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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.
Resource Target: Entrepreneur-In-Residence Job Description
September 9, 2015
The job description for Target’s entrepreneur-in-residence position, including principal responsibilities and requirements.
Resource Ericsson: Guiding Principles for Lean Enterprise Teams
September 9, 2015
A well-illustrated guide to the Swedish networking and telecommunications company’s innovation philosophy.
Resource Garlock: Driving Innovation
September 9, 2015
A 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.
Resource EnPro Industries: Innovation System — Commercial Overview
September 9, 2015
A flow document outlining the diversified manufacturer’s innovation processes.
Resource Disney: Nine Innovation Behaviors
September 9, 2015
The nine behaviors that drive the media and entertainment company’s innovation efforts, from bravery to greenhousing to intuition.
Resource Dun & Bradstreet: Innovation Framework
September 9, 2015
A one-page overview of the data and analytics company’s approach to the “5-Ps Framework for Innovation.”
Resource Constant Contact: Design Sprint Kit
September 9, 2015
An incredible document presenting the company’s flexible product design framework. Constant Contact sells marketing software to businesses.
Resource Biogen: From Ideation to Production
September 9, 2015
Flowchart and accompanying slide describing how the biopharma company creates a channel for innovation in IT.
Resource American Greetings: Storytelling 101
September 9, 2015
A really well-written treatise on the company’s approach to innovation, centered around telling stories. American Greetings, based in Ohio, makes greeting cards, party supplies, gifts, and operates a chain of retail outlets.
Resource Ahold Delhaize: Innovation Team Building Blocks
September 9, 2015
Flowchart for organizing an innovation team around insights and standards. From the international operator of grocery stores based in the Netherlands.
Resource Dell: Innovation Training for Sales Team Members
July 28, 2015
Overview of a training program Dell runs for account executives, sales engineers, and support staff who work in the company’s services organization. Titled “Making Innovation a Way of Life.”
Resource NTT Data: Running Global Innovation Workshops
June 17, 2015
Overview of the innovation workshop program at Tokyo-based NTT Data, an IT services firm with 76,000 employees. Includes slides on the benefits of running workshops.
Resource Transamerica: Innovation Ambassadors
March 31, 2015
An outline of the insurance company’s Innovation Ambassador program, which “help create, model, and nurture a positive, self-motivated” innovation culture.
Resource TE Connectivity: Opportunities for Wearable Technology
March 31, 2015
A 12-page document outlining the tech company’s work and strategy in the growing field of wearable tech.
Resource Safeco Insurance: Manager of Special Projects Job Description
March 31, 2015
A job description for the insurance company’s manager of special projects — innovation, based in Seattle. Includes responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits.
Resource Sabre Labs: Framework for Dissent
March 31, 2015
A framework for fostering productive discussions in order to make prototyping and project decisions. Includes a ranking system designed to “take groupthink out of the system.”
Resource New York Life: Strategic Technology Investments Report
March 31, 2015
An article reviewing the first annual meeting of the company’s Strategic Technology Investments Group, including an update on the group’s efforts to introduce new technologies.
Resource Liberty Mutual: Director of Innovation Commercialization Job Description
March 31, 2015
A brief job description for the Boston-based insurance firm’s Director of Innovation Commercialization position.
Resource Kimberly-Clark: Crowd Innovation Pipeline Process
March 31, 2015
An outline of the CPG company’s “What If?” pilot program for internal crowdsourcing of innovation ideas.