Segment 1:
The Networked Automobile

The future of electricity, the future of cars and wireless networks all in a single equation. How did these ideas come together in creating ZipCar? Is the car of the future also a part of a network? If so what kind of network? What will future forms of ride-sharing, car-sharing and the networked automobile look like?

Guest:
Robin Chase, founding CEO of Zipcar

Robin Chase is a transportation innovator. She was the founding CEO of Zipcar (the largest car-sharing company in the world) and GoLoco (the first company to combine ridesharing, social networks, and easy payment). In 2009, she was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People. Robin graduated from Wellesley College and MIT's Sloan School of Management, and was a Harvard University Loeb Fellow.

Segment 2 :
User Innovation

End-users of products and services, rather than producers, are responsible for a large amount of new innovation that comes out in the marketplace. What are some examples where users are in a better position to develop the next important new product than manufacturers? How do businesses open up their innovation process to end-users?

Guest:
Eric Von Hippel

Eric Von Hippel is the T. Wilson Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor in the MIT Engineering Systems Division. He is also a Faculty Associate at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. He received a B.A. from Harvard College, an S.M. from MIT and PhD from Carnegie Melon University.