Innovation Answered

Last week, we discussed best practices for tech scouting. In order to see advice in action, we went to Miami to visit Royal Caribbean’s ship, Navigator of the Seas. We also take a look inside the company’s innovation lab and hear about the company’s digital transformation strategy. Guests include Joey Hasty, Head of Innovation and Transformation at Royal Caribbean, and Josh Nakaya, Creative Director and Lead Designer at the innovation lab.

Every company knows that responding to technological change is important. But scouting for emerging technology can be really overwhelming. To gather best practices, we visited The New York Times’ headquarters and talked to Marc Lavallee, the paper’s Head of R&D. Other guests include Mona Vernon of Fidelity Labs and John Woods of Kalypso. 

Innovation teams have no shortage of ideas, but scaling initiatives requires a different set of skills. So, how do you turn a promising but fragile idea into something really big? To get best practices, Innovation Leader travels to Shell TechWorks in Cambridge, Mass. Experts from ESPN and KPMG also share their advice.  For more best practices on scaling, read our Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2020 Report.

In our recent Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2020 Report, 75 percent of respondents cited support from CEOs, business unit leaders, and others as their top enabler. But how do you find innovation allies? To find out, we went to the Bose headquarters in Framingham, Mass. to talk to NB Patil, Head of the Bose Corporate Concept Group. We also spoke with Bill Gaussa of Philips Healthcare and Fiona Grandi of KPMG.  For more best practices, read our Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2020 Report.

We're back and better than ever. This season, we took our show on the road to Miami, Philadelphia, and New York to Learn from Innovators in those ecosystems. We also talked to innovators at Ahold Delhaize, Bose, Panera, and more. Subscribe for new episodes starting next week.  

"Invention is a flower. Innovation is a weed," innovator Bob Metcalfe explains his famous quote during in this special bonus episode. Metcalfe also shares his experiences as a founder at 3Com, the company culture that allowed him to invent Ethernet, and why big companies should work with startups.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the world of data and how Experian’s DataLabs spread innovative data solutions across the company. Originally focused on credit reporting, Experian now works with all types of data, software, and decision analytics. The company also runs four DataLabs in San Diego, London, São Paulo, and Singapore. Eric Haller, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Experian DataLabs, discusses the mandate of the DataLabs and the talent that drives the program.

Inside Silicon Valley's Innovation Culture

When it comes to consumer packaged goods, the Kellogg Company is a big player, with about $13.5 billion in revenue. But the company's best-known breakfast items face a tougher landscape as more people choose to skip the most important meal of the day. To find out how the company is reimagining their business through R&D, we sat down with Nigel Hughes, Senior Vice President of Global Research and Development at Kellogg's. 

While innovation can be difficult at any company, highly regulated industries with a thick rule book—both internally and from the government—face more roadblocks along the journey. To find out how highly regulated companies can chalk up innovation wins, we sat down with Mohan Nair, Chief Innovation Officer at Cambia Health Solutions. Guests include Steve Faktor, host of the McFuture Podcast , and Ludwig Melik, CEO of the agile innovation company Planbox.

While everyone knows Star Wars and Indiana Jones, not everyone is familiar with ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment division. In this episode, we sit down with Vicki Dobbs Beck, the Executive in Charge of ILMxLAB, to find out how her team uses new technology to bring stories to life. Topics of discussion include, virtual reality, augmented reality, tech scouting, and testing new ideas with end users. 

Corporate teams know they should be tapping into the startup ecosystem somehow, but they don’t always know how to get started. In this episode, we explore different ways innovators engage with startups and how they forge more meaningful relationships. Guests include Arvind Purushotham, the Head of Venture Investing at Citi Ventures, Northwestern Professor Mohan Sawhney, and Jenny Lawton, COO of Techstars.

In the age of Amazon, how are retailers staying relevant with customers? We went to the National Retail Federation's annual Big Show to find out. Guests include Kambiz Hemati, Footlocker's Vice President of Global Store Design; Nicole Leinbach Reyhle, founder of the publication Retail Minded; and Joe Pine, author of The Experience Economy.

Clay Christensen seems larger than life to corporate innovators. His book, The Innovator’s Dilemma is still considered a business leader must-read. We wanted to know how Christensen's ideas apply in 2019. To find out, we sat down with Innovation Leader's Scott Kirsner to discuss his interviews with the acclaimed professor.

The second season of our podcast starts on March 19th. Find out more about our show and catch up on bonus content at innovationleader.com/podcast.