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Article How TeakOrigin Survived the Death of Two Innovation Labs
November 7, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
It’s rare that a project survives the death of the innovation lab that hatched it. But a handheld scanner that could analyze the freshness of a piece of fruit or fish created in the Hong Kong offices of the multinational grocer Tesco, survived not one but two near-death experiences.
Article What Can Go Wrong with Corporate Venture Capital Initiatives
November 29, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
Hunter Ashmore, co-founder of IndustrialML, laid out nine things that can go wrong when companies decide to set up a corporate venture capital group.
Article 15 Slide Presentations from Big Company Innovation Executives
December 13, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
These 15 slide presentations offer insights into innovation strategy at organizations like NASA, Google, Nike, Mastercard, and Procter & Gamble. Get them all here…
Article ExxonMobil Exec on Getting Your Innovation Program Started
June 1, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
Starting in 2014, Christopher Bailey helped to create a new Digital Ventures team and new innovation programming within ExxonMobil’s IT organization, under an umbrella group that was known as #innovation. Here’s his advice on getting a program started.
Article Evolving the Innovation Mission at Humana
June 1, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
Humana’s Roberto Roitz talks about the importance of creating a common language around what innovation means for the organization, and getting buy-in from operational colleagues. Roitz is a Director of Stratgeic Partnerships at Humana, the $57 billion health insurance and managed care provider based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Article How Tiffany & Co. is Turning Prototypes into Products Faster
September 9, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
The legendary jewelry-maker Tiffany & Co. dates back to 1837. A new Jewelry Design & Innovation Workshop is changing how the company creates products…
Article Inside Intel’s New VC Strategy: Fewer, Bigger Bets
August 12, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
Intel Capital has put over $12 billion into 1,500 startups since it was founded in 1991. Mark Rostick offers explains how it has endured.
Article Five Truths about Amazon
August 6, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
No one there is going to tell you to stay in your lane, explains former Amazon program manager Jerry Gupta. He shares other insights about the corporate culture inside…
Article How Construction Giant Bechtel is Building the Future
June 4, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
David J. Wilson of Bechtel says, “It’s becoming…a necessity to find ways to improve construction productivity…” Wilson explains what Bechtel is doing, including its “Future Fund.”
Article How Coca-Cola Created the Soda Fountain of the Future
May 15, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
The inside story how how a skunkworks team of Coca-Cola engineers created the Freestyle soda fountain back in 2007 — and what they’re working on and imporving for the second iteration.