Now the dust of the innovation-labs-closing-spree is settling, and beyond the current hype of AI… what is truly, really, fundamentally our role as innovation function?

It’s again been an eventful year for most corporate innovation teams, in so many ways. From the many conversations we’ve had with our members over the last month, it’s become clear that as innovation function, we are more than ever expected to deliver tangible value at the shortest term possible. One might say, nothing new… hasn’t that always been our mandate? But still, there’s a renewed sense of focus, of clarity, and of urgency. This requires us to go back to the basics of innovation management.

What is the value we can and should provide to our organizations? What’s the most effective way to deliver that value? How to measure and showcase the value we create? You’ll find answers to these questions and more, much more, in the 2025 edition of The Innovator’s Handbook.

As always, we’ve captured the takeaways from the many online and in-person sessions and conversations we’ve hosted over the last twelve months. For this 8th edition, we’ve also added brief summaries of some of the best content from other sources, plus we’re featuring a handful of our members looking back at their achievements in 2024 and reflecting on what’s next in 2025.

Enjoy the read!

PS… Curious to what you’ll find inside the handbook? Check the Table of Contents here