Robert C. Wolcott

Robert C. Wolcott, PhD, is a Professor of Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management and the co-founder of TWIN Global (The World Innovation Network). He is an expert on corporate entrepreneurship and has advised governments and Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy. Wolcott is also a venture investor and a regular contributor to Forbes.\n\nHe is the author of Proximity: How Coming Breakthroughs in Just-About-Everything Will Transform Business and Society. Wolcott identifies a mega-trend he calls "Proximity"—the ability to produce and provide value at the moment of demand (e.g., 3D printing, edge computing, telemedicine). He argues that supply chains are disappearing and that businesses must reorganize to push capabilities to the edge.