All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 24

Article How Corporations are Supporting the ‘Maker Movement’
August 17, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
How can a makerspace benefit a big company? That was the question asked of Google, Chevron, Saint-Gobain, and SolidWorks at an MIT panel...
Article Dell’s Chief Innovation Officer on Innovation Portfolios & Training
July 28, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Dell's Jim Stikeleather opened a recent Brightidea innovation gathering in Austin with a talk about the importance of fostering divergent thinking...
Article Five Ways to Spread Innovation throughout the Organization
July 30, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Michael Dewar of the New York Times R&D Group discussed the various ways that his group can build awareness of its projects throughout the organization...
Article Google Exec: Foster 10x Thinking or be Doomed to Incrementalism
September 11, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
According to Google's Todd Rowe, leaders need to understand that fostering only incremental changes and improvements will doom a company to fall behind...
Article Defining Problems with Design Sprints, with Exercises
October 15, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
“Design Sprints” wants to teach you how to clarify the problem at hand; identify the needs of potential users; distill your ideas into one or two solutions…
Article What Do Business Units Really Want from Innovation?
December 2, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Show Fullscreen This cartoon appears in the Fall 2015 edition of InnoLead magazine. Click the image to get a larger, printable version.
Article MasterCard Exec on Whirlpool Collaboration, Accelerator
March 9, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
John Sheldon shares the objectives behind MasterCard’s Start Path accelerator, and explains it’s collaboration with Whirlpool.
Article CVS Health’s Chief Digital Officer on Navigating Two Revolutions
February 23, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Brian Tilzer says the company is navigating two revolutions: omni-channel retail and “the digital enablement of healthcare…”
Article 15 Challenging & Conflict-Ridden Jobs Innovation Execs Must Do
March 30, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Few jobs are tougher than that of the innovation leader. We gathered 15 challenging and conflict-ridden jobs that they face…
Article Creating the Right Conditions for Disruptive Innovation
April 15, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Nine senior leaders discussed how they’ve set up groups to focus on truly disruptive innovation. Find out more here…