Solstice's mission is to transform the way the world does
business through mobile. They provide
capabilities to allow larger corporations to embrace the
future, while providing a competitive advantage through
mobile technology, without introducing risk in their
existing environment. This presentation covers mobile-at-a-glance and in-depth.
2. SOLSTICE MOBILE AT-A-GLANCE
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Transforming global enterprises through strategic innovation, breakthrough technologies, and executional precision.
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ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
OUR ENTERPRISE CLIENTS
Our mission is to transform the way the world does
business through mobile. We pride ourselves on our
capabilities to allow larger corporations to embrace the
future, while providing a competitive advantage through
mobile technology, without introducing risk in their
existing environments.
Delivering value to our strategic partners by designing
and building mobile apps for some of the world s largest
brands.
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‣ 150 Employees and Growing
‣ Consulting Magazine - Best Place To
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Inc. 500 - Five years running
Built in Chicago - Top 100 Digital Firms
98% Employee Retention Rate
7 Patents, 1 Emmy
211 Apps (and counting)
17.4M Downloads
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3. ENTERPRISE INNOVATION
WHAT S HERE? WHAT S NEXT?
There are new opportunities for Enterprises to
leverage the next wave of technology innovation
to positively impact their business and disrupt
their industries.
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We cannot solve our
problems with the same
thinking we used when we
created them.
- Albert Einstein
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4. THE PROGRESS OF INNOVATION
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PERSONAL
COMPUTING!
INFORMATION
ACCESS!
USER
INTERFACES!
HUMAN
COMPUTER
INTERACTION!
DATA
ACCESS!
MOBILE
COMPUTING!
CONTEXTUAL
COMPUTING!
ANYTIME!
ANYWHERE!
ANYTHING!
THE INTERNET OF THINGS!
MOUSE!
TOUCH!
NATURAL!
NATURAL USER INTERFACES!
MULTI-STEP!
SINGLE ACTION TRIGGERS!
LET ME TELL YOU
COMPLEX CONSUMPTION!
SIMPLE CONSUMPTION!
UBIQUITOUS COLLECTION!
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CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS PLATFORMS!
BIG DATA!
5. THE INTERNET OF THINGS
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IoT SECURITY
Kevo is a IoT enabled door lock
that allows one-touch entry via
Bluetooth recognition.
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IoT ORDERING
A UAE pizzeria provides top
customers with a Pizza Button
refrigerator magnet. One tap
triggers a delivery of their favorite
pizza.
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IoT LOGISTICS
Powered by FedEx, SenseAware collects
and transmits real-time data such as
location, temperature and light exposure
to monitor shipments.
8. MOBILE AND BIG DATA
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Big Data technologies can store
billions of data points from
mobile and IoT devices, and use
it to push relevant information to
contextually aware platforms.
9. BIG DATA ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
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Nest is a thermostat that
combines local weather patterns
with internal sensors that
measure your coming-and-going
patterns to lower your home
energy costs. They analyze usage
data across their installation base
to provide contextual
suggestions to their customers.
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INNOVATION-READINESS
• Fewer than half of firms have defined
processes to evaluate the ideas
generated through innovation
programs, and only a third have funds
dedicated to incubating and
commercializing those ideas deemed
promising.
• Firms that trail their peers in
establishing clear processes,
incentives, and governance for their
innovation programs risk losing market
share and competitive advantage.
• Forrester, February 2013
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13. THE INNOVATION ENGINE
CATALYSTS FOR R&D
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Rapidly Evolving
Technology
Landscape!
User Experience
& Design Trends!
Changes in User
Behaviors
& Expectations!
Culture of
Autonomy!
Innovation happens at the
intersection of opportunity,
know-how, and realizing
business value!
Smart, Passionate
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Industry Vertical
Trends, Gaps
& Landscape!
14. PATHWAYS OF INNOVATION
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- A 2012 study by the Centre for Business Innovation surveyed over 400 enterprises about which types innovation was
being pursued
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Source: Centre For Business Innovation,
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15. OUR INNOVATION CULTURE
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24 HOURS OF
INNOVATION
150 Participants
48 Ideas
10 Collaborative Teams
10 Actionable Proofs of Concept
3 Judging Sharks
16. SMART OFFICE BUILDING A CONTEXTUAL OFFICE
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Book meeting rooms
Real-time room availability
Who s in the room with me
Automatic whiteboard capture
Contextual company directory
Office supply reorders
Guest experience
19. THE INNOVATION ENGINE
Getting it started and keeping it running smoothly
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Expect Failure – Lots of It
Just as a venture capital fund might expect 80 percent of its investments to fail, so, too, must innovative companies accept that most ideas —
even those that are pursued to the fullest — will not pan out.
Discipline Breeds Success
A creative, innovative culture does not equal anarchy. The more disciplined your innovation-management processes become, the greater the
likelihood you ll have results to show for your efforts.
Innovation Is Strategic
Companies categorized as innovation Superstars don t leave innovation to chance. Rather, they focus their innovation efforts around
strategic goals and pursue innovation consistently and methodically.
Innovation Is About Leadership as Much As It Is About Ideas, Processes
Truly innovative organizations are open, collaborative, and iconoclastic,;characteristics that can t be achieved overnight.
Tools
Employees need the training, concepts and techniques to innovate. In the memorable words of a decision support manager at 3M, It
doesn t work to urge people to think outside the box without giving them the tools to climb out.
Diversity
Innovation requires a degree of friction. Bringing in outsiders — new hires, experts, suppliers or customers — and mixing people across
business units, functions and geographies.
Slack
Employees need some access to slack resources, not least in terms of timeout from their regular activities to experiment and develop new
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21. About Northern Trust
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ABOUT NORTHERN TRUST
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Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment
management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking
solutions to corporations, institutions and affluent individuals.
For 124 years we have evolved with the changing needs of our clients and
our world.
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A partner you can trust.
Corporate headquarters: Chicago, IL
Named Best Private Bank in the USA for the 5th consecutive year by
Professional Wealth Management and The Banker magazines, both published
by the Financial Times Group.
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More than 14,000 employees
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$96 billion in banking assets
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$5.2 trillion in assets under custody
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Wealth Management & Social Media
Also was named Best Private Bank for Innovation
$846.2 billion in assets under management
As of Sept. 30, 2013
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