All Innovation Metrics

Article Five Reasons You Should Be Measuring for Effect
August 10, 2022
Matt Mueller, an innovation professional with over 15 years of experience, shares the value in measuring for what may seem intangible: the effect innovation groups have on an organization as a whole. He gives examples and tips to help discern how to measure effect in your organization.
Article DuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer Talks Metrics
May 26, 2022
In an excerpt from the new book Innovation Accounting, authors Dan Toma and Esther Gons talk with DuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer about the intricacies of measuring innovation progress.
Article The 9 Myths of Measuring Innovation
April 26, 2022
In the new book Innovation Accounting, authors Dan Toma and Esther Gons lay out nine of the common innovation myths of measuring innovation.
Article What I Wish I Knew Before I Joined the Innovation Team
February 24, 2022
Innovation is about going fast… or so Matt Mueller thought as an innovation novice drafted onto the team at a major food brand. In this piece, Mueller shares the challenges he wished he knew about beforehand.
Video Data Insights: Which Emerging Technologies Matter Most to Large Companies?
November 23, 2021 | By Scott Kirsner
Which emerging technologies are large companies learning about…investing in… and actually rolling out? This short video serves up three different lists of specific technologies, based on a recent IL survey.
Video Data Insights: How Do Corporates Identify ‘Quality’ Startups?
November 23, 2021 | By Collin Robisheaux
What exactly constitutes a “quality startup,” in the eyes of large corporations looking for partners or investment opportunities in the startup landscape? This short video serves up the answers based on IL data.
Article Has Your Organization Racked Up an Innovation Deficit?
May 17, 2021 | By Scott Kirsner
Has your organization racked up an innovation deficit over the past year? Check the answers that describe dynamics your organization, and get an instant assessment of where you stand.
Article Why Shelf Space is One of the Most Important Metrics at Rust-Oleum
April 14, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Bedri Erdem, VP of R&D and Corporate Quality at Rust-Oleum, shares insights on why shelf space is such an important metric in his company, why it sometimes causes challenges within the organization, and why it makes a good rule of thumb for killing projects.
On Demand Webcast Innovation Emergency Objectives & Key Results
April 7, 2021
Defining the right innovation objectives and key results (OKRs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) can be the determining factor that helps innovation teams prove value. In this Master Class, Ludwig Melik and Sara Husk of Planbox share their best practices and research-based insights to help teams improve their OKR strategy.
Video Data Insights: How Frequently Should You Report Innovation Metrics?
April 5, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How frequently should you report on metrics? Innovation Leader’s Kaitlin Milliken and Scott Kirsner discuss findings from a recent IL survey.
Video Data Insights: The Two Kinds of Innovation Metrics
April 5, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
What’s the difference between activity metrics and impact metrics? And which metric do leaders care about most? Innovation Leader’s Kaitlin Milliken and Scott Kirsner discuss findings from a recent IL survey.
Article How Bayer’s Open Innovation Chief Overcomes Metric Challenges
April 1, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Chandra Ramanathan, Global Head of Pharma R&D Open Innovation at Bayer, shares insights on what metrics his team measures, how he overcomes challenges in reporting…
Article Explaining the Five Stages of Innovation Maturity
March 23, 2021
Large organizations often want to know where they stand when it comes to innovation maturity, progress, or sophistication. We divide this journey into five stages, from “ad hoc” to “optimized.” These are our definitions of each stage, along with data about how many organizations fall into each one.
Article How This New Innovation Team is Figuring Out Its Metrics
March 23, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Jodie Brinkerhoff’s innovation team at DFW Airport is relatively new, founded about two years ago. She shares insights on what has been working and what metrics she turns to…
Article Inside the Innovation Pipeline at Fortune Brands
March 18, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Moises Noreña, VP of Innovation at Fortune Brands, shares insights on the metrics that his team uses to gauge innovation. He also discusses overcoming challenges in identifying and reporting the right metrics…
Podcast How CSAA’s Chief Innovation Officer Approaches Disruption
March 16, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How do Chief Innovation Officers build a strategic pipeline of innovation activities? And, what do they do to influence culture? CInOs from CSAA and PA Consulting explain.
Article Assessment: What Stage of Innovation Maturity is Your Organization At?
February 3, 2021
Welcome to IL’s Innovation Maturity Model assessment. This diagnostic is designed to help innovation, R&D, strategy, and new product development leaders understand the strengths and weaknesses of their innovation programs, and provide an instant score. This assessment is designed for current corporate professionals and should only take about 5 minutes...
Article A Model for Measuring Corporate Innovation Programs
November 3, 2020
There is no silver bullet or a quick solution for measuring the impact of innovation, but this model brings structure to the process of measuring the health of innovation programs and their impact.
Article How One Innovation Leader Grew His Team During COVID-19
August 12, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
One innovator from Stanley Black & Decker shares insights on how COVID-19 has impacted his innovation strategy in 2020 and how his team has managed to secure key wins during the pandemic.
On Demand Webcast Building a Strategy for the Low Touch Economy
June 1, 2020
The era after COVID-19 will have an economy shaped by new habits and regulations. Find out how behaviors will shift and what new opportunities are emerging.

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