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Why Vertical Integration is the Next Frontier for Innovation Management

Why Vertical Integration is the Next Frontier for Innovation Management

Deirdre Walters argues that one of the biggest opportunities for innovation leaders today is vertical integration: creating a continuous connection between strategic business choices, consumer understanding, technical development, and commercial execution.

Oct 19, 2026 · Deirdre Walters

How Shell, SharkNinja, and LG Think Big and Aim for ‘Virality’

How Shell, SharkNinja, and LG Think Big and Aim for ‘Virality’

InnoLead’s Impact conference brought together three leaders who build new businesses inside large companies. They shared advice about how they identify new opportunities, how they move quickly, and how they keep leadership support over the long timeframe it can take for new ventures to generate return-on-investment. 

Sep 23, 2026 · Scott Kirsner

Is Your Company Sabotaging Projects by Using the Wrong Evaluation Criteria?

Is Your Company Sabotaging Projects by Using the Wrong Evaluation Criteria?

“In most companies, financial metrics are the default language for decision-making on core business innovation projects,” writes Noel Sobelman in the new book Innovation Portfolio Management. Unfortunately, “projecting ROI when entering brand-new territory with no history to draw on is, at best, guesswork,” he says. Here’s his advice.

Sep 11, 2026 · Noel Sobelman

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Are You a Positive Contributor to Your Team — or an Energy Vortex?

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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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For 20 years we have applied human-centered design and entrepreneurship to large enterprise growth opportunities. We partner with visionary leaders to achieve profitable growth by designing robust innovation systems, entering adjacent markets, and launching new ventures.

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AI in the Enterprise: 30 Useful Charts

The InnoLead team compiled this deck, available in PowerPoint and PDF form, as a resource for professionals helping to shape AI strategy and deployments.

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