Reading Time: 3 minutesBusinesses that are innovating regularly (and well) are the envy of those who know innovation is important, but not how to “get there.” A host of challenges can stand in the way – not least of which is a lack of understanding of the... Read more
It’s never easy to build internal buy-in around something new in an enterprise. And that difficulty is compounded when there’s an air of uncertainty around the how, when and why the ‘new something’ is being done. Innovation programs feel the brunt of this resistance,... Read more
AXA Chairman and CEO Henri de Castries knows the commitment it takes to innovate: “We will be able to transform innovation into business success only if we put all our energy in it,” he stated in a news piece on the global insurance/asset management company’s... Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt took three years for marketing intelligence giant Nielsen to admit their organically growing innovation program wasn’t taking the company far enough fast enough. As Stephanie Hegarty, Innovation Program Manager at Nielsen, puts it, “We... Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe theme of this year’s Birds of a Feather (BOF) event, hosted by Dell in Austin, Texas, was “The Discipline of Innovation.” Discipline might seem an unlikely component of innovation, which many view as the byproduct of a creative spark that... Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen John Jaddou was brought into Cabot as Director of New Business Development/Scouting & Innovation it was for the same reasons many other enterprises have sought innovation program help: The Boston-based company’s innovation efforts –... Read more
Gretchen Hoffman
Steve Bell
