Do you have a lot of great ideas, but not enough resources to validate and execute on them? One of the greatest obstacles to innovation that organizations encounter is expanding their capacity to execute and turn ideas into implemented solutions.

The most effective strategy to bridge this gap is to support front-line intrapreneurship by training staff to validate new concepts and pitch them for a pilot.

Key takeaways from this session:
-The business case behind building an intrapreneurship movement
-Learnings from running 300 teams through our Ideabox Accelerator
-Case studies from organizations that have implemented intrapreneurship programs
-A step-by-step playbook that you can use to put what you learn into action

Coby Skonord is a crowdsourcing expert, public speaker, and partner at Ideawake, a Milwaukee-based innovation firm. He is a contrarian thinker who believes that the power of online collaboration is the only way to solve the biggest problems facing the world today and overcome the greatest obstacles facing the businesses of tomorrow. Coby is an Eagle Scout, Ernst and Young alumni, and is passionate about pushing the envelope of innovation. Over the last 9 years, he has helped companies in over 39 countries and 185 cities to power their employee improvement and innovation programs, working with global brands including HP, Sirius XM, Epson, and other Fortune 500 companies.