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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.
Article How Suffolk Construction and Takeda Pharmaceutical Drive Innovation with Data and Startup Investments
November 17, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
One of the mainstage sessions at our recent Impact conference in Boston featured Jit Kee Chin, Chief Technology Officer at Suffolk Construction, and Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data and Technology Officer at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Here are seven key themes they discussed...
Resource ‘Extreme Shipping’ with George Leimer of Yahoo
November 14, 2025
Video from our November 2025 members' meeting featuring George Leimer, GM of Yahoo! Finance and former Head of Product and Technology of Yahoo! Sports.
Article Success Factors: Insights from the 2025 Impact Award Winners
November 12, 2025
During a session at the 2025 Impact conference in Boston last month, five leaders from organizations that won Impact Awards shared how they are using artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to produce measurable business impact.
On Demand Webcast High ROI Innovation: Affordable Activities with the Best Returns
November 5, 2025
This webcast explores how low-cost, real-world experiments can deliver insights that traditional user research and surveys can’t. Josh Clayton and Tim Ogilvie of Peer Insight share stories of simple, rapid tests that saved millions, revealed customer truths, and built executive confidence.
Article SharkNinja CEO on Launching 25 Products a Year, and Avoiding ‘Innovation Mediocrity’
November 5, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas explains how he fosters innovation at the company — and how they leverage social media as part of their marketing.
Article How Adecco Aims to ‘Disrupt the Staffing Industry’ with AI
October 30, 2025 | By Nicole Lewis, Contributing Writer
Daniela Petronic, the head of AI Transformation for Adecco, discusses the company’s early AI deployments; employee training initiatives; and the five principles that guide the use of AI at Adecco.
On Demand Webcast Blind Spots, Big Bets, and Turning Uncertainty into Innovation
October 28, 2025
Matthew Heim from Ezassi and Jon Mello from Teknor Apex share their advice for entering new markets.
Article Using AI to Support Innovation (and Iteration) at ServiceNow
October 15, 2025 | By Dawn Kawamoto, Contributing Writer
Since its founding in 2004, Silicon Valley-based ServiceNow has been all about automating business workflows. So in the current AI era, the $11 billion company is focused on how various types of AI will support that automation. And often, ServiceNow’s own employees are “customer zero” for new offerings — early...
Video Data Insights: Purchasing and Adoption of AI Tools
October 13, 2025
Video overview of an InnoLead research report on how corporate assess and acquire AI tools.
Video Advice from The LEGO Group’s Creative Play Lab
October 3, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
What can other company's learn from The LEGO Group's Creative Play Lab? Check out these short videos...
Article 11 AI Trends for Healthcare Heading into 2026
October 1, 2025 | By Scott Kirsner
Healthcare AI trends according to the Mayo Clinic, Oracle, UCLA Health, and a former partner at Mass General Brigham's AI and Digital Innovation Fund.
On Demand Webcast The AI-Native Business Design Toolkit
September 26, 2025
AI is changing how new businesses are designed. This webcast features Matt Stewart of Disruptive Edge providing a hands-on walkthrough of some AI-native tools they're using to reshape early-stage innovation.
Research Report Corporate Purchasing and Adoption of AI Tools in 2025
September 22, 2025
The 25-slide deck includes actionable recommendations for buyers and vendors alike — highlighting the opportunities, risks, and emerging rules in the AI tools arena.
Resource Video Case Study: Rapid Prototyping with GenAI
September 15, 2025
Video from our September 2025 members' meeting, on building new product offerings and experiences with generative AI at Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business School.
Article How ADP is Prioritizing AI Initiatives
September 15, 2025 | By Nicole Lewis, Contributing Writer
With annual revenues of nearly $21 billion, the human resources software and services is looking to artificial intelligence to help it maintain — and build on — an already strong position in the market. We talk to the company's Chief Product and AI Officer.
Article Moving Industries Forward: The Winners and Finalists for InnoLead’s 2025 Impact Awards
September 4, 2025
From supersonic aircraft to heavy trucks to robotic surgical assistants, this year’s Impact Awards focus on companies that are moving their industries forward. Here are the 15 finalists...