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Resource The Future of Consulting
June 3, 2024
Highlights and audio from a May 2024 InnoLead members' meeting on the future of consulting in the innovation arena, featuring veterans Dan Ostrower, John Edson, and Abby Godee.
Article PwC CTO Explains the Firm’s Approach to Upskilling Employees for AI
September 6, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
Joe Atkinson, PwC's Chief Products & Technology Officer, explains the firm's hybrid upskilling strategy for generative AI, and what those fearing job loss due to AI can do to help with those anxieties.
Article A Law Firm’s Chief Innovation Officer Opens Up about Innovating in Professional Services
November 29, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Amol Bargaje, Global Chief Innovation Officer of law firm Mayer Brown, shares his insights on why it can be difficult to innovate in professional services; how firms differ from companies; and what his team's metrics are.
Article Member Spotlight: Mark Karbownik, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
July 11, 2022 | By Nora Swidey
Mark Karbownik is the Practice Systems Information Specialist at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, a business law firm and lobbying group headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with twenty offices across the country. In his role, Karbownik focuses on scouting innovative practices outside of the legal industry in order to bring better practices in...
Article Useful, Usable, Scalable: The Model $7B SAIC Uses to De-Risk New Ventures
March 14, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
One tool that tech integrator SAIC relies on as it works to develop a portfolio of new offerings is a Maturity Model. It helps the company “to rapidly discover, with minimal investment, whether something begs to be invested in — or not,” explains VP Heath Starr. Details inside.
On Demand Webcast Learn the Amazon Playbook to Innovate Faster & Get Better Results
May 4, 2021
Jelena Joffe Weil and Peter Gardner share how Amazon has tapped into the startup ecosystem. That includes creating a repeatable innovation process, identifying the best partners, and overcoming internal barriers to innovation.
Podcast How Herman Miller’s Chief Strategy Officer Sets Priorities
April 20, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How does Herman Miller’s Chief Strategy Officer look for opportunities outside of the core? Megan Lyon shares best practices and tips for other innovators in charge of strategy.
Article Innovation Solutions Showcase 2021
March 22, 2021
At our recent Solutions Showcase, in March of 2021, nine of InnoLead’s strategic partners shared the solutions their team use to innovate with big companies.
Video What Matters in Innovation — Feb. 12, 2021
February 12, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby, Kaitlin Milliken, Scott Kirsner
In this installment: the launch of a disruptive new innovation consulting firm; Clubhouse starts attracting more than just Silicon Valley cool kids; and traditional automakers playing catchup on electric vehicles.
Article What is the Future of the Job Search?
October 28, 2020
Do you sit or stand while giving a presentation or doing an interview over Zoom? According to Nada Usina, Managing Director of the global executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, it makes a big difference.
On Demand Webcast Innovation Solutions Showcase 2020
September 29, 2020
At our Solutions Showcase in September 2020, five of InnoLead’s strategic partners shared how their organizations help address the challenges of 2020.
Article Making the ROI Case for Digital Innovation Tools
September 23, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby
Amy Kramer of Maritz Global Events shares the Executive Dashboard structure she uses to clearly communicate the value her team is creating in the current climate.
Article How is Sales Changing During COVID-19?
September 3, 2020 | By Aaron Proietti, Contributing Columnist and Founder of Today’s Innovator
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many business-to-business sales organizations are left with a pipeline of prospects that do not advance to later stages of the sales process…
On Demand Webcast Innovation Software Showcase
July 10, 2020
At our first Software Showcase, in July 2020, InnoLead’s strategic partners share their digital innovation tools. Watch the pitch sessions here.
Podcast Leveling Up Customer Empathy at Fitbit & More
July 7, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How can teams use empathy to understand their customers? Irina Kozlovskaya, Director of Industrial Design at Fitbit, shares how her team uses empathy to design better products.
Video The Three Crises Caused by COVID-19 — and How to Respond
June 19, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken, Scott Kirsner
Futurist Steve Brown sees the current pandemic as three overlapping crises — each requiring a different response. See how innovation plays into the solution…
On Demand Webcast IDEO on Practicing Empathy & Running Sprints from Home
June 12, 2020
How can we make our food supply chain more resilient? What are the best practices for running an engaging virtual sprint? How can teams redesign their offices to make them safe for employees? In this video replay of The Solution Set, Owen Rogers, Melanie Bell-Mayeda, and Carl Fudge of IDEO answer...
On Demand Webcast Leading Innovation Through Times of Change
June 5, 2020
How can you get operations leaders to think further into the future when constructing a strategy? How do you manage the transition to business unit ownership, so innovations don’t die on the vine? Ned Calder and Rob Bell of Innosight answer those questions and more during the most recent Solution Set webcast.
On Demand Webcast How is Hiring Changing in 2020 for Innovation and Transformation Jobs?
June 3, 2020
Are you employed, but wondering what opportunities are out there for your next role? Unemployed, and actively looking? Nada Usina of Russell Reynolds Associates explains how applicants can stand out in 2020 in this video replay from our One Quick Thing series.
Podcast Running High-Performance Innovation Labs
May 19, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How have innovation labs shifted during this period of remote work? What sets labs up for success? Linda Elkins, Chief Technical Officer of W.L. Gore’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center, shares.