December 23, 2015
An overview of how the home goods manufacturer and retailer collects consumer insights, runs hackathons, and uses an innovation space in Copenhagen to explore future living trends. Includes video.
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- ResourceIKEA: Looking at the Edge to Understand the Future
- ResourceBBVA: Capitalizing on InnovationDecember 22, 2015Overview of how the Spanish bank runs its “Open Talent” competition for startups focused on the financial services industry, which generated 653 applications in 2015.
- ResourceUnited Airlines: The Story of Innovation at UnitedDecember 16, 2015Presentation on how United has created an “intrapreneur-friendly” environment; the scorecard it uses to evaluate ideas; and how the innovation program is structured
- ResourceSnap-on Tools: Building a Culture of Innovation — Process or People?December 15, 2015A twenty-six slide overview of Chief Innovation Officer Ben Brenton’s approach, with a special focus on “driving innovation through customer connection” at the publicly-traded tool manufacturer.
- ResourceThomson Reuters: Innovation Strategy FrameworkDecember 5, 2015An overview of the media company’s frameworks, including an innovation landscape map and a “sustained innovation capability maturity model.”
- ResourceSealed Air Corp.: Cultivating a Culture of InnovationDecember 5, 2015A manifesto outlining the packaging company’s culture of innovation.
- ResourceMTD Products: Innovation Process and TemplateDecember 5, 2015The company’s “Advanced Concept Ideation Template,” outlining its brainstorming process and idea development. MTD is a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment.
- ResourceLiberty Mutual: Org ChartDecember 5, 2015A one-page view of the insurance firm’s innovation organization within its personal insurance division.
- ResourceLiberty Mutual: Innovation Ideation SessionDecember 5, 2015A guide to the insurance company’s 90-minute brainstorming session, including rules and exercises.
- ResourceEY: Job Description for Head of Tax Services IncubatorDecember 5, 2015Outlines the tax giant’s search for an entrepreneur to lead its Americas Tax Services Incubator.
- ResourceDenver Public Schools: Imaginarium OverviewDecember 5, 2015A look at the school system’s innovation initiative, with the task of transforming learning and public education systems.
- ResourceAssurant: Benefits of ForesightDecember 5, 2015An overview of the insurance provider’s competitive landscape and strategy to thrive in the face of uncertainty, as well as the role that the foresight function plays.
- ResourceMetLife: Surviving the Innovation Danger ZoneDecember 4, 2015Presentation from MetLife Chief Innovation Officer John Geyer that offers an overview of the insurer’s innovation program, process, tools, and five keys to surviving the “innovation danger zone,” when projects have gotten underway but haven’t yet delivered results.
- ResourceGE FirstBuild: How We Built a Fully-Functional Ice Maker PrototypeNovember 20, 2015This 15-page PDF overview of how GE used its FirstBuild community makerspace in Louisville, Ky. to develop a countertop icemaker that was successfully launched on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo.
- ResourceManulife/John Hancock: Lab Overview and Hackathon AgendaSeptember 18, 2015Overview of the new Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) at the insurance firm Manulife/John Hancock, and agenda for the group’s launch event and employee hackathon.
- ResourceTarget: Entrepreneur-In-Residence Job DescriptionSeptember 9, 2015The job description for Target’s entrepreneur-in-residence position, including principal responsibilities and requirements.
- ResourceEricsson: Guiding Principles for Lean Enterprise TeamsSeptember 9, 2015A well-illustrated guide to the Swedish networking and telecommunications company’s innovation philosophy.
- ResourceGarlock: Driving InnovationSeptember 9, 2015A 27-page PDF detailing the company’s approach to innovation and its goals. Garlock is a manufacturer of seals and gaskets, and is a subsidiary of EnPro Industries.
- ResourceEnPro Industries: Innovation System — Commercial OverviewSeptember 9, 2015A flow document outlining the diversified manufacturer’s innovation processes.
- ResourceDisney: Nine Innovation BehaviorsSeptember 9, 2015The nine behaviors that drive the media and entertainment company’s innovation efforts, from bravery to greenhousing to intuition.
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