August 26, 2017
“I don’t want to encourage failure,” says Ken Gabriel, CEO of the $600 million non-profit R&D organization Draper. “I want to encourage people not to fear failure.”
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- ArticleDraper CEO on Innovation: ‘Three Keys to Breakthrough Innovation’
Thought LeadershipDear CEO: Four Aspects of Innovation Where We Need Your HelpMay 17, 2023 | By Brian Miske, KPMGBrian Miske, Managing Director of KPMG's Innovation Lab, shares insights on how CEOs can set the tone for fruitful, accountable innovation teams, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
On Demand Live CallKelly Services Exec on Impact Payments and Disruptive IdeasDecember 5, 2014Kelly Services’ Rolf Kleiner talks about his CEO’s expectations; developing a process for collecting ideas; and one high-potential idea Kelly Services is preparing to roll out.
ArticleLessons from AGCO: Successful University CollaborationsAugust 26, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerRavi Godbole, from the agricultural equipment manufacturer, explains how university relationships fits into AGCO’s growth strategy and what pitfalls to avoid.- ArticleLyft COO Talks Tesla, “Peak Car,” and the Future of MobilityDecember 7, 2018 | By Kaitlin MillikenLyft's COO Jon McNeill has spent his career scaling companies in the mobility industry. McNeill discusses the innovative culture at Tesla, Lyft’s mission, and the future of mobility.
- ArticleWhat is the ‘Love Metric’? Advocate Health’s VP of Enterprise Innovation ExplainsAugust 7, 2023 | By Hadley Thompson, Meghan HallTodd Dunn, VP of Enterprise Innovation for Advocate Health, dives deep on standing up an innovation program while including perspectives from other business units; what he calls the 'love metric'; and more as part of an interview for our new research report, Building a Productive Portfolio.
- ArticleMapping Three Years of Innovation Activities at TIAAJune 15, 2022 | By Meghan Hall, Scott KirsnerA single slide captures three years of innovation activity at TIAA, the $40 billion financial services firm. We asked creator Howard Manzon to explain what’s on the slide; what worked; and what he might do differently in the future.
- ArticleTreating Projects Like Startups & Keeping Leaders Engaged at Johnson ControlsJune 13, 2016 | By Steven MelendezJohnson Controls’ execs explain how new projects are funded and how they work with senior leadership to make decisions about their fate.
- ArticleUniversal Orlando Exec on Deploying Tech to Theme ParksFebruary 3, 2016 | By Stephen EllisonTalking about ideas is great, but it’s just vapor. Al Callier of Universal explains how his team takes ideas from “vapor to paper to brick,” and what technology they explore.
- ArticleFour Pillars for Winning at Business Model InnovationOctober 31, 2017 | By Rick Waldron, Contributing Columnist & Former VP of Innovation Strategy, Nike“The typical three-year corporate innovation cycle…has become all too common,” writes former Nike and Intel executive Rick Waldron. Get advice on escaping that fate.
