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Article Government Exec on Quick Hits & Innovating Procurement
December 15, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' first Government Innovation Officer talks about the importance of quick hits and implementing a crowdsourcing initiative...
Article How Panera Bread Reinvented Its Customer Experience
December 10, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Blaine Hurst of Panera Bread explains how he worked with CEO and founder Ron Shaich to design and test the “Panera 2.0” concept, working out of a single cafe near Boston’s Fenway Park.
Article Reebok VP Paul Litchfield on Innovation Risks
December 8, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Reebok’sPaul Litchfield discusses the challenges of making innovation happen within a traditional annual planning cycle; experiments with wearable technologies; and more…
On Demand Live Call Kelly Services Exec on Impact Payments and Disruptive Ideas
December 5, 2014
Kelly Services’ Rolf Kleiner talks about his CEO’s expectations; developing a process for collecting ideas; and one high-potential idea Kelly Services is preparing to roll out.
Article Thomson Reuters VP on Limits of Idea Management
December 4, 2014
The head of the Data Innovation Lab at Thomson Reuters argues that if you want to generate revenues from innovation, installing idea management software won't get you there.
Article Five Lessons from the App-Driven Economy
December 1, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
As startups deliver services like transportation, home cleaning, and errand-running with the click of an app, here's how the playing field is changing.
Article How EMC Reignited Its Innovation Program
November 25, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
EMC executive Calvin Smith realized that the innovation team needed to enhance its capability to craft business plans and prototypes — and eventually hand market-tested products...
Article Why Visa Set Up a Digital Payments Innovation Lab
November 19, 2014 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
As more consumers look to pay for things without a credit card or carrying cash, Visa exec Bill Gajda explains the company's thinking behind a new innovation center in San Francisco.
Article How Videos Spread Innovation at Thomson Reuters
November 14, 2014
Chief Innovation Officer Cary Burch explains the objectives and impact of a weekly video series that puts innovative employees in the spotlight.
Article Owens Corning on Metrics, Market Intelligence
November 11, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Owens Corning Director of Innovation Anne Bethereau shares several slides on how the company measures return-on-innovation & rewards high-performing teams...
On Demand Live Call Hospital Innovation Exec Talks Disruption, Events & Engagement
November 10, 2014
Lesley Solomon of Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, discusses running hackathons, and how she gets busy clinicians engaged with innovation initiatives.
Article 12 Interview Questions to Set You Up for Success
November 5, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
An innovation leader from financial services shared the questions he uses in conversations with people who sponsor or collaborate with the innovation team.
Q&A Advice: Sorting Ideas to Focus on the Winners
October 29, 2014
What are the best approaches to sorting and prioritizing ideas so that you can focus resources on those with the highest potential? We’ve got input from executives at Kraft Foods, Allstate, Intuit, Brown Brothers Harriman, and more.
Article Why Adobe Gives Employees a Red Box with $1,000 Inside
October 20, 2014 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Nearly 1,000 employees of Adobe Systems have participated in the company's Kickbox Innovation Workshop, where they learn how to develop ideas and collect feedback...
Article Google Execs Share Slides on Innovation, Culture & Hiring
October 16, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Slides from Google executives. Among their insights: “Most companies today are run to minimize risk, not maximize freedom and speed.”
Article Excerpt: Marriott Exec on Innovation Team & Metrics
October 10, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Brian King of Marriott discusses the composition of the hotel company's innovation team, and how they measure results. Excerpt from our latest InnoLead live call.
On Demand Live Call Marriott Exec: How We Prototype, Crowdsource, Measure
October 10, 2014
Marriott executive Brian King discussses rapid prototyping, collecting ideas from employees and customers, and why naivete is crucial to innovation.
Article Why GE Created the FirstBuild Maker Community
October 9, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
GE's Lou Lenzi explains how the company's new co-creation initiative, launched this summer, allows GE to "take little bets and do things fast." Includes video and slides...
Article Is This the Fate of Employee Idea-Sourcing Initiatives?
October 7, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
You launch an innovation initiative and cast a wide net for employee ideas. What happens next? This slide from Thomson Reuters' Mona Vernon predicts it with accuracy.
Article How GM’s Silicon Valley Office Hunts for Relevant Innovations
October 1, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Managing director Frankie James talks about how her Silicon Valley-based team identifies high-potential startups and new technologies and interacts with teams at GM headquarters.