All articles by Scott Cohen

Article Mehmood Khan on Remaking R&D at PepsiCo & Sustainability
July 31, 2017 | By Scott Cohen
PepsiCo Vice Chairman Mehmood Khan talks about the links between sustainability and innovation; bringing in new skill sets into R&D; the challenge of measuring progress; and more.
Article How to Define the Innovation Portfolio
September 27, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“Do you…have any best practices related to defining what should be included/left out [in projects], how they should be categorized or grouped, etc.? Get answers…”
Q&A Kicking Off Training Initiatives on Innovation
August 24, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“We’re in the process of starting an educational / training initiative around innovation, and could use some guidance on where to start…”
Q&A Q&A: Employee Engagement Issues
April 21, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“We’ve been working to instill a culture of risk-taking and innovation, and are butting up against employee engagement issues.”
Q&A Q&A: Innovation Software
April 27, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“We’ve got what I’d call a first-generation legacy PLM [Product Lifecycle Management] system that we’re not really using…”
Q&A Q&A: Innovation Investment
May 4, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“Any thoughts or guidance or framework on [innovation investment] would be much appreciated.” Get answers here…
Q&A Structuring an Innovation Group for IoT
August 17, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“Do any of your members or partners have any thoughts on how to think about the integration process re: smart devices or the Internet of Things?” Get answers…
Article How Ford, Pixar & Others Innovate with Brutal Honesty
September 7, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
It’s common for initiatives to muddle along, because no one is willing to be honest about what might be wrong with the idea. Find out when to be honest when innovating…
Q&A Elements of Lean Innovation
November 2, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
We’re about to embark on a “lean innovation” journey at our company, and I was wondering if you’d seen any studies or best practices that large corporations should consider?
Q&A A Guidebook to Successful Hackathons
October 12, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“I wonder if you have a kind of ‘guidebook’ or ‘top 10’ list of things to do to (a) get started; and (b) succeed.” Get the guidebook and best practices here…