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By Jeremiah Owyang, with co-contributor Ryan Brinks Corporations are approaching innovation processes and methods in different manners, we’ve seen catalogs of over 70 examples. Here’s a sample of the most common methods that we’ve commonly heard in our interviews from our recent report on the … Continue readingYour Guide to Innovation and Design Methods
Most large corporations have a wide range of customer types. It often spans many countries, languages, and cultures. To help create the right product solutions for your customers, savvy companies are activating their employees (not just the dedicated product team) to unleash innovation from all … Continue readingIntrapreneurship Programs: Engage your Employees, Activate Diverse Ideas, Satisfy Customers
Corporate innovation programs are primarily measuring revenue to show success –but that’s a risk, it a small incubated program is being compared to the primary billion dollar business lines. ROI is a fallacy metric of corporate innovation. Basing program success on ROI too early, rather … Continue readingHow Corporate Innovation Programs are Measuring Success
Corporate innovation leaders face many challenges when attempting to get innovation programs off the ground. Peter Schwarzenbauer, chairman of BMW (a Crowd Companies member), is quoted saying, “Innovation is a willingness not to be understood for a long period of time.” Change agents are those … Continue readingCorporate Innovation Challenges: Culture, Budgets, and “Frozen” Management
Experience and Education Set the Foundation for Leadership. This is a detailed breakout from our recent report on the Corporate Innovation Imperative, over the coming months, more will be revealed about how large companies are behaving like startups –while using their unique capabilities as a … Continue readingWho’s Leading Corporate Innovation? Examining the Corporate Innovator Persona
Our latest research report is now available, which was focused on how large companies are internally getting ready for the many waves of technology disruption that are here now, and coming. Companies need to be ready, with a dedicated innovation program –not just knee-jerk reacting to … Continue readingReport: The Corporate Innovation Imperative
Corporations are being expected to take a political stand, a risky proposition that could result in backlash, boycotts, or a raving army of advocates. Since the dawn of business, the influences of politics have resulted in private political advisors, quiet lobbying in political offices, and … Continue readingThe Rise of the Political Brand
This may come as a shocker to many, but in the next few years, the peer-based sharing/collaborative economy will shift to automation. I’ve studied this market closely and want to make some clear predictions on where things will head. Four years ago, I mapped out … Continue readingAutomation Is the Next Phase of the Collaborative Economy
By Jeremiah Owyang, from Silicon Valley In many respects, Silicon Valley sits atop the world. Its growth and influence has made it the globe’s top location for innovation, STEM jobs, IT patents, venture capital funding, and Internet and software growth, and Unicorn startups galore. And … Continue readingFour Threats That Could Decay Silicon Valley
Crowd Companies’ next research report will explore the industry and business impacts of blockchain beyond financial services and we’re looking for qualified interview subjects. We’ve explored many resources, videos, conferences, articles, and books on the topic of blockchain technology, and found a gap in its … Continue readingCall for Insights: Contribute to our next report on the industry impacts of blockchain
