A New Time

Letter from the Founders – April 21, 2020

Five years ago we started Italia Innovation with the aim of gathering the brightest talents and forward-thinking academic and business leaders from all over the world to understand the strengths of our economy, with the desire to then…

panettone. A California + Italia Innovation Production

– November 10, 2019

We are excited to announce the launch of our first multi-studio production: panettone. Based on the research we have been conducting in Italia and California on the resurgence of food and bakery as fine agricultural products, panettone. …

TrashTalking Her Way to A Better Future: How Alexa Gantous is helping people in cities reconnect with the environment

– September 18, 2019

How many times have you thought about the coffee cup as you sip on a latte? If you are like most people, you probably only think about the coffee you are enjoying. That’s how our brains are wired. We’re programmed to see only the immediate use…

Inclusive Ventures: how Flora DiCara is promoting diversity for future Harvard entrepreneurs

– April 25, 2019

Picture an entrepreneurial Harvard student. You might imagine a hoodie-wearing computer science major coding away in his dorm room a la Zuckerberg. While this may be the archetypical college entrepreneur, there are plenty of students…

As it Happened: Disruptive Quality Winter Program

– January 31, 2019

As our Disruptive Quality class crossed the places and stories of Italian manufacturing entrepreneurs that every day strive to offer the world the best products in their industries, a quote by Aristotle kept being brought up. Whether in…

Diseña Tu País: How an IIP Alum is Designing the Future of His Country

– September 08, 2018

For most students on the cusp of graduating, their futures become the center of attention—what jobs they’ll have, which cities they’ll live in, how much money they’ll make. However, not for Santiago Martinez. The 2017 Italia Innovation alum is…

As it Happened: Disruptive Quality

– July 25, 2018

Producing high quality goods is one of Italy’s competitive advantages. In fact, in markets around the world, the “Made in Italy” label has become synonymous with quality. But how exactly do companies generate this quality? Further, in today…

As it Happened: Responsible Success

– July 24, 2018

Today is a radically different time for companies. With more globally minded and socially aware customers, no longer is it enough for a company to provide the best products, but now it must also leverage its business structure as a…

As it Happened: Artisanship at Scale

– July 22, 2018

The conflict of man versus machine is a provocative one, especially today as artificial intelligence, robotics and data science are redefining what machines can do and can be. This movement forward can seem threatening, particularly for…

Italia Innovation '16 alumna launches a cashmere start-up

Caroline DeSantis – October 14, 2017

For most cashmere is synonymous with luxury, but while growing up in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Ariunaa Bayaraa did not see the buttery, soft fabric this way. To her it was the fabric of her everyday life, not only because it was her cashmere…