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The Hunting Ground Methodology for External Innovation

The Hunting Ground Methodology for External Innovation

Despite widespread investment in open innovation, many external partnerships fail to deliver measurable commercial returns. Organizations are frequently caught in the “spray and pray” trap, casting too wide a net and drowning in misaligned pitches and innovation theater. Here’s how to address that.

Nov 9, 2026 · Ranjan Dash and Jan Henk Kamps

Three Questions to Answer Before You Automate

Three Questions to Answer Before You Automate

AI can change how work gets done. But first, leaders need to decide what is worth changing, which rules apply, and how people will work with it, writes Daniela Gorza of Maigent.

Nov 2, 2026 · Daniela Gorza

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Johnsonville Innovation Director on Metrics, Humility, and Managing a Portfolio

Oct 27, 2026

Video and key ideas from our October 2026 members’ meeting, which featured Erik Falck, Senior Director of Innovation at the Wisconsin-based food company Johnsonville. Falck previously worked in marketing and innovation at Hershey’s and Johnson & Johnson.

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Qmarkets

Qmarkets

Strategic Partner

Qmarkets (LinkedIn) is the company behind impact-driven innovation. Managing innovation at a large company is never easy. With endless stakeholders to align, data to process, and pressure to deliver results, it’s easy to fall into the trap of innovation theatre - initiatives that look good but fail to deliver real value. At Qmarkets, we help you break that cycle. We give you the tools, methodology, and expert support to build a next-gen innovation funnel that delivers continuous scalable impact. Whether you’re unlocking strategic challenges, scouting startups, enhancing ideas, or tracking impact, our platform helps you manage every stage of the journey - and prove ROI all along the way. This is what we call Impact-Driven Innovation - and it’s how we help leading enterprises make every innovation count. With clients like Ford, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and Nestle, we bring decades of experience building innovation programs that thrive on disruption, embrace efficiency, and strengthen resilience at every turn. With renowned clients like Ford, Intel, Total, and UBS, we have a wealth of best-practices to help you achieve your goals.

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Is There a Career Path for Corporate Innovators?

Highlights from a February 2025 InnoLead members’ meeting on career paths, featuring veterans of Clorox, Fidelity Investments, Allstate, Whirlpool, HSBC, PA Consulting, and GM.

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