December 28, 2020
Short PowerPoint deck collecting graphics related to determining what job the organization expects innovators to do, and how they can get aligned with overarching strategy.
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Resource3 Slides to Help Ensure Strategic Alignment and Deliver Value- ResourceScenario Planning for the Impact of CoronavirusApril 20, 2020This PowerPoint deck, created by a former Director of Innovation in the aerospace industry, argues that scenario planning is crucial right now, and presents a simple approach to it.
- ResourceStrengthen Your Case for Continued InvestmentApril 2, 2020This downloadable Word document assumes that your senior executive team’s innovation priorities may be shifting. It lays out two pathways for addressing that: Capitalize & Grow, or Protect & Defend.
- ResourceGensler: Everything You’d Ever Want (or Never Want) in an Innovation HubJanuary 7, 2020An innovation hub is a distinct environment strategically designed and actively nurtured to promote a way of working that is fundamentally different from an organization’s norm. (Some call them labs, centers, accelerators, or incubators.) But not all innovation hubs are created equal. Innovation Leader and Gensler, the design and architecture firm, teamed...
- ResourceThree Stages of Collective Problem Solving With Regulatory or Compliance PartnersNovember 25, 2019In this one-page guide, former Pfizer Head of Worldwide Innovation Dan Seewald details three stages of collective problem solving with colleagues in the regulatory and compliance departments.
- ResourceGraphic: Four Stages of Commercial InnovationNovember 1, 2019In this PDF graphic, former BNY Mellon exec Rob Erman defines four stages that he has seen successful projects go through on their way to the market…
- ResourceBosch: How We Set Up an Innovation PipelineOctober 25, 2019Presentation from the German engineering and tech company Robert Bosch GmbH on some of the dynamics that make innovation challenging in established companies, and how the company created an accelerator program that enables employees to form teams and validate opportunities. The accelerator “enables evidence-based investment decisions” and has significantly reduced...
- ResourceWorksheet: How Are You Spending Your Time?October 10, 2019This worksheet shows some of the common activities that executives responsible for innovation engage in, as well as the benefits and possible risks of each activity.
- ResourceHome Depot: Building the Culture of Design ThinkingDecember 10, 2018The Design Sprint framework is a problem-solving methodology used to identify, understand, and validate business opportunities. Download this short presentation on Home Depot practices design thinking.
- ResourceSix Steps to Strong Relationships with Colleagues in Legal, Compliance, and InfoSecNovember 30, 2018This worksheet highlights the six steps of creating productive working relationships with your legal, compliance, and information security departments, and invites you to evaluate and continually update your status. Where do you stand on each step?
- ResourceXRC Labs: The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Engage with Accelerator ProgramsOctober 25, 2018Presentation given by Pano Anthos of XRC Labs at Impact 2018 on the right and wrong ways for corporates to engage with accelerator programs. Includes a slide outlining the signs or hallmarks that a corporate culture has set up the proper structure for working with startup companies.
- ResourceOrg Charts for Innovation GroupsAugust 24, 2018There are two ways to set up and structure innovation teams, and both approaches have benefits and drawbacks. In this two-page PDF resource, a former VP of Product Management and Innovation outlines the pros and cons of each scenario.
- ResourcePiloting and Scaling New Ideas in Healthcare: Challenges and AdviceApril 30, 2018These slides were presented as part of an April 2018 webcast on sourcing, piloting, and scaling new ideas that is also available on Innovation Leader. You can register for upcoming Innovation Leader live calls here.
- ResourceHow Startups Can Work With Our CompanyMarch 28, 2018A single slide that provides a template for explaining to startups, venture capitalists, accelerators, etc. how your company wants to work with them and who the key point of contact is.
- ResourceWhat People Hear When the CEO Says ‘Innovate!’February 23, 2018What do the different groups think when the CEO announces the company will be more innovative? This resource can help different groups understand a definition of innovation which is accessible.
- ResourceScouting: Key Questions, Participants, Indicators of SuccessFebruary 14, 2018The goal of this editable worksheet is to help you think through some of the key questions, participants, risks, and indicators of success when you are setting up or seeking to improve a scouting operation. This worksheet is a component of our 2017 research report, “Scouting Trends & Emerging Tech,”...
- ResourceBest Practices in Scouting Trends and Emerging TechFebruary 5, 2018Survey data from 2017 on how large organizations structure their scouting activities, and some of the challenges they encounter. These slides were presented as part of a February 2018 webcast on scouting that is also available on Innovation Leader.
- ResourceList of Corporate-Supported Startup AcceleratorsJanuary 12, 2018A spreadsheet describing 25 startup accelerators either run by corporations or with substantial corporate involvement, across industries like aerospace, retail, and tech. Includes a shorter list of corporate accelerators that are defunct or on hiatus.
- ResourceHome Depot: Actual Intelligence Built on A.I.January 7, 2018Overview of how Home Depot is approaching artificial intelligence, given the complexity of many home improvement projects. Includes three lessons learned so far.
- ResourceWorksheet for Scouting Trends and Emerging TechnologiesDecember 19, 2017The goal of this worksheet, a component of Innovation Leader’s 2017 research report on scouting trends and emerging tech, is to help you think through some of the key questions, participants, risks, and indicators of success when you are setting up or seeking to improve a scouting operation.
