July 18, 2022
Created inside a publicly-traded insurance firm, this PowerPoint deck makes the case for committing resources to the startup ecosystem, venture funds, accelerators, and universities.
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ResourcePitch Deck: Designing a Corporate Venturing/Startup Engagement Strategy- ResourceClearly Defining Your Innovation Strategy, Vision, and MissionJanuary 23, 2022This short PowerPoint deck, developed inside a publicly-traded manufacturing company, was created to make sure that everyone is on the same page with the “What, Where, When, Why, How” of innovation. It includes explainer slides with annotations, followed by slides that can be easily adapted for use with your company.
- ResourceMedtronic: Meaningful Innovation BriefDecember 24, 2019Short overview of how the medical device maker defines “meaningful innovation,” along with some examples of successful projects. Breaks innovation down into “therapy innovation,” “system innovation,” and “procedural innovation.”
- ResourceExelon: Driving a Culture of InnovationDecember 24, 2019Overview of trends and digital transformation strategy at the $33.5 billion energy company — as well as the challenges of pursuing innovation in the nuclear power industry.
- ResourceBlack & Veatch: Growth Accelerator OverviewDecember 24, 2019Slide deck outlining the growth accelerator at Black & Veatch, a $3.2 billion engineering firm based in Kansas City, Mo. The accelerator “works both outside our core business and with our core businesses. In either case, we seek to discover new opportunities for clients and the global communities in which we work.” Offers...
- ResourceNBA: Developing an Innovation StrategyDecember 24, 2019Five steps to creating an innovation strategy. Just one slide, but captures the key questions to ask.
- 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...
- 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.
- ResourceAmsurg: Our Journey Into InnovationJuly 17, 2018Six-page presentation covering the creation of an Enterprise Investing Group within the healthcare firm, lessons learned, and remaining challenges.
- ResourceMars Wrigley: Breakthrough Packaging DevelopmentFebruary 13, 2018Trends and customer dynamics driving the need for breakthrough packaging ideas at the Chicago-based candy company.
- 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.
- ResourceChamberlain Group: Global Innovation OverviewMay 2, 2017A well-designed and informative presentation outlining the company’s innovation efforts. Chamberlain manufactures residential garage door openers and gate entry systems
- ResourceMedtronic: Innovation BriefingMay 2, 2017A general overview of the medical device company’s innovation efforts entitled “Meaningful Innovation for the 21st Century.”
- ResourceTurner Classic Movies: Innovating the BrandApril 11, 2017Document that offers a way of thinking about how to innovate with (and within) a well-established brand. “As we seek more transformative opportunities that can scale to fill financial gaps created by industry change, how do we remain authentic to who we are as a brand? And how do we innovate for...
- ResourceReliance Industries: Innovation at RelianceMarch 21, 2017Overview of the innovation programs at the $43 billion Indian conglomerate. Includes seven innovation habits, and a slide about the company’s “innovation DNA.”
- ResourceInnovation Process, Culture & Strategy at 3MDecember 5, 201648-page slide deck covering the seven elements of innovation; the innovation process at 3M; and strategy and areas of interest at 3M’s Corporate Research Materials Laboratory. From 2010.
- ResourceTata Communications: Innovation EngineApril 25, 2016Overview of the challenges facing the $3 billion Indian telecom firm, and the “Shape the Future” program that Tata runs to solicit and cultivate employee ideas. Program includes an “immersion week” in Silicon Valley.
- ResourceCSAA Insurance: Building a Disruptive Innovation CapabilityApril 5, 2016A nicely-illustrated document outlining the company’s efforts to build a disruptive capability — including flow-charts and graphs.
- ResourceMasterCard: Innovation Programs OverviewFebruary 11, 2016MasterCard Labs is MasterCard’s global Research and Development division, focused on the evolution of technological and consumer trends and the implication of these evolutions on the payments and commerce industries. This document offers an overview of their programs (as of Oct. 2015).
- ResourceUnited Airlines: The Story of Innovation at UnitedDecember 16, 2015Presentation on how United has created an “intrapreneur-friendly” environment; the scorecard it uses to evaluate ideas; and how the innovation program is structured
