The Innovation Pipeline

The Innovation Pipeline: The ultimate evolution of the corporate suggestion box The Innovation Pipeline is a unique online crowd-sourcing tool that harnesses the creative talent of AT&T employees to drive innovation. Participants submit their ideas through an online platform, get feedback from others, and secure funding for development within the program. TIP spans rank, location and expertise - it's a true egalitarian collaboration initiative that puts the venture capital model to work internally at AT&T. The Innovation Pipeline TIP Phase One Social Innovation > Participants submit, vote on and discuss Vote ideas - and can use virtual currency to "invest" in the ideas they like best By The Numbers > At the end of each "TIP Season," which is typically three months, the topideas based on votes, comments, and advisor approval are selected for pitching Collaborate > The platform is open 24/7/365, so innovation can "follow the sun" 100,000+ Members TIP Phase Two Prototype Since its establishment in 2009, TIP has attracted > After an incubation period for idea more than 100,000+ members from more than founders to build prototypes and develop 40 countries. business cases, the top ideas are pitched to Pitch AT&T TIP investors > AT&T executives act as venture capitalists, with real money to fund ideas of their choice > Successful participants leave with funding 500 Ideas and the green light to develop their ideas Each month, more than 500 new ideas are submitted, on average, to the TIP community. TIP Phase Three Production $ > During a second incubation period, the funded ideas are moved from prototype to Develop production, and toward deployment to customers Millions of Dollars To date, the program has allocated tens of millions TIP Phase Four Commercialization of dollars to fund dozens of ideas ranging from A successful project could be.. customer-service enhancements to new Launch > Adopted by an AT&T business unit technologic offerings. > Spun off into an external company > Sold The Innovation Pipeline: The ultimate evolution of the corporate suggestion box The Innovation Pipeline is a unique online crowd-sourcing tool that harnesses the creative talent of AT&T employees to drive innovation. Participants submit their ideas through an online platform, get feedback from others, and secure funding for development within the program. TIP spans rank, location and expertise - it's a true egalitarian collaboration initiative that puts the venture capital model to work internally at AT&T. The Innovation Pipeline TIP Phase One Social Innovation > Participants submit, vote on and discuss Vote ideas - and can use virtual currency to "invest" in the ideas they like best By The Numbers > At the end of each "TIP Season," which is typically three months, the topideas based on votes, comments, and advisor approval are selected for pitching Collaborate > The platform is open 24/7/365, so innovation can "follow the sun" 100,000+ Members TIP Phase Two Prototype Since its establishment in 2009, TIP has attracted > After an incubation period for idea more than 100,000+ members from more than founders to build prototypes and develop 40 countries. business cases, the top ideas are pitched to Pitch AT&T TIP investors > AT&T executives act as venture capitalists, with real money to fund ideas of their choice > Successful participants leave with funding 500 Ideas and the green light to develop their ideas Each month, more than 500 new ideas are submitted, on average, to the TIP community. TIP Phase Three Production $ > During a second incubation period, the funded ideas are moved from prototype to Develop production, and toward deployment to customers Millions of Dollars To date, the program has allocated tens of millions TIP Phase Four Commercialization of dollars to fund dozens of ideas ranging from A successful project could be.. customer-service enhancements to new Launch > Adopted by an AT&T business unit technologic offerings. > Spun off into an external company > Sold The Innovation Pipeline: The ultimate evolution of the corporate suggestion box The Innovation Pipeline is a unique online crowd-sourcing tool that harnesses the creative talent of AT&T employees to drive innovation. Participants submit their ideas through an online platform, get feedback from others, and secure funding for development within the program. TIP spans rank, location and expertise - it's a true egalitarian collaboration initiative that puts the venture capital model to work internally at AT&T. The Innovation Pipeline TIP Phase One Social Innovation > Participants submit, vote on and discuss Vote ideas - and can use virtual currency to "invest" in the ideas they like best By The Numbers > At the end of each "TIP Season," which is typically three months, the topideas based on votes, comments, and advisor approval are selected for pitching Collaborate > The platform is open 24/7/365, so innovation can "follow the sun" 100,000+ Members TIP Phase Two Prototype Since its establishment in 2009, TIP has attracted > After an incubation period for idea more than 100,000+ members from more than founders to build prototypes and develop 40 countries. business cases, the top ideas are pitched to Pitch AT&T TIP investors > AT&T executives act as venture capitalists, with real money to fund ideas of their choice > Successful participants leave with funding 500 Ideas and the green light to develop their ideas Each month, more than 500 new ideas are submitted, on average, to the TIP community. TIP Phase Three Production $ > During a second incubation period, the funded ideas are moved from prototype to Develop production, and toward deployment to customers Millions of Dollars To date, the program has allocated tens of millions TIP Phase Four Commercialization of dollars to fund dozens of ideas ranging from A successful project could be.. customer-service enhancements to new Launch > Adopted by an AT&T business unit technologic offerings. > Spun off into an external company > Sold The Innovation Pipeline: The ultimate evolution of the corporate suggestion box The Innovation Pipeline is a unique online crowd-sourcing tool that harnesses the creative talent of AT&T employees to drive innovation. Participants submit their ideas through an online platform, get feedback from others, and secure funding for development within the program. TIP spans rank, location and expertise - it's a true egalitarian collaboration initiative that puts the venture capital model to work internally at AT&T. The Innovation Pipeline TIP Phase One Social Innovation > Participants submit, vote on and discuss Vote ideas - and can use virtual currency to "invest" in the ideas they like best By The Numbers > At the end of each "TIP Season," which is typically three months, the topideas based on votes, comments, and advisor approval are selected for pitching Collaborate > The platform is open 24/7/365, so innovation can "follow the sun" 100,000+ Members TIP Phase Two Prototype Since its establishment in 2009, TIP has attracted > After an incubation period for idea more than 100,000+ members from more than founders to build prototypes and develop 40 countries. business cases, the top ideas are pitched to Pitch AT&T TIP investors > AT&T executives act as venture capitalists, with real money to fund ideas of their choice > Successful participants leave with funding 500 Ideas and the green light to develop their ideas Each month, more than 500 new ideas are submitted, on average, to the TIP community. TIP Phase Three Production $ > During a second incubation period, the funded ideas are moved from prototype to Develop production, and toward deployment to customers Millions of Dollars To date, the program has allocated tens of millions TIP Phase Four Commercialization of dollars to fund dozens of ideas ranging from A successful project could be.. customer-service enhancements to new Launch > Adopted by an AT&T business unit technologic offerings. > Spun off into an external company > Sold The Innovation Pipeline: The ultimate evolution of the corporate suggestion box The Innovation Pipeline is a unique online crowd-sourcing tool that harnesses the creative talent of AT&T employees to drive innovation. Participants submit their ideas through an online platform, get feedback from others, and secure funding for development within the program. TIP spans rank, location and expertise - it's a true egalitarian collaboration initiative that puts the venture capital model to work internally at AT&T. The Innovation Pipeline TIP Phase One Social Innovation > Participants submit, vote on and discuss Vote ideas - and can use virtual currency to "invest" in the ideas they like best By The Numbers > At the end of each "TIP Season," which is typically three months, the topideas based on votes, comments, and advisor approval are selected for pitching Collaborate > The platform is open 24/7/365, so innovation can "follow the sun" 100,000+ Members TIP Phase Two Prototype Since its establishment in 2009, TIP has attracted > After an incubation period for idea more than 100,000+ members from more than founders to build prototypes and develop 40 countries. business cases, the top ideas are pitched to Pitch AT&T TIP investors > AT&T executives act as venture capitalists, with real money to fund ideas of their choice > Successful participants leave with funding 500 Ideas and the green light to develop their ideas Each month, more than 500 new ideas are submitted, on average, to the TIP community. TIP Phase Three Production $ > During a second incubation period, the funded ideas are moved from prototype to Develop production, and toward deployment to customers Millions of Dollars To date, the program has allocated tens of millions TIP Phase Four Commercialization of dollars to fund dozens of ideas ranging from A successful project could be.. customer-service enhancements to new Launch > Adopted by an AT&T business unit technologic offerings. > Spun off into an external company > Sold The Innovation Pipeline: The ultimate evolution of the corporate suggestion box The Innovation Pipeline is a unique online crowd-sourcing tool that harnesses the creative talent of AT&T employees to drive innovation. Participants submit their ideas through an online platform, get feedback from others, and secure funding for development within the program. TIP spans rank, location and expertise - it's a true egalitarian collaboration initiative that puts the venture capital model to work internally at AT&T. The Innovation Pipeline TIP Phase One Social Innovation > Participants submit, vote on and discuss Vote ideas - and can use virtual currency to "invest" in the ideas they like best By The Numbers > At the end of each "TIP Season," which is typically three months, the topideas based on votes, comments, and advisor approval are selected for pitching Collaborate > The platform is open 24/7/365, so innovation can "follow the sun" 100,000+ Members TIP Phase Two Prototype Since its establishment in 2009, TIP has attracted > After an incubation period for idea more than 100,000+ members from more than founders to build prototypes and develop 40 countries. business cases, the top ideas are pitched to Pitch AT&T TIP investors > AT&T executives act as venture capitalists, with real money to fund ideas of their choice > Successful participants leave with funding 500 Ideas and the green light to develop their ideas Each month, more than 500 new ideas are submitted, on average, to the TIP community. TIP Phase Three Production $ > During a second incubation period, the funded ideas are moved from prototype to Develop production, and toward deployment to customers Millions of Dollars To date, the program has allocated tens of millions TIP Phase Four Commercialization of dollars to fund dozens of ideas ranging from A successful project could be.. customer-service enhancements to new Launch > Adopted by an AT&T business unit technologic offerings. > Spun off into an external company > Sold