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Article Head of Innovation Lab at ADP on Recruiting & Hand-Offs
May 23, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Roberto Masiero, Vice President and Head of ADP’s New Jersey Innovation Lab, offers lessons and recommendations for companies looking to start their own labs.
On Demand Live Call Open Innovation at $25 Billion AstraZeneca
May 18, 2016
Scott Wilkins of AstraZeneca and his colleague Rob Albert discuss the roots of the open innovation program at AstraZeneca and more.
Article How Viacom Uses Lean Startup & Agile to Engage Viewers
May 16, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
Kimberly Hicks of Viacom says in an arena where people’s media consumption and the devices change so quickly, the lean startup approach is extremely helpful.
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 New York Times Disbands R&D Lab, Pulls Innovation Closer to Newsroom
May 10, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
The lab was founded a decade ago to look “beyond the next product cycle, identifying trends and technologies that will emerge in the next three to five years.”
Article When Rewarding Innovators, Do Medals Work Best or Money?
May 9, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Rewarding innovators is a frequent topic at InnoLead. Psychologist Dr. Amantha Imber addresses that topic in her new book. Read the excerpt...
Article Executive Perspectives on Innovation Software
May 2, 2016
Selected comments from the executives who participated in our Q1 2016 survey on innovation software.
Article How the Sierra Club Is Broadening Its Digital Reach
May 2, 2016 | By Molly K. McLaughlin
In his first five years at the Sierra Club, Chris Thomas has advocated for building new digital platforms and introduced a start-up-like culture of experimentation.
Article Chart: Top Recommended Innovation Software Providers
April 30, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
Here are some of the companies that provide software used to collect, rate, assign, track, evaluate, approve, and pursue new business ideas and opportunities.
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 Clay Christensen on Uber, Strategy & Jobs-to-be-Done
April 26, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Clay Christensen of Harvard Business School discusses Uber and disruptive business models; why a winning strategy is only temporary; and more...
On Demand Live Call McKinsey & Co. Exec on the Perils of Innovation Committees
April 25, 2016
Marla Capozzi of McKinsey & Co.'s Global Strategy & Innovation Practice discusses why an organization’s commitment to innovation shouldn’t wax and wane and more.
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 Dartmouth’s Vijay Govindarajan on Innovation Strategy
April 18, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
How can organizations create the future when all their energy is spent on the present? That challenge is at the center of Vijay Govindarajan book “The Three Box Solution."
Article At Shell’s TechWorks Lab, It’s ‘All About Deploying’
April 11, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Shawn Murphy of Shell TechWorks shares the lab’s projects, funding, and mission — finding innovative ways to drill for oil and gas, and exploring future energy sources.
Article Early Data: Budgets, CEO Support, Metrics & Risk Tolerance
April 6, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
In February, we posted an assessment of the maturity of corporate innovation programs — and how they are being accepted by the culture. Get early results here…
Article Schneider Electric Exec on Decision-Making in Silicon Valley
April 4, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison
Schneider Electric’s Silicon Valley outpost helps the company experiment with new services and business models. VP Paul Campbell discusses takeaways…
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 Becoming ‘Startup Friendly,’ Advice From Entrepreneurs
March 28, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
InnoLead’s Scott Kirsner recently led a session on how companies collaborate with startups. Find out what you can do to become more “startup friendly.”
On Demand Live Call EMC Exec on ‘Incubation Readiness’ and Incentivizing Employees
March 22, 2016
In this live call, Calvin Smith of EMC Corp., the data storage and cloud giant, discusses creating a central fund for innovation; incrimental versus radical innovation; and more.