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On Demand Live Call How EY Launched an Innovation Program
November 4, 2016
Jeff Saviano, who runs innovation inside EY’s tax practice for the Americas, shares advice and insights on launching innovation programs.
Article At Intuit and Amazon, Addressing the Customer’s ‘Job to Be Done’
November 1, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Authors of Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice share an excerpt on how Intuit and Amazon determine whether they’re on the right track.
Article Siemens on Finding the Best Startups & Sparking Collaborations
October 31, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
Through the Frontier Partner Program, startups enter a low-commitment relationship in exchange for free Siemens software and mentorship.
Article Members Recommend Best Options for Online Innovation Training
October 25, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
A members in financial services asked about delivering online innovation education to a global workforce. Here are the options that others recommended considering…
Article How Macy’s Could Set Itself Up For Success, Not Just Survival
October 21, 2016 | By Mark Nitkey, Contributing Columnist and Former SVP of Innovation, Ahold
Macy’s should “go small or go home.” Mark Nitkey, formerly of Apple, Victoria’s Secret, and Ahold, explains how Macy’s should approach innovation in the Age of Amazon.
Article Programs That Connect Corporates With Startups
October 18, 2016 | By Steven Melendez
We compare the programs that serve as an interface between large companies and the startup ecosystem. See the full comparison chart here…
Article How P&G Evolved Its Innovation Studio for Broader Impact
October 17, 2016 | By Ann Brocklehurst
Procter & Gamble's Clay Street Project allows employees to foster innovation and address the problems that can prevent ideas from growing into new products...
Article Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak on Ignoring the Rules
October 8, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
InnoLead editor Scott Kirsner sat down for a wide-ranging on-stage interview with Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Silicon Valley legend...
Article Amex Exec on New Capabilities & Spreading a ‘Growth Mindset’
October 5, 2016 | By Ann Brocklehurst
Amex’s Lei Chen viewed her role as having three main components. Task number one: “[Find] the right talent in place to embrace the innovation that’s opened up by technology.”
On Demand Live Call How Capital One Garage Reimagines Customers’ Relationship with Money
October 4, 2016
Capital One's The Garage is an incubator that brings together cross-functional teams to create new products and services. Find out more...
Article Insights from Honda’s Silicon Valley Lab
October 3, 2016 | By Stephen Ellison
While it began as an R&D outpost in 2000 and later added a venture capital team, Honda's Silicon Valley site is now a full-fledged innovation hub for the company...
On Demand Webcast What Top Corporate Innovators are Doing in 2016
September 22, 2016
InnoLead editor and co-founder Scott Kirsner shares seven examples of how companies like Toyota, Disney, GE, and Amazon are working to innovate better, faster, cheaper.
Article How Houghton Mifflin is Building an Ecosystem of Developers
September 20, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Can Houghton Mifflin Harcourt remake itself into a digital platform, distributing content, software, and cloud-based services to schools?
Article After an Acquisition: SAP Ariba CEO on How to Sustain Innovation
September 19, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Even when acquirers pay billions, too often they squash the culture that made the company so appealing in the first place. Find out how to sustain innovation after an acquisition.
Article Former JC Penney CEO on Apple Stores, SoulCycle & Approaching Digital Commerce
September 14, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Johnson discusses blending digital convenience with the offline experience, launching the Apple Store concept while working for Steve Jobs, and his time as CEO of JC Penney.
Article Merck Exec on Fostering Innovation in a Global Business
September 9, 2016 | By Patricia Riedman Yeager
When it comes to innovating across the globe, Merck’s head of commercial innovation is adamant about streamlining processes and paperwork...
Article How Companies Can Think Like Hunters, Rather Than Farmers
September 9, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Author and founder Jeremy Gutsche explains the difference between the farming and hunting mindsets, and they compare to the world of innovation.
Article How Britain’s Metro Bank Created a ‘Lighthouse Identity’
September 6, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Fast Company co-founder Bill Taylor discusses his book, Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways. Read the excerpt…
Article How Lululemon Brings Designers Closer to Customers
September 2, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
At a new "lab" store in Manhattan's Noho neighborhood, customers are just a few steps away from the designers who work in the back half of the space.
Article Make Your Innovation Theatre ‘Hamilton’ and Not ‘Carrie’
August 31, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
This week, InnoLead editor Scott Kirsner provides a contrarian view on “innovation theater,” the label that some put on just about any efforts at corporate innovation.