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Resource Google: Innovation Principles
December 24, 2019
Created by the Google for Work Innovation Lab, which helps to train Google employees, this 19-slide deck lays out a set of principles that guide innovation at the company, including “be prototype-driven” and “focus on the user — and all else follows.”
Resource Technology Trends Radar
December 24, 2019
Submitted anonymously in 2018, this slide looks at technology trends that apply to a company’s core business — or could be relevant to adjacent or white space projects. Includes blockchain, quantum computing, AI, and drones as examples.
Resource Medtronic: Meaningful Innovation Brief
December 24, 2019
Short overview of how the medical device maker defines “meaningful innovation,” along with some examples of successful projects. Breaks innovation down into “therapy innovation,” “system innovation,” and “procedural innovation.”
Resource ECMC: Project Submission Form
December 24, 2019
Form for submitting ideas for projects to the innovation team at the student loan company ECMC. Includes definition of an “ideal project” — as well as what is less than ideal.
Resource Exelon: Driving a Culture of Innovation
December 24, 2019
Overview of trends and digital transformation strategy at the $33.5 billion energy company — as well as the challenges of pursuing innovation in the nuclear power industry.
Resource Chick-fil-a: Needs, Problems, and Opportunities
December 24, 2019
A bit hard to follow without notes or a presenter, but covers the ART process (Audience, Reframe, Translate) and getting to a real understanding of customer problems.
Resource Black & Veatch: Growth Accelerator Overview
December 24, 2019
Slide deck outlining the growth accelerator at Black & Veatch, a $3.2 billion engineering firm based in Kansas City, Mo. The accelerator “works both outside our core business and with our core businesses. In either case, we seek to discover new opportunities for clients and the global communities in which we work.” Offers...
Resource NBA: Developing an Innovation Strategy
December 24, 2019
Five steps to creating an innovation strategy. Just one slide, but captures the key questions to ask.
Resource Caliber Public Safety: Hackathon Flyer
December 24, 2019
Hackathon overview, definition, and agenda, from a technology solutions company.
Resource Intel: Corporate Innovation Program Metrics
December 2, 2019
A succinct one-page guide to creating metrics for various aspects of a corporate innovation program, from process to people to customer development to decision-making.
Resource Three Stages of Collective Problem Solving With Regulatory or Compliance Partners
November 25, 2019
In this one-page guide, former Pfizer Head of Worldwide Innovation Dan Seewald details three stages of collective problem solving with colleagues in the regulatory and compliance departments.
Resource Graphic: Four Stages of Commercial Innovation
November 1, 2019
In this PDF graphic, former BNY Mellon exec Rob Erman defines four stages that he has seen successful projects go through on their way to the market…
Resource Bosch: How We Set Up an Innovation Pipeline
October 25, 2019
Presentation from the German engineering and tech company Robert Bosch GmbH on some of the dynamics that make innovation challenging in established companies, and how the company created an accelerator program that enables employees to form teams and validate opportunities. The accelerator “enables evidence-based investment decisions” and has significantly reduced...
Resource Worksheet: How Are You Spending Your Time?
October 10, 2019
This worksheet shows some of the common activities that executives responsible for innovation engage in, as well as the benefits and possible risks of each activity.
Resource Play the Game of Urgency Bingo
July 10, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
How much urgency is there surrounding innovation in your organization? You may not win fabulous prizes playing the game we call “Urgency Bingo,” but it can help you understand some of the dynamics at play when it comes to getting sufficient resources, allies, and momentum behind an innovation effort. It...
Resource Clorox: Open Innovation Expert Request Form
March 13, 2019
Single page form used by Clorox employees who need to request help from the open innovation team.
Resource Home Depot: Building the Culture of Design Thinking
December 10, 2018
The Design Sprint framework is a problem-solving methodology used to identify, understand, and validate business opportunities. Download this short presentation on Home Depot practices design thinking.
Resource Six Steps to Strong Relationships with Colleagues in Legal, Compliance, and InfoSec
November 30, 2018
This worksheet highlights the six steps of creating productive working relationships with your legal, compliance, and information security departments, and invites you to evaluate and continually update your status. Where do you stand on each step?
Resource XRC Labs: The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Engage with Accelerator Programs
October 25, 2018
Presentation given by Pano Anthos of XRC Labs at Impact 2018 on the right and wrong ways for corporates to engage with accelerator programs. Includes a slide outlining the signs or hallmarks that a corporate culture has set up the proper structure for working with startup companies.
Resource Org Charts for Innovation Groups
August 24, 2018
There are two ways to set up and structure innovation teams, and both approaches have benefits and drawbacks. In this two-page PDF resource, a former VP of Product Management and Innovation outlines the pros and cons of each scenario.

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