Kaitlin Milliken
Kaitlin Milliken served as a Producer at Innovation Leader, helping to launch our podcast “Innovation Answered" and our series of videos. Kaitlin is a 2018 graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication, and has previously served as a Massachusetts State House correspondent for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, as well as an intern at The Hill and Discovery Digital Networks.
ArticleMastercard’s Chief Sustainability Officer on Getting Customers to Go Green
Kristina Kloberdanz, Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard, discusses programs and partnerships that encourage cardholders to make more sustainable choices…
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CES 2021: Samsung, Google & Lucasfilm on Business Shifts
Executives at Samsung, Google, and Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and Magic talk about business shifts they expect to endure in 2021.
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Five Snacking Trends that Guide Innovation at Hostess
Hostess Brands’ new Vice President of Growth and Innovation, Tina Lambert, shares five trends in snacking and how Hostess measures success…
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Making Transformation Happen at DBS, Charles Schwab
Leaders from DBS and Charles Schwab discuss how their industries are pivoting to meet new needs during the pandemic…
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Video: 2020 in Innovation
Here’s a quick look at the most significant events of the year — and how innovators rose to meet the challenges they presented.
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Trek Exec on Tackling a Bike Shortage and Early R&D
Chad Manuell, Director of Engineering at Trek Bicycle, discusses the surge in demand for bikes and how his team approaches early innovation.
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Citi CInO on Getting Innovation Out Into the World
Vanessa Colella, Chief Innovation Officer at CitiBank, discusses how she defines disruption, trends in financial services, and how innovation is like a sloppy joe.
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Should Your Organization Be Working on More Moonshots?
Peter Williams discussed his experience as the CEO of Alpha, a long-term innovation group created by the Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica.
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Leaders from Lyft, Fitbit on How Diversity Drives Innovation
Leaders with experience at Fitbit, Lyft, and the Alliance for Smiles discuss hiring diversely and support talent in an equitable environment.
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Barre3 CEO on the Future of Fitness
Barre3 CEO Sadie Lincoln explored how the company approaches innovation and how the company pivoted to meet the new demands of 2020.
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Essential Data for Finishing 2020 Strong
What does the data show about how corporate innovation is changing? Innovation Leader’s editorial team shares data from four recent reports.
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How Innovators Get Aligned with CEOs and Set Shared Priorities
When it comes to creating alignment with CEOs, John Hancock Insurance CEO Brooks Tingle advises that innovators at large organizations start with organizational vision and values.
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Digital & Business Model Transformation at Rosetta Stone
Matthew Hulett, President of Language at the company, discusses how Rosetta Stone pivoted from a physical product to a subscription service…
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Video: Highlights from Digitizing the Innovation Team
Alex Slawsby of Innovation Leader, shares highlights from the recent “Digitizing the Innovation Team” report. Get best practices for integrating new tools into your organization.
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Podcast: The Biggest Barriers to Innovation
David Lee shares how UPS has adapted to new demands in shipping and gives tips for innovators in 2020. He also reads his article “The Biggest Barriers to Innovation.”
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How One Accelerator Program Pivoted to COVID-19 Solutions
When COVID-19 took the world by storm, the engineering firm Black & Veatch’s IgniteX Growth Accelerator program pivoted in a matter of weeks…
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John Hancock Exec on Getting More Digital, Fast, in a Socially-Distant Era
As the pandemic surged, John Hancock saw more Google searches related to life insurance. But its traditional approach to policies involved in-person medical exams. Here’s how they adapted.
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How CVS, Carhartt & Elsevier Pivoted to Face COVID-19
How have teams pivoted to face the challenges of 2020? Rhett Alden of Elsevier discusses launching a COVID-19 Resource Center in four weeks. Innovators from Carhartt and CVS share insights.
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Leveling Up Customer Empathy at Fitbit & More
How can teams use empathy to understand their customers? Irina Kozlovskaya, Director of Industrial Design at Fitbit, shares how her team uses empathy to design better products.
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Inside the R&D Culture at Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar’s VP of R&D, Guido Quaroni, explains how and why the company encourages collaborative work. ”A culture of too much individualism…is always a dangerous place to be,” says Quaroni. Here’s how Pixar’s culture operates.
