All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 13

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  ArticleWhat Makes Amazon’s Approach to Innovation Unique

  December 15, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Lots of leaders talk like Jeff Bezos. But few organizations know how to create a culture with the right enablers to behave like Amazon.  Here’s some background to get you started…
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  ArticleThe 9 People You’ll Meet as a Corporate Innovator

  December 10, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Here’s our guide to the nine people corporate innovators interact with most — and how you can get them on board with your agenda. Any resemblance to real people in your organization is completely coincidental.
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  ArticleElon Musk: Forget Breakthough Innovation — Just Make the Product Better

  December 8, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Elon Musk shared his thoughts on innovation at a Wall Street Journal CEO Council conference. ”Spend less time in meeting rooms, less time on PowerPoint presentations, less time on spreadsheets,” he said. Here are the three big takeaways from his session.
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  ArticleWhy COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Adoption of 5G Technology

  August 28, 2020 | By Lilly Milman, Scott Kirsner

  Christian Guirnalda, Director of 5G Labs and Innovation Centers, explains how Verizon is finding new use cases for their emerging 5G technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  ArticleJohnson & Johnson Exec on COVID-19 and Inequality

  August 17, 2020 | By Lilly Milman, Scott Kirsner

  Michal Preminger explains how the innovation teams at Johnson & Johnson are working to find solutions for both COVID-19 and racism…
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  ArticleMercedes Lays Off Staff at Innovation Centers, Seeks Outside Partners

  July 28, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Daimler AG, the German company that makes Mercedes-Benz vehicles and Daimler trucks, has laid off more than 100 staffers at its Lab1886 innovation centers around the world…
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  ArticleThe Rise of ‘Conferencing Competence’ and the Decline of Fancy Footwear

  July 13, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Thornton May contends that many leaders — and many organizations — are moving too slowly in responding to the dramatic changes that 2020 has brought. More insights inside…
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  ArticleScenario Planning in 2020: What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Be Doing

  July 6, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  The business and societal impacts of the coronavirus pandemic will be “more like World War I or the Great Depression,” says Matthew Ranen, a scenario-planning consultant.
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  ArticleStop Trying to ‘Bounce Back’ to Normal

  June 25, 2020 | By Scott Kirsner

  Rather than trying to restore all of the activities from February 2020 in the US, we should be thinking about how to “bounce forward” toward something new. 
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  VideoThe Three Crises Caused by COVID-19 — and How to Respond

  June 19, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken, Scott Kirsner

  Futurist Steve Brown sees the current pandemic as three overlapping crises — each requiring a different response. See how innovation plays into the solution…