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Article What Open Innovation Impact Looks Like at Electrolux
September 29, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Lucia Chierchia of Electrolux discusses how she seeks out the "hidden innovators," the "ambassadors" program she launched, and more. Includes slides...
Article Lessons from Whirlpool’s Internal Hackathons
August 31, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Whirlpool Corporation has been working hard to get hackathons to generate real value. Subho Moulik, Head of Global Innovation, explains what they've learned so far...
Article Photos: Inside W. L. Gore’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center
August 18, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Take a look inside W.L. Gore's new Silicon Valley Innovation Center. In May, the company held the first public event in the space, bringing in startups in to pitch their ideas.
Article Medtronic’s Innovation Lab on Working with Business Units
August 9, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
The Applied Innovation Lab helps Medtronic evolve from being simply a maker of medical devices to one thinks more broadly about improving health and patient outcomes.
On Demand Live Call Creating Iconic Advantage: Soon Yu Talks Innovation at VF Corp
April 24, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Creating an iconic brand requires more than great design. Find out what makes a brand iconic from Soon Yu the former Global VP of Innovation at VF Corporation.
Article How GE Fuse Prototypes with an Online Community
April 17, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Amelia Gandara of GE Fuse discusses the program's community, and the right and wrong ways to source solutions from outside. Read more for insights.
On Demand Webcast Innovation and the Business Units
April 11, 2017
InnoLead shares data from our survey on the ties between business units and innovation groups. Executives from Fidelity Investments, Aon Health, GOJO Industries, and Trek Bicycle, share their perspectives.
Article How Tech Scouting Ties in to the Business at Goodyear
April 10, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Goodyear’s Chris Varley supports managers tasked with developing “‘something new’ on a five- or ten-year roadmap.” Get his advice on bringing ideas into a $15 billion company…
Article Creating an Place for Innovators at India’s Reliance Industries
March 22, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Sushil Borde, VP of Innovation at Reliance, discusses how the company is working to institutionalize innovation and the five tenets that guide innovation at Reliance.
Article Startup Partnerships & Sustainable Tech at Saint-Gobain
February 14, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Saint-Gobain has thrived for more than 350 years. Get insights inside on how the company works with startups and accelerators to innovate effectively.
Article How Industrial Giant ThyssenKrupp Approaches the Era of the Smart City
August 23, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Patrick Bass, CEO of ThyssenKrupp North America, shares his vision of the future of R&D which includes customers, academics, and data from IOT products.
Article Sherwin-Williams on Using Open Innovation to Create Breakthroughs
August 8, 2016 | By Molly K. McLaughlin
Victoria Scarborough of Sherwin-Williams’ Global External Innovation Team, defines her mission as identifying outside “technology that would move the innovation needle.”
Article Treating Projects Like Startups & Keeping Leaders Engaged at Johnson Controls
June 13, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
Johnson Controls’ execs explain how new projects are funded and how they work with senior leadership to make decisions about their fate.
Article How Companies Use Indiegogo to Assess Consumer Demand
March 16, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Indiegogo SVP Jerry Needel explains how companies like GE and Hasbro have been using crowdfunding as a way to gauge consumer demand for new products.
On Demand Live Call Trek Exec on Trends, Social Media, and Why a Skunkworks Failed
February 24, 2016
Trek exec Chad Manuell discusses why one of the company’s skunkworks didn’t work. Other topics of discussion include trends in the industry and long-term thinking.
Article Powering Innovation in Rolls-Royce’s Engineering Culture
January 18, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
Hardev Ubhi of Rolls-Royce discusses how to to bring new tools and thinking into an organization that is understandably obsessed with safety, precision, and quality.
Article How IKEA Explores the Future of Furniture & Home Design
January 6, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
To test ideas, IKEA built a model apartment in southern Sweden. It invites local families to move in and document their experiences with the experimental furnishings.
Article Why Tools Giant Stanley Formed a Joint Venture to Tackle IoT
December 28, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
Two execs at Stanley Black and Decker and View Technologies explain a long-term bet on the growth of big data and IoT, and a proposition designed to work in the near-term.
Article How Customer Interactions Guide Innovation at Toolmaker Snap-on
December 14, 2015 | By Steven Melendez
Bennett Brenton explains how the company gathers input from its franchisees and end-users to shape new products. Includes slides and audio...
Article How GE uses Crowdfunding to Test New Ideas
November 23, 2015 | By Steven Melendez
The story of the Opal ice maker shows how a large organization leveraged crowdfunding to get a concept to consumers fast.