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Podcast David’s Bridal CEO on Styling the COVID Wedding
June 8, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
David’s Bridal CEO Jim Marcum discusses how he’s navigating the future of the wedding business. That includes building an omnichannel experience to help brides shop from anywhere.
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.
Video The Year of Athleisure, with Lululemon’s Chief Science Officer
March 24, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Lululemon’s Chief Science Officer, Tom Waller shares why 2020 created lines out of their store doors and how the retailer keeps customers close when building new products.
Article Ex-Amazonian Bill Carr Shares the Keys to Amazon’s Culture
February 12, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Bill Carr, who spent 15 years at Amazon, shares how the company has maintained an innovative culture as it grew to a trillion-dollar operation.
Article 5 Lessons from COVID-Driven Innovation at Whirlpool Corp.
February 1, 2021
Christian Gianni, the former CTO of Whirlpool Corp., shares insights into how the Michigan-based appliance giant overcame those barriers during the COVID crisis…
Article Three Takeaways from Best Buy CEO Corie Barry’s CES Keynote
January 13, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Within six months of starting her new position, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry had to lead her team through the disruptions of COVID-19. Find out how…
Article Mattel President & COO on Digital Innovation
December 17, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
Richard Dickson, President and COO of toy company Mattel, offers insights on speeding new products to market, sourcing ideas from employees, presenting ideas to leadership, and more.
Article The 10 Best Things That Explain Amazon’s Culture of Innovation
December 16, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner
What makes Amazon’s culture unique? Here’s a list of 10 articles and books if you want to better understand what makes Amazon tick.
Podcast Trek Exec on Tackling a Bike Shortage and Early R&D
December 15, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Chad Manuell, Director of Engineering at Trek Bicycle, discusses the surge in demand for bikes and how his team approaches early innovation.
Podcast Leaders from Lyft, Fitbit on How Diversity Drives Innovation
December 1, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Leaders with experience at Fitbit, Lyft, and the Alliance for Smiles discuss hiring diversely and support talent in an equitable environment.
On Demand Webcast Go for Launch: Bitreel, Thimble & Kura
November 13, 2020
Three startups pitch their products including home robotics kits for students, a lightweight AR headset, and digital twins for brick-and-mortar stores…
Article Converse CEO on Building the Brand of the Future
November 9, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
As part of our recent Impact conference, Scott Uzzell, CEO of Converse, discussed the brand’s relationship with popular culture, its collaborations, and more.
Article A Model for Measuring Corporate Innovation Programs
November 3, 2020
There is no silver bullet or a quick solution for measuring the impact of innovation, but this model brings structure to the process of measuring the health of innovation programs and their impact.
On Demand Webcast Kohl’s CTO on Curbside Pickup, Amazon Partnership & More
August 18, 2020
Paul Gaffney, the Chief Technology Officer of Kohl’s discussed the future of retail, curbside pickup, and working with Amazon.
Article How One InnoLead Grew His Team During COVID-19
August 12, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
One innovator from Stanley Black & Decker shares insights on how COVID-19 has impacted his innovation strategy in 2020 and how his team has managed to secure key wins during the pandemic.
Podcast How CVS, Carhartt & Elsevier Pivoted to Face COVID-19
July 27, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How have teams pivoted to face the challenges of 2020? Rhett Alden of Elsevier discusses launching a COVID-19 Resource Center in four weeks. Innovators from Carhartt and CVS share insights.
Article Why Pampered Chef is Reinventing a Well-Established Sales Model
July 14, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
The migration away from in-person selling actually predates COVID-19 for Pampered Chef, but they’re taking advantage of the moment to experiment with social media.
On Demand Webcast CVS Health Exec on Rising to the Digital Demands of COVID-19
July 1, 2020
Firdaus Bhathena, Chief Digital Officer of CVS Health, shares how his team has pivoted to meet consumer needs — like exploding demand for deliveries — during the coronavirus pandemic.
On Demand Webcast Building a Strategy for the Low Touch Economy
June 1, 2020
The era after COVID-19 will have an economy shaped by new habits and regulations. Find out how behaviors will shift and what new opportunities are emerging.
On Demand Webcast Carhartt on Prototyping and Collecting Customer Insights from Home
May 20, 2020
Carhartt specializes in work clothes for industries including construction. Their Director of Global Product Innovation, Collen Hau, explains how the team is creating prototypes and staying in tune with customers.