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Article Leveraging Innovation to Win Formula One Races
February 22, 2024 | By Daniel Pereira
How does a Formula One racing team think about innovation? We talk with Shergul Arshad, Head of North America for the Aston Martin F1 team.
Video How CEOs and Board Members Think About Innovation Investment and Competitive Advantage
February 13, 2024 | By Hadley Thompson
Featuring Rich Gotham, Team President of the Boston Celtics; John Murray, President & CEO of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation; and Shira Goodman, a Board Member at CarMax, CBRE, Henry Schein.
Article Harvard University’s Chief Sustainability Officer on Pursuing ‘Goal Zero’
October 17, 2023 | By Scott Kirsner
With 600 buildings, nearly 20,000 employees, 25,000 students, and a fleet of vehicles, Harvard University oversees a vast amount of infrastructure. And the university is working to ensure that infrastructure ends its use of fossil fuels by 2050. We talk with Chief Sustainability Officer Heather Henriksen.
Video Babson College Prof Gina O’Connor on Getting Innovation Started
October 11, 2023
In this short video, Professor of Innovation Management Gina O'Connor serves up advice about creating a solid foundation for an innovation program.
Article How the Golden State Warriors Aim for Great — Not Good — with New Technology
July 10, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
The Golden State Warriors' VP of Technology, Daniel Brusilovsky, shares insights on his team's strategy for creating stronger fan experiences and infrastructure through technology upgrades and partnerships.
On Demand Webcast Master Class: Why Your Corporation Should Be Building New Ventures — And How to Get Your CFO on Board
January 23, 2023
In a recent webcast, Elliott Parker of High Alpha Innovation noted that building new ventures is not always simple — or perfectly convenient. But, for real change and growth, he said, organizations have to be willing to move beyond the status quo. Watch the webcast replay or get the slides...
On Demand Webcast Master Class: Linda Yates on Setting Up a Venture Factory
November 18, 2022
Linda Yates, CEO and Founder of Mach49, joined us for a Master Class on building a venture factory inside a large organization. She discussed the factors that go into that process, took audience questions, and shared valuable insights from her book, The Unicorn Within.
On Demand Webcast Preparing Your Organization for Breakthrough Venture Building
October 13, 2022
In our recent webcast, we had the chance to hear from Sean Sheppard, Managing Partner at U+, and Martin Tarlie, a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at GMO, a Boston-based investment firm. Alex Slawsby, InnoLead’s Chief Growth Officer, moderated.
Article Mach49 and Schneider Electric: Building a Growth Engine for Clean, Renewable Energy
September 26, 2022
As part of our venture studios and builders initiative, Mach49 shared details of its successful collaborations with Schneider Electric, and the company’s corporate venture fund, SE Ventures. The firm has helped launch and invest in a number of companies focused on sustainability and renewable energy.
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 Kickstarter Enables Sustainability — With Help from its Creators
June 28, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Jon Leland, Chief Strategy Office at Kickstarter, shares how sustainability became a priority inside the company and explains how buy-in from creators on the platform has advanced sustainability.
Article Goodyear Executive Shares a Roadmap for Company’s Sustainability Goals
June 21, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Ellis Jones, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, explains how the company’s Global Sustainability Team does its work and highlights how metrics have helped move progress forward inside the organization.
Article How Ag Provider Nutrien is Making Sustainability Goals Core to the Business
June 10, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Mark Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at multinational crop nutrient company Nutrien, shares how embedding sustainability into the core business and ethos of the company can create platforms for growth.
Article The Corporate Blueprint that Helped Make Oshkosh a Sustainability Leader
June 6, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Corp. offers a model for companies that want to understand how to set up a sustainability practice. For the third consecutive year, Oshkosh has been named to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and has been recognized as a Barron’s Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies. We talk to...
Article Mobile Apps, NFTs, and the Metaverse: How FIFA is Innovating its Way to the 2022 World Cup
March 25, 2022 | By Collin Robisheaux
“Innovation is a word that can mean everything – and nothing,” says Benjamin Stoll, Director of Strategic Alliances & Innovation at FIFA, football’s governing body. Unless, he adds, innovation activity can be tied to tangible value creation for FIFA and its constituents. We talked to Stoll in advance of this...
Article Exclusive Interview with NASCAR’s Chief Innovation Officer
February 17, 2022 | By Collin Robisheaux
To shed light on how NASCAR stays connected with fans — and how it explores the potential of new technologies — we spoke with Craig Neeb, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. He says that delivering concrete results requires strong relationships with leadership, openness to the startup world, and an acute...
Video Video: How eSports and New Licensing Structures are Driving Disruption in Sports
February 9, 2022 | By Alex Slawsby, Collin Robisheaux
Alex Slawsby of InnoLead and Jack Elkins of Sidekick Innovation discuss how “name image likeness” deals and eSports will impact the future of college and pro sports.
Video Video: How NFTs and Mobile-First Content are Changing the Sports World
February 1, 2022 | By Alex Slawsby, Collin Robisheaux
Alex Slawsby of InnoLead and Jack Elkins of SideKick Innovation sit down to discuss how mobile-first content consumption, online betting, and non-fungible tokens are impacting the world of professional sports.
Article Leveraging Analytics and Envisioning the Future of VR at the Indianapolis Colts
December 23, 2021 | By Alex Slawsby, Collin Robisheaux
For decades, sports teams have relied on stats to track their performance on the field. Today, a growing number of teams are using more sophisticated data and analytics software to optimize their business performance as well. That includes the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, where Charlie Shin serves as VP of Data...
Thought Leadership How Great Design Will Inspire the Next Generation of Ingenious Solutions
November 18, 2021
Ingenious design is found everywhere in today’s competitive business landscape. John Edson and Brett Lovelady of PA Consulting discuss how to bake design into company culture, and the lessons designers can learn from top brands, such as Apple.