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Article Advice from Large Companies on Establishing Purpose
March 22, 2023 | By Christa Avampato, Meghan Hall
Senior leaders from Clif Bar & Co., Square, and more weigh in on how to set up purpose inside your organization as part of our series, Innovation on Purpose, sponsored by BCG BrightHouse.
Article Leaders Weigh in on the Challenges of Purpose-Driven Innovation
March 21, 2023 | By Christa Avampato, Meghan Hall
Senior leaders from Geisinger, Save the Children, Dole Sunshine, and General Motors share the challenges they have had with innovating purposefully as part of our series, Innovation on Purpose, sponsored by BCG BrightHouse.
Article Comcast Ventures Partner on What’s Changing in Corporate VC
March 17, 2023
We talk with Allison Goldberg of Comcast Ventures about how the corporate venture capital business is changing in 2023, and how her team works to connect startups to the broader organization.
Article Mastercard’s Chief Innovation Officer on Reducing Risk, Avoiding Turf Wars, and Measuring Success
March 15, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
As part of our recent research report, Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2023, we interviewed Ken Moore, Chief Innovation Officer of Mastercard. He offered his advice for avoiding internal turf wars; gave insights on emerging tech; and discussed the importance of customer-centricity.
Article Chief Digital Officer of Chico’s on Delivering a Digital-First Mindset
March 9, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
Jay Topper, Chief Digital Officer of women's clothing brand Chico's, gives his insights on developing a digital-first mindset inside a large organization. He discusses failure, communicating with leadership, and trends for consumers and retailers to look for in 2023.
Article How to Use ChatGPT as a Tool for Innovation
March 7, 2023 | By Alex Slawsby
We’ve been talking to corporate leaders about their use of ChatGPT, and doing some experimenting ourselves, and put together this short guide to how to get value from it today as part of your insights, analysis, and front-end innovation work.
Article Building a Trust and Safety Program in the Digital Age
February 24, 2023 | By Risa Stein, Director of Product, Integrity, Slack
Risa Stein, Director of Product, Integrity at Slack, shares her insights on the importance of building safer digital environments. She includes advice on building a team focused on safety and integrity; explains how that team can add value to an organization; and more.
Article TDK Ventures Managing Director on Connecting Startups with ‘the Mothership’
February 23, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
TDK Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of TDK Corporation, a Japanese multinational conglomerate. TDK Ventures Managing DIrector Anil Achyuta talks about taking a win-win approach to CVC — and how his team connects startups it invests in to the larger organization.
On Demand Webcast Master Class: Fresh Benchmarking Data on Corporate Innovation
February 21, 2023
Hour-long webcast replay that explores data highlights from the research report Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2023, including data on team size, budget expectations, and innovation challenges.
Article Kimberly-Clark’s Chief R&D Officer on the Biggest Challenge Facing R&D Today
February 20, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
Robert Long, Kimberly-Clark's first-ever Chief R&D Officer, shared his insights on the importance of diversity of thought; the biggest challenges in R&D today; and external scouting in an interview for our recent benchmarking research.
Video How Exactly Do You Define ‘Innovation’?
February 20, 2023
In this short video, Fiona Murray of MIT and Scott Anthony of Dartmouth lay out clear definitions of the word "innovation."
Video What is Incremental Innovation?
February 17, 2023
In this short video, Alex Slawsby of InnoLead, Scott Anthony of Dartmouth College, and Fiona Murray of MIT lay out clear definitions of the term “incremental innovation.”
Article Member Spotlight: Brandon Campbell, Center on Rural Innovation
February 17, 2023 | By Kate Katz
Brandon Campbell, Regional Director for the Southeast U.S. for the Center on Rural Innovation, shares how he connects with the organization's mission; discusses some recent rural innovation projects; and gives advice for getting buy-in on initiatives.
Video What is Adjacent Innovation?
February 16, 2023
In this short video, Alex Slawsby of InnoLead, Scott Anthony of Dartmouth College, and Fiona Murray of MIT lay out clear definitions of the term “adjacent innovation.”
Article Concrete Advice on Improving Alignment with Your C-suite
February 15, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
Audio and transcript from a recent conversation about aligning innovation activity with the C-suite of a company, with participants from tech, food and beverage, manufacturing, and financial services.
Video What is Transformational Innovation?
February 15, 2023
In this short video, Alex Slawsby of InnoLead, Scott Anthony of Dartmouth College, and Fiona Murray of MIT lay out clear definitions of the term “transformational innovation.” “Transformational… is saying that we are simultaneously playing with all of [the] levers: we’re thinking about a different job to be done, we...
Video What is Disruptive Innovation?
February 14, 2023
In this short video, Scott Anthony of Dartmouth College, Fiona Murray of MIT, and Alex Slawsby of InnoLead talk about disruptive innovation — including how the term is often overused.
Article PTC’s Chief Technology Officer on Innovating Across the Three Horizons
February 14, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
CTO Steve Dertien talks about how innovation happens inside PTC, a $2 billion maker of design, augmented reality, and Internet of Things software.
Video What are the Three Horizons?
February 13, 2023
In this short video, Alex Slawsby of InnoLead, Scott Anthony of Dartmouth College, and Fiona Murray of MIT discuss the "three horizons" concept (sometimes referred to as H1, H2, H3), and how it relates to incremental, adjacent, and transformational innovation.
Podcast Podcast: A Beginner’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence
February 13, 2023 | By Tyler Smith
Matt Baker, Head of Corporate Strategy at Dell Technologies, answers the basics about AI: how it will be adopted; how jobs will be affected by AI; why generative AI should be on your company's radar; and more.