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Article Four AI Questions Organizations Need to be Discussing
May 7, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner
Author and business school professor Ethan Mollick says that there are four questions to be discussing inside organizations right now, as they look to understand how AI will impact them — and how they can benefit.
Podcast ‘AI Springs,’ Automotive Futures, and Silicon Valley Innovation Labs
May 6, 2024 | By Hadley Thompson
Evangelos Simoudis, author and investor, delves into the future of cars, what has happened to Silicon Valley innovation labs, and the latest "AI spring."
Article Testing the AI Enhancements in Six Widely-Used Productivity Apps
April 29, 2024 | By Curtis Michelson
We look at several common office productivity and collaboration tools, including Zoom, Notion, and Microsoft Office, and put their recently added GenAI enhancements through their paces.
On Demand Webcast Harnessing the Power of AI to Transform Corporate Innovation
April 15, 2024
The majority of corporate innovation leaders and teams have begun to experiment with generative AI – and realize its potential. This webcast featured Jan Beránek, Group CEO of U+ and Founder of FifthRow, discussing how generative AI is already dramatically transforming corporate innovation.
Podcast Innovating Coffee, with Starbucks Veteran Mesh Gelman
April 15, 2024 | By Hadley Thompson
In this podcast episode, we talk with Starbucks veteran Mesh Gelman about coffee trends; developing a new product from scratch; the difference between big organizations and start-ups; and his past work as an innovation consultant.
Article The Most Useful Resources for GenAI Planning and Policy-Making
April 8, 2024 | By Curtis Michelson
The challenge for most corporate leaders today isn't whether or not to engage with genAI, but how best to prepare for, manage, and communicate this enterprise transformation. Here are the best resources...
Article How Lowe’s is Renovating the Customer Experience with AI
April 3, 2024 | By Daniel Pereira
We talk to the Senior Vice President of Product & Technology at retail giant Lowe's about AI and their 2024 innovation agenda. Generative AI can create new types of experiences for customers looking for home improvement inspiration, he says.
On Demand Webcast Getting to Yes: Building and Sustaining Senior Leadership Support for Innovation
March 28, 2024
If you’re chartered with “innovation beyond the core,” it's crucial that you deliver quick wins…right now…to protect your senior leadership support and budget. This webcast with Disruptive Edge lays out how to do that.
Article At Hearth & Home Technologies, Exploring Where AI and the Smart Home Intersect
March 27, 2024 | By Kate Katz
We talked to Hearth & Home Technologies, manufacturer and supplier of fireplaces and stoves, about AI and innovation for our research initiative, "How AI is Influencing Corporate Innovation in 2024.”
Article Putting Generative AI Into Daily Practice: Give It 20 Minutes
March 19, 2024 | By Curtis Michelson
How do you get your brain in shape for this new era, and understand the ways it may affect your work, and that of your team? Here are five Gen AI workouts to boost your productivity and understanding.
Article Are We on the Verge of a Golden Age of Robotics Innovation?
March 18, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner
As robots become more capable of operating in different environments — and perhaps as they get new input about the world around them from AI and foundation models — it could be "transformative to our societies and economies," says Matthew Johnson-Roberson of Carnegie Mellon University, as "large swath of the things we...
Article New Data: Trends in Music and Video Consumption
March 15, 2024 | By Scott Kirsner
At the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Luminate CEO Rob Jonas offered an overview of how music and video consumption changed in 2023. Here are 10 of the data points he shared...
On Demand Webcast Protecting Your Innovation Budget
March 14, 2024
If you’re chartered with “innovation beyond the core,” it's crucial that you deliver quick wins…right now…to protect your senior leadership support and budget. This webcast with Disruptive Edge lays out how to do that.
Article What Does It Take to Create a Good Communications Strategy for Innovation?
March 11, 2024 | By Noelle Coleman
A good communications strategy can be critical to demonstrating the value proposition at the enterprise level. Here are some suggested best practices.
Article Why Decisions Should Be Made at the Edge
March 7, 2024 | By Brady Brim-DeForest
Most everyday decisions in large organizations should be made “at the edge,” at the level of the individual contributor or team, rather than at the level of the executive. The increased speed of decision making more than justifies the additional small-scale risk, assuming boundaries are made clear. Yes, that’s a...
Article At DFW International Airport, AI and Sustainability Top the Innovation Agenda
March 7, 2024 | By Kate Katz
We talked to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the second busiest airport in the world, about sustainability, AI, and innovation for our research initiative, "How AI is Influencing Corporate Innovation in 2024.”
On Demand Webcast Venture Building 2.0: Past Mistakes, New Principles, and a Path to Delivering Meaningful Growth
March 6, 2024
This recent Master Class featured Jon Corshen, Founder of Pilot44, sharing the core principles of new venture building models.
Article Generative AI First Movers in 2024: Examples from Five Industries
March 4, 2024 | By Curtis Michelson
A 2024 rundown of recent notable generative AI projects, broken down by industry. Includes Volkswagen, Pfizer, Starbucks, and more...
Podcast Geoffrey Moore on Generative AI: This is ‘Digital Transformation, Act 2’
February 26, 2024
If you’ve ever talked about a technology "crossing the chasm" from the realm of early adopters into the early majority, or your company has put a high-potential project into "the incubation zone," you’ve been using language given to us by Geoffrey Moore. He joins us to talk about generative AI,...
Article Inside J&J’s Approach to New Company Creation
February 23, 2024 | By Evan Schwartz and Hadley Thompson
The healthcare giant's approach to new venture creation, in partnership with outside venture capital firms, got rolling in 2021. We talk with Sanjay Mistry, VP of Venture Investments and New Company Creation...