Joyesh has been a key participant in the proof of concept experiments that have helped to bring the technology to life. The tool that Joyesh and his team of 10 released is a software system that can process massive amounts of data, known literally as "Big Data," then present the customer with clear insights. Joyesh says this process can help everyone from fraud monitoring to healthcare. "How can you predict, in almost real time, if this is a real transaction, or a fraud? In healthcare, you have two genes, can we predict if there is some pattern in a gene, that it is related to ALS, or some other disorders?"

The architecture has myriad other applications too, many of which have yet to be realized. Netflix could more accurately predict what movie you'll want to watch next, pharmaceutical companies could create personalized medications, based on an individual's gene expression, schools could more accurately monitor student performance, and help to better prepare them for graduation and college, and scientists will some day be able to sequence the human genome in a single day.

Most of these achievements are still somewhere on the horizon, however, and today Joyesh and his team are working to refine and package the current solution for public application. Joyesh says, "Linkedin, Netflix, Amazon, Google, Facebook are all solving this problem in their Niche market. We are trying to encapsulate all these things, and regardless of the problem, we are trying to provide the solution. Our task is to unify these, and present it in a way that-they should feel they can jump into the product and solve it, without having any idea what the underlying machine is doing."

Joyesh calls their current achievement a 1.0 release, and says he's excited about the future in the Big Data Analytics group. "We have a lot in the pipeline of things coming up in the next two or three years... Every day the technology we are working on is changing."

Stephanie is a Senior Research Scientist with the New Devices Group (NDG) in Phoenix, Arizona. It's one of the coolest jobs you'll find. Stephanie works with small groups of team members on different projects, exploring new technologies in the quest to develop new devices. It's a 30-person team, working on around 100 potential projects at any given time. Speaking on her current project, the still-in-development Smart Helmet, she says matter-of-factly, "when I came into NDG I said 'hey, I want to make this.' And they said, 'ok, we'll give you some resources. Go make it."

The technology works on a Bluetooth connection from the helmet to the motorcycle that allows devices to communicate with each other without a host computer, and without cellular service. The always-on system, integrated using Edison, can feed information such as lean angle, suspension and tire pressure to the rider via built-in speakers. And the rider can push information back to the bike, to raise the windscreen, operate the headlights, control music, or take a phone call. It can even tell a rider if they're low on gas, and give them directions to the nearest station. But when the system's not in use, it's hidden away, completely undetectable. Because, as Stephanie says, "wearable technology should be so good, and seamless, that it isn't there unless you want it."

The greatest benefit of the technology is safety, and that's something the team continues to explore and develop. They're currently working to add turn signals to the helmet, operated by the bike controls. They're also experimenting with bicycle helmets, exploring the possibility of brake lights and turn signals controlled by tiny modules sewn directly into everyday biking gloves. Stephanie also considers the worldwide implications of this technology. "In 3rd world markets, there are a lot of scooter and bike accidents," she says. "First responder time is super important. We can send information saying, 'Here's where the accident was, here's how fast they were going,' so they know what they're coming to, and they know what they have to do." 

The Smart Helmet is creating a safer, more intelligent motorcycle and bicycle ride-developed with Intel technology, made possible by the innovations of hundreds of Intel employees. As Stephanie puts it, "saying two of us made this is crazy. There were two or three core people originally, and then we were just pulling from everyone else we could find. Everybody pitches in. Just like the expression-Intel is held together by human glue."

No single role at Intel has prepared Jennifer for her current job, but rather the sum of the parts was exactly the experience she needed. Over 15 years she's held a variety of positions in HR, IT, staffing, Account Manager Liaising, and finally, in March of 2014, establishing the Work Practices team. The initiatives that Jennifer and her team deploy at Intel today aim to provide employees with a more fulfilling experience, and to keep Intel poised as a thought leader in the industry. This group's mission is to observe workplace trends, pilot programs to better suit modern work styles, and foster a stronger, more collaborative culture within Intel, and the entire industry.

Freelance Nation, one of the larger efforts of Jennifer's team, consists of 60 full-time Intel employees acting essentially as freelancers. They're given a certain part of their work weeks to fill with projects of their choosing, as Jennifer explains, "It's this match between a manager who needs this piece of work to get done, and an employee who has that passion and expertise. So they are more excited and more engaged, because they're choosing the work they're doing."

A second big initiative for the Work Practices team is Rapid Orientation for Accelerated Results, or ROAR. In contrast to traditional employee integration, which—as Jennifer puts it—consists of, "here's your forms, here's what we're all about, now go forth and conquer," this is a true integration program. ROAR brings new hires together and introduces them to new hires in other departments, whom they would otherwise never have met. The group forms a cohort and shares presentations with each other, to gain knowledge about Intel and each other. As one woman told Jennifer, "It would have taken me 5 years to form this kind of network at Intel on my own."

Through these and other ongoing initiatives, Jennifer and her team are helping to keep Intel poised as a leader in workplace innovation. "We want to create a company where not just what we do, but how we do it matters," Jennifer says. "We're doing things that benefit Intel, but our hope is that we're also doing things that benefit the industry, or the valley, or the world."

The Makers Group quickly became popular with like-minded Intel colleagues, and before long they had up to 50 people gathering on Fridays during lunch to network, share projects, discuss challenges, and identify solutions. Through the connections and visibility generated by the group, Nona even found a position within the Internet of Things team, the "making" role she'd been craving.

A few months later, Nona heard about an initiative sent down from the corporate level, to evaluate possible solutions to prevent children being accidentally left in cars. Nona's involvement with the loT team and the Makers Group made her a great fit for the project, and her supervisor asked her to take it on, with just over three weeks to complete it. Nona accepted the task without hesitation, and went to work immediately. "The Makers Group is the whole reason why this was possible," she says, "It was just me and one other guy. We can make the hardware and software, but there's no way ! could design something like this." They posed the challenge to the Makers Group and found two volunteers with Mechanical Engineering expertise, and the foursome was able to complete the project on time. "This is the concept of the Maker Group," Nona says, "you think of something cool, and you go do it." The Smart Clip is an ingenuous device that replaces the factory clip on a child's car seat. Then, by connecting with the app on any smartphone or tablet, it can warn a caregiver walking out of range of the device that a child may still be in the car.

The Smart Clip was announced at CES in January of 2015 to glowing reviews from the press. The team is enjoying the praise and publicity, but Nona maintains that the real reward is the accomplishment itself. "It's really cool to feel like I can make a difference doing something like this," she says. The Intel Smart Clip-created with Intel technology, made possible by a team of dedicated Intel designers, coders, engineers, and makers, like Nona.