Scott Cohen
Scott Cohen is a Co-Founder of Innovation Leader. He has also been a founder of Aviv Growth Partners, FanTab (acquired by Advance Publications), Compliance Week (acquired by Haymarket Publications), and Newmediary (acquired by CNET.) He was also part of the founding team of the Boston Globe’s electronic publishing subsidiary.
ArticleMehmood Khan on Remaking R&D at PepsiCo & Sustainability
PepsiCo Vice Chairman Mehmood Khan talks about the links between sustainability and innovation; bringing in new skill sets into R&D; the challenge of measuring progress; and more.
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Innovation Software Survey Results: Who’s Using What?
We analyze the results of our Q1 survey of 115 innovation executives, which explored how they're using innovation software — and what software they're using...
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Elements of Lean Innovation
We’re about to embark on a “lean innovation” journey at our company, and I was wondering if you’d seen any studies or best practices that large corporations should consider?
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A Guidebook to Successful Hackathons
“I wonder if you have a kind of ‘guidebook’ or ‘top 10’ list of things to do to (a) get started; and (b) succeed.” Get the guidebook and best practices here…
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How to Define the Innovation Portfolio
“Do you…have any best practices related to defining what should be included/left out [in projects], how they should be categorized or grouped, etc.? Get answers…”
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How Ford, Pixar & Others Innovate with Brutal Honesty
It’s common for initiatives to muddle along, because no one is willing to be honest about what might be wrong with the idea. Find out when to be honest when innovating…
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Kicking Off Training Initiatives on Innovation
“We’re in the process of starting an educational / training initiative around innovation, and could use some guidance on where to start…”
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Structuring an Innovation Group for IoT
“Do any of your members or partners have any thoughts on how to think about the integration process re: smart devices or the Internet of Things?” Get answers…
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Q&A: Innovation Investment
“Any thoughts or guidance or framework on [innovation investment] would be much appreciated.” Get answers here…
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Q&A: Innovation Software
“We’ve got what I’d call a first-generation legacy PLM [Product Lifecycle Management] system that we’re not really using…”
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Q&A: Employee Engagement Issues
“We’ve been working to instill a culture of risk-taking and innovation, and are butting up against employee engagement issues.”
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Lessons from Marriott on Rapid Prototyping, Co-Creation
Brian King of Marriott takes you into “The Underground,” Marriott’s innovation lab, to see how rapid-prototyping works there, and offers lessons for replicating the process.
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Lessons from Reliant on Setting Goals
Director of Innovation Scott Burns takes us inside the annual goal-setting process at Reliant Energy, part of the $8.4 billion electricity giant NRG Energy Inc...
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General Mills Shares Learnings on Open Innovation
Mike Helser, head of the General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network, shares what the consumer packaged goods company has learned from its open innovation experiences.
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Survey Results: How Does Your Organization Stack Up?
We asked innovation executives about the innovation function at their organizations. Results cover topics like metrics, reporting to the board, and internal versus external focus.
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Innovation Metrics in Lingerie
Nicolas Petitjean talks about DBApparel Group's "extra light" structure for managing innovation, his budget, and the challenge of creating a true culture of innovation.
