solicit input from customers and citizens alike.
The face of innovation: What does an innovator look like?
Posted by JR Reagan on March 13, 2013
A passion to innovate can be found in laboratories, in corporate boardrooms, and at elite universities. It’s found among geniuses and savants, in executives and college professors.
Design as a discipline
Published by The Wall Street Journal, CIO Journal website on February 13, 2013
How taking a deliberate approach to design may help CIOs build a culture of innovation in IT.
Information security: Visualization as a tool for CISOs
Published by The Wall Street Journal, CIO Journal website on January 24, 2013
Visualization software may help CISOs identify information security threats and prevent attacks on their organizations.
The art of the possible
Posted by JR Reagan on August 08, 2012
Business has changed, and there’s no going back. To understand and leverage the flood of data coming in, there’s a critical need to see it; see what it means; what it can do.
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| Center for Federal Innovation Innovate, collaborate, deliver |
Innovation: The Federal Frontier Listen to FedCentral’s interview with Cesar Hidalgo, MIT Media Lab and JR Reagan, Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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Meet JR Reagan
Federal Chief Innovation Officer
Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP
