All Ideation, Prototyping & Pilots - Page 6

Article How GE Fuse Prototypes with an Online Community
April 17, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Amelia Gandara of GE Fuse discusses the program's community, and the right and wrong ways to source solutions from outside. Read more for insights.
Article Design Thinking & Lean Startup at Adobe
March 28, 2017 | By Stephen Ellison
Adobe exec Aubrey Cattell says that the lean startup approach – build, measure, learn, accelerate – has changed the way Adobe thinks about innovation.
Article Innovation Training with Naureen Meraj
February 28, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Naureen Meraj, a training and digital transformation leader, shares the three components of design thinking that are often over looked in the innovation process.
Article What Google, Genentech, and Facebook Have in Common
February 9, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
We talk to MIT instructor Luis Perez-Breva, author of the new book “Innovating: A Doer’s Manifesto,” about hunches, testing ideas, collecting feedback, and getting ready to scale.
Article NRG’s Portable Power Kiosks from Concept to the Super Bowl
February 1, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
NRG Go’s automated kiosks rent out fully-charged battery packs so that people can recharge their phones and tablet on the go. Find out more.
On Demand Live Call How the Creative and Business Sides Can Get Along
December 20, 2016
American Greetings’ Carol Miller describes how the company creates meaningful connections with family and friends, bridging creativity and the business side of greeting cards.
Article How P&G Evolved Its Innovation Studio for Broader Impact
October 17, 2016 | By Ann Brocklehurst
Procter & Gamble's Clay Street Project allows employees to foster innovation and address the problems that can prevent ideas from growing into new products...
On Demand Live Call How Capital One Garage Reimagines Customers’ Relationship with Money
October 4, 2016
Capital One's The Garage is an incubator that brings together cross-functional teams to create new products and services. Find out more...
Article Merck Exec on Fostering Innovation in a Global Business
September 9, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
When it comes to innovating across the globe, Merck’s head of commercial innovation is adamant about streamlining processes and paperwork...
Article How Lululemon Brings Designers Closer to Customers
September 2, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
At a new "lab" store in Manhattan's Noho neighborhood, customers are just a few steps away from the designers who work in the back half of the space.
Article At Wells Fargo, Using Prototypes to Go Beyond Talking About Products
July 18, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
"Rapid prototyping makes something physical and tangible, so everyone can align their understanding of what it is, versus just talking about it," says Wells Fargo SVP Robin Beers.
Article How Large Organizations are Deploying Lean Startup
June 29, 2016
Slide presentation that shares some of the data, comments, and advice from our 2016 survey on how large organizations are using the lean startup methodology.
Article Treating Projects Like Startups & Keeping Leaders Engaged at Johnson Controls
June 13, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
Johnson Controls’ execs explain how new projects are funded and how they work with senior leadership to make decisions about their fate.
On Demand Live Call Lessons on Running Cisco’s First Company-Wide Idea Challenge
June 3, 2016
Cisco's Alex Goryachev discussed the company's recent Innovate Everywhere Challenge, including how he got thousands of employees to participate.
Article How W.L. Gore Trains Employees to Explore New Business Opportunities
June 3, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Friction often exists between innovators and operationally-focused departments. A program at Gore addresses the friction and trains employees to explore market opportunities.
Article Thomson Reuters’ Catalyst Fund for New Ideas
May 11, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
The $13 billion created an internal seed fund called the Catalyst Fund in January 2014, which provides up to $350,000 in funding to build and test prototypes. Here’s how it works…
Article Why Tata Communications Sends Employees to Silicon Valley
April 27, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Alex Pelletier of $3 billion Tata Communications, part of India’s Tata Group, discusses why his team sends employees to Silicon Valley for “an immersion week.”
Article How MasterCard Adapted the Adobe Kickbox Innovation Kit
April 19, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Participats receive an Orange Box containing a $1,000 pre-paid card and tools to help them explore an idea and develop a pitch in 60 days. Find out more…
Article How Telefónica Uses Lean Startup without Risking Reputation
March 30, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
The Spanish telecom company has been embracing the lean startup practices. Here’s how they make it work in an organization obsessed with reliability…
Article How Companies Use Indiegogo to Assess Consumer Demand
March 16, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Indiegogo SVP Jerry Needel explains how companies like GE and Hasbro have been using crowdfunding as a way to gauge consumer demand for new products.