collaboration

I recently heard someone refer to the Dallas/Fort-Worth (DFW), Texas area as the “Silicon Prairie.” At first, it struck me as funny to compare part of the Lone Star State to the likes of the tech giants in Silicon Valley. So I did a little digging; There are a lot of technology companies based in DFW, and many Silicon Valley corporations including Microsoft, Intuit and Cisco have offices too. A short time later, I came across a Fast Company article highlighting the secrets of Silicon Valley’s innovation culture. It was written by Soren Kaplan, author of the award-winning bestseller, Leapfrogging, former leader of the innovation group at Hewlett-Packard in Silicon Valley and founder of InnovationPoint. One might say Kaplan knows a thing or two about innovation. As I read the article, I was struck by the similarities between Sabre’s culture and the attributes outlined in his article: (more…)

collaboration

A tale of two tech cities