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Resource Telefónica: Lean Product Development in a Very Big Organization
March 28, 2016
Overview of how the Spanish telecommunications company has been deploying the lean startup approach with consumers and business customers.
Resource Hearst Health: Innovation Lab Overview
March 2, 2016
Short overview of the innovation lab at Hearst Health, including its mission and some of the methodologies it uses to develop new offerings.
Resource ExxonMobil: Grassroots Innovation Forum
February 21, 2016
Overview of how Houston-based ExxonMobil created an online “virtual café” where company IT employees can share ideas for improvements and cost-savings, and get funding and mentoring to move them forward.
Resource MasterCard: Innovation Programs Overview
February 11, 2016
MasterCard Labs is MasterCard’s global Research and Development division, focused on the evolution of technological and consumer trends and the implication of these evolutions on the payments and commerce industries. This document offers an overview of their programs (as of Oct. 2015).
Resource Intel: Open Innovation 2.0
February 10, 2016
Presentation focuses on how Intel Labs is seeking to create technology that is relevant to society by working with four outside constituencies: government, academia, citizens, and other companies. Includes slide on how company works toward making innovation “predictable, probable and profitable,” rather than occasional and project-based.
Resource IKEA: Looking at the Edge to Understand the Future
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.
Resource BBVA: Capitalizing on Innovation
December 22, 2015
Overview of how the Spanish bank runs its “Open Talent” competition for startups focused on the financial services industry, which generated 653 applications in 2015.
Resource United Airlines: The Story of Innovation at United
December 16, 2015
Presentation on how United has created an “intrapreneur-friendly” environment; the scorecard it uses to evaluate ideas; and how the innovation program is structured
Resource Snap-on Tools: Building a Culture of Innovation — Process or People?
December 15, 2015
A 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.
Resource Thomson Reuters: Innovation Strategy Framework
December 5, 2015
An overview of the media company’s frameworks, including an innovation landscape map and a “sustained innovation capability maturity model.”
Resource Sealed Air Corp.: Cultivating a Culture of Innovation
December 5, 2015
A manifesto outlining the packaging company’s culture of innovation.
Resource MTD Products: Innovation Process and Template
December 5, 2015
The company’s “Advanced Concept Ideation Template,” outlining its brainstorming process and idea development. MTD is a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment.
Resource Liberty Mutual: Org Chart
December 5, 2015
A one-page view of the insurance firm’s innovation organization within its personal insurance division.
Resource Liberty Mutual: Innovation Ideation Session
December 5, 2015
A guide to the insurance company’s 90-minute brainstorming session, including rules and exercises.
Resource EY: Job Description for Head of Tax Services Incubator
December 5, 2015
Outlines the tax giant’s search for an entrepreneur to lead its Americas Tax Services Incubator.
Resource Denver Public Schools: Imaginarium Overview
December 5, 2015
A look at the school system’s innovation initiative, with the task of transforming learning and public education systems.
Resource Assurant: Benefits of Foresight
December 5, 2015
An 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.
Resource MetLife: Surviving the Innovation Danger Zone
December 4, 2015
Presentation 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.
Resource GE FirstBuild: How We Built a Fully-Functional Ice Maker Prototype
November 20, 2015
This 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.
Resource Manulife/John Hancock: Lab Overview and Hackathon Agenda
September 18, 2015
Overview 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.