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Video Investing in Venture Studios: Sarah Anderson of Vault Fund
July 12, 2022 | By Nora Swidey
We spoke with Sarah Anderson, a Founding Partner at Vault Fund, as part of our venture studios series. Anderson gave an overveiw of what venture studios are and how they can help corporations.
Article Assessment: How Sophisticated is Your Startup Engagement Strategy?
July 9, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
Are you ready to engage with the startup ecosystem? How comprehensive is your startup strategy? Answer these 15 questions to find out.
Article How One VC Firm is Spotting Opportunities in Sustainability
July 7, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Bay Bridge Ventures, founded this year, is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and impactful technology companies. Kim Kolt, a General Partner at the firm, shares advice for incorporating sustainability into metrics and discusses upcoming sustainability trends.
Article New Research Shows How Zoom Can Stifle Innovation
July 6, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Melanie Brucks, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, recently studied how Zoom can negatively affect idea generation. She shares why that is, and how companies can build effective strategies for creative brainstorming.
Article Tips on Communicating Innovation from Bloomberg’s Chaim Haas
July 1, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Chaim Haas, who helped Bloomberg get better at communicating — internally and externally — about its innovation activities, shares his top three tips.
Article Book Excerpt: Trust is Vital to Resilient Innovation Organizations
June 30, 2022
In the new book 6Ps of Essential Innovation, author Michael McCathren outlines how organizations can build innovation capability for the long haul. That starts with the people inside the organization. So how can you reimagine the way trust and communication work inside your organization? This excerpt from McCathren’s book will...
Article What’s the Level of Innovation Urgency at Your Organization?
June 28, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
How 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.
Article Kickstarter Enables Sustainability — With Help from its Creators
June 28, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Jon Leland, Chief Strategy Office at Kickstarter, shares how sustainability became a priority inside the company and explains how buy-in from creators on the platform has advanced sustainability.
Article Q&A: Setting Up a New Innovation Function from Scratch
June 23, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
Jim Suchara joined The Doctors Company, a $1.2 billion malpractice insurance carrier, in September 2021. We spoke with Suchara, the company’s Chief Innovation Officer, about entering a new organization to spur innovation.
Article Goodyear Executive Shares a Roadmap for Company’s Sustainability Goals
June 21, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Ellis Jones, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, explains how the company’s Global Sustainability Team does its work and highlights how metrics have helped move progress forward inside the organization.
Article Innovating to Meet Sustainability Goals
June 18, 2022
ESG? Agenda 2030? Whatever language your organization is using, it’s likely you’ve set goals related to sustainability. However, there may not yet be a defined team in place, or sufficient resources. Here’s what other companies are doing.
Article Mapping Three Years of Innovation Activities at TIAA
June 15, 2022 | By Meghan Hall, Scott Kirsner
A single slide captures three years of innovation activity at TIAA, the $40 billion financial services firm. We asked creator Howard Manzon to explain what’s on the slide; what worked; and what he might do differently in the future.
Article 7 Tips for Introducing Ideas to Leadership
June 14, 2022 | By Mohan Nair, Contributing Columnist and Founder/CEO of Emerge Inc.
“Remember that one person’s idea is another’s cost,” writes veteran entrepreneur and executive Mohan Nair. Here are his tips on how to bring new concepts and ideas forward to leadership — even in non-traditional ways.
Article How Ag Provider Nutrien is Making Sustainability Goals Core to the Business
June 10, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Mark Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at multinational crop nutrient company Nutrien, shares how embedding sustainability into the core business and ethos of the company can create platforms for growth.
Article Member Spotlight: Cait Brumme, MassChallenge
June 8, 2022 | By Kate Katz
Cait Brumme is the CEO of MassChallenge, a Boston-based network that supports early-stage startups. We spoke with her about her role as CEO and the importance of prioritizing innovation at companies as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.
Article The Corporate Blueprint that Helped Make Oshkosh a Sustainability Leader
June 6, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Corp. offers a model for companies that want to understand how to set up a sustainability practice. For the third consecutive year, Oshkosh has been named to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and has been recognized as a Barron’s Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies. We talk to...
Article Three Traits that Make Sustainability Leaders Successful
June 2, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Effective sustainability requires multifaceted, open innovation, says Professor Ashley George. As President and Founder of the nonprofit Tech for Good, George shares three key traits that make business leaders successful at building a sustainable practice.
Article DuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer Talks Metrics
May 26, 2022
In 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.
Article A Simplified Guide to Web3 and the Metaverse
May 25, 2022
Web3 and the metaverse are two concepts that catapulted out of the world of startups, venture capital, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts in 2021. Now, many larger companies are exploring potential use cases and developing strategy for both Web3 and the metaverse. So we’ve created a jargon-free guide to these two concepts,...
Thought Leadership Sustainability is a Must: It’s Time for More Meaningful Innovation
May 24, 2022 | By Ludwig Melik, HYPE Innovation
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns rise, there is renewed impetus to adopt foundational, long-lasting practices that are consistent with the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ludwig Melik lays out a path for progress.