All Thought Leadership articles

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  Thought LeadershipHow Corporations Can Innovate at Startup Speed

  October 28, 2022

  Linda Yates, CEO and Founder of Mach49, shares an excerpt from her upcoming book, The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed. She says, “Here’s the truth. You can succeed against clever new startups and beat them at their own game,” and shares other helpful insights...
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  Thought LeadershipPurpose and Perception Intertwine Tightly to Determine Success

  October 28, 2022 | By Tim Radville, Head of Brand Experience, Other Tomorrows

  Tim Radville, Head of Brand Experience at Other Tomorrows, shares the how purpose and perception each affect one another. He shares best practices about brand storytelling and perceptions.
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  Thought LeadershipBuilding a Startup to Rapidly Solve Difficult Business Problems

  September 9, 2022

  Elliott Parker, CEO of High Alpha Innovation, shares how the venture studio built amplio, a cloud-based supply chain software that helps leaders detect problems before they occur, with Koch Industries. Parker shares how the process happened, and why building external ventures can be valuable for corporations.
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  Thought LeadershipStart With People: Building Digital Ventures the U+ Way

  September 8, 2022

  Sean Sheppard, Managing Partner at U+, explains how the firm focuses building its ventures around people, not products. He explains how the firm uses stage-relevant teams to make venture building easier for its clients. Sheppard will also join us for a webcast this fall, as part of our venture studio...
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  Thought LeadershipBuild, Buy, Partner, Invest… Spin-out? How Venture Studios Help Create Portfolios and Optionality

  August 2, 2022

  As part of our venture studios series, Ben Yoskovitz, Founding Partner at Highline Beta, shared his thoughts on why corporates might partner with a venture studio, the best way to do it, and what sets Highline Beta apart from other venture studios and builders. 
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  Thought LeadershipTransforming the Great Resignation into the Great Innovation

  March 1, 2022 | By David Dabscheck, GIANT Innovation, Joshua Cohen, GIANT Innovation

  Here’s how Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport created an e-learning course to promote the idea that everyone can — and should — participate in the innovation process.
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  Thought Leadership2022: A Year for Positive Transformation and Impact

  January 20, 2022

  “As we look to bounce back from the tragedy and challenges of the past two-plus years,” writes Wazoku CEO Simon Hill, “the tools of innovation will be critical, and those who get it right will emerge stronger, more agile, and future fit.” More of Hill’s perspective inside…
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  Thought Leadership911, What Are Your Innovation Emergency OKRs?

  March 8, 2021

  Corporate life expectancy is at an all-time low — down 300 percent since the 1980s. But why is it that an organization’s survival has become such a critical challenge?