Short PowerPoint deck collecting graphics related to determining what job the organization expects innovators to do, and how they can get aligned with overarching strategy.
This PowerPoint deck, created by a former Director of Innovation in the aerospace industry, argues that scenario planning is crucial right now, and presents a simple approach to it.
This downloadable Word document assumes that your senior executive team’s innovation priorities may be shifting. It lays out two pathways for addressing that: Capitalize & Grow, or Protect & Defend.
InnoLead publishes in-depth quarterly special reports on a variety of topics, from startup engagement, to working with risk and compliance, to executing on quick wins, and more. This presentation collects charts and graphs from InnoLead’s recent research reports for your use.
In this one-page guide, former Pfizer Head of Worldwide Innovation Dan Seewald details three stages of collective problem solving with colleagues in the regulatory and compliance departments.
This worksheet shows some of the common activities that executives responsible for innovation engage in, as well as the benefits and possible risks of each activity.
How much urgency is there surrounding innovation in your organization? You may not win fabulous prizes playing the game we call “Urgency Bingo,” but it can help you understand some of the dynamics at play when it comes to getting sufficient resources, allies, and momentum behind an innovation effort. It...
This worksheet highlights the six steps of creating productive working relationships with your legal, compliance, and information security departments, and invites you to evaluate and continually update your status. Where do you stand on each step?
There are two ways to set up and structure innovation teams, and both approaches have benefits and drawbacks. In this two-page PDF resource, a former VP of Product Management and Innovation outlines the pros and cons of each scenario.
These slides were presented as part of an April 2018 webcast on sourcing, piloting, and scaling new ideas that is also available on InnoLead. You can register for upcoming InnoLead live calls here.
A single slide that provides a template for explaining to startups, venture capitalists, accelerators, etc. how your company wants to work with them and who the key point of contact is.
Here’s Innovation Leader’s look at how you can design an effective “Mission Control” for your innovation work, along with questions to discuss with your team and senior leadership.
What do the different groups think when the CEO announces the company will be more innovative? This resource can help different groups understand a definition of innovation which is accessible.
The goal of this editable worksheet is to help you think through some of the key questions, participants, risks, and indicators of success when you are setting up or seeking to improve a scouting operation. This worksheet is a component of our 2017 research report, “Scouting Trends & Emerging Tech,”...
Survey data from 2017 on how large organizations structure their scouting activities, and some of the challenges they encounter. These slides were presented as part of a February 2018 webcast on scouting that is also available on InnoLead.
A spreadsheet describing 25 startup accelerators either run by corporations or with substantial corporate involvement, across industries like aerospace, retail, and tech. Includes a shorter list of corporate accelerators that are defunct or on hiatus.
Building a successful and enduring innovation program requires that you identify the barriers that may inhibit progress — ideally, before you smash into them at full speed. Working to predict and mitigate the key barriers can make the business more accepting of new ideas. Below are eleven of the most...
From the Fall 2017 issue of InnoLead’s magazine, this one-pager captures the different kinds of CEO personalities when it comes to innovation, including the Visionary, the Cheerleader, and the Advocate.