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Is innovation top-down or bottom-up? This was a great question at DBSec'24. Last week I gave a keynote at this researchers conference hosted by our Cisco Research team. It brought me back to my PhD days at UC Davis. I shared Outshift's innovation process with researchers worldwide, highlighting successes like Panoptica and Motific, and the failures we've learned from. My answer to the researcher attendee's question: it must be a balance. At Outshift by Cisco, we define focus areas from the top, but encourage bottom-up ideation within these lanes. This approach aligns innovation with company goals while fostering creativity at all levels. Read more about the conference and the vital academia-industry relationship in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/gaKPrP29 Kudos to Ashish Kundu, Ph.D. for organizing this impactful event. #DBSec24 #AI #Innovation #CiscoResearch