December 8, 2014 | By Scott Kirsner
Reebok’sPaul Litchfield discusses the challenges of making innovation happen within a traditional annual planning cycle; experiments with wearable technologies; and more…
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- ArticleReebok VP Paul Litchfield on Innovation Risks
- ArticleGovernment Exec on Quick Hits & Innovating ProcurementDecember 15, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts' first Government Innovation Officer talks about the importance of quick hits and implementing a crowdsourcing initiative...
- ArticleInsights from PayPal Co-Founder Peter ThielDecember 17, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerIn this audio excerpt, Peter Thiel discusses how internal politics can tilt decision-making in large companies towards conventional ideas and away from what is truly disruptive.
ArticleKennametal Exec on Innovation Governance & ‘Fast Fail’ TestingDecember 22, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerColin Tilzey, head of the Innovation Ventures Group at the $3 billion tool-maker, talks about the evolution of the innovation governance committee...- ArticleClay Christensen: Why Most Innovation Leaders Will FailJanuary 3, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerChristensen, author of the seminal business book “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” warns that too many executives don’t understand the “corporate laws of physics” in enough detail — and think they can simply will the organization to change how it works.
ArticleFour Steps Hershey’s Uses to Reduce Innovation RisksJanuary 15, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerDirector of Adjacency Innovation Deborah Arcoleo lays out the four steps she uses to de-risk innovation initiatives.- ArticleGM on the Skills You Need to Manage Disruptive InnovationFebruary 3, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerGeneral Motors R&D executive Clay Phillips talks about how the automaker is retooling research and development in the wake of bankruptcy.
ArticleInside Xerox’s ‘Dreaming Sessions’ With CustomersFebruary 20, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerXerox felt R&D needed to be better-connected to customers. The result was the “Dreaming Session,” which brings researchers together with Xerox’s customers…- ArticleTen Insights from Textron’s Scorpion Jet ProgramMarch 19, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerTextron set an audacious goal: Get a new military plane from concept to the runway in under two years. Execs shared what they learned on the journey...
- ArticleHow Bonuses are Set for Innovation ExecutivesApril 2, 2014 | By Scott KirsnerChief Innovation Officers, VPs of Innovation, Directors, and Innovation Managers explain how their bonuses are calculated, in their own words.
