500強公司中推動行業變革的“小人物”們

????本?阿提斯，28歲

????互聯家庭高級戰略采購經理

????公司：惠而浦

????世界500強排名：第148位

????“在看到一種新想法的潛力之前，永遠不要說它不可能。”

????本?阿提斯曾是芝加哥的一名即興喜劇演員，每周演出一次。他總能把風馬牛不相及的想法聯系起來。如今，剛剛升級做爸爸的阿提斯，正在幫助其雇主——百年老店惠而浦，與谷歌的Nest等新伙伴展開合作，以便在日益增長的物聯網領域謀得一席之地。他的成果如何？惠而浦推出了一系列洗衣機，可以探測到你何時要從家里出門，并切換設置，讓烘干的衣服保持味道清新。

????Ben Artis, 28

????Senior Category Manager, Connected Home

????Whirlpool

????No. 148 (Global 500)

????“Never say no to a new idea until you’ve had a chance to see its potential.”

????Ben Artis used to link disparate ideas as a weekly improv-comedy performer in Chicago. Now the new father helps his century-old employer strike deals with strange bedfellows—such as Google’s Nest—to help Whirlpool secure a role in the growing Internet of things. The result? A line of laundry machines that can detect when you leave home and switch to a setting that keeps dried clothes fresh. It’s improv’s “Yes, and……” approach applied to tech. —Katie Fehrenbacher