March 7, 2024 | By Kate Katz
We talked to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the second busiest airport in the world, about sustainability, AI, and innovation for our research initiative, "How AI is Influencing Corporate Innovation in 2024.”
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Innovation programs have a very short lifespan if they don’t develop a metrics regime that indicates they are making progress — but also isn’t so onerous that too much of the team’s time is spent collecting data and compiling it into reports or presenting it on dashboards.
We put metrics into two categories: activity metrics, which show things like how many training sessions you’ve conducted or startups you’ve met with, and impact metrics, which show tangible outcomes.
A good starting place in this section is our research report, “Untangling Innovation Metrics: What every innovation leader needs to know.“
ArticleAt DFW International Airport, AI and Sustainability Top the Innovation Agenda- On Demand WebcastInnovation Metrics: What You Measure is What You GetOctober 13, 2023This October 2023 webcast replay covers what people are currently getting wrong when it comes to innovation metrics, how to put it right (including how best to answer that thorny ROI question), and why innovation data you can trust is so critical in today’s dynamic business environment.
- VideoBabson College Prof Gina O’Connor on Innovation MetricsOctober 11, 2023In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O'Connor shares her advice on overcoming the challenges of measuring innovation outcomes.
- VideoWhy You Need Three Tiers of Innovation MetricsOctober 11, 2023In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O'Connor describes the three tiers of necessary innovation metrics.
- ArticleIs Your Innovation Program (and Your Job) at Risk?September 12, 2023 | By Scott KirsnerThese are challenging times for teams focused on the future, long-term R&D, and culture change within big organizations. Are there risk factors appearing in your organization that your team and your program could be under scrutiny — or getting the axe? Try this assessment.
- Research ReportBenchmarking Innovation Impact 2023February 6, 2023Get InnoLead's definitive report on innovation inside big organizations, with survey data, interviews, and advice from your peers related to innovation budgets, teams, reporting structure, activities, and more.
- ResourceMetrics and Communication Best PracticesOctober 27, 2022Notes from a January 2024 InnoLead Executive Group meeting, featuring guest speaker Richard Entrup, a KPMG Managing Director. The meeting covered four topics: Generative AI, quantum computing, blockchain, and the metaverse.
- ArticleFive Reasons You Should Be Measuring for EffectAugust 10, 2022 | By Matt Mueller, Contributing ColumnistMatt Mueller, an innovation professional with over 15 years of experience, shares the value in measuring for what may seem intangible: the effect innovation groups have on an organization as a whole. He gives examples and tips to help discern how to measure effect in your organization.
- ArticleWhat’s the Level of Innovation Urgency at Your Organization?June 28, 2022 | By Scott KirsnerHow much urgency is there around innovation at your company? Check the answers that describe your organization, and get an instant assessment of where you stand.
- ArticleDuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer Talks MetricsMay 26, 2022In an excerpt from the new book Innovation Accounting, authors Dan Toma and Esther Gons talk with DuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer about the intricacies of measuring innovation progress.
- ArticleThe 9 Myths of Measuring InnovationApril 26, 2022In the new book Innovation Accounting, authors Dan Toma and Esther Gons lay out nine of the common innovation myths of measuring innovation.
- ArticleWhat I Wish I Knew Before I Joined the Innovation TeamFebruary 24, 2022 | By Matt Mueller, Contributing ColumnistInnovation is about going fast… or so Matt Mueller thought as an innovation novice drafted onto the team at a major food brand. In this piece, Mueller shares the challenges he wished he knew about beforehand.
- VideoData Insights: Which Emerging Technologies Matter Most to Large Companies?November 23, 2021 | By Scott KirsnerWhich emerging technologies are large companies learning about…investing in… and actually rolling out? This short video serves up three different lists of specific technologies, based on a recent IL survey.
- VideoData Insights: How Do Corporates Identify ‘Quality’ Startups?November 23, 2021 | By Collin RobisheauxWhat exactly constitutes a “quality startup,” in the eyes of large corporations looking for partners or investment opportunities in the startup landscape? This short video serves up the answers based on IL data.
- VideoData Insights: The Two Kinds of Innovation MetricsNovember 22, 2021 | By Kaitlin MillikenWhat are the different categories of innovation metrics — and which one is most important? This short video answers those questions, with input from Dana Naberezny of Tiffany & Co.’s Jewelry Design and Innovation Workshop.
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