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ArticleLearnings From the Sudden Death of the World’s First Social Robot
Blade Kotelly, former Vice President of Design at Jibo, shares the story of creating the world’s first “social robot,” and what led to its ultimate failure.
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The 20 Mistakes New Corporate Innovators Make
Being tapped to lead innovation inside a big, established organization is a tough assignment. Here are the 20 most common mistakes that we see new corporate innovators make.
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How Royal Caribbean is Deploying New Technologies
We go inside Royal Caribbean’s innovation lab in Miami and on board their ship, Navigator of the Seas, to see the company’s digital transformation in action.
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Five Pieces of Advice to Jumpstart Your October
As the third quarter of 2019 comes to a close, innovators approach the future with positivity. Looking for other ways to share the optimism? Get advice here…
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Our Podcast Recommendations for Corporate Innovators
Our podcast, Innovation Answered, is back for its third season! Looking for more shows to binge? Here are five podcast recommendations for corporate innovators.
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Research Report
Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2020
If you work in the realms of innovation, R&D, or strategy within a large organization, you already know that making change happen and delivering tangible business results is incredibly difficult. And at most organizations, there’s pressure to do more — faster — in order to keep pace with changing market and customer dynamics. The latest edition of Benchmarking Innovation Impact collects data, insights, and advice from more than 200 of your peers to help you overcome those challenges.
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How Customer-Centric Innovation can Lead to Big Wins
Olivier Toubia of Columbia Business School discusses factors leading to failure, how connecting with customers lays the foundation for success, and the role machine learning should play in sifting through ideas.
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‘If This Works’: The Secret to Avoiding Projects that Become Too Big to Fail
A common mistake when companies try to become more accepting of failure and to act like a startup is that the effort becomes “too enterprise-y.” Zeeshan Sheikh explains…
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Finalists for Innovation Leader’s 2019 Impact Awards
The 2019 awards will be handed out this October in San Francisco, at the year’s biggest gathering of corporate innovators, Impact 2019. Here’s a look at who made the cut as finalists…
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Expedia Exec: Three Elements for Successful Innovation
David Krieger, Sr. Director of Strategy and Business Development for Expedia.com, shares his advice on making innovation happen inside large organizations, and three trends his team is watching.
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Inside Autodesk’s SF Technology Center
Autodesk’s San Francisco Technology Center is an innovator’s paradise, equipped with a wide array of tools and a skilled staff to help with the prototyping process…
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Innovation at The Nature Conservancy
Jennifer Chin of The Nature Conservancy discusses the organization’s Sustainability Accelerator, and what corporates can learn from nonprofits…
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Execs Discuss Digital Challenges at Google
Our June roundtable focused on the challenge of creating an organization that is digital at its core. Photos inside…
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Top 15 Global Hotspots for Corporate Innovation
For our list of the top cities for corporate innovation around the world, we examined an array of factors that create a constructive context for big companies that want to engage in ecosystems outside of their home turf.
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Inside AXA Next’s Innovation Avenues
AXA Next unites the French insurance company’s innovation initiatives. Learn more about AXA’s different innovation funds and how the company explores the insurtech.
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Revera Senior Living on Tackling the Challenges of Aging Collaboratively
From involving residents to running internal idea challenges to partnering with young tech companies, Revera Senior Living seeks to innovate aging collaboratively.
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Agile AF: How Kessel Run Lab Innovates in the Air Force
In the Air Force, passing clearances reigns, slowing down projects. But, Kessel Run seeks to go from ideation to getting software to users in as fast as 88 days.
