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Q&A What Metrics Do You Track for Your Innovation Center?
November 30, 2018
We asked the InnoLead community: What metrics do you track to prove out the value of your innovation center? Here are some of their answers.
Article How Daimler’s Lab1886 Develops and Rolls Out New Businesses
November 15, 2018 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Susanne Hahn, Director of Lab1886 Global shares how the company inspires and supports its employees to innovate, and why they chose Atlanta for Lab1886’s newest addition.
Article How Platform is Changing What it Means to be a Mall
October 10, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Despite the dire forecasts in the retial industry, Joseph Miller and his partner, David Fishbein, set out in 2013 to create something that was anything but mall-like.
Article Inside Kellogg’s NYC Cereal Café
September 10, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
At Kellogg's NYC, playing with your food is encouraged. Kellogg's launched its New York City cereal café in 2016. See how the brand connects with its customers.
On Demand Live Call Your Innovation Questions Answered
September 5, 2018
We had our members ask us anything on their minds. HYPE Innovation’s Jennifer Dunn and Scott Kirsner from InnoLead answered questions.
Article How the I-Team is Working to Amplify Civic Innovation in LA
August 13, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
LA’s i-team tackles ambitious projects, from improving recruiting at the Los Angeles Police Department to helping residents stay in their homes as neighborhoods gentrify.
Article How the Aerospace Firm Embraer is Pursuing Disruptive Innovation
August 10, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner
David Rottblatt of EmbraerX, a disruptive innovation team at Embraer, explains how the team is set up and some initial projects, including a collaboration with Uber.
Article Inside Baker Hughes’ Energy Innovation Center
August 6, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Four years ago, Baker Hughes opened its Oil & Gas Technology Center in Oklahoma City. This July, the company reinvented the facility, unveiling the Energy Innovation Center.
Article How Fidelity Used a Key Ring to Capture Project Learnings
July 17, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner
What happens after the debrief on a project you’ve completed? At Fidelity Investments, the innovation team came up with a clever way to capture their learnings.
Article How Cleveland Clinic Sifts Ideas and Spins Out New Ventures
June 4, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
Cleveland Clinic seeks to help as many inventions as possible find their way into the health care system. Executive Director Pete O’Neill explains how they do it…
Article How a New Lab at Mass General Hospital is Spurring Innovation
June 1, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
Julia Jackson, the Managing Director of Mass General's Healthcare Transformation Lab, explains the three pillars of what the lab works on.
Article CSAA Insurance Preps for the Future of Transportation
May 29, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
How does the world of car insurance not only survive, but find opportunities for growth? Debbie Brackeen of CSAA Insurance Group, explains the company's approach...
Article Startup Studios: Snake Oil or Elixir for the Corporate Innovator?
May 15, 2018 | By Rick Waldron, Contributing Columnist & Former VP of Innovation Strategy, Nike
Startup studios are gaining traction. But will this strategy help innovators overcome enterprise challenges? Former Nike and Intel exec Rick Waldron makes the case...
Article What New York Life Has Learned from Six Years in Corporate VC
April 10, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
New York Life’s Ventures has been amping up its investments in “frontier technologies” that can improve the client experience, streamline operations, and help grow the business.
Article Southwest Airlines President: ‘If You Don’t Like Change, You’re Going to Hate Extinction’
March 12, 2018 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
We spoke with President Tom Nealon about how Southwest is working to address customer and employee pain points.
Article Why Bissell Used Crowdfunding for a Product Launch
February 13, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
Chuck Martin was convinced pet care offered growth opportunities for Bissell. Here’s how he launched the company’s first dog grooming product, with help from Indiegogo.
Q&A Do You Charge Other Departments for Your Innovation Services?
January 19, 2018
We asked our community members: “Does your team charge other groups in the company for your services? If you don’t charge, why not?” Here’s a summary of their advice…
Article Three Roles That USAA Labs Plays
January 15, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner
Zachary Gipson explains how his USAA Labs team engages employees and members; experiments with new technologies; and works to build new businesses.
Article Fast Prototyping and Feedback at Shell’s TechWorks Innovation Lab
December 28, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken, Kelsey Alpaio
Julie Ferland of the Shell TechWorks innovation lab, offers an inside at the space; the types of projects it works on; and the team Shell has assembled from outside the oil and gas industry.
Article The Highlights (and Lowlights) of Corporate Innovation in 2017
December 15, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken
From Ford to Walmart, GE to Amazon, here's our run-down of the 10 most interesting corporate innovation happenings of 2017.