Former SRI Chief Shares Pathways to Innovation in Industry, Higher Ed

Dr. Curtis Carlson, the former director of the prestigious Stanford Research Institute (SRI) — which helped pioneer Siri, the computer mouse and HDTV, among other technologies — visited Stevens Institute of Technology on October 6 to speak about the urgent need to foster greater innovation in industry and higher education. The talk was part of President Nariman Farvardin's President's Distinguished Lecture Series (PDLS).

In a wide-ranging discussion that touched upon examples from as far afield as Finland, Singapore and Australia, as well as an innovative new program in K-12 mathematics education SRI has developed here in the U.S., Dr. Carlson laid out a convincing case that we have fallen behind in this area — but that this is also a prime opportunity to reboot our thinking about innovation, and that this must be done immediately. He also shared some insightful suggestions and guiding principles from his own experience.

Watch Dr. Carlson's lecture or download the transcript