All Thought Leadership articles

Thought Leadership Develop Better Products Through Reducing Uncertainty
November 2, 2023 | By Kathy Morrisey and Mary Drotar, Strategy 2 Market
Exploratory PD is an adaptable product development process that adjusts to internal and external factors and individual product nuances. Here's an introduction...
Thought Leadership The Co-Innovation Revolution: Unleashing Success Through Collaborative Partnership
July 25, 2023 | By David R. Jarczyk & Jozy Assa-Jacobson, KPMG
Jozy Assa-Jacobson and David Jarczyk of KPMG assert that the traditional client-advisor relationship has given way to a new era of collaboration and innovation. Advisors and corporate clients should get ready for the co-innovation revolution.
Thought Leadership The Innovation CFO
June 20, 2023 | By Brian Miske, National Ignition Leader
Brian Miske, Managing Director of KPMG Ignition, outlines the importance of engaging CFOs when it comes to innovation activities. He also shares 12 actionable steps for making that collaboration happen.
Thought Leadership Innovating with a University: The Professor, the Startup, and You
May 26, 2023 | By Corey Cheng, MIT ILP
Corey Cheng, Program Director of MIT's Industrial Liaison Program, explains why innovating with help from a university and its startups could be a viable option for large companies. He offers advice on connecting with professors and startups in our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership How CEOs Should Foster a Culture of Creative Intelligence to Expand the Minds of their Teams and Deliver Breakthrough Results
May 25, 2023 | By Jeremy Brown, Sense Worldwide
Jeremy Brown, CEO and Founder of Sense Worldwide, shares the reasons that top leaders in companies should be using creative intelligence to help drive business decisions. He challenges them to spark imagination, seek diverse perspectives, and more, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Strategic Innovation Capability Should Be Your Legacy
May 23, 2023 | By Gina O’Connor, Babson College
Gina O'Connor, Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College, gives her insights on why CEOs should ensure they have strategic innovation capability embedded in company priorities and culture. This is part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership An Innovative Culture is Key to Long-Term Business Success
May 19, 2023 | By Bryan Smith, U+
Bryan Smith, VP of Innovation Strategy at U+ advises CEOs on how to set clear metrics, create safe spaces to innovate, and more, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Dear CEO: Four Aspects of Innovation Where We Need Your Help
May 17, 2023 | By Brian Miske, National Ignition Leader
Brian Miske, Managing Director of KPMG's Innovation Lab, shares insights on how CEOs can set the tone for fruitful, accountable innovation teams, as part of our Letters to the CEO series.
Thought Leadership Building an Innovation Team Focused on Driving Impact
May 15, 2023 | By Ben Yoskovitz, Highline Beta
As part of our "Letters to the CEO" series, Ben Yoskovitz, Founding Partner of Highline Beta, shares a six-step playbook for CEOs to help build an innovation team focused on organization-wide impact.
Thought Leadership Five Truths in Digital Transformation: Leadership in a Dynamic Time
May 5, 2023 | By Chris Michaud, EPAM Continuum
Chris Michaud, VP of Experience & Innovation Consulting at EPAM Continuum, gives advice on using purpose, experimenting with emerging technologies, and the digital transformation journey for our collection of "Letters to the CEO."
Thought Leadership How 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...
Thought Leadership Purpose 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.
Thought Leadership Building 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.
Thought Leadership Start 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...
Thought Leadership Build, 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.
Thought Leadership Transforming 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.
Thought Leadership 2022: 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…
Thought Leadership 911, 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?