All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 31

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  ArticleFour Steps Hershey’s Uses to Reduce Innovation Risks

  January 15, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Director of Adjacency Innovation Deborah Arcoleo lays out the four steps she uses to de-risk innovation initiatives.
• ArticleGM on the Skills You Need to Manage Disruptive Innovation

  February 3, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  General Motors R&D executive Clay Phillips talks about how the automaker is retooling research and development in the wake of bankruptcy.
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  ArticleInside Xerox’s ‘Dreaming Sessions’ With Customers

  February 20, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Xerox felt R&D needed to be better-connected to customers. The result was the “Dreaming Session,” which brings researchers together with Xerox’s customers…
• ArticleTen Insights from Textron’s Scorpion Jet Program

  March 19, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Textron set an audacious goal: Get a new military plane from concept to the runway in under two years. Execs shared what they learned on the journey...
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  ArticleHow Bonuses are Set for Innovation Executives

  April 2, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Chief Innovation Officers, VPs of Innovation, Directors, and Innovation Managers explain how their bonuses are calculated, in their own words. 
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  ArticleLessons from AGCO: Successful University Collaborations

  August 26, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Ravi Godbole, from the agricultural equipment manufacturer, explains how university relationships fits into AGCO’s growth strategy and what pitfalls to avoid.
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  ArticleHow GM’s Silicon Valley Office Hunts for Relevant Innovations

  October 1, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Managing director Frankie James talks about how her Silicon Valley-based team identifies high-potential startups and new technologies and interacts with teams at GM headquarters.
• ArticleHow Panera Bread Reinvented Its Customer Experience

  December 10, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner

  Blaine Hurst of Panera Bread explains how he worked with CEO and founder Ron Shaich to design and test the “Panera 2.0” concept, working out of a single cafe near Boston’s Fenway Park.
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  ArticleInside iRobot’s “Business-Driven” Strategy

  November 15, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  Colin Angle says his most important jobs is protecting products that have left the safe confines of the R&D lab but haven't yet grown into significant businesses.
• ArticleVideo: The Merits of Products Backed by the Crowd

  September 11, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner

  With Onehundred, father-and-son duo David and Calvin Laituri are trying to create a tight feedback loop between a product's designer, its buyer, and its manufacturer. Includes a short video.