interviews

Transformative Constraints — Why They’re Core to Innovation and Inventiveness

They say creativity loves constraint. In fact, if you ask professional, creative people about their “limitations” they naturally see them as exciting and stimulating. Engineers and software designers for instance see constraints as absolutely fundamental to problem solving. So why does constraint get such a bad wrap? Why do so many people see them as things to be managed and talked around and spun? In this week’s episode, Adam Morgan delves deep into this topic and explains his process for creating a framework to understand constraint and a process to help people successfully manage it.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:24:13-08:00November 25th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Ecosystem, Podcast|Tags: challenge, challenge driven innovation, constraint, Creativity, ecosystem, innovation, innovation tool, interviews, podcast, Problem Solving|

Don’t Fall in Love with your First Idea

In this interview, Dr. Alexander Osterwalder, Author and Co-Founder of Strategyzer, discusses what he believes to be the essential success factors of innovation and why his Business Model Canvas has become such a popular tool for organisations today.

Ideascale2021-12-07T16:10:01-08:00November 15th, 2016|Categories: Interview|Tags: alexander osterwalder, business model canvas, Business Model Innovation, idea management, innovation, Innovation Management, innovation tool, Interview, interviews|

Harnessing Corporate Activism To Transform A Pharmaceutical Giant with Celine Schillinger

When Céline Schillinger looked around her workplace she saw that the system didn’t value the diversity of competencies that different people could bring. They were being wasted. The system was focusing on a very narrow bandwidth of talents and always promoted the same kind of people, coming from the same background, and with the same kind of thinking. She decided to do something about it. Céline was called a troublemaker by her bosses, but thanks to her passion to grow and improve on rigid corporate systems, she was awarded Woman of the Year — La Tribune Women’s Awards in 2013. Céline is now the Head of Quality Innovation & Engagement at Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:24:10-08:00November 4th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Ecosystem, Organization & Culture, Podcast|Tags: Change Management, corporate activism, enterprise innovation, gender, healthcare, interviews, MNC, pharmaceutical, podcast, social media, team diversity, Teamwork, top management|

Riding the S-Curve with Whitney Johnson

“Companies don’t disrupt, people do,” says Whitney Johnson, who is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She discusses the four things that help you know whether you’re on the right or wrong S-curve and shares examples of how to disrupt a constraint in a company environment. Tune in for more insightful advice.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:24:06-08:00September 16th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Ecosystem, Podcast|Tags: Communication, ecosystem, entrepreneur, interviews, intrapreneur, job to be done, millennial, motivation, podcast, psychology, s-curve, talent management|

Innovation Powered by Mind and Machine

Research and analytics have changed tremendously in recent years. With new technologies, advanced software and a global marketplace, the solutions are becoming much more complex. In this Innovation Ecosystem podcast Mark Bidwell speaks with Marc Vollenweider, CEO of Evalueserve, a company that offers innovative and disruptive solutions to their clients’ problems. Marc has a genuinely unique perspective on the changes taking place in various industries and offers a lot of advice, for leaders as well as those working for more traditional and regulated firms, on how they can successfully navigate through these disruptive waters.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:24:06-08:00September 9th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Ecosystem, Leadership, Podcast|Tags: analytics, automation, data management, ecosystem, enterprise innovation, finance, financial services, Ideation, interviews, millennial, podcast, startup, talent management|

Creating an Innovation Network with Rob Wolcott

As Co-Founder & Executive Director of the Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) and a Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Rob Wolcott knows a bit about networking and the politics of innovation. In this episode of Innovation Ecosystem Rob shares practical advice for intrapreneurs who are looking to get stuff done from within the middle of the organization. And for growth leaders of businesses, he also has some great tips about where to get your inspiration!

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:24:05-08:00September 2nd, 2016|Categories: Innovation Ecosystem, Podcast, Strategies|Tags: c-suite, Communication, ecosystem, innovation networks, inspiration, interviews, intrapreneur, middle management, network, podcast, soft skills, team diversity, Teamwork|

The Leadership Mindset: Disciplined Collaboration, Followership and Purpose

What makes a successful leader? Is there a secret formula for outstanding leadership above and beyond natural charisma? This is one of the golden questions that every HR manager and business owner wants to know. In fact, countless books and articles have been written on the subject. Emmanuel Gobillot is a leading author and speaker on the fundamentals of effective leadership and in this interview with Mark Bidwell he shares key insights about cultivating the leader's mindset.

Ideascale2020-04-01T11:47:09-07:00August 25th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Ecosystem, Leadership, Podcast|Tags: ecosystem, inspiration, interviews, mindfulness, podcast, soft skills, talent management, Teamwork|

For Philips, Open Innovation is Vital to Stay Ahead of Competition

“Open Innovation and technology scouting are vital for us to stay ahead of competition and identify cutting edge technologies that will allow us to propose the best products to our consumers”. In this interview, Steven Vaassen, Open Innovation Leader at Philips Consumer Lifestyle, shares his view on OI and how Philips is organized to decide when and how to use Open Innovation.

Ideascale2020-03-30T11:37:59-07:00June 25th, 2014|Categories: Interview, Open Innovation, Organization & Culture|Tags: case study, chemical industry, Competition, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, philips, Technology|

Open Innovation – An Integrated Tool in Siemens

“If Open Innovation is not seen as a long term capability building exercise then it will fail”. In this interview Thomas Lackner, Head of Open Innovation and Scouting at Siemens Corporate Technology, shares some of his experiences and how Siemens has evolved on the open innovation front. Thomas, who has been personally involved in many of Siemen’s innovation programs, also elaborates on some critical success factors that strongly influenced the outcome and quality of their programs.

Ideascale2020-03-30T12:09:24-07:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: Interview, Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: culture, Innovation Culture, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, Open Innovation, platform, strategy|

Being the Chief Innovation Officer. Amy Radin, one of America’s first Chief Innovation Officers, Shares the Lessons

Amy Radin became one of America's first Chief Innovation Officers when Citigroup appointed her to the role in 2005. She is currently Chief Innovation officer at E*Trade Financial, the leading online discount stock brokerage. Amy talks to Innovation Management about what it takes to be a head up on innovation in a major corporation.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:14:55-07:00August 13th, 2013|Categories: Enabling Factors, Interview, Leadership, Strategies|Tags: chief innovation officer, Failure, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, manager, measure innovation, pipeline|

Open Innovation Past and Present: an Exclusive Interview with Henry Chesbrough

Though intensely talked about, open innovation remains a subject matter that both fascinates and creates apprehension among business professionals. In the following interview, Henry Chesbrough, the father of open innovation according to Wikipedia, has sat down with IM.se to discuss a few key aspects of this largely new and challenging innovation model: its evolution, its applicability and most importantly, its essential role in facilitating knowledge creation for the future. He teaches at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and Esade Business School in Barcelona.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:15:01-07:00July 17th, 2013|Categories: Enabling Factors, Interview, Open Innovation|Tags: Business Model Innovation, Henry Chesbrough, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, Open Innovation|

How Procurement Can Help Suppliers Become Innovation Partners

In this interview, award winning Jean-Baptiste Rubens – currently Head of Procurement Innovation at Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods) – describes the journey his team embarked on when realizing they were not extracting the maximum value from their suppliers. By a deliberate process where R&D needs were rationalized and dispatched to selected suppliers, the Procurement team was able to direct supplier innovation from punctual dispersed activities, to highly coordinated projects that had impact transversally across the company.

Ideascale2020-07-10T14:34:16-07:00June 3rd, 2013|Categories: Interview, Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: innovation award, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, procurement|

Exclusive interview: Richard Li-Hua on The Integration of Western Management with Eastern Philosophies

The discussion around integrating Western Management with Eastern Philosophies has gained considerable traction, and for good reason - both Europe and China have undergone significant transformations during the past 30 years and collaboration has never been more relevant than in the post-recession context. In this exclusive interview, Professor Richard Li-Hua discusses the key considerations around this topic and indicates how innovation managers can benefit from this integration.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:13:36-07:00April 9th, 2013|Categories: Interview, Organization & Culture|Tags: china, Collaboration, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, philosophy, USA|

Q&A: Value-driven BPM in Innovation

An interview with Mathias Kirchmer, one of the authors of Value – Driven Business Process Management: The Value-Switch for Lasting Competitive Advantage, published by McGraw Hill. Mr. Kirchmer is the managing director for Business Process Management at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.

Ideascale2021-12-05T09:22:50-08:00January 10th, 2013|Categories: Enabling Factors, Interview, Strategies|Tags: business process, Innovation Management, Interview, interviews, process innovation|

How to Improve the Innovation Pipeline and Process

Can an organization dramatically improve the quality, speed, and profitability of their new product projects while driving down the risk of failure? Absolutely! Organizations that rely on new products, technologies, and platforms to create customer value, grow market share, enter new markets, increase their profitability, and even alter market and competitive landscapes. In this article Chester Baker, Head of Global Innovation for Abbott Nutrition shares the winning formula for driving innovation in his company.

Ideascale2021-12-05T09:22:33-08:00December 20th, 2012|Categories: Enabling Factors, Interview|Tags: case study, Competition, development, healthcare, innovation champion, Innovation Management, innovation process, Interview, interviews, leadership, pipeline, Product Development, product innovation, R&D, risk management|