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Article The 5 Misconceptions in Corporate Innovation (and How to Overcome Them)
August 18, 2022 | By Mohan Nair, Contributing Columnist and Founder/CEO of Emerge Inc.
Columnist Mohan Nair lays out the top misconceptions in corporate innovation, and supplies strategies for overcoming them. Misconception #1: “All innovation should be done through operational teams, otherwise it will be a failure.”
Article Member Spotlight: Michael McCathren, Chick-fil-A
August 15, 2022 | By Kate Katz
Michael McCathren is the Senior Principal of Enterprise Innovation at Chick-fil-A. As part of our IL Member Spotlight series, we spoke with McCathren about the various roles his team plays, growing a culture of innovation, and more.
On Demand Webcast Visioning an Emerging Tech Landscape in the Metaverse
August 12, 2022
In our recent online workshop, Elisa Holland and David Pessah of KPMG LLP discuss metaverse strategies, and how you can create common language and understanding around the metaverse. Watch the replay for their insights.
Article I Spent Hours Exploring the Metaverse… Here’s What I Found
August 12, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
InnoLead’s Meghan Hall spent hours exploring Roblox and Decentraland to compare the two, understand how to use them, and see who’s playing there.
Article Five Reasons You Should Be Measuring for Effect
August 10, 2022 | By Matt Mueller, Contributing Columnist
Matt Mueller, an innovation professional with over 15 years of experience, shares the value in measuring for what may seem intangible: the effect innovation groups have on an organization as a whole. He gives examples and tips to help discern how to measure effect in your organization.
Article Mastercard’s Chief Innovation Officer on Emerging Tech: Be ‘Insanely Curious’
August 8, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
We spoke with Ken Moore, Chief Innovation Officer of Mastercard for insight on the evolution of Web3 and the metaverse. He gave advice for scouting and testing new technologies in large organizations and discussed how Mastercard takes a “play with a purpose” approach to new tech.
Article Top 10 Movie Moments That Illuminate the Innovation Process
August 4, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
As part of our most recent Impact conference, we put together an innovation movie night — and asked the InnoLead community to nominate their favorite movie scenes that best capture the highs and lows of the innovation process. Their suggestions came from Apollo 13, Ford Vs. Ferrari, Moneyball, and more.
Article How Avery Dennison Scouts New Technologies — and Cuts Through the Hype
July 29, 2022 | By Collin Robisheaux, Meghan Hall
We spoke with Collin Moore, Avery Dennison’s Director of Open Innovation Studio and Strategic Innovation, about how his organization scouts important new technologies, as well as how to filter out hype. This is part of our series exploring the “fourth industrial revolution.”
Article How Williams-Sonoma Set Sustainability Up to Succeed
July 21, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has set the goal of 75 percent of their products aligning with one or more social or environmental initiatives by the year 2030. In mid-2022, they’re halfway to that goal. We talk to Jennifer Gootman, Head of Sustainability and Social Impact, about how innovation and sustainability go hand-in-hand –...
Video Video: What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
July 20, 2022 | By Collin Robisheaux
We talk with five executives about how they define the term “fourth industrial revolution” — and what some of the key drivers are.
Article Venture Studios and Venture Builders: Understanding the Landscape
July 13, 2022
We’re witnessing the rise of the “venture studio” and the “venture builder” — new entities that seek to create startups with corporate partners or on their own. But it’s a confusing landscape. Our goal is to better detail who some of the key players are; how they interact with corporates; and what...
Video Video: Key Questions to Ask About Venture Studios
July 13, 2022 | By Nora Swidey
As part of our Venture Studio Series we spoke with Dave Drach, Founder and CEO of Range Development. He answers questions about how corporations can interact with venture studios to solve internal corporate problems.
Video The Evolution of Venture Studios: Alper Celen of Enhance Ventures
July 12, 2022 | By Nora Swidey
As part of our venture studio series, we spoke with Alper Celen. He is a Founding Partner at Enhance Ventures, a venture studio based in Dubai. He discussed the evolution of venture studios, including possibilities for the future.
Video Investing in Venture Studios: Sarah Anderson of Vault Fund
July 12, 2022 | By Nora Swidey
We spoke with Sarah Anderson, a Founding Partner at Vault Fund, as part of our venture studios series. Anderson gave an overveiw of what venture studios are and how they can help corporations.
Article Assessment: How Sophisticated is Your Startup Engagement Strategy?
July 9, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
Are you ready to engage with the startup ecosystem? How comprehensive is your startup strategy? Answer these 15 questions to find out.
Article How One VC Firm is Spotting Opportunities in Sustainability
July 7, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Bay Bridge Ventures, founded this year, is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and impactful technology companies. Kim Kolt, a General Partner at the firm, shares advice for incorporating sustainability into metrics and discusses upcoming sustainability trends.
Article New Research Shows How Zoom Can Stifle Innovation
July 6, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Melanie Brucks, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, recently studied how Zoom can negatively affect idea generation. She shares why that is, and how companies can build effective strategies for creative brainstorming.
Article Tips on Communicating Innovation from Bloomberg’s Chaim Haas
July 1, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Chaim Haas, who helped Bloomberg get better at communicating — internally and externally — about its innovation activities, shares his top three tips.
Article Book Excerpt: Trust is Vital to Resilient Innovation Organizations
June 30, 2022
In the new book 6Ps of Essential Innovation, author Michael McCathren outlines how organizations can build innovation capability for the long haul. That starts with the people inside the organization. So how can you reimagine the way trust and communication work inside your organization? This excerpt from McCathren’s book will...
Article What’s the Level of Innovation Urgency at Your Organization?
June 28, 2022 | By Scott Kirsner
How much urgency is there around innovation at your company? Check the answers that describe your organization, and get an instant assessment of where you stand.