Interview with Lem Lasher, CSC Chief Innovation Officer

Interview with Lem Lasher, CSC Chief Innovation Officer

CSC's Office of Innovation, established five years ago, has made a significant investment in innovation, creating tools and techniques for open innovation and supporting their lines of business for innovation. They have over 70 staff members committed to innovation, who work with internal innovation efforts and have line jobs to assist clients with innovation. CSC emphasizes the need to understand the intellectual underpinnings of innovation and has extensive relationships with academic institutions and third-party partners to generate research and insight.

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