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Article Puma Exec on Keeping Score of Innovation
May 27, 2014 | By Julie Donnelly
"If someone on the team is not a little uncomfortable," says Global Director of Innovation and Strategy Louis Joseph, "then it’s probably a little too safe.”
Article How Open Innovation Led Clorox to a New Product Line
May 21, 2014 | By Julie Donnelly
Clorox's R&D team brought together consumers, industry experts, and retailers to explore how to address the needs of families taking care of an elderly relative.
Article How Vodafone unites VC, New Products & Marketing
May 20, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Fay Arjomandi talks about the "xone" initiative to help Vodafone identify and work with startups that can improve its network and customer experience...
Article Fidelity VP: Pick the Right Innovation Tools for Your Trip
May 19, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Rick Smyers of Fidelity Investments likens running a successful innovation program to planning a mountaineering expedition. Details, slides, and video inside...
Article From Disney: Consumer Insights and the Seven Dwarfs
May 14, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Karen Kricorian explains how Disney's parks and resorts group approaches research: "When you think you know something that's when you need to shake up your thinking."
Article Hacking Hierarchies: Lessons from Houghton Mifflin
May 13, 2014 | By Julie Donnelly
Mary Cullinane of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, talks about breaking down walls between print and digital products and hacking away at hierarchies, and being customer-centric.
Article Dear Boss: Here’s How to Manage our Team
May 12, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Phil Swishe of Brown Brothers Harriman shares the one-page guide he put together for the partner who was taking over management of his team in 2013.
Article Who Should ‘Own’ Innovation? Eight Models
May 7, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
The co-author of the new book "Innovation Governance" shares descriptions of eight major ways to structure a large organization's innovation leadership...
Article Six Tips from Innovation VP at Partners HealthCare
May 6, 2014 | By Julie Donnelly
Chris Coburn of Partners HealthCare shares tips on maximizing innovation efforts, including five key metrics for measuring success. Find out more...
Article Why You Should Kill Off ‘Zombie Projects’
May 1, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Innosight managing partner Scott Anthony says the problem could be too many "zombie projects" — and an organizational inability to kill them...
Article GE’s Chief Marketing Officer Talks Innovation, Partnerships
April 29, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
GE's marketing chief Beth Comstock discussed the company's views on crowdsourcing, the Internet of things, the lean startup movement, and more. Quick bullets inside...
Article Lessons from Marriott on Rapid Prototyping, Co-Creation
April 28, 2014 | By Scott Cohen
Brian King of Marriott takes you into “The Underground,” Marriott’s innovation lab, to see how rapid-prototyping works there, and offers lessons for replicating the process.
Article AECOM’s Innovation Video It Uses with New Hires
April 22, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
How do you get new hires to contribute to a culture of innovation from Day One? Warwick Absolon of industrial giant AECOM shares a video the company produced...
Article How Vodafone Built a Network of Innovation Champions
April 18, 2014
Shannon Lucas explains how a small innovation team inside the telecom giant Vodafone has cultivated a global network of 40 innovation champions...
Article Why Delphi Planted an Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley
April 16, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Delphi Labs director John Absmeier explains how the automotive components giant is partnering, investing, and plugging into the Silicon Valley ecosystem…
Article Chubb Global Innovation VP: ‘Stop The Innovation Carnival’
April 8, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Chubb, Global Innovation VP Gerry Myers explains how the insurer created a "social layer" for innovation, to help weave innovation into employees' daily activity.
Article How Bonuses are Set for Innovation Executives
April 2, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Chief Innovation Officers, VPs of Innovation, Directors, and Innovation Managers explain how their bonuses are calculated, in their own words.
Article VC the GE Way: Lessons from the Firm’s Strategy
March 31, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
GE chief executive Jeff Immelt called a meeting in 2012 to rethink the company's investing strategy. The result was the creation of a new GE Ventures team...
Article Ten Insights from Textron’s Scorpion Jet Program
March 19, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Textron set an audacious goal: Get a new military plane from concept to the runway in under two years. Execs shared what they learned on the journey...
Article Lessons from Reliant on Setting Goals
March 18, 2014 | By Scott Cohen
Director of Innovation Scott Burns takes us inside the annual goal-setting process at Reliant Energy, part of the $8.4 billion electricity giant NRG Energy Inc...