https://thectoblog.org/tags/innovation/ Recent content in Innovation on The CTO Blog Hugo en-us 2026 Bill Allison Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-14-fall-technology-innovation-forum-highlights/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-14-fall-technology-innovation-forum-highlights/ Last month a group of inspiring and diverse group of teams celebrated their groundbreaking innovations at the Fall Technology Innovation Forum. The theme of the innovation forum was “Innovation in the Time of Coronavirus.” https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-bears-at-home-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-bears-at-home-changemaker-awardee/ BeArS@home is a customized interactive lab project developed by the Department of Chemistry, which gives undergraduate students the ability to perform virtual chemistry experiments at home. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-blknws-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-blknws-changemaker-awardee/ What will Black public art look like during the time of a pandemic? During a time in which going out- side might disproportionately hurt the community, we want to provide our utmost support. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-data-justice-community-justice-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-data-justice-community-justice-changemaker-awardee/ The UC Berkeley Data Justice-Community Justice Initiative will enhance community-driven research in the undergraduate curriculum. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-ethnic-studies-podcast-ar-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-ethnic-studies-podcast-ar-changemaker-awardee/ “Scaffolding Stories/Building Communities” Ethnic Studies and Podcast/Augmented Reality in the 21st Century Campus https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-insightxr-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-insightxr-changemaker-awardee/ This project, submitted by professor Luisa Caldas and Architecture, Building Science and Technology researcher Elnaz Tafrihi Bailey will fund the development of a Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR) tool developed by the College of Environmental Design. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-integrative-biology-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-integrative-biology-awardee/ The Department of Integrative Biology depends on students being able to participate in immersive, hands-on lab field classes in natural history. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-lucid-learning/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-lucid-learning/ Lucid Learning is a tool to help students practice collaboration early in their careers. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-pearl-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-pearl-changemaker-awardee/ (PEARL) Project allows students to have real and physical interaction with laboratory equipment in real time via the Internet as if they were present in the lab. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-rtl-ar-vr/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-rtl-ar-vr/ RTL will partner with the CTO and our AR/VR 2020 Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant awardees to develop a community of practice for AR/VR supporting instruction and research. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-connected-campus/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-connected-campus/ Current smart and Internet of Things technologies can bridge the physical and digital campus. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-vrtutor-changemaker-awardee/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-12-08-vrtutor-changemaker-awardee/ This project, submitted by professor Luisa Caldas and Architecture, Building Science and Technology researcher Elnaz Tafrihi Bailey will fund the development of a Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR) tool developed by the College of Environmental Design. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-11-18-fall-technology-innovation-forum/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-11-18-fall-technology-innovation-forum/ The 2020 Fall Technology Innovation Forum brought together an inspiring and diverse group of teams to share their experiences bringing new innovations to Berkeley https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-26-innovation-advisors/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-26-innovation-advisors/ A University can’t effectively steer a course or invent the future without a strong committed team of people. Thanks to all our collaborators and advisors, who are leading and contributing to the technology innovation program. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-25-berkeley-changemaker-technology-innovation-grant-awardees-announced/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-25-berkeley-changemaker-technology-innovation-grant-awardees-announced/ More than one of the faculty members we spoke with said their proposals were originally intended to address instruction during the pandemic– but thinking through the affordances of new technology led them to permanently rethink how they will teach their courses. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-20-student-impact-partnerships/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-20-student-impact-partnerships/ The CTO Technology Innovation Program is establishing partnerships with student focused programs and organizations at Berkeley that foster innovation, encourage new ways of looking at the world, and promote positive change. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-20-berkeley-technology-innovation-grants/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-20-berkeley-technology-innovation-grants/ Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grants (2020) provide financial incentives to bring together individual ideas and excellence from across Berkeley’s decentralized campus, fostering connections and developing institutional awareness and support to expand positive impact. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-20-meet-the-review-committee-changemaker-technology-innovation-program/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-06-20-meet-the-review-committee-changemaker-technology-innovation-program/ Submissions have closed, and the review committee is evaluating the 2020 applicants to the Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant program. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-03-02-call-proposals-berkeley-changemaker-technology-innovation/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2020-03-02-call-proposals-berkeley-changemaker-technology-innovation/ We are now accepting proposals for Berkeley’s first-ever CTO Technology Innovation program. The CTO is looking to support proposals that will enhance the University’s operations, bolster its research endeavors or help transform instruction and the classroom experience. https://thectoblog.org/blog/2015-06-18-innovating-and-creating/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:00:00 -0700 https://thectoblog.org/blog/2015-06-18-innovating-and-creating/ Tom Holub interviews Bill Allison on how he keeps his teams innovative and creative, transitioning from legacy technologies, and assessing performance as a manager.