All articles by Scott Kirsner - Page 13

• ArticleInside the Hatchery, the Innovation Lab at AARP

  May 1, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  AARP is not only one of the largest nonprofits, but also one of the biggest insurers and magazine publishers. Take a look inside the Hatchery…
• ArticleInside J&J’s New Initiative to ‘Intercept’ Diseases

  May 12, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  The pharmaceutical industry often develops drugs to manage diseases. But Johnson & Johnson posits a different model: What if you could identify people at risk and stave disease off? 
• Article19 Clear Signs Your Company is Under-Investing in Innovation

  June 8, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  Do executives at your company use the word "innovation," but hate committing budget to it? Members sent us indicators that your company is under-investing in innovation.
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  ArticleMedtronic’s Innovation Lab on Working with Business Units

  August 9, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  The Applied Innovation Lab helps Medtronic evolve from being simply a maker of medical devices to one thinks more broadly about improving health and patient outcomes. 
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  Article‘When You’re Trying to Achieve Big Things, You Will Sometimes Fail’

  August 22, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  In this interview, Google leaders Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg discuss the role of failure when working on groundbreaking projects. 
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  ArticleVertex CEO on Innovation: The Challenge is Avoiding Complacency

  August 27, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  Vertex’s CEO talks about the importance of investing in R&D — and the three pitfalls for companies that have attained success in the marketplace, including complacency.
• ArticleHow MetLife Asia Finds Startups Focused on Its Challenges

  September 6, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  The insurance industry, says Zia Zaman, has "lost its way by not focusing on the customer." Here's how Zaman of MetLife Asia, is working to change the status quo.
• ArticleHow Anthem Thinks About Innovation Structures & Timeframes

  October 2, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  Two slides lay out how David Crean of Anthem's Innovation Studio views the different innovation options that a company might pursue...
• ArticleWhat Open Innovation Impact Looks Like at Electrolux

  September 29, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  Lucia Chierchia of Electrolux discusses how she seeks out the "hidden innovators," the "ambassadors" program she launched, and more. Includes slides...
• ArticleInside Target’s Food + Future coLab

  January 3, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner

  The idea behind the creation of the coLAB is that “we know less about our food than we ever have at any other time in history. We want to do something about it.”