News and Updates on Quantum Partners and Projects

• “Learning Innovation” Newest Practice Area for Principal Erica Gruen

May 01, 2013: 

Erica Gruen has added "Learning Innovation" to her practice, and is advising many companies in educational technology. To  this practice Gruen brings not only her business and marketing strategy expertise, but also her experience as a public school teacher and educational psychologist.

As an advisor to the University of Wisconsin School of Business, Gruen has been involved with various campus initiatives around online education. She recently was invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to join their Tech Partner Network, which serves as a resource to Program Officers there.

Gruen also recently joined Pathbrite.com as an Advisor, and is a Mentor to young companies in Socratic Labs, one of the newest ed tech incubators in New York City. 

• O’Leary Delivers Keynote to Klopotek 10th Annual Publisher’s Forum

May 01, 2013: 

Quantum Associate, Brian O'Leary  in his keynote address in April  in Berlin entitled "Disaggregating supply" gave an indepth analysis of why publishers of content -- whether of books, magazines, music or any digital product  -- should stop trying to aggregate demand in order to get a "big enough" market, and instead  figure out ways to disaggregate supply.   O'Leary writes: "While we’ve begun to learn how to form and serve online communities, we continue to be bound by the form of the book as our container of choice. As a result, we’re trying to catch up with an audience whose needs may be already moving away from us."   For the full remarks, go here.

• Quantum Principal Ava Seave to interview Meredith’s Liz Schimel at BRITE Conference

February 14, 2013: 

Columbia Business School’s Center on Global Brand Leadership is once again running its "BRITE" Conference on brands, innovation, and technology. It takes place on the Columbia campus on March 4-5. Now in its 6th year, BRITE ’13 will bring together 400-500 leaders and entrepreneurs from business, technology, and media, to discuss topics such as: the future of brand leadership, big data analytics & insight, and emerging trends in technology and consumer culture.

Confirmed speakers for BRITE ’13 include: Liz Schimel (Chief Digital Officer, Meredith National Media Group) interviewed by Quantum’s own Ava Seave; Kerry Trainor (CEO, Vimeo); Shiv Singh (Global Head of Digital, PepsiCo);  and, Kaaren Hanson (VP, Design and Innovation, Intuit). Plus many more. . .

Full details and how to register are here.