Successful Innovation is a Multi-Disciplinary Team Sport
Utility companies have been around for more than a century, supplying gas, electricity, and other forms of energy to homeowners and businesses alike. Though their...
Ann Kapusta
Ann Kapusta is the Director of Research and Development and Applied Sciences at Vectorform. Ann leads the innovation practice at Vectorform and champions the company mission to invent the impossible. Ann sets agendas for research into emerging technologies and manages cutting edge laboratory explorations with the goal to define the future.
Prior to her work at Vectorform, Ann worked at NASA as an operations manager for the largest biological research experiment on the International Space Station. As part of her time at NASA, Ann assisted in launching 40 mice to space and ran the mission control center working directly with astronauts during on-orbit operations to ensure mission success. Ann earned her Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics at Dartmouth College and attended the University of Michigan for her graduate work in Space Systems Engineering.
One Giant Leap for Innovation: Chaos behind the Lunar Spacesuit
When President Kennedy delivered his famous 1961 promise to put on a man on the moon before the decade was over, NASA faced an urgent...
Put the Customer First in Innovation– or Risk Going Down in Flames
Designing for the customer experience can make the difference between success or failure for our next innovation.
Innovation vs. Invention: Does your enterprise know the difference?
While innovation and invention are often treated as interchangeable terms, they are not the same.
Why We Need More Than Reality
In the classic Greek tale “The Sword of Damocles,” a court jester, Damocles, is awarded the opportunity to experience the power of his king. But...