All Innovation Metrics - Page 4

On Demand Live Call Coke’s David Butler on Building a Program for ‘Exponential Growth’
February 9, 2015
VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship David Butler talks about his work to combine entrepreneurial ideas and speed with Coca-Cola’s scale and brand power.
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…
Article Kennametal Exec on Innovation Governance & ‘Fast Fail’ Testing
December 22, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Colin Tilzey, head of the Innovation Ventures Group at the $3 billion tool-maker, talks about the evolution of the innovation governance committee...
Article Owens Corning on Metrics, Market Intelligence
November 11, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Owens Corning Director of Innovation Anne Bethereau shares several slides on how the company measures return-on-innovation & rewards high-performing teams...
Article Excerpt: Marriott Exec on Innovation Team & Metrics
October 10, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Brian King of Marriott discusses the composition of the hotel company's innovation team, and how they measure results. Excerpt from our latest InnoLead live call.
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.
On Demand Live Call Xerox CTO on Connecting Research to Customer Pain Points
August 5, 2014
Sophie Vandebroek of Xerox discusses how the company connects to emerging customer needs and how her team solves customers problems fast.
Q&A Advice: Should Innovation Teams Strive to Impact Revenue/Costs?
July 25, 2014
A new innovation leader in the utility industry asks: "Should our team aim to quantify the impact we have on revenues, or reducing costs, at our company?"
Article Kelly Services Exec on Creating Meaningful Revenue
June 12, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Rolf Kleiner took on the Chief Innovation Officer role at Kelly Services at the start of 2012, after 20 years at the temporary staffing and consulting firm. Here’s what he’s been doing…
Article Puma Exec on Keeping Score of Innovation
May 27, 2014 | By Julie Donnelly
"If someone on the team is not a little uncomfortable," says Global Director of Innovation and Strategy Louis Joseph, "then it’s probably a little too safe.”
Article Who Should ‘Own’ Innovation? Eight Models
May 7, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
The co-author of the new book "Innovation Governance" shares descriptions of eight major ways to structure a large organization's innovation leadership...
Article Lessons from Reliant on Setting Goals
March 18, 2014 | By Scott Cohen
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...
Article Two Paths to Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker
March 12, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
John Cunningham, president of Black & Decker’s consumer products group, lays out the objectives of the two innovation initiatives he oversees.
Article General Mills Shares Learnings on Open Innovation
February 25, 2014 | By Scott Cohen
Mike Helser, head of the General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network, shares what the consumer packaged goods company has learned from its open innovation experiences.
Article How Trek Bicycle Corp. Built Its Innovation Scorecard
February 12, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Trek exec Chad Manuell says the bike company's leadership wasn't happy with any of the innovation metrics or scorecards they'd seen...
Article Learnings from a Failed IT Innovation Program
December 6, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
IT executive Fabio Almeida shares his experiences in trying to get an innovation program off the ground at Infineum USA...
Article Scoring Ideas: at One Financial Services Firm
November 25, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
The head of innovation at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. shares their internal 0-21 point scale for scoring ideas... How much would the idea rely on high-cost technology?
Article Whirlpool’s Dashboard of Ideas
November 6, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
How does the appliance and home products maker keep track of new product ideas bubbling up in the organization — and their market potential?
Article Ten Tips from Corporate Venture Investors
October 1, 2013 | By Scott Kirsner
Corporate venture investing is on the rise. But if you're considering jumping in, are you doing it for the right reasons? We talked to current and former investors...
Article Survey Results: How Does Your Organization Stack Up?
September 17, 2013
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.