The Innovator’s Rosetta Stone for the C-Suite
Face it, the C-Suite speaks its own language. And as a corporate innovator, so do you. Innovators love change, but working to change the thinking of leadership — dedicated to maximizing the profitability of the core business — is difficult, to say the least. What we need is a way to integrate our needs into the language and systems that dominate…
Benchmark Your Innovation Efforts: First 13 Case Study Talks for Innov8rs LA
During Innov8rs LA, you’ll get access to a diverse range of stories, perspectives and experiences from people doing amazing work driving innovation in large and legacy organizations, across all sectors. There's no better opportunity to benchmark where you stand. To ask how they did it, and discuss strategies and tactics. To get new ideas for…
The Innovative Team: Recognizing and Developing Your Innovators
Creativity is in high demand. According to studies done by Adobe and IBM, 94% of hiring managers consider creativity when assessing candidates, preferring creative candidates 5-to-1. CEOs across the globe consider creativity the #1 leadership quality required for success. But those same studies also reveal that creativity is the one area where…
The Real State of Innovation Strategy, Leadership & Culture
This is an article by Cris Beswick, republished with permission and as originally published at The Future Shapers here We all know there’s nothing new about innovation, or even innovation strategy, leadership or culture. The truth is that as an outcome of creative endeavour, it’s been around since the age of man as we, ‘Man’ has always…
When in Madrid… Check out BBVA, Telefonica, Real and more
Innov8rs Madrid is not your regular conference where you are forced to sit and listen to some celebrity far away on a stage (and fall asleep half-way the morning). During all our events, you'll go out and explore the local ecosystem. So, we're excited to announce seven field trips to BBVA, Telefonica, the Global Sports Innovation Center and more…
The What, Why & How Of An Effective Innovation Ecosystem
When you open a LEGO set, the sheer amount of pieces and parts can be overwhelming. Even though you know the end result you’re aiming for, you have no idea how all these little blocks fit together to get there. According to Dan Toma, an innovation ecosystem is a lot like LEGO. There are a ton of moving parts, and your job is to figure out how they…
Explore The Future of Everything (And Failure Too): Field Trips for Innov8rs LA
Our events are different from the traditional (boring) conference where you fall asleep half-way the morning. You won't be locked up in a windowless ballroom for four full days listening to long lectures. We can't talk about innovation in a traditional, comfortable setting, right? We want you to experience innovation in action. And for sure,…
Illustrating the Case for Innovation and Culture Change
According to Gapingvoid co-founder and CEO Jason Korman, context and socialization is the only scalable way to translate ideas into action.
‘Die Meister! Die Besten! Les Grandes Équipes! The Champions!’
We couldn't help but hearing that beautiful hymne from Europe's most important football league when curating the agenda for our upcoming Innov8rs Madrid summit. Throughout the 3,5 days of the summit, you’ll be hearing a diverse range of stories, perspectives and experiences from people doing amazing work driving innovation in large and legacy…
How To Create A Culture Of Innovation Beyond The Sticky Note
Corporate leaders often talk about creating a “culture of innovation” within their companies. When having these conversations, they often act as if organizational culture is some mythical creature that comes down from the mountain to greet the people. Most leaders are unaware of their power to change the culture of their companies and instead find…
Big Pharma, Big Changes: How Bayer And Johnson & Johnson Innovate
The pharmaceutical industry is highly innovation-driven, but breakthroughs tend to happen slowly. And in a world where tech giants like Google, Apple, and Amazon are emerging as potential disruptors, slow simply doesn’t cut it. Two of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson, have made innovation…
Design Thinking Is Not The Answer – Especially If You Don’t Know The Question
In the race to beat back the beast of stagnation, many large companies are training their employees in design thinking.
But real innovation requires far more than just mechanics - and too often, companies think that ‘ticking the training box’ is enough to get innovation happening. That’s when Robert Berris steps in.
