CHANDRASHEKHAR RAMAN Topic: IOT STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND INCUBATION, Cisco Chandrashekhar has over 15 years of experience in the technology industry in roles ranging from strategy, planning, application development, consulting and product management cutting across verticals like smart cities, education and retail. He currently runs Cisco’s internal incubation program ‘thingQbator’ where he helps aspiring intrapreneurs turn their ideas into working prototypes and from there on to marketable products/solutions. Topic: Case Study 2- Know how CISCO's thinkQbator enables its intraprenuers innovate better - By Chandrashekhar Raman, Cisco

Case Study 2 Cisco thingQbator Enabling intrapreneurs and innovators at Cisco

Internet of Things and Digitization “The perfect storm” Moores Law Metcalfes Law Big Data Open Cloud Computing Crowd Funding Connected Device Explosion Democratization of Innovation Digital disruption across industries

Disrupt or be Disrupted Average lifespan of S&P 500 company in 1920 ~ 67 years, today ~15 years 40% of existing fortune 500 companies will not exist in 10 years Digital disruption is happening all around us

Genesis of thingQbator Large Developer community in Bangalore > 8000 Cisco developers IoT is impacting the industry, also careers Curiosity, interest and enthusiasm about IoT where to start? How to build new skills Many Makers : expensive hobby, lonely hobby Makerspace, Community, Program

+ thingQbator basics Guiding Principles Makerspace Program Equipped with latest Cisco and 3rd party IoT Gear Program Rotating Cohort of 50 engineers every 3 months + Geek Playground High Tolerance for failure Rapid Prototyping Developer Evangelism starts at home Guiding Principles

The thingQbator model Partipation in the program is voluntary Over and above day jobs Rotating cohort of ~60 engineers joins every 4 months (typically ~200 apply) Selection Criteria? In 4 months Idea  prototype Program helps with equipment, mentors and training Demo day at the end of 4 months

thingQbator Makerspace - Resources Development Boards Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Beaglebone, Edison and more Comm. Modules LORA, WiFi, BLE, GSM, RFID, NFC, Zigbee and others Sensors More than 20 sensor types Tools, Comps & 3DP tools, Soldering station, discreet components, 3D printer Cisco IoT Products Fog (CGR1k, 8X9, IR910), Cameras Cisco Cloud Unlimited VM’s Cisco Platforms CMX, VSM, CEM, CAM and others

Makerspaces in London and Pune 2 years of thingQbator 40 Sensors deployed across1 floor of Cisco Campus for 2 months 1 Cisco on Cisco pilot Next Phase : 1 building in Bangalore (~400 sensors) 5 Cohorts 200+ Engineers participated 1 year of operation 3 Custom boards designed @ thingQbator Latest – LORA123 1 idea taken back by BU for further exploration ~200 Engineers Applied for cohort-5 ~60 Participating 6000+ views on our videos in youtube, show and share and Jive thingQbator in a Box Makerspaces in London and Pune 4 stories in Indian national media

‘thingQbator in a box’ for scaling Existing Work in Progress

Lessons Learn : Setting up the program Don’t wait for permission Start small Stay Lean, bootstrap Funding is great, but chasing it detracts from operations Innovation is a function of context, every context is different Evolve an operating model rather than define one It is not easy. but..

Lessons Learnt: Running the program Balance structure and chaos Build a coalition of partners Don’t take yourself too seriously Showcase the intrapreneur, make her the star Celebrate crazy Incentivize managers Be prepared for success!

thingQbator Videos Cohort 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J8vcPs56Mg Cohort 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laNzV2HxuFI Cohort 3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jE9WL_VuME Featured Prototype - Birds Eye : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSV0JD2snRE Featured Event - DroneStars : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNCeheih8vs Featured Prototype – LoRa development board  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzcQGeDICPA 

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