5. Neo4j Innovation Lab
INNOVATION
/ɪnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
Innovation is a "new idea, creative thoughts, new imaginations in form of device or method".
However, innovation is often also viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new
requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs. Wikipedia
9. Neo4j Innovation Lab
UNLEARN
Unlearning is not about forgetting.
It’s about the ability to choose an alternative mental model or paradigm.
LEARN: We add new skills or knowledge to what we already know.
17. Help companies accelerate innovation and
digital transformation through graph thinking
What we do
Neo4j Innovation Lab
18. We generate and prototype graph projects
together with customers and prospects
How we do it
Neo4j Innovation Lab
19. Neo4j Innovation Lab
Expected Outcome
To provide a deep understanding of graph thinking and the
new possibilities in innovation and digital transformation
that is enabled by adopting Neo4j and graphs
Guaranteed
20. A 3,5 day workshop — The Innovation Lab Sprint
Methodology
Neo4j Innovation Lab
21. Value
“Graph Thinking” is about
considering connections in
data as important as the
data itself.
Graph Platform
Neo4j is a native graph platform which
executes connected workloads faster than
any other database management system.
Neo4j Innovation Lab
Prototyping
The use cases, products and
services that will be available as
a possibility for your company
22. PrototypingValue Graph Platform
Neo4j Innovation Lab
See it
materialiZe in
Neo4j
Reveal your
potential with
connected data.
Experience the
difference with
something tangible
23. 1 2 3
Methodology
See it
materialiZe in
Neo4j
Reveal your
potential with
connected data.
Experience the
difference with
something tangible
26. Executive Feedback
Presentation
Executive Feedback
Presentation
Build Prototype/Wireframes
Key entitiesNorth StarOpportunitiesChallenges Identify Target
Use Case
Generate Data
Model
Related “Graph
Questions”
Source data to
populate model
Storyboarding/
Mockups
Identify Stakeholders /
Personas / Synopsis
Build QueryImport Data
Finalize & Present
Day 3.5
Neo4j Innovation Lab
44. “Strategy”
Customer’s Team
(Between 3-7 participants)
+
“IT”
“Digitization” “Sales”
“Operations” “R&D/Innovation”
Who should participate in a sprint?
Neo4j Field Engineer
• Facilitates graph-modeling exercises
• Expert in Neo4j/Architecture & Data Science
• Cypher-queries for prototype
UX-designer
• Facilitates storyboarding/wireframing
• Builds UI-tool for prototype
Labs Leader
• Head facilitator & Team Leader
• Facilitates the use case generation-segment
• Project manages prototyping
Neo4j Innovation Lab Team
Neo4j Innovation Lab
46. Software Companies
Heavy Industry
FMCG
Cruising Companies
Logistics
Financial Services
Media
Health Care
Energy
Telco
Industries Use Cases
Recommendation Engines
Smart Cities
Personalization
Fraud Detection
Data Lineage
Construction Planning
Regulatory Compliance
Media Advertising Systems
Supply Chain
Preventive Health Care Tools
Churn Prediction
Customer Service Automation
Adaptive Customer Journey Mapping
Retail
Churn Prediction
Neo4j Innovation Lab
47. Measuring
Impact
“The productivity and output enabled by
how the days were structure and the
exercises within the sessions has been an
eye-opener.”
— Procter & Gamble
“Very impressed. Intense and fun! We got
a lot done in just a week. Great experience
and super effective.”
— Santander Consumer Bank
“Unexpected and pretty incredible that it’s
possible to achieve such relevant and
applicable results in such a limited time
period.”
— Schibsted Media Group
“Involving. Knowledge building. Fun!
Extremely valuable and mind opening”
— Alfa Laval
Neo4j Innovation Lab
48. Fraud Detection
Customer
Journey Lab
Master Data
Management
NLP
Customer Service
16-18 April08-10 Jan 20-22 Aug 12-14 Nov
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Preexisting
Backlog
Neo4j Innovation Lab
LABX4
49. Neo4j Innovation Lab
LABX4
4 labs delivered during a year on a quarterly basis
STANDARD LAB
A 3,5 day workshop — The Innovation Lab Sprint
How to start?
51. Eventually everything connects - people,
ideas, objects. The quality of the
connections is the key to quality per se
– Charles Eames
Neo4j Innovation Lab