Why do crises improve our ability and willingness to collaborate and innovate? And what can innovation practitioners learn from this situation? Experienced trainer and consultant Rob Sheffield shares his thoughts. Read More

In 2021 the European Union will levy its first fines on automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) for failing to meet the European automotive fleet average CO2 target of 95g/km. [1] All OEM's have invested massively in the past five years in order to comply, introducing a whole range of... Read More

As the world shifts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses must innovate harder than ever before to deliver products and services that feed drastically changing consumer demands and business needs. Read More

We caught up Jane Ginnever, a change management expert, to find out how innovation leaders can help organizations embrace change – during the Coronavirus crisis and beyond. Read More

In my decade-plus years working with corporate innovation leaders, I’ve seen a variety of frameworks to explain what we mean by “innovation.” The most enduring of these has been McKinsey’s Three Horizons model – although there are plenty of others. These models – powerful though they are – have... Read More

It can be tough to embrace change – whether that means innovative ideas, new ways of working or sudden business disruption As we revealed in our Innovation Blockers report, introducing employees to new ideas and ways is one of the biggest challenges faced by innovation leaders. In this article, we... Read More

Leading change can be a challenge for even the most accomplished CEOs. Yet it is a role that innovation managers take on every day. Read More

Cross-functional, high-investment new product development (NPD) decision-making can be challenging. Data required for informed decisions is often late in coming or difficult to understand, leaving project proponents and executive stakeholders feeling ill-prepared. In the absence of good... Read More

Proving the value of innovation isn’t easy. So we’re starting a conversation about getting better at measuring the work we all do. Read More

Anyone reading the typical startup-world commentary about Innovation Theater might be tempted to make one of two assumptions. First, big companies are clueless about how to innovate. Second, they must be screwing up innovation on purpose – playing a cynical game just to convince outsiders... Read More