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What can other company’s learn from The LEGO Group’s Creative Play Lab? Check out these short videos…

Can “awesomeness” be part of a business case? Ziad Sultan of Spotify makes the case in this session from Impact 2024.

CarMax’s CIO on moving from a project mindset to a product mindset, engaging the C-suite, and empowering teams with clear goals. Video from our 2024 Impact conference.

Target’s Chief Digital and Product Officer, Prat Vemana, joined InnoLead on stage at our Impact 2024 conference last October. Among the topics he discussed with InnoLead co-founder Scott Cohen: To watch highlights from the session, click “play” above. Our next Impact conference is coming up this Oct 20th-22nd, 2025 in Boston, MA.

“We want to really figure out what are the big problems that are that are holding robots back. And believe me, robots are held back,” Marc Raibert said at Impact 2024. “They’re not the success that other technologies are yet.” Watch the video…

One of the things Weis discusses in this video from Impact 2024 is the relationship between the creative and design teams at Imagineering, and the operators who run Disney’s theme parks, hotels, and cruise ships.

Trevor Anulewicz of Launch by NTT DATA and Vito Mabrucco of NTT Corporation were featured mainstage speakers at this past fall’s Impact conference in Cambridge. They discussed the importance of differentiating invention from innovation.

“If innovation is about batting 100 percent, people aren’t going to innovate enough,” says Linda Jojo. Watch highlights from her conversation with Abbie Lundberg from the 2024 Impact conference.

Tye Brady, the Chief Technologist at Amazon Robotics, joined us at Impact 2023 to share his take on the future of robotics, AI, and automation.

Featuring Rich Gotham, Team President of the Boston Celtics; John Murray, President & CEO of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation; and Shira Goodman, a Board Member at CarMax, CBRE, Henry Schein.

In this short video, Elliott Parker of High Alpha Innovation explains what a venture studio is; various structures; and how to measure success.

One of NASA’s top advisors on artificial intelligence and innovation, Omar Hatamleh, joined InnoLead on stage at the Impact conference last fall. In an interview with Joyce Sidopoulos, Co-Founder of Mass Robotics, Hatamleh discussed what NASA is doing today, and how AI may evolve and change society.

This one hour video explores what has been changing in the realms of corporate venture capital and incubating new ventures — and how those activities can be linked. Featuring guests from KPMG, Johnson & Johnson, Allegion, and TDK.

It has been one year since the launch of ChatGPT — and since then, we’ve seen a Cambrian explosion of new AI tools and platforms. How will AI remake corporate innovation in 2024? InnoLead convened a group of experts to discuss.

In this video, Rachel Gordon of the consultancy Triple Agent joins Alex Slawsby and Scott Kirsner of InnoLead to wrap up 2023 — and talk about how AI will change the job of corporate innovators in 2024.

In this short video, Innosight partner Ned Calder shares advice about how leaders should be approaching opportunities, risks, and organizational change dynamics related to artificial intelligence.

In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O’Connor serves up advice about creating a solid foundation for an innovation program.

In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O’Connor shares her advice on overcoming the challenges of measuring innovation outcomes.

In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O’Connor describes the three tiers of necessary innovation metrics.

In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O’Connor talks about the importance of persistence — and why it’s hard for organizations to stay the course.

InnoLead’s Scott Kirsner talks with Sandra Loughlin, the Chief Learning Scientist at EPAM, about how individuals and organizations should think about developing new skills — and dealing with anxieties — related to the coming AI era.

Stanford adjunct professor Steve Blank joins us to talk innovation theater. Can it ever be productive? Blank says it just creates “coffee cups, lanyards, posters, and very little output that moves the top or bottom line.” Watch the video…

Stanford adjunct professor Steve Blank discusses how venture studios work — and their pros and cons. Scott Kirsner, CEO of InnoLead, and Alex Slawsby, Chief Growth Officer of InnoLead, also consult with Blank about incubators, accelerators, and other startup mechanics.

We spoke with Cliff Justice, U.S. Leader of Enterprise Innovation at KPMG LLP, about who should be leading and defining vision on Web3 and metaverse technology.

We spoke with Cliff Justice, U.S. Leader of Enterprise Innovation at KPMG LLP, about what Web3 is, and why it matters.

CSAA Insurance’s Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Debra Brackeen, talks with Mona Vernon of Fidelity Investments about building lasting innovation structures.

TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer and best-selling author Rita McGrath discuss how the travel site has developed new offerings since its 2000 birth, above a pizza shop in the Boston suburbs.

Author David Rose talks about augmenting how we see with LaForge Optical CEO Corey Mack and Mike Quigley of Niantic, the company behind the game “Pokémon Go.”

Veteran corporate innovator Russell Rogers talks with two of the authors of the new book Corporate Explorer, about metrics, C-level support, and whether there is a “right” number of ideas to collect and cultivate. Includes a PDF excerpt from the book.

Alex Slawsby of InnoLead and Jack Elkins of Sidekick Innovation discuss how “name image likeness” deals and eSports will impact the future of college and pro sports.