innovation

three examples of jeans, from left to right they are industry-made women's jeans, pockets-4-us made jeans, industry-made men's jeans

Texas State Innovation Lab encourages teams of creative problem-solvers solve social-impacting issues with technology and, you guessed it, innovation. Team members presented their projects on Sunday, March 10 to alumni and potential industry connections during SXSW. Pockets4Us by Amanda Gregory aims to provide ethically sourced custom-tailored jeans to the consumer. The fabric is an eco-friendly […]

Tiffany Conway Speaks at SXSW

Innovation continues on the state level as places like Wyoming and Maryland start to pilot digital driver’s licenses. Tiffany Conway from Gemalto tells us all about the technology and getting various government agencies on board with going digital.

Recap Day 3: Innovate!

Day three was full of amazing ideas and innovations! Kai Wright guided us in understanding branding and how the future of branding will involve the incorporation of more senses, not only sight. Benevolent AI shared how they are using Big Data and AI to assist scientists in bringing treatments and cures to diseases that have […]

Preview: For Home and For the XPRIZE

“My motivation was to change the world.” Dr. Paul Bunje has studied the life in the planet’s great oceans for many years. He has also done work on arguably the greatest challenge of our time, the issue of climate change. Now at XPRIZE he is heading up the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health Competition, geared towards […]

Preview: Hacking the Hackathon for the Social & Civic Good

Claire Dunn is a digital producer at Spredfast, helping organizations build meaningful relationships with their audiences through social media engagement. She helped conceptualize and develop the first ATX Hack for Change event and then served as lead organizer in the hackathon’s second year. Dunn has spent more than seven years in the tech and higher education industries […]