All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 26

Article How Trek Bicycle Corp. Built Its Innovation Scorecard
February 12, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Trek exec Chad Manuell says the bike company's leadership wasn't happy with any of the innovation metrics or scorecards they'd seen...
Article Why Dyn Celebrates Big Projects like Big-Budget Movies
January 13, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
A fast-growing New Hampshire tech services company borrows an idea from Amazon to create movie-style posters that mark product upgrades and new offerings.
Article Learnings from GE on Connecting with Entrepreneurs
January 23, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
GE hunts for breakthrough ideas by engaging with startups and academic researchers in new ways. See how the group held a first-of-its-kind event last fall.
Article Why News Corp. Innovates ‘Under the Radar’
January 31, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
After launching a high-profile iPad newspaper that didn't succeed, the Manhattan-based publishing company is taking a quieter approach to incubating new products...
Article Tracking the Corporate-Supported Startup Accelerators
February 14, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Major players like Disney, Airbus, and Deutsche Telekom have all launched their own accelerator programs to attract entrepreneurs working on ideas related to their businesses...
Article Humana Exec on the Ups and Downs of Innovation Programs
March 3, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
As staffing levels have risen and fallen, and reporting relationships have changed, $40 billion health insurer Humana has kept a commitment to innovation alive.
Article Advice from Dell’s VC Group
March 6, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
After getting out of the venture capital game a decade ago, Dell recently jumped back in with both feet. Jim Lussier explains how the tech company’s approach is different…
Article Two Paths to Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker
March 12, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
John Cunningham, president of Black & Decker’s consumer products group, lays out the objectives of the two innovation initiatives he oversees.
Article VC the GE Way: Lessons from the Firm’s Strategy
March 31, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
GE chief executive Jeff Immelt called a meeting in 2012 to rethink the company's investing strategy. The result was the creation of a new GE Ventures team...
Article Chubb Global Innovation VP: ‘Stop The Innovation Carnival’
April 8, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Chubb, Global Innovation VP Gerry Myers explains how the insurer created a "social layer" for innovation, to help weave innovation into employees' daily activity.