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Resource Three Stages of Collective Problem Solving With Regulatory or Compliance Partners
November 25, 2019
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.
Resource Graphic: Four Stages of Commercial Innovation
November 1, 2019
In this PDF graphic, former BNY Mellon exec Rob Erman defines four stages that he has seen successful projects go through on their way to the market…
Resource Worksheet: How Are You Spending Your Time?
October 10, 2019
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.
Resource Play the Game of Urgency Bingo
July 10, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
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...
Resource Six Steps to Strong Relationships with Colleagues in Legal, Compliance, and InfoSec
November 30, 2018
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?
Resource Org Charts for Innovation Groups
August 24, 2018
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.
Resource Piloting and Scaling New Ideas in Healthcare: Challenges and Advice
April 30, 2018
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.
Resource How Startups Can Work With Our Company
March 28, 2018
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.
Article Innovation Illustrated: Measuring Innovation
March 1, 2018
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.
Resource What People Hear When the CEO Says ‘Innovate!’
February 23, 2018
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.
Resource Scouting: Key Questions, Participants, Indicators of Success
February 14, 2018
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,”...
Resource Best Practices in Scouting Trends and Emerging Tech
February 5, 2018
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.
Resource List of Corporate-Supported Startup Accelerators
January 12, 2018
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.
Resource 11 Major Barriers to Innovation, with Proposed Solutions
October 23, 2017
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...
Resource CEOs & Innovation: Four Archetypes
September 6, 2017
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.
Resource Idea Evaluation Scorecard
August 23, 2017
This offers a complete system for logging, screening, classifying, and scoring ideas that an innovation group might devote resources to. Developed by Aaron Proietti, former SVP of Innovation at Transamerica, it’s an Excel spreadsheet that can be easily adapted for your own use.
Resource Innovation Maturity Guide: Five Stages of Innovation Evolution
August 15, 2017
What does progress look like when you’re the team tasked with doing the new stuff? It’s a question that comes up at most of our in-person gatherings. What are the characteristics of each stage of innovation, the things you ought to be focusing on, and the risks that you may...
Resource Six Types of Innovation Lab & the Pros and Cons
June 22, 2017
This one-page PDF lays out the six primary types of innovation labs we’ve seen, as well as the pros and cons of each and examples of companies that have launched them.
Resource Making the Case for Innovation
May 17, 2017
Annotated presentation to help you define the vision for innovation; create a financial justification for investment; detail the benefits; discuss the competitive landscape; set up success milestones; and more. Developed for InnoLead by Aaron Proietti, former SVP/Innovation at Transamerica.
Resource Sample Monthly Progress Report
May 16, 2017
This "straw man" report is designed to provide holistic, near-continuous feedback to stakeholders so that the organization can ensure that the best innovation investment decisions are being made. You can use this template to fit various types of work, from experiments to bigger projects to cultural work to business unit-specific...