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Q&A Q&A: Innovation Software
April 27, 2015 | By Scott Cohen
“We’ve got what I’d call a first-generation legacy PLM [Product Lifecycle Management] system that we’re not really using…”
Article FedEx Exec Shares Story Behind SenseAware Service
April 20, 2015 | By Brian Steiner
A FedEx innovation team has been at the center of building businesses that leverage "Internet of Things" technologies. The first is called SenseAware...
Article MasterCard Exec on Whirlpool Collaboration, Accelerator
March 9, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
John Sheldon shares the objectives behind MasterCard’s Start Path accelerator, and explains it’s collaboration with Whirlpool.
Article Alaska Airlines’ Lean Startup Test in Airport Lounges
March 4, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Two members of the airline’s Customer Innovation R&D team discuss a recent test of a new system aimed at delivering a more personalized travel experience.
Article United Exec Shares Idea Scoring System, Innovation Challenges
February 26, 2015 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Jason Flores of United Airlines shares his scoring system for employee ideas, and talks about the challenges of leveraging new tech…
Article Hallmark Exec on Retail Pop-Ups & New Brands
January 29, 2015 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Patti Streeper's job at Hallmark Cards is to help cultivate businesses that may not fit with the company's brand image — but ones that speak to new groups of customers...
Article Inside MassMutual’s Radical Learning Initiative
January 20, 2015 | By Judy Quinn
Organizing supper clubs and offering classes on how to plan for the zombie apocalypse, a spin-out from MassMutual tries to target the future consumer. Here's how it works...
On Demand Live Call Hershey’s Exec on Metrics, Learning, and Focusing Innovation
January 16, 2015
Deborah Arcoleo, talks about how Hershey’s thinks about innovating beyond its product portfolio, metrics, training, and more. Listen here…
On Demand Webcast Fidelity VP on Tools for Innovation Teams
December 17, 2014
Rick Smyers of Fidelity Investments explains how you can put the right strategy, tools, and people in place to make a real impact — and details some of his team’s successful projects.
On Demand Live Call Kelly Services Exec on Impact Payments and Disruptive Ideas
December 5, 2014
Kelly Services’ Rolf Kleiner talks about his CEO’s expectations; developing a process for collecting ideas; and one high-potential idea Kelly Services is preparing to roll out.
Article Thomson Reuters VP on Limits of Idea Management
December 4, 2014
The head of the Data Innovation Lab at Thomson Reuters argues that if you want to generate revenues from innovation, installing idea management software won't get you there.
Article How EMC Reignited Its Innovation Program
November 25, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
EMC executive Calvin Smith realized that the innovation team needed to enhance its capability to craft business plans and prototypes — and eventually hand market-tested products...
Q&A Advice: Sorting Ideas to Focus on the Winners
October 29, 2014
What are the best approaches to sorting and prioritizing ideas so that you can focus resources on those with the highest potential? We’ve got input from executives at Kraft Foods, Allstate, Intuit, Brown Brothers Harriman, and more.
Article Why Adobe Gives Employees a Red Box with $1,000 Inside
October 20, 2014 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Nearly 1,000 employees of Adobe Systems have participated in the company's Kickbox Innovation Workshop, where they learn how to develop ideas and collect feedback...
On Demand Live Call Marriott Exec: How We Prototype, Crowdsource, Measure
October 10, 2014
Marriott executive Brian King discussses rapid prototyping, collecting ideas from employees and customers, and why naivete is crucial to innovation.
Article Why GE Created the FirstBuild Maker Community
October 9, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
GE's Lou Lenzi explains how the company's new co-creation initiative, launched this summer, allows GE to "take little bets and do things fast." Includes video and slides...
Article Is This the Fate of Employee Idea-Sourcing Initiatives?
October 7, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
You launch an innovation initiative and cast a wide net for employee ideas. What happens next? This slide from Thomson Reuters' Mona Vernon predicts it with accuracy.
Article How Sargento Created a Product with $50M in First Year Revenue
September 2, 2014 | By Judy Quinn
Rod Hogan of privately-held Sargento Foods, explains how a dialogue with consumers helped the company create a product that produced $50 million in revenue...
Article Lessons from AGCO: Successful University Collaborations
August 26, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Ravi Godbole, from the agricultural equipment manufacturer, explains how university relationships fits into AGCO’s growth strategy and what pitfalls to avoid.
Article How Heathrow Airport Clears Emerging Tech for Take-Off
August 18, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
London’s Heathrow Airport handles 72 million passengers a year. Amidst the need for operational efficiency, Richard Harding explains what the innovation team has achieved.