Open Innovation / Co-Creation Archives

Article How Bayer Crop Science Scaled its Global Academic Partnerships
November 10, 2022
Phil Taylor, Director of Open Innovation and Outreach at Bayer Crop Sciences, shares how he leveraged the digital platform Halo to increase engagement with external sources, like university researchers and startups.
Article Member Spotlight: George Dunning, Canada Post
April 27, 2022 | By Kate Katz
George Dunning is Director of Innovation at Canada Post, a federally-owned Crown corporation and the primary postal service in Canada. We spoke with him about his open innovation framework, and the challenges of innovating inside a large corporation and as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.
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.
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.
Article Inside ESPN’s New Virtual Innovation Center
September 28, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux
In its 42-year history, ESPN has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation and technology in the sports realm — from cable television to TikTok. Here’s what they’re hoping to achieve with a new virtual innovation center.
Article Four Tips on How R&D Can Work Better with Design
May 28, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
David Dombrowski of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) considers being a translator between designers and innovators one of his main responsibilities. He shares four tips for innovators.
Article Should You Be on Clubhouse? 5 Benefits (and 3 Risks) for Professionals in Large Organizations
March 16, 2021 | By Scott Kirsner
Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Gayle King are already on the Clubhouse app. Should you be? If you work inside a big organization, there are a different set of risks to weigh…
Article How Four Different Innovation ‘Engines’ Drive Growth at Allegion
February 16, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Rob Martens, Chief Innovation Officer at Allegion, shares his tips for engaging employees across an organization and keeping communication alive between departments.
On Demand Webcast Building, Scaling & “Unbossing” Innovation at Novartis’ Genesis Labs
January 28, 2021
Ian Hunt and Aimee Reynolds of Novartis’ Genesis Labs share insights on developing an effective innovation ecosystem that ensures that the best ideas bubble up to the top.
Article How The Washington Post Created Tools to Cover Elections in 2020
January 7, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
In order to accurately cover an election pivotal to the country’s history, The Washington Post spent a year testing an election mapping tool and built a lead locator. Here’s how they did it.
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 Why Stanley Black and Decker Isn’t ‘Following the Herd’ During the Pandemic
October 26, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
We sat down with Mark Maybury, Chief Technology Officer at Stanley Black and Decker, to learn more about the company’s recent growth initiatives, its “exteme innovation ecosystem,” technology investments, and more.
On Demand Webcast Tips for Planning & Launching A Winning Program
October 8, 2020
Jill Longman, Innovation Committee Co-Chair at Med-IQ, covers how to plan and manage the successful launch of an enterprise-wide innovation program.
Article How One Accelerator Program Pivoted to COVID-19 Solutions
September 14, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
When COVID-19 took the world by storm, the engineering firm Black & Veatch’s IgniteX Growth Accelerator program pivoted in a matter of weeks…
Article How Can You Stay Close to Customers Remotely?
August 31, 2020 | By Eric Steege, Contributing Columnist and Senior Product Manager at Amazon
Eric Steege of Amazon Web Services shares how teams can stay close to their end users during a pandemic. Get his tips about leveraging learnings, customer insight channels, and more.

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