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Article Stop Explaining — and Start Building More Prototypes
March 17, 2026 | By Todd Reily
Because the cost of "making it real" has dropped to near zero, you can stop prototyping just the "best" idea, writes Todd Reily. Instead, you can prototype a whole portfolio of potential solutions.
Article Bridgers Wanted: A Skillset Companies ‘are Desperate For’
March 12, 2026 | By Scott Kirsner
Innovation at scale requires three different leadership roles, says author Linda Hill: architect, bridger, and catalyst. One is in especially high demand...
Article Addressing the Corporate Antibodies That Attack Open Innovation
March 11, 2026
In this excerpt from their new book, Diana Joseph, Dan Toma, and Esther Gons discuss two kinds of antibodies that often emerge to attack open innovation initiatives.
Article How Levi’s is Finding High-Impact Applications for AI
March 4, 2026 | By Nicole Lewis, Contributing Writer
We talk with Jason Gowans, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, about digital strategy and AI case studies at $6 billion Levi Strauss & Co.
Article Why Your Team Picks ‘Compromise’ Ideas (and How to Fix It)
March 2, 2026 | By Todd Reily
Todd Reily explains why awarding badges to ideas can work better than dot voting.
Article How We’re Building New AI-First Businesses and Ecosystems for the Future at LG Nova
February 25, 2026 | By Sokwoo Rhee, Head of LG Nova
"We need a new paradigm for corporate innovation," writes Sokwoo Rhee of LG Nova. "One that actively builds and scales new businesses and ecosystems, creating self-sustaining cycles of innovation." More inside...
Article Why OpenClaw Signals a New Organizational Design Challenge
February 23, 2026 | By Keri Dawson, CEO, Designit
OpenClaw, and its creator Peter Steinberger, have been the stars of the latest AI news cycle. Here's the significance of Steinberger's recent move to OpenAI.
Article AI Gives You B- Ideas. Here’s the Way to Earn an A.
February 16, 2026 | By Todd Reily
"Good enough" ideas are a death sentence, writes Todd Reily. So how do you get truly great ideas? Not by brainstorming...
Article How to Know if You’re AI Obsessed… or AI Enabled
February 12, 2026 | By Mohan Nair, Contributing Columnist and Founder/CEO of Emerge Inc.
"People react in two ways to Gen AI," writes Mohan Nair in his latest book. "One is what I call AI-afraid, and the second is AI-obsessed." The third way is learning how to be AI-enabled.
Article How Coursera is Adapting to AI-Driven Change
February 11, 2026 | By Nicole Lewis, Contributing Writer
We talk with the Chief Product Officer at Coursera about recently-launched products — and how AI is impacting the business.
Article The Bobblehead Effect: How the Illusion of Agreement Can Kill Innovation
February 9, 2026 | By Todd Reily
We've all been in that meeting: The strategy is presented. The team leader looks around the room and asks if everyone is on board. And then it happens... The Bobblehead Effect. Todd Reily explains how to avoid it.
Article If You Want to Build the Future, Stop Solving Today’s Problems
February 2, 2026 | By Todd Reily
The first part of a six-part series on how the innovation process is evolving in the age of AI, by former Bose director of visioneering Todd Reilly.
Article Your Growth, Innovation, and AI Agenda for 2026: 10 Things to Consider
January 8, 2026
From bespoke software development to decentralized innovation, experts lay out 10 things that should be on the agenda of big organizations in 2026.
Article Pursuing Returns on AI Investment at T. Rowe Price
January 5, 2026 | By Nicole Lewis, Contributing Writer
We talk with the CTO of the global asset management firm about AI training, use cases, measuring return-on-investment, and more.
On Demand Webcast Success Considerations for Type I vs Type II Innovation Programs
December 23, 2025
In this webcast replay, Chris Townsend of Wellspring details the differences between Type I and Type II innovation programs.
Resource How Innovation Happens at Nike
December 15, 2025
Insights about how Nike pursues innovation, from a December 2025 member meeting with Jordan Rice, COO of Nike Innovation.
Article Inside the Innovation Process at LEGO’s Creative Play Lab
December 8, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
Tom Donaldson, Head of the Creative Play Lab at the LEGO Group, discusses the company's culture; his belief in the importance of prototyping and "silent demos"; and how the company measures innovation.
Article The Most Useful Custom GPTs for Market Research, Patent Analysis, Corporate Innovation, and More
December 2, 2025
Here's our collection of the 12 best Custom GPTs that allow you to use specific innovation-related datasets or methodologies on top of OpenAI's ChatGPT platform.
Article Is AI a Bubble… or a Massive Opportunity?
December 1, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
Rana el Kaliouby talks about how she defines human-centric AI; how vibe coding is being used in large organizations; the sci-fi movie "Her"; and her biggest concerns about the AI age.
Article How Google X Works to Systematize Innovation
November 19, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
Helen Riley of Google X talks about the organization's mission; several current projects; how they deal with failure; and their efforts to systematize innovation.

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