All articles by Alex Slawsby

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  ArticleThe First 5 Things to Do When You’re Given Responsibility for Corporate Innovation

  January 6, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby

  There are major risks of failure that surround every new innovation program. But there are also ”clear steps that innovation leaders can take to mitigate these risks, while increasing the likelihood that they can generate a concrete ROI for their company,” writes Alex Slawsby, a Director of Innovation at the Brazilian aerospace...
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  ArticleNew Data About the Market for Innovation-Related Jobs

  July 8, 2020 | By Alex Slawsby

  We asked 159 innovation professionals about the hiring happening in their organizations — or how long they’ve been hunting for a new role. 
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  ArticleStrong on Skills, Weak on Strategy: 5 Data Insights from Our Innovation Maturity Model

  October 6, 2022 | By Alex Slawsby

  In February 2021, we launch our Innovation Maturity Model assessment, to help our members understand where, maturity wise, their organizations fit on a five-tier spectrum. Alex Slawsby, our Chief Growth Officer, analyzed the trends from the data we’ve captured so far to share insights on what organizations are doing well...
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  VideoVideo: How NFTs and Mobile-First Content are Changing the Sports World

  February 1, 2022 | By Alex Slawsby, Collin Robisheaux

  Alex Slawsby of InnoLead and Jack Elkins of SideKick Innovation sit down to discuss how mobile-first content consumption, online betting, and non-fungible tokens are impacting the world of professional sports.
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  VideoVideo: How eSports and New Licensing Structures are Driving Disruption in Sports

  February 9, 2022 | By Alex Slawsby, Collin Robisheaux

  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.
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  ArticleWhat’s a Wizard of Oz Prototype? iRobot’s CTO Explains

  December 29, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby

  iRobot Chief Technology Officer Chris Jones discusses how the company keeps tabs on important technologies emerging from academia and the startup world — and the role that “minimum viable products” play, even if they’re controlled by a Wizard of Oz in the next room.
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  ArticleLeveraging Analytics and Envisioning the Future of VR at the Indianapolis Colts

  December 23, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby, Collin Robisheaux

  For decades, sports teams have relied on stats to track their performance on the field. Today, a growing number of teams are using more sophisticated data and analytics software to optimize their business performance as well. That includes the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, where Charlie Shin serves as VP of Data...
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  ArticleHow Pharma Distributor AmerisourceBergen Prioritizes and Pilots Emerging Tech

  December 21, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby

  One key is to success with emerging tech is working closely with customers, says SVP of Strategy and Innovation Jason Dinger: “Sometimes, we identify hidden value where a customer sees a way to deploy a technology that we didn’t see.”
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  ArticleHow One Retail VP Scores Emerging Technologies

  December 15, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby

  “There will always be new, cool, shiny things that we could bring to life in our stores,” says Heather Paquette of Retail Business Services, a subsidiary of the grocery giant Ahold Delhaize. “But we’re really here to help our brands achieve their goals by implementing new solutions that create measurable...
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  Article3 Key Slides to Help You Deliver Innovation Value

  February 17, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby

  Looking to find better ways to drive innovation value? The team at InnoLead wanted to share three slides that we have been using recently as part of our Best Practices Briefings, to help you think about how well you’re aligned with your organization’s overarching strategy. Much as we “hire” drills...