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• ArticleDraper CEO on Innovation: ‘Three Keys to Breakthrough Innovation’

  August 26, 2017

  “I don’t want to encourage failure,” says Ken Gabriel, CEO of the $600 million non-profit R&D organization Draper. “I want to encourage people not to fear failure.”
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  On Demand Live CallHow Innovation and R&D Can ‘Increase Awesome’

  December 12, 2016

  Kevin Parsons of Northrop Grumman shared how his innovation group is influencing the culture and bringing business units into its process.
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  ArticleGoogle and XPRIZE Execs on Enabling Big Breakthroughs

  November 23, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner

  Google X executive Hans Peter Brøndmo and XPRIZE CEO Marcus Shingles give their insights from a session held at the inaugural Harvest Summit.
• ArticleLessons from Airbus’ Foray into 3D-Printed Motorcycles

  August 3, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager

  Heads turned when the the $70.5 billion aerospace giant Airbus Group introduced the world’s first 3D-printed motorcycle. Find out why Airbus brought the bike to market.
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  ArticleShell and Thales Execs on Innovation Outposts

  July 27, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner

  Executives from Shell TechWorks and the Thales xPlor discuss what they hope to accomplish with their Boston innovation labs, and how they're being measured.
• ArticleAirbus Exec on Seizing Opportunities Outside the Airplane

  March 14, 2016 | By Steven Melendez

  Markus Durstewitz of Airbus Group, talks about how the $67 billion manufacturer is working with suppliers, passengers, and pilots to make air travel more efficient. Includes slides...
• ArticleHow Thales Group is Chasing Growth with New Xplor Initiative

  January 25, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison

  Pete Roney of Thales USA says that the rationale for launching a new innovation effort was clear: The company wasn’t thinking creatively enough to keep up with its peers.
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  ArticleHow Elon Musk Builds Organizations That Can Achieve Anything

  October 13, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison

  We talk to Ashlee Vance, author of a book about Musk, about how the founder of SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity hires people, battles bureaucracy, and dispatches problems fast.
• ArticleTen 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...