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Article 5 Generative AI Reports Worth Reading — May 2023
May 29, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
How are you staying up-to-date on generative AI? In such a fast-moving space, it's important to have recent data, information, and insights. InnoLead CEO Scott Kirsner provides five worthwhile reads in the gen AI space.
Article What is an Innovation Leader? Three Definitions
August 22, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner
When people talk about innovation leaders, there are three definitions: the individual, the company, and the community of corporate innovators.
Article Clay Christensen: Why Most Innovation Leaders Will Fail
January 3, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Christensen, author of the seminal business book “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” warns that too many executives don’t understand the “corporate laws of physics” in enough detail — and think they can simply will the organization to change how it works.
Article TDK Ventures Managing Director on Connecting Startups with ‘the Mothership’
February 23, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
TDK Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of TDK Corporation, a Japanese multinational conglomerate. TDK Ventures Managing DIrector Anil Achyuta talks about taking a win-win approach to CVC — and how his team connects startups it invests in to the larger organization.
Article How Long Do Corporate Innovation Jobs Last, and What Happens Next?
January 23, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
How long do people typically stay in corporate innovation roles — at all levels? And where do they go next? We analyzed data from over 150 LinkedIn profiles to find out.
Article Colgate’s Chief Sustainability Officer on the Keys to Driving Progress
February 22, 2023 | By Meghan Hall, Scott Kirsner
Ann Tracy, Chief Sustainability Officer at Colgate-Palmolive, shares her insights on developing a strategic plan; identifying what initiatives an organization should be a leader in; and using external partnerships to bolster R&D efforts in an interview from our recent report, Benchmarking Innovation Impact.
Article Concrete Advice on Improving Alignment with Your C-suite
February 15, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
Audio and transcript from a recent conversation about aligning innovation activity with the C-suite of a company, with participants from tech, food and beverage, manufacturing, and financial services.
Article How Software-Maker PTC Prototypes the Future of AR and VR
January 10, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
The $1.8 billion software company PTC makes software used to design physical products, and to connect them to the Internet of Things. In 2017, the Boston company created a new Reality Lab. Its leader, Valentin Heun, says, “We look at problems in the company that cannot be solved wth short-term business...
Article How Anthem Thinks About Innovation Structures & Timeframes
October 2, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Two slides lay out how David Crean of Anthem's Innovation Studio views the different innovation options that a company might pursue...
Article Assessment: Does Your Organization Value Ideas?
January 3, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
This 18-question assessment was designed to help leaders understand how effectively their organization collects, assesses, and manages ideas from the employee base. You'll get an instant score at the end.