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Article Job Descriptions: Manufacturing
December 1, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
We're assembling collection of job descriptions for a wide array of innovation-related roles, including in the manufacturing industry...
Article Job Descriptions: Technology Companies
December 1, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
We're assembling collection of job descriptions for a wide array of innovation-related roles, including in the technology sector. We hope it'll be useful as you're trying to build out your own innovation team — or to see how other companies have set up the innovation function, who innovation leaders report to,...
Article NYSE Euronext’s ‘3P Compass’
December 4, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
"How can you anchor and drive innovation in a crashing environment? The answer is you can’t," writes Dieter Eisinger of NYSE Euronext.
Article Learnings from a Failed IT Innovation Program
December 6, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
IT executive Fabio Almeida shares his experiences in trying to get an innovation program off the ground at Infineum USA...
Article Moving Ideas from ‘Fuzzy’ to ‘Fruition’ at Gap
December 9, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Dean of Global Innovation Michael Perman explains how Gap Inc. has trained about 250 employees to be innovators, through a program called Mindspark...
Article Making Innovation Pay at U.S. Bank
December 13, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Being a bank is no longer just about branches and vaults full of cash, says Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer U.S. Bank...
Article Climate for Innovation: Estée Lauder, Sony & More
December 16, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Who should innovation teams collaborate with in large organizations? Executives from Sony, Estée Lauder, Fisher-Price, and Pfizer share their tips...
Article Tom Peters: 2014 Reading List
December 23, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Here's what author and management guru Tom Peters thinks you ought to be reading as we head into 2014...
Article Insights and War stories: Starbucks, Kraft & Hyatt
December 30, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
What do you do when business unit executives complain that your ideas are just too complicated to deploy? Innovators from Starbucks, Kraft, and Hyatt discuss.
Article Spotted: World’s best-looking vending machine?
July 24, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Is there a duller environment than the typical airport gate? See how San Francisco-based Benefit Cosmetics is trying to shake things up with its new vending machines.