An exclusive interview with Jean E. Spence Former Executive Vice President, Research Development & Quality, Mondelez International, Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods, Inc.) Most firms today have had to change their game to compete. The economy, industry fragmentation, increasing cost of goods, consumer price-shopping, the Internet, globalization – the list of reasons goes on. While everyone…
This is an Op-ed story from USA Today that caught my eye for a number of reasons. Yes, deep budget cuts will always impact research and development projects, whether at the federal level or in your own company. Scientific discovery isn’t free most of the time. Secondly, this piece contains a lot of interesting links…
A new study tells us what many already know: Millennials will be the largest generation in the U.S. workforce as of 2015. Yet we often have a difficult time hiring members of this youngest professional generation. Why is that? Check out this infographic and see if you can glean some insights: The study reveals changes…
Did you know that Hawaii is on the verge of being the first state in the U.S. to set a goal of generating all of its electricity from renewable energy sources? This is exciting news for our island state. There is a new bill that is gaining popularity that offers 100 percent of the state’s…
What if you could gain the knowledge and expertise to be able to manage innovation while dealing with the balance between running short-term operations and building long-term strategies – all from playing a game? I came across an interesting article about using games for business models. It’s called the the Innovation Management Game, and it…
I shared this on our Facebook Page today. (I hope you are following our stories there.) It seems that Google’s goal of putting cars on “auto pilot” is becoming a reality. In fact, this prototype is going to be logging in road hours starting in June. The car has no steering wheel or pedals, so…
This is a great lesson learned for aerospace giant Boeing, who recently discovered that saving up a trove of advanced technologies for a single new project was simply too expensive and disruptive to succeed. The WSJ has the story: After a turbulent decade, Boeing Co. is rethinking its formula for innovation. The 99-year-old aerospace giant…
Here is a great example – one of many innovative approaches taken to help eastern Japanese farmers bounce back from the tsunami, modernize the region’s agriculture and increase farming output. SENDAI, Japan – Even before a tsunami swamped fields east of the Japanese city of Sendai in March 2011, Chikako Sasaki and her husband, a…
You’ve heard it said, “no guts, no glory?” In open innovation, there is no room for fear. Many companies today are averse to taking risks in this economy, and who can blame them? When leaders are not willing to take risks, their corporate culture might seem “safe.” But managing risks is something we can all…
I’m excited to be among over 100 like-minded strategy leaders for this year’s Unleashing Innovation Summit in New York, March 25 and 26. I’m on the speaking roster for the first day, as we together tackle real problems faced by every innovator. This year we are talking about Creating a culture that fuels repeatable success!…