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Video CSAA Insurance & Fidelity: Building Innovation Muscles for the Long Haul
March 21, 2022 | By Alexander MacDougall
CSAA Insurance’s Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Debra Brackeen, talks with Mona Vernon of Fidelity Investments about building lasting innovation structures.
Video TripAdvisor CEO: The Role That Leaders Play in Fostering Innovation
March 18, 2022 | By Alexander MacDougall
TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer and best-selling author Rita McGrath discuss how the travel site has developed new offerings since its 2000 birth, above a pizza shop in the Boston suburbs.
Video How Augmented Reality Will Change Our Lives — at Home and at Work
March 16, 2022 | By Alexander MacDougall
Author David Rose talks about augmenting how we see with LaForge Optical CEO Corey Mack and Mike Quigley of Niantic, the company behind the game “Pokémon Go.”
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.
Article How a New Partnership is Helping the Dairy Industry Drive Toward Net Zero Goals
March 4, 2022 | By Kate Katz
The US dairy industry is committed to achieve carbon neutrality, optimized water usage and improved water quality by 2050. To understand how these goals are put into action, InnoLead spoke to Syngenta and The Nature Conservancy about a new partnership aimed at getting farmers to adopt more sustainable practices.
On Demand Webcast Converting Ideas into Realized Value at Cisco
February 24, 2022
In this Master Class, Artem Ignatenko and Tad Haas discuss Cisco’s journey of establishing an “assembly line for innovation delivery,” creating one seamless and holistic process for converting successful ideas into business value.
Article Inside Inspire Brands’ Ghost Kitchen and Innovation Center
February 3, 2022 | By Kate Katz
Just a year after opening its innovation center, Inspire Brands — owner of Arby’s, Sonic, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and Buffalo Wild Wings — launched the first multibrand “ghost kitchen” in Atlanta. InnoLead spoke with Vans Nelson, VP of Restaurant Operations, Innovation, and Profitability, about staying ahead of tech trends in...
Article An Idea Canvas to Help Manage Your Innovation Funnel
January 25, 2022 | By Eric Braun, Contributing Columnist and Managing Director and Mentor, South Shore Innovation
The fuel of an innovation pipeline is ideas. But without a good prioritization process, it’s very hard for an innovation effort to achieve any kind of successful outcomes. That’s why Eric Braun, entrepreneur and former corporate innovation exec, created this Idea Canvas. Includes download.
Article How Software-Maker PTC Prototypes the Future of AR and VR
January 10, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
The $1.8 billion software company PTC makes software used to design physical products, and to connect them to the Internet of Things. In 2017, the Boston company created a new Reality Lab. Its leader, Valentin Heun, says, “We look at problems in the company that cannot be solved wth short-term business...
Article What’s a Wizard of Oz Prototype? iRobot’s CTO Explains
December 29, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby
iRobot Chief Technology Officer Chris Jones discusses how the company keeps tabs on important technologies emerging from academia and the startup world — and the role that “minimum viable products” play, even if they’re controlled by a Wizard of Oz in the next room.
Video Data Insights: Who Leads Design and When Should It Be Part of the Innovation Process?
November 23, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Who leads design in large organizations? Twenty percent of companies say they don’t have a clear design leader. This short video explores that issue and other data points from a recent IL survey.
Article Dole’s Sustainability Promises Depend on Fresh Innovation
September 30, 2021
Dole, one of world’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable producers, is taking action to combat food inequality, climate change, and human rights issues. Dr. Lara Ramdin, Chief Innovation Officer, and Barbara Guerpillon, Global Head of Ventures, share how they are driving the company’s sustainability initiatives through open innovation.
Video iRobot CEO on Managing & Supporting Innovation
March 25, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
As part of our recent Success Stories conference, co-founder and CEO of iRobot Colin Angle discussed the growth of his company and how he approaches innovation.
Podcast How CSAA’s Chief Innovation Officer Approaches Disruption
March 16, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How do Chief Innovation Officers build a strategic pipeline of innovation activities? And, what do they do to influence culture? CInOs from CSAA and PA Consulting explain.
Article PepsiCo’s Chief Design Officer on Embracing Failure
March 4, 2021
Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo’s first-ever Chief Design Officer, offers insight on the intersections of innovation and design, methods for getting to the root of customer needs.
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…
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.
On Demand Webcast Should Your Organization Be Working on More Moonshots?
December 7, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Peter Williams discussed his experience as the CEO of Alpha, a long-term innovation group created by the Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica.
On Demand Webcast How Travel is Changing at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
October 21, 2020
What does it mean to innovate travel, and create new kinds of safety in 2020? Jodie Brinkerhoff, VP of Innovation at DFW Airport, discusses how her team is adapting…
Podcast Podcast: The Biggest Barriers to Innovation
September 15, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
David Lee shares how UPS has adapted to new demands in shipping and gives tips for innovators in 2020. He also reads his article “The Biggest Barriers to Innovation.”