Book Excerpt: 3 Types of People You Need to Win Over
The new book from Shameem Prashantham, Gorillas Can Dance, presents examples of effective startup engagement strategies from companies like Microsoft, Unilever, BMW, and Cisco. This excerpt discusses the three types of internal corporate players who need to be on board in order to make startup collaborations successful.
Has Your Organization Racked Up an Innovation Deficit?
Has your organization racked up an innovation deficit over the past year? Check the answers that describe dynamics your organization, and get an instant assessment of where you stand.
How Companies Think About Innovation Budgets in 2021
In a recent virtual gathering for members of the Innovation Leader network, executives shared their approaches to budgeting and funding in 2021.
John Hancock Exec on Getting More Digital, Fast, in a Socially-Distant Era
As the pandemic surged, John Hancock saw more Google searches related to life insurance. But its traditional approach to policies involved in-person medical exams. Here’s how they adapted.
Living in the New Reality: The Reinvention Ultimatum
Fiona Grandi of KPMG LLP shares a simple framework to reinvent your business strategy across five primary pillars: employees, customers, financial model, supply chain and ecosystem, and unknown-unknowns.
What We Stopped: 16 Activities That May Not Improve Culture
As part of our recent research, we asked 259 leaders of innovation if there were activities they’d stopped doing that were initially intended to influence organizational culture…
