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Corporate Venture Capital in Malaysia
By
Tom Chambers

Malaysia has emerged as a promising hub for corporate venture capital (CVC) activities. This thriving ecosystem combines a robust startup scene with the support of established corporations. In this article, we delve into the corporate venture capital landscape in Malaysia, exploring key players, emerging trends, and the impact of government initiatives, including the active participation of Petronas, Sunway, and the Malaysian Monetary Authority's Capital Markets Malaysia initiative.

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Why Your Corporate Startup Accelerator Will Fail
By
Steve Glaveski

Despite the initial enthusiasm and potential benefits, many corporate startup accelerator programs fail to achieve their intended outcomes and are often costly and counterproductive failures - creating a culture of fear around innovation and doing things differently. 

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Why Startups Fear Corporate Venture Capital and How to Build Trust
By
Steve Glaveski

In this article, we explore the reasons behind startups' reluctance to engage with CVC funds and offer insights into how CVC fund managers can establish trust and foster meaningful partnerships.

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How to Generate Deal Flow for a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Firm
By
Tom Chambers

For corporations aiming to invest in promising startups and foster innovation, generating a robust pipeline of potential investments is paramount. So, how can CVCs effectively generate quality deal flow that aligns with their strategic objectives? Here are some proven strategies, including the concept of Corporate Venture Capital as a Service (CVCaaS) and providers such as Collective Campus, to consider.

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How to Select the Right Startups as a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Investor
By
Tom Chambers

Choosing the right startups to invest in is a pivotal decision that requires careful evaluation and a clear strategy. As a CVC investor, here's a guide to help you navigate the startup landscape and select the right startups for investment

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Investment Structure of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Deals
By
Tom Chambers

In the realm of finance and innovation, the partnership between established corporations and startups has given rise to a distinctive model known as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). At the core of this collaboration lies a crucial question: What does the typical investment structure of CVC look like, and how does it differ from traditional investment models?

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Navigating 10 Key Risks in Corporate Venture Capital
By
Tom Chambers

CVC is not without its risks. As corporations embark on this collaborative journey with startups, understanding and managing these risks becomes paramount. So, what are the potential pitfalls that corporations should be aware of when engaging in CVC investments?

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What is Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)?
By
Tom Chambers

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance and innovation, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a distinct and impactful strategy that bridges the gap between established corporations and nimble startups. As curiosity about CVC grows, the foundational question often arises: What exactly is Corporate Venture Capital, and how does it differ from traditional venture capital?

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Corporate Venture Capital Returns: Balancing Innovation and Investment
By
Frank Gabuzi

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a compelling avenue for corporations to foster innovation, tap into disruptive technologies, and establish strategic partnerships with startups. While the primary goals of CVC include strategic alignment and market access, the question of returns on investment takes center stage. How do corporations strike a balance between financial gains and strategic value in the realm of CVC returns?

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10 Corporate Venture Capital Podcasts
By
Frank Gabuzi

In the ever-evolving world of corporate venture capital (CVC), staying informed about the latest trends, strategies, and success stories is crucial. Fortunately, podcasts have emerged as an accessible and convenient way to absorb knowledge on the go. If you're looking to deepen your understanding of CVC, here are ten insightful podcasts that offer expert insights, real-world experiences, and thought-provoking discussions.

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Corporate Venture Capital in Australia: Fueling Innovation and Growth
By
Frank Gabuzi

In recent years, the landscape of venture capital has been undergoing a transformative shift, with an increasing number of corporations recognizing the potential of investing directly in startups through a strategy known as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). Australia, with its dynamic startup ecosystem and robust economy, has emerged as a prime destination for this trend.

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10 Corporate Venture Capital-as-a-service Firms You Should Know
By
Steve Glaveski

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a strategic tool for corporations to tap into innovation by investing in startups. These investments not only offer financial returns but also pave the way for collaborative breakthroughs and industry advancements.

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Corporate Venture Capital as a Service: A Primer for Executives
By
Steve Glaveski

In the fast-paced world of business, innovation is the key to survival and success. As executives seek new avenues to drive growth, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) as a service has emerged as a potent strategy. This primer aims to shed light on the concept of CVC as a service, offering valuable insights for executives eager to explore this dynamic approach.

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7-Step Blueprint to Boosting Innovation with Corporate Advantage
By
Shay Namdarian

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, driving internal innovation isn’t merely a trend — it’s a strategic necessity. Corporate innovation has emerged as a key determinant of growth and competitiveness, significantly impacting an organization’s long-term success.

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The Most Effective Marketing Strategies for Business in 2022
By
Tom Chambers

Getting noticed now means having an online presence, but there’s a lot more to it than just that. The digital era is in full swing and the following advertising strategies are considered to be the most effective in 2022.

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Four Ingenious Ways to Attract Clients to Your Corporate Business
By
James Daniels

Whether you’re just starting out or have been running a business for years, the goals of most firms are pretty much the same - to maximize exposure in their particular sector, thereby attracting as many customers as possible and growing their market share.

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Solving World Hunger Through Food Technology and Innovation
By
Oli Kang

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 690 million people, that’s 8.9% of the world’s population, go hungry every day.

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Seven LegalTech Startups to Join Allens Accelerator
By
Shay Namdarian (DT)

Auctus - Allens Legal Accelerator was launched to offer innovators and entrepreneurs from Australia and around the world the opportunity to develop their ideas and solve real business challenges with the backing of Allens' expertise and support.

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Innovation Series: Brian Cobb, Chief Innovation Officer at CVG Airport
By
Shay Namdarian

Brian Cobb was appointed Chief Innovation Officer of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in January, 2018.

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Innovation Series: Rocco Monteleone, Chief Innovation Officer at Haster
By
Shay Namdarian

Rocco Monteleone is the Chief Innovation Office at Haster. Joining the company in 2020, he has been one of the leading experts in digital innovation in Italy.

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Innovation Series: Bob Cooper, Chief Innovation Officer at J.W. Pepper
By
Shay Namdarian

Bob Cooper is the Chief Innovation Officer at J.W.Pepper - the world’s largest sheet music retailer with over 1 million titles in its catalog.

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Innovation Series: Dhananjay Singh, Chief Innovation Officer at Beyond Stay
By
Shay Namdarian

Dhananjay Singh is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at Beyond Stay, a travel company. Founded in 2019, Beyond Stay is a hospitality start-up based on a passion to break through the clutter, instil trust and ease the travel choices of consumers.

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Innovation Series: Steven Lavado, Chief Innovation Officer at Enfoca
By
Shay Namdarian

Joining Enfoca in 2019, Steven has over 11 years of experience leading transformation and innovation processes in different industries (CPG, retail, services). Previously responsible of the Customer Experience Strategy at Rimac, he has also served as the founder and head of the Digital Innovation and Advanced Analytics Center for Inretail Pharma (part of Intercorp group).

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Innovation Series: Kevin Dunckley, Global Director of HH Global
By
Shay Namdarian (DT)

Kevin Dunckley is the Global Director responsible for Sustainable Innovation and creator of HH Global's industry leading Innovation with purpose program.

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Innovation Series: Mark Campbell, Chief Innovation Officer at EVOTEK
By
Shay Namdarian

Mark Campbell, Chief Innovation Officer at EVOTEK, derives insights from the venture and startup communities to enable technical executives to identify, evaluate and leverage emerging technologies.

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How Innovation Can Benefit Your Organization
By
Luke Sandford

Innovation is what drives any organization. It is what takes it to the next level. It is how even the best employees can use their skills to their fullest potential.

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Why Most Team Bonding Activities are a Waste of Time — Online and Off
By
Steve Glaveski

What people really want is meaningful work and meaningful relationships.

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How to Build a Minimum Viable Bureaucracy
By
Steve Glaveski

‘We need more resources!’ If I had a dollar for every time I heard a corporate innovator or a startup entrepreneur utter these words

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How Your Organization Should Partner With Startups and Scale-Ups
By
Steve Glaveski

You might already know that more than 50% of today’s S&P500 faces replacement in the next 10 years. A lesser known fact is that one in three listed companies are at risk of being de-listed in the next five years alone.

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The Curious Case of Cargo Cults and Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

The term cargo was first used to describe a range of practices carried out by a group of people that occurs in the wake of contact with more technologically advanced societies.

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24 Experts Share How To Build An Organisational Culture That Drives Innovation
By
Bin Teo

The biggest killer of innovation programs is organisational culture. Learn from experts like Steve Blank, Adam Grant, Jacob Morgan and Lawrence Levy on how to make it work within your company.

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How to Value Investments in Corporate Innovation: a Calculator
By
Steve Glaveski

Ten to one. That’s how triumphantly American pilots emerged from the battle in the skies during the Korean War.

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12 Barriers to Getting Buy-In for Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

When it comes to executive buy-in for innovation, or a lack thereof, it comes down to overcoming one or more of the following factors.

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Singapore’s NTUC Income Continues Partnership with Collective Campus to Identify and Work with Startups
By
Shay Namdarian

NTUC Income (Income) engaged Collective Campus in 2018 to scout startups across Australia and New Zealand to solve two business problems.

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Top 10 Podcast Episodes on Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

I’ve been hosting the Future Squared podcast for over three years now, having published over 326 episodes in that time with luminaries and thought leaders from fields as disparate as technology, entrepreneurship, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, economics, politics, stand-up comedy, journalism, and corporate innovation.

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Innosight’s Scott Anthony with 35 Lessons and Insights on Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

I recently had Innosight Managing Director Scott Anthony guest on the Future Squared podcast and we riffed on all things corporate innovation, or being an entrepreneur inside a large, established organisation.

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At the Top of Their Game - Law Firms and Their Tech
By
Ben Mears

“The legal world will change more radically over the next two decades than over the last two centuries.”

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Connecting Two Large Companies with 100 Startups to Drive Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Over the past 90 days, my team has been searching high and low across Australia to find and recruit VR/AR and real estate startups to the Village Xperience and Charter Hall PropTech corporate accelerator programs respectively.

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How to Conduct a Problem Interview
By
Steve Glaveski

Far too many entrepreneurs and corporate innovation teams fall in love with their solution, instead of the problem they’re solving or the value they’re supposed to be creating for customers.

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Why Your Company Should Run an Accelerator Program
By
Frances Goh

As the pace of technology and disruption increases and the average company life expectancy continues to shrink, organisations need a strategy to future proof their business and avoid an ugly demise.

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Top 7 Innovation Labs in Australia
By
Shay Namdarian

Australia is currently ranked number 23 on the Global Innovation Index 2017.

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5 Reasons Why Innovation Fails To Happen At Your Organisation
By
Frances Goh

“Innovation” is no longer a buzzword but a critical success factor for organisations seeking to survive and thrive into the future. Corporate innovation in particular has started to enter the everyday lexicon of boardrooms and the emergence of innovation managers and departments is increasingly common.

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The Number One Piece of Advice for Corporate Innovation Teams (Test Your Assumptions)
By
Frances Goh

Imagine that by now you’ve held your successful ideation session, generated a bucket load of ideas and created a shortlist of the top ideas that are going to solve the innovation woes of your organisation. Well done, you. What’s next?

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Why Design Thinking is Failing at your Company (+ The Right Framework)
By
Shay Namdarian

Design thinking is starting to gain traction in many large organisations. It is being recognised as a powerful way to drive innovation and subsequently companies are upskilling their employees on the methodology.

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Should Innovation Audits Be Mandatory?
By
Shay Namdarian

The average company lifespan continues to drop. In the mid 20th century the average company lifespan was more than 60 years and this stands at just 15 years today. This is expected to fall further to 10 years by the year 2025.

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How Design Thinking Works
By
Shay Namdarian

Design Thinking is a buzz phrase that has been thrown around companies for many years now. But how is Design Thinking any different from the way companies have always approached problem solving?

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10 Habits that Kill Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Many organisations stifle the very innovation that they seek through ingrained habits that block creativity and risk-taking. Here are 10 habits that choke disruption and kill innovation.

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How to Set Up a Brain Trust
By
Frances Goh

The sign of a healthy innovation culture is one in which its people feel comfortable sharing their ideas, opinions and criticisms, without fear of retribution.

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10 Products that Almost Never Saw the Light of Day
By
Frances Goh

Here are 10 products that would not have seen the light of day, had it not been the result of multiples failures, human error or serendipity.

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Top 10 Podcasts for Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Our top ten podcasts on corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.

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KPIs and Employee Incentives to Encourage Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Managers are incentivised to deliver on an existing, repeatable business model, not to help discover new ones. So how do we incentivise them to innovate without sacrificing the core business model which is, after all, where we make money today?

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10 Innovation Labs to visit in Singapore
By
Frances Goh

Here are ten of the top corporate innovation labs in Singapore.

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Design Thinking Process Made Easy
By
Shay Namdarian

Check out this infographic that provides an overview of this popular approach to problem solving.

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10 Corporate Accelerators in Singapore You Should Know About
By
Frances Goh

In just the last two years, millions of dollars from corporates and government have been committed to numerous accelerator programs. Here is a list of the top ten corporate accelerator and incubator programs in Singapore, which combine both deep domain and startup building expertise.

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The Top 10 Company Pivots of All-Time
By
Steve Glaveski

While there’s much talk emanating out of Silicon Valley nowadays that “pivot is the new fail”, when the term first gained popularity off the back of the lean startup movement in the early 2010s it effectively meant making a fundamental shift in your business model, based on customer learnings, towards one that is designed to bring you closer to product market fit.

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8 Ways Corporates Can Engage Startups To Drive Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Large organisations are engaging startups in growing numbers, due in part to a realisation that companies have not been built to respond to the accelerating pace of change in a timely manner, and that short of restructuring the entire organisation from the ground up, partnering with startups who are unencumbered by bureaucracy, short-term shareholder demands and employee incentives, is an easier way to tap into emerging technologies, business models and talent.

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Partnerships: Corporates are from Venus, Startups are from Mars
By
Steve Glaveski

Corporate startup partnerships represent a massive clash of cultures. There are countless platforms that corporates can leverage to connect with startups such as Crunchbase, Angelist, Startup List and Gust. Add to this meet-ups, pitch nights, conferences, blogs and social media all making it easier than ever to identify and connect with startups doing compelling things in your industry or adjacent industries. What’s really lacking is a roadmap on how to work with startups.

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6 Approaches to Corporate Innovation Programs
By
Steve Glaveski

When it comes to corporate innovation programs there’s a number of different structures that large organisations can adopt, however knowing which one to adopt can be a challenge, and oftentimes executives find themselves chasing after shiny metal objectives such as innovation labs where strategic alignment can often become an afterthought.

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The 4 Ps of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
By
Steve Glaveski

When it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship, a number of core qualities or attributes are fundamental to success, which are best encapsulated by the following four Ps.

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What might humanity do in 30 years?
By
Steve Glaveski

A recent World Economic Forum report has built on this and found that 65% of children entering primary school today will end up working in completely new job types that don’t exist yet.

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Benchmark Your Company's Innovation Maturity
By
Steve Glaveski

Do you know how well your business is performing when it comes innovation? Would you like to know how to improve your innovation capability?

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Top 20 Must Read Books On Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Here's our list of 20 best books on innovation. These are essential reads are relevant for innovation management, creativity and entrepreneurship for 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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5 Types of Innovation Theatre Happening in Your Organisation Right Now
By
Frances Goh

Falling into the trap of what Steve Blank calls ‘innovation theatre’ and applying band-aid solutions usually leads to frustration and waste. Here are some of the most common forms of corporate innovation theatre that your company is probably singing and dancing about.

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4 Ways to Win at Open Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Coined by Professor Henry Chesbrough, Open Innovation is about creating inflows of knowledge from the external environment and outflows of knowledge to the ecosystem through collaboration. In this article, we compare open innovation and closed innovation, review examples of companies using this platform and analyse the advantages and disadvantages. Here are four ways that your organisation can leverage OI to boost your success rate.

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13 Must Haves Before Organising A Corporate Hackathon
By
Steve Glaveski

In order to get the most out of a corporate hackathon and generate some quick wins that organisers and innovation champions will be able to use to build a case for subsequent initiatives and further development of ideas, taking the time to consider and prepare the following 12 things can make a world of difference.

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14 Apps to support Corporate Innovation
By
Shay Namdarian

14 tools to support your team's corporate innovation efforts.

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Design Thinking Is Overrated
By
Steve Glaveski

Design Thinking is just one piece of the corporate innovation puzzle and it alone is never enough.

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10 Strategies For Changing Company Culture... To Infinity and Beyond!
By
Steve Glaveski

Lawrence Levy was CFO of Pixar from Toy Story through to Monsters Inc. Uncover 10 key insights on corporate innovation and culture change.

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How to Prevent your Innovation Lab from Failing
By
Shay Namdarian

Innovation labs are popping up all over the world. A recent report noted that 88 innovation labs opened their doors globally...

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Movie Rental Giant Confident Online Streaming a Passing Fad
By
Frances Goh

VideoRentalz fearlessly faces the future, secure in its ability to keep families together.

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Corporate Ideation: Why Ideas Die and How to Revive Them
By
Frances Goh

Why your ideation tools aren’t working and how to bring ideas back to life. In this article, we cover the definition of the ideation process steps, followed by recommended approach, examples and techniques. This is essential for the execution of design thinking.

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How Legal Teams Can Enable Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Corporate legal and compliance (L&C) teams can enable corporate innovation.

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Top 3 Qualities That Make a Great Innovation Manager
By
Frances Goh

Do you have what it takes to be a great Innovation Manager?

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5 Lies Big Firms Tell Themselves About Corporate Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Busting the biggest corporate innovation myths and some tips to counter these common lies

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Success Metrics for Corporate Innovation Programs and Teams
By
Steve Glaveski

"If you come back here in a year how will you determine whether or not we’ve been successful?”

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The 5 Funding Traps of Corporate Innovation Projects
By
Steve Glaveski

In an age where the time between disruptions is getting shorter and the exponential growth of technology threatens the upheaval of almost every industry, certainty is fast becoming a distant memory. Yet, when it comes to deciding which projects to invest in at most large organisations, we often rely on projections and estimates based on assumptions about the same uncertain future. Think of this as the Innovator’s Funding Dilemma, encapsulated by these five common pitfalls of funding corporate innovation projects.

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Increase Your Return on Optimisation (ROO)
By
Steve Glaveski

For emerging businesses, startups and new corporate ventures, there is a tendency to optimise the wrong thing.

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5 Metrics to Measure and Test Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

The disruptive innovation theory, penned in 1997 by Clayton Christensen in his seminal work The Innovator’s Dilemma, describes a process by which a product takes root in simple applications at the bottom of a small market and moves upmarket, eventually displacing industry incumbents.

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50 Lessons on Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship from 50 Episodes of Future²
By
Steve Glaveski

Our podcast has just turned 50! To celebrate, we've listed out 50 of the most important and memorable lessons about innovation.

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The Hierarchy of Needs for Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Most of us are familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The theory on psychological health is now almost 70 years purpose rather than just profit, in stark contrast to prior generations, a testament to having already met their other needs.

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Case Study: Terrible Customer Experience With My Insurer (+ Recommendations)
By
Steve Glaveski

A case study in what not to do when it comes to customer experience and why the door is wide open for insurance startups looking to disrupt the space by offering significantly better customer service.

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50 Common Mistakes Corporate Innovation Teams Should Avoid
By
Steve Glaveski

There are a number of all too common mistakes that teams make when it comes to corporate innovation programs.

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Hacking a Corporate Culture to Support Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

In my most recent podcast interview with Steve Blank, credited with developing the customer development methodology which birthed the lean startup, we touched on the topic of how the corporate culture inhibits innovation.

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Case Study: How General Electric Saved 80% in Development Costs
By
Steve Glaveski

General Electric, with $493B in assets and 200,000 employees is applying lean startup.

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How to Innovate in Government
By
Steve Glaveski

A combination of values, processes, systems and resource allocation procedures prevent Government from adopting the behaviours and mindsets required to effectively support innovation.

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Rise of the Corporate Innovation Outpost
By
Steve Glaveski

We’ve come a long way from the humble suggestion box and top down decision making long synonymous with corporate innovation. Today, more and more companies are sourcing ideas from not only the entire workforce but also getting outside their building and engaging partners, customers and members of the general public.

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3 Tools to Foster Employee Driven Innovation
By
Josh Li

One of the biggest mistakes is for companies to believe enterprise innovation is a top-down phenomenon, where managers (or a small team) come up with solutions, and push changes down the organisation. While managers have a significant role in innovation and change within an organisation, employees should be the primary drivers of change.

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How To Get Management Buy In For Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Exploring disruptive innovation is anything but procedure, certainty, safety and achieving quarterly KPIs. Your ability to gain management buy in has numerous advantages. In this article we cover the examples, process, opportunities and how to gain funding.

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5 (More) Ways to Redefine Innovation Strategy in Enterprise
By
Josh Li

In an age where a firm’s innovation strategy can make or break the company, it’s more important than ever for companies to define what it means to innovate. In this article, we cover the strategies and models for business innovation strategy, along with examples.

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Forget ROI - Innovation Requires a Different Set of Metrics
By
Steve Glaveski

Large organisations apply the same metrics and evaluation criteria on potentially disruptive, risky, ‘out of the box’ innovation as they do for incremental improvements and business as usual investment decisions. Clearly this makes no sense.

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How To Identify Innovators Amongst Accountants
By
Steve Glaveski

How do you go about finding and hiring such applicants when your company insists on candidates meeting criteria such as being a certified accountant which tends not to lend itself to right-brained, creative thinking.

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100 DOs and DON’Ts for Corporate Innovation ebook

To help you avoid stepping into these all too common pitfalls, we’ve reflected on our five years as an organization working on corporate innovation programs across the globe, and have prepared 100 DOs and DON’Ts.

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How to Partner with Startups and Scale-Ups ebook

In this ebook, we provide an overview of innovation metrics so that you can measure and manage innovation and support the exploration of emerging technologies, ideas and business models without compromising your core business.

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How to Partner with Startups and Scale-Ups email course

In this email course, we provide an overview of innovation metrics so that you can measure and manage innovation and support the exploration of emerging technologies, ideas and business models without compromising your core business.

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How to Measure Innovation Email Course

In this email course, we provide an overview of innovation metrics so that you can measure and manage innovation and support the exploration of emerging technologies, ideas and business models without compromising your core business.

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Innovation Valuation Calculator

Innovation happens at the intersections of different disciplines and domains. This tool will fundamentally help you to avoid over-investing in the wrong idea and avoid under-investing in the right idea.

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22 Ways To Get Buy-In Email Course

In this email series, you'll learn about 22 different tools and tactics that draw from evolutionary biology, psychology, and sociology, to help you move the needle on getting buy-in, and keeping buy-in, so you can drive change and unlock your and your organization's potential to do great things.Find out how one of our clients used a method right out of this email series to secure $500,000 in funding for their innovation program.

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Innovation in Retail 2019

This ebook provides readers with an overview of what is happening in the space of retail innovation, and guidance for executives looking to avoid said filing, and not only survive but thrive well into the future.

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10 tactics for testing ideas (under $100) for corporate innovators

As a corporate innovator, it is likely you have plenty of ideas on how to improve your organisation. However implementing those ideas in their entirety can be challenging, especially it requires convincing key decision makers and raising funds. This is especially true if your organisation is notorious for being risk-averse. In this ebook, you will discover ten tactics you can quickly implement to test ideas before scaling - for less than $100.

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Infographic: 22 Ways to Get Buy-In for Corporate Innovation

This infographics aims to provide you with a number of different tools and tactics that you can explore to not only move the needle on getting buy-in, but keeping buy-in so you can drive change and unlock your and your organisation’s potential to do great things.

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22 Ways to Get Buy-In for Corporate Innovation

This report draws on our work driving change at large companies as well as from thought leadership in the space of not just management literature, but also evolutionary biology, psychology and sociology, because in order to see things clearly and influence human behaviour, we need to think holistically.

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Innovation in Southeast Asia

In this ebook, we provide an overview of the Southeast Asia innovation landscape with a focus on innovation labs and accelerator programs in Singapore. We also explore the top startups in the region and reveal key corporate innovation insights from leaders.

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How corporations can innovate on the blockchain

In this ebook, we provide a brief overview on the history of money, the origins of blockchain, what it means for industry incumbents and what they can do to best prepare and respond to these imminent changes to BAU.

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Corporate Startup Partnerships 101

This ebook provides an overview for executives at large organisations on how to identify, connect with and successfully partner with startups.

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Disrupting Legal Services

This eBook provides insight into how the legal industry is changing, the impact of technology and how law firms can innovate in order to succeed and stay relevant.

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Innovation in FMCG

Download this ebook to discover what technological, business model, economic and social trends are shaping where FMCG is going and what incumbent firms or new entrants can do in order to capitalise on these trends and gain a competitive advantage in order to survive and thrive in this brave new world.

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The Ultimate Guide to Design Thinking for Human Resources

This eBook provides insight into how Design Thinking can be used to promote culture change and enhance the employee experience.

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Emerging Trends 2018 cheatsheet

Share this concise and simple one-pager as part of your next ideation session to help people not only come up with better ideas but ideas that are transformative, current and can help your organisation identify and respond to these changes not as threats but as opportunities. 

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Bonus: The Business Case Alternative - How To Support Disruptive Innovation At A Large Company

Download our ebook to discover an alternative approach to traditional business cases to successfully empower your people to experiment with new ideas and take a metered-funding approach to corporate innovation.

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Stop Talking. Start Making. A guide to Design Thinking

Design thinking is a human-centred approach to innovation and idea creation.Companies such as Airbnb, IBM, Nike, Intuit, Marriott, LEGO, SAP and the Walt Disney Corporation all use design thinking to identify new product and service opportunities and deliver exceptional customer experiences. This guide provides an overview of the five key stages of design thinking, from empathy through to test. Find out how to apply the approach and start innovating at your organisation.

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Culture Map

Developed by Strategyzer and Dave Gray, the Culture Map is a tool organisations can use to assess, map and transform their cultures to support innovation.

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Lean Canvas

The Lean Canvas is designed for entrepreneurs seeking to validate their idea. Leveraging parts of the Business Model Canvas, as well as the underlying principles of Lean Startup methodology, the Lean Canvas helps users de-risk their idea as quickly as possible. Developed by Ash Maurya, the Lean Canvas empowers entrepreneurs by enabling as much learning as possible. Maurya sees the Lean Canvas as a "grounds-up tactical plan or blueprint that guides the entrepreneur as they navigate their way from ideation to building a successful startup."

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The Innovation Manager's Handbook - Free eBook

The Innovation Manager's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to innovating in the enterprise. Packed with over 110 pages of content, the book will go over everything from the why and the how, to changing company culture. There are also dozens of guides, case studies and instantly actionable tips backed up by in-depth research and the latest and greatest in innovation theory.

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Value Proposition Board

The Value Proposition Canvas gets innovators to think intimately about the customer jobs-to-be-done, pain points and desired gains. This develops an explicity understanding of customer value creation, helps innovators design products and services that customers will want and supports marketing and business development activities. The canvas, in its original form, was first published by Alex Osterwalder, author of Value Proposition Design.

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100 DOs and DON’Ts for Corporate Innovation ebook

To help you avoid stepping into these all too common pitfalls, we’ve reflected on our five years as an organization working on corporate innovation programs across the globe, and have prepared 100 DOs and DON’Ts.

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How to Partner with Startups and Scale-Ups ebook

In this ebook, we provide an overview of innovation metrics so that you can measure and manage innovation and support the exploration of emerging technologies, ideas and business models without compromising your core business.

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How to Partner with Startups and Scale-Ups email course

In this email course, we provide an overview of innovation metrics so that you can measure and manage innovation and support the exploration of emerging technologies, ideas and business models without compromising your core business.

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How to Measure Innovation Email Course

In this email course, we provide an overview of innovation metrics so that you can measure and manage innovation and support the exploration of emerging technologies, ideas and business models without compromising your core business.

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Innovation Valuation Calculator

Innovation happens at the intersections of different disciplines and domains. This tool will fundamentally help you to avoid over-investing in the wrong idea and avoid under-investing in the right idea.

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22 Ways To Get Buy-In Email Course

In this email series, you'll learn about 22 different tools and tactics that draw from evolutionary biology, psychology, and sociology, to help you move the needle on getting buy-in, and keeping buy-in, so you can drive change and unlock your and your organization's potential to do great things.Find out how one of our clients used a method right out of this email series to secure $500,000 in funding for their innovation program.

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Innovation in Retail 2019

This ebook provides readers with an overview of what is happening in the space of retail innovation, and guidance for executives looking to avoid said filing, and not only survive but thrive well into the future.

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10 tactics for testing ideas (under $100) for corporate innovators

As a corporate innovator, it is likely you have plenty of ideas on how to improve your organisation. However implementing those ideas in their entirety can be challenging, especially it requires convincing key decision makers and raising funds. This is especially true if your organisation is notorious for being risk-averse. In this ebook, you will discover ten tactics you can quickly implement to test ideas before scaling - for less than $100.

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Infographic: 22 Ways to Get Buy-In for Corporate Innovation

This infographics aims to provide you with a number of different tools and tactics that you can explore to not only move the needle on getting buy-in, but keeping buy-in so you can drive change and unlock your and your organisation’s potential to do great things.

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22 Ways to Get Buy-In for Corporate Innovation

This report draws on our work driving change at large companies as well as from thought leadership in the space of not just management literature, but also evolutionary biology, psychology and sociology, because in order to see things clearly and influence human behaviour, we need to think holistically.

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Innovation in Southeast Asia

In this ebook, we provide an overview of the Southeast Asia innovation landscape with a focus on innovation labs and accelerator programs in Singapore. We also explore the top startups in the region and reveal key corporate innovation insights from leaders.

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How corporations can innovate on the blockchain

In this ebook, we provide a brief overview on the history of money, the origins of blockchain, what it means for industry incumbents and what they can do to best prepare and respond to these imminent changes to BAU.

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Corporate Startup Partnerships 101

This ebook provides an overview for executives at large organisations on how to identify, connect with and successfully partner with startups.

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Disrupting Legal Services

This eBook provides insight into how the legal industry is changing, the impact of technology and how law firms can innovate in order to succeed and stay relevant.

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Innovation in FMCG

Download this ebook to discover what technological, business model, economic and social trends are shaping where FMCG is going and what incumbent firms or new entrants can do in order to capitalise on these trends and gain a competitive advantage in order to survive and thrive in this brave new world.

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The Ultimate Guide to Design Thinking for Human Resources

This eBook provides insight into how Design Thinking can be used to promote culture change and enhance the employee experience.

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Emerging Trends 2018 cheatsheet

Share this concise and simple one-pager as part of your next ideation session to help people not only come up with better ideas but ideas that are transformative, current and can help your organisation identify and respond to these changes not as threats but as opportunities. 

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Bonus: The Business Case Alternative - How To Support Disruptive Innovation At A Large Company

Download our ebook to discover an alternative approach to traditional business cases to successfully empower your people to experiment with new ideas and take a metered-funding approach to corporate innovation.

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Stop Talking. Start Making. A guide to Design Thinking

Design thinking is a human-centred approach to innovation and idea creation.Companies such as Airbnb, IBM, Nike, Intuit, Marriott, LEGO, SAP and the Walt Disney Corporation all use design thinking to identify new product and service opportunities and deliver exceptional customer experiences. This guide provides an overview of the five key stages of design thinking, from empathy through to test. Find out how to apply the approach and start innovating at your organisation.

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Culture Map

Developed by Strategyzer and Dave Gray, the Culture Map is a tool organisations can use to assess, map and transform their cultures to support innovation.

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Lean Canvas

The Lean Canvas is designed for entrepreneurs seeking to validate their idea. Leveraging parts of the Business Model Canvas, as well as the underlying principles of Lean Startup methodology, the Lean Canvas helps users de-risk their idea as quickly as possible. Developed by Ash Maurya, the Lean Canvas empowers entrepreneurs by enabling as much learning as possible. Maurya sees the Lean Canvas as a "grounds-up tactical plan or blueprint that guides the entrepreneur as they navigate their way from ideation to building a successful startup."

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The Innovation Manager's Handbook - Free eBook

The Innovation Manager's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to innovating in the enterprise. Packed with over 110 pages of content, the book will go over everything from the why and the how, to changing company culture. There are also dozens of guides, case studies and instantly actionable tips backed up by in-depth research and the latest and greatest in innovation theory.

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Value Proposition Board

The Value Proposition Canvas gets innovators to think intimately about the customer jobs-to-be-done, pain points and desired gains. This develops an explicity understanding of customer value creation, helps innovators design products and services that customers will want and supports marketing and business development activities. The canvas, in its original form, was first published by Alex Osterwalder, author of Value Proposition Design.

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Corporate Venture Capital in Malaysia
By
Tom Chambers

Malaysia has emerged as a promising hub for corporate venture capital (CVC) activities. This thriving ecosystem combines a robust startup scene with the support of established corporations. In this article, we delve into the corporate venture capital landscape in Malaysia, exploring key players, emerging trends, and the impact of government initiatives, including the active participation of Petronas, Sunway, and the Malaysian Monetary Authority's Capital Markets Malaysia initiative.

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Why Your Corporate Startup Accelerator Will Fail
By
Steve Glaveski

Despite the initial enthusiasm and potential benefits, many corporate startup accelerator programs fail to achieve their intended outcomes and are often costly and counterproductive failures - creating a culture of fear around innovation and doing things differently. 

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Why Startups Fear Corporate Venture Capital and How to Build Trust
By
Steve Glaveski

In this article, we explore the reasons behind startups' reluctance to engage with CVC funds and offer insights into how CVC fund managers can establish trust and foster meaningful partnerships.

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How to Generate Deal Flow for a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Firm
By
Tom Chambers

For corporations aiming to invest in promising startups and foster innovation, generating a robust pipeline of potential investments is paramount. So, how can CVCs effectively generate quality deal flow that aligns with their strategic objectives? Here are some proven strategies, including the concept of Corporate Venture Capital as a Service (CVCaaS) and providers such as Collective Campus, to consider.

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How to Select the Right Startups as a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Investor
By
Tom Chambers

Choosing the right startups to invest in is a pivotal decision that requires careful evaluation and a clear strategy. As a CVC investor, here's a guide to help you navigate the startup landscape and select the right startups for investment

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Investment Structure of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Deals
By
Tom Chambers

In the realm of finance and innovation, the partnership between established corporations and startups has given rise to a distinctive model known as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). At the core of this collaboration lies a crucial question: What does the typical investment structure of CVC look like, and how does it differ from traditional investment models?

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Navigating 10 Key Risks in Corporate Venture Capital
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Tom Chambers

CVC is not without its risks. As corporations embark on this collaborative journey with startups, understanding and managing these risks becomes paramount. So, what are the potential pitfalls that corporations should be aware of when engaging in CVC investments?

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What is Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)?
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Tom Chambers

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance and innovation, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a distinct and impactful strategy that bridges the gap between established corporations and nimble startups. As curiosity about CVC grows, the foundational question often arises: What exactly is Corporate Venture Capital, and how does it differ from traditional venture capital?

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Corporate Venture Capital Returns: Balancing Innovation and Investment
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Frank Gabuzi

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a compelling avenue for corporations to foster innovation, tap into disruptive technologies, and establish strategic partnerships with startups. While the primary goals of CVC include strategic alignment and market access, the question of returns on investment takes center stage. How do corporations strike a balance between financial gains and strategic value in the realm of CVC returns?

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10 Corporate Venture Capital Podcasts
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Frank Gabuzi

In the ever-evolving world of corporate venture capital (CVC), staying informed about the latest trends, strategies, and success stories is crucial. Fortunately, podcasts have emerged as an accessible and convenient way to absorb knowledge on the go. If you're looking to deepen your understanding of CVC, here are ten insightful podcasts that offer expert insights, real-world experiences, and thought-provoking discussions.

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Corporate Venture Capital in Australia: Fueling Innovation and Growth
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Frank Gabuzi

In recent years, the landscape of venture capital has been undergoing a transformative shift, with an increasing number of corporations recognizing the potential of investing directly in startups through a strategy known as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). Australia, with its dynamic startup ecosystem and robust economy, has emerged as a prime destination for this trend.

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10 Corporate Venture Capital-as-a-service Firms You Should Know
By
Steve Glaveski

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a strategic tool for corporations to tap into innovation by investing in startups. These investments not only offer financial returns but also pave the way for collaborative breakthroughs and industry advancements.

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Corporate Venture Capital as a Service: A Primer for Executives
By
Steve Glaveski

In the fast-paced world of business, innovation is the key to survival and success. As executives seek new avenues to drive growth, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) as a service has emerged as a potent strategy. This primer aims to shed light on the concept of CVC as a service, offering valuable insights for executives eager to explore this dynamic approach.

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7-Step Blueprint to Boosting Innovation with Corporate Advantage
By
Shay Namdarian

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, driving internal innovation isn’t merely a trend — it’s a strategic necessity. Corporate innovation has emerged as a key determinant of growth and competitiveness, significantly impacting an organization’s long-term success.

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The Most Effective Marketing Strategies for Business in 2022
By
Tom Chambers

Getting noticed now means having an online presence, but there’s a lot more to it than just that. The digital era is in full swing and the following advertising strategies are considered to be the most effective in 2022.

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Four Ingenious Ways to Attract Clients to Your Corporate Business
By
James Daniels

Whether you’re just starting out or have been running a business for years, the goals of most firms are pretty much the same - to maximize exposure in their particular sector, thereby attracting as many customers as possible and growing their market share.

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Solving World Hunger Through Food Technology and Innovation
By
Oli Kang

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 690 million people, that’s 8.9% of the world’s population, go hungry every day.

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Seven LegalTech Startups to Join Allens Accelerator
By
Shay Namdarian (DT)

Auctus - Allens Legal Accelerator was launched to offer innovators and entrepreneurs from Australia and around the world the opportunity to develop their ideas and solve real business challenges with the backing of Allens' expertise and support.

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Innovation Series: Brian Cobb, Chief Innovation Officer at CVG Airport
By
Shay Namdarian

Brian Cobb was appointed Chief Innovation Officer of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in January, 2018.

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Innovation Series: Rocco Monteleone, Chief Innovation Officer at Haster
By
Shay Namdarian

Rocco Monteleone is the Chief Innovation Office at Haster. Joining the company in 2020, he has been one of the leading experts in digital innovation in Italy.

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Innovation Series: Bob Cooper, Chief Innovation Officer at J.W. Pepper
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Shay Namdarian

Bob Cooper is the Chief Innovation Officer at J.W.Pepper - the world’s largest sheet music retailer with over 1 million titles in its catalog.

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Innovation Series: Dhananjay Singh, Chief Innovation Officer at Beyond Stay
By
Shay Namdarian

Dhananjay Singh is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at Beyond Stay, a travel company. Founded in 2019, Beyond Stay is a hospitality start-up based on a passion to break through the clutter, instil trust and ease the travel choices of consumers.

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Innovation Series: Steven Lavado, Chief Innovation Officer at Enfoca
By
Shay Namdarian

Joining Enfoca in 2019, Steven has over 11 years of experience leading transformation and innovation processes in different industries (CPG, retail, services). Previously responsible of the Customer Experience Strategy at Rimac, he has also served as the founder and head of the Digital Innovation and Advanced Analytics Center for Inretail Pharma (part of Intercorp group).

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Innovation Series: Kevin Dunckley, Global Director of HH Global
By
Shay Namdarian (DT)

Kevin Dunckley is the Global Director responsible for Sustainable Innovation and creator of HH Global's industry leading Innovation with purpose program.

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Innovation Series: Mark Campbell, Chief Innovation Officer at EVOTEK
By
Shay Namdarian

Mark Campbell, Chief Innovation Officer at EVOTEK, derives insights from the venture and startup communities to enable technical executives to identify, evaluate and leverage emerging technologies.

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How Innovation Can Benefit Your Organization
By
Luke Sandford

Innovation is what drives any organization. It is what takes it to the next level. It is how even the best employees can use their skills to their fullest potential.

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Why Most Team Bonding Activities are a Waste of Time — Online and Off
By
Steve Glaveski

What people really want is meaningful work and meaningful relationships.

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How to Build a Minimum Viable Bureaucracy
By
Steve Glaveski

‘We need more resources!’ If I had a dollar for every time I heard a corporate innovator or a startup entrepreneur utter these words

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How Your Organization Should Partner With Startups and Scale-Ups
By
Steve Glaveski

You might already know that more than 50% of today’s S&P500 faces replacement in the next 10 years. A lesser known fact is that one in three listed companies are at risk of being de-listed in the next five years alone.

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The Curious Case of Cargo Cults and Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

The term cargo was first used to describe a range of practices carried out by a group of people that occurs in the wake of contact with more technologically advanced societies.

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24 Experts Share How To Build An Organisational Culture That Drives Innovation
By
Bin Teo

The biggest killer of innovation programs is organisational culture. Learn from experts like Steve Blank, Adam Grant, Jacob Morgan and Lawrence Levy on how to make it work within your company.

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How to Value Investments in Corporate Innovation: a Calculator
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Steve Glaveski

Ten to one. That’s how triumphantly American pilots emerged from the battle in the skies during the Korean War.

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12 Barriers to Getting Buy-In for Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

When it comes to executive buy-in for innovation, or a lack thereof, it comes down to overcoming one or more of the following factors.

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Singapore’s NTUC Income Continues Partnership with Collective Campus to Identify and Work with Startups
By
Shay Namdarian

NTUC Income (Income) engaged Collective Campus in 2018 to scout startups across Australia and New Zealand to solve two business problems.

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Top 10 Podcast Episodes on Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

I’ve been hosting the Future Squared podcast for over three years now, having published over 326 episodes in that time with luminaries and thought leaders from fields as disparate as technology, entrepreneurship, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, economics, politics, stand-up comedy, journalism, and corporate innovation.

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Innosight’s Scott Anthony with 35 Lessons and Insights on Corporate Innovation
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Steve Glaveski

I recently had Innosight Managing Director Scott Anthony guest on the Future Squared podcast and we riffed on all things corporate innovation, or being an entrepreneur inside a large, established organisation.

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At the Top of Their Game - Law Firms and Their Tech
By
Ben Mears

“The legal world will change more radically over the next two decades than over the last two centuries.”

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Connecting Two Large Companies with 100 Startups to Drive Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Over the past 90 days, my team has been searching high and low across Australia to find and recruit VR/AR and real estate startups to the Village Xperience and Charter Hall PropTech corporate accelerator programs respectively.

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How to Conduct a Problem Interview
By
Steve Glaveski

Far too many entrepreneurs and corporate innovation teams fall in love with their solution, instead of the problem they’re solving or the value they’re supposed to be creating for customers.

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Why Your Company Should Run an Accelerator Program
By
Frances Goh

As the pace of technology and disruption increases and the average company life expectancy continues to shrink, organisations need a strategy to future proof their business and avoid an ugly demise.

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Top 7 Innovation Labs in Australia
By
Shay Namdarian

Australia is currently ranked number 23 on the Global Innovation Index 2017.

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5 Reasons Why Innovation Fails To Happen At Your Organisation
By
Frances Goh

“Innovation” is no longer a buzzword but a critical success factor for organisations seeking to survive and thrive into the future. Corporate innovation in particular has started to enter the everyday lexicon of boardrooms and the emergence of innovation managers and departments is increasingly common.

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The Number One Piece of Advice for Corporate Innovation Teams (Test Your Assumptions)
By
Frances Goh

Imagine that by now you’ve held your successful ideation session, generated a bucket load of ideas and created a shortlist of the top ideas that are going to solve the innovation woes of your organisation. Well done, you. What’s next?

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Why Design Thinking is Failing at your Company (+ The Right Framework)
By
Shay Namdarian

Design thinking is starting to gain traction in many large organisations. It is being recognised as a powerful way to drive innovation and subsequently companies are upskilling their employees on the methodology.

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Should Innovation Audits Be Mandatory?
By
Shay Namdarian

The average company lifespan continues to drop. In the mid 20th century the average company lifespan was more than 60 years and this stands at just 15 years today. This is expected to fall further to 10 years by the year 2025.

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How Design Thinking Works
By
Shay Namdarian

Design Thinking is a buzz phrase that has been thrown around companies for many years now. But how is Design Thinking any different from the way companies have always approached problem solving?

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10 Habits that Kill Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Many organisations stifle the very innovation that they seek through ingrained habits that block creativity and risk-taking. Here are 10 habits that choke disruption and kill innovation.

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How to Set Up a Brain Trust
By
Frances Goh

The sign of a healthy innovation culture is one in which its people feel comfortable sharing their ideas, opinions and criticisms, without fear of retribution.

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10 Products that Almost Never Saw the Light of Day
By
Frances Goh

Here are 10 products that would not have seen the light of day, had it not been the result of multiples failures, human error or serendipity.

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Top 10 Podcasts for Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Our top ten podcasts on corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.

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KPIs and Employee Incentives to Encourage Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Managers are incentivised to deliver on an existing, repeatable business model, not to help discover new ones. So how do we incentivise them to innovate without sacrificing the core business model which is, after all, where we make money today?

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10 Innovation Labs to visit in Singapore
By
Frances Goh

Here are ten of the top corporate innovation labs in Singapore.

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Design Thinking Process Made Easy
By
Shay Namdarian

Check out this infographic that provides an overview of this popular approach to problem solving.

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10 Corporate Accelerators in Singapore You Should Know About
By
Frances Goh

In just the last two years, millions of dollars from corporates and government have been committed to numerous accelerator programs. Here is a list of the top ten corporate accelerator and incubator programs in Singapore, which combine both deep domain and startup building expertise.

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The Top 10 Company Pivots of All-Time
By
Steve Glaveski

While there’s much talk emanating out of Silicon Valley nowadays that “pivot is the new fail”, when the term first gained popularity off the back of the lean startup movement in the early 2010s it effectively meant making a fundamental shift in your business model, based on customer learnings, towards one that is designed to bring you closer to product market fit.

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8 Ways Corporates Can Engage Startups To Drive Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Large organisations are engaging startups in growing numbers, due in part to a realisation that companies have not been built to respond to the accelerating pace of change in a timely manner, and that short of restructuring the entire organisation from the ground up, partnering with startups who are unencumbered by bureaucracy, short-term shareholder demands and employee incentives, is an easier way to tap into emerging technologies, business models and talent.

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Partnerships: Corporates are from Venus, Startups are from Mars
By
Steve Glaveski

Corporate startup partnerships represent a massive clash of cultures. There are countless platforms that corporates can leverage to connect with startups such as Crunchbase, Angelist, Startup List and Gust. Add to this meet-ups, pitch nights, conferences, blogs and social media all making it easier than ever to identify and connect with startups doing compelling things in your industry or adjacent industries. What’s really lacking is a roadmap on how to work with startups.

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6 Approaches to Corporate Innovation Programs
By
Steve Glaveski

When it comes to corporate innovation programs there’s a number of different structures that large organisations can adopt, however knowing which one to adopt can be a challenge, and oftentimes executives find themselves chasing after shiny metal objectives such as innovation labs where strategic alignment can often become an afterthought.

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The 4 Ps of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
By
Steve Glaveski

When it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship, a number of core qualities or attributes are fundamental to success, which are best encapsulated by the following four Ps.

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What might humanity do in 30 years?
By
Steve Glaveski

A recent World Economic Forum report has built on this and found that 65% of children entering primary school today will end up working in completely new job types that don’t exist yet.

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Benchmark Your Company's Innovation Maturity
By
Steve Glaveski

Do you know how well your business is performing when it comes innovation? Would you like to know how to improve your innovation capability?

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Top 20 Must Read Books On Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Here's our list of 20 best books on innovation. These are essential reads are relevant for innovation management, creativity and entrepreneurship for 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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5 Types of Innovation Theatre Happening in Your Organisation Right Now
By
Frances Goh

Falling into the trap of what Steve Blank calls ‘innovation theatre’ and applying band-aid solutions usually leads to frustration and waste. Here are some of the most common forms of corporate innovation theatre that your company is probably singing and dancing about.

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4 Ways to Win at Open Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Coined by Professor Henry Chesbrough, Open Innovation is about creating inflows of knowledge from the external environment and outflows of knowledge to the ecosystem through collaboration. In this article, we compare open innovation and closed innovation, review examples of companies using this platform and analyse the advantages and disadvantages. Here are four ways that your organisation can leverage OI to boost your success rate.

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13 Must Haves Before Organising A Corporate Hackathon
By
Steve Glaveski

In order to get the most out of a corporate hackathon and generate some quick wins that organisers and innovation champions will be able to use to build a case for subsequent initiatives and further development of ideas, taking the time to consider and prepare the following 12 things can make a world of difference.

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14 Apps to support Corporate Innovation
By
Shay Namdarian

14 tools to support your team's corporate innovation efforts.

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Design Thinking Is Overrated
By
Steve Glaveski

Design Thinking is just one piece of the corporate innovation puzzle and it alone is never enough.

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10 Strategies For Changing Company Culture... To Infinity and Beyond!
By
Steve Glaveski

Lawrence Levy was CFO of Pixar from Toy Story through to Monsters Inc. Uncover 10 key insights on corporate innovation and culture change.

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How to Prevent your Innovation Lab from Failing
By
Shay Namdarian

Innovation labs are popping up all over the world. A recent report noted that 88 innovation labs opened their doors globally...

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Movie Rental Giant Confident Online Streaming a Passing Fad
By
Frances Goh

VideoRentalz fearlessly faces the future, secure in its ability to keep families together.

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Corporate Ideation: Why Ideas Die and How to Revive Them
By
Frances Goh

Why your ideation tools aren’t working and how to bring ideas back to life. In this article, we cover the definition of the ideation process steps, followed by recommended approach, examples and techniques. This is essential for the execution of design thinking.

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How Legal Teams Can Enable Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Corporate legal and compliance (L&C) teams can enable corporate innovation.

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Top 3 Qualities That Make a Great Innovation Manager
By
Frances Goh

Do you have what it takes to be a great Innovation Manager?

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5 Lies Big Firms Tell Themselves About Corporate Innovation
By
Frances Goh

Busting the biggest corporate innovation myths and some tips to counter these common lies

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Success Metrics for Corporate Innovation Programs and Teams
By
Steve Glaveski

"If you come back here in a year how will you determine whether or not we’ve been successful?”

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The 5 Funding Traps of Corporate Innovation Projects
By
Steve Glaveski

In an age where the time between disruptions is getting shorter and the exponential growth of technology threatens the upheaval of almost every industry, certainty is fast becoming a distant memory. Yet, when it comes to deciding which projects to invest in at most large organisations, we often rely on projections and estimates based on assumptions about the same uncertain future. Think of this as the Innovator’s Funding Dilemma, encapsulated by these five common pitfalls of funding corporate innovation projects.

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Increase Your Return on Optimisation (ROO)
By
Steve Glaveski

For emerging businesses, startups and new corporate ventures, there is a tendency to optimise the wrong thing.

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5 Metrics to Measure and Test Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

The disruptive innovation theory, penned in 1997 by Clayton Christensen in his seminal work The Innovator’s Dilemma, describes a process by which a product takes root in simple applications at the bottom of a small market and moves upmarket, eventually displacing industry incumbents.

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50 Lessons on Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship from 50 Episodes of Future²
By
Steve Glaveski

Our podcast has just turned 50! To celebrate, we've listed out 50 of the most important and memorable lessons about innovation.

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The Hierarchy of Needs for Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Most of us are familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The theory on psychological health is now almost 70 years purpose rather than just profit, in stark contrast to prior generations, a testament to having already met their other needs.

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Case Study: Terrible Customer Experience With My Insurer (+ Recommendations)
By
Steve Glaveski

A case study in what not to do when it comes to customer experience and why the door is wide open for insurance startups looking to disrupt the space by offering significantly better customer service.

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50 Common Mistakes Corporate Innovation Teams Should Avoid
By
Steve Glaveski

There are a number of all too common mistakes that teams make when it comes to corporate innovation programs.

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Hacking a Corporate Culture to Support Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

In my most recent podcast interview with Steve Blank, credited with developing the customer development methodology which birthed the lean startup, we touched on the topic of how the corporate culture inhibits innovation.

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Case Study: How General Electric Saved 80% in Development Costs
By
Steve Glaveski

General Electric, with $493B in assets and 200,000 employees is applying lean startup.

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How to Innovate in Government
By
Steve Glaveski

A combination of values, processes, systems and resource allocation procedures prevent Government from adopting the behaviours and mindsets required to effectively support innovation.

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Rise of the Corporate Innovation Outpost
By
Steve Glaveski

We’ve come a long way from the humble suggestion box and top down decision making long synonymous with corporate innovation. Today, more and more companies are sourcing ideas from not only the entire workforce but also getting outside their building and engaging partners, customers and members of the general public.

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3 Tools to Foster Employee Driven Innovation
By
Josh Li

One of the biggest mistakes is for companies to believe enterprise innovation is a top-down phenomenon, where managers (or a small team) come up with solutions, and push changes down the organisation. While managers have a significant role in innovation and change within an organisation, employees should be the primary drivers of change.

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How To Get Management Buy In For Corporate Innovation
By
Steve Glaveski

Exploring disruptive innovation is anything but procedure, certainty, safety and achieving quarterly KPIs. Your ability to gain management buy in has numerous advantages. In this article we cover the examples, process, opportunities and how to gain funding.

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5 (More) Ways to Redefine Innovation Strategy in Enterprise
By
Josh Li

In an age where a firm’s innovation strategy can make or break the company, it’s more important than ever for companies to define what it means to innovate. In this article, we cover the strategies and models for business innovation strategy, along with examples.

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Forget ROI - Innovation Requires a Different Set of Metrics
By
Steve Glaveski

Large organisations apply the same metrics and evaluation criteria on potentially disruptive, risky, ‘out of the box’ innovation as they do for incremental improvements and business as usual investment decisions. Clearly this makes no sense.

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How To Identify Innovators Amongst Accountants
By
Steve Glaveski

How do you go about finding and hiring such applicants when your company insists on candidates meeting criteria such as being a certified accountant which tends not to lend itself to right-brained, creative thinking.

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