Mar 30, 2021Opportunities and Challenges of Innovation EcosystemsWe recently had the pleasure of speaking with Greg Bernarda about ways in which companies can act in an ecosystem to achieve innovation. Greg is an advisor, speaker, and strategy & innovation consultant. He is also the co-author of the best-selling book: “Value Proposition Design”. Here’s a summary of what…Innovation Ecosystem4 min readInnovation Ecosystem4 min read
Mar 11, 2021Talent Management Upfront — How innovation becomes strategicWe recently had the pleasure of speaking with Aleksandra Petkov-Georgieva and Rafael Altavini about their wealth of expertise in strategic talent management and innovation culture. Aleksandra (Aleks) is an Innovation Manager at Raiffeisen Bank International. Rafael is a Consultant, Executive Coach, and Leadership Advisor at Egon Zehnder. In this blogpost…Talent Management4 min readTalent Management4 min read
Jan 20, 2021Three Ways in Which Hackathons Create ValueAre hackathons worth it? The contribution of hackathons to corporate competitiveness is long debated. Originated in software development, hackathons have become an increasingly popular way for companies to engage with interdisciplinary external talent. Despite their popularity, hackathons’ effectiveness has been questioned on the ground of limited innovation impact. How do hackathons generate value for…Innodays3 min readInnodays3 min read
Jan 5, 2021Spatial Identity and Innovation SpacesWhen setting up innovation spaces, such as innovation labs, coworking spaces, and incubators, few managers reflect on the power of space as leverage for success. Busy planning activities or designing the business model, the “look and feel” of the space might feel secondary. Yet, spatial identity is a fundamental component…Innovation5 min readInnovation5 min read
Dec 22, 2020How to Make Corporate Innovation Happen?How is intrapreneurship defined, and how do we build our strategy to succeed as innovators? We spoke with Tendayi Viki, associate partner at Strategyzer and author of Pirates in the Navy about ways to make innovation happen in the corporate context. Strategyzer is a global leader in enterprise growth and…Corporate Innovation5 min readCorporate Innovation5 min read
Dec 16, 2020Prototyping Sustainable InnovationIt is imperative to acknowledge the finite resources of our planet; this applies to our innovation process as much as to our daily lives. When prototyping sustainable innovation, what are the most important considerations to make? Zoé Bezpalko, the Sustainability Strategy Manager at Autodesk, shared her perspective with us. Autodesk…Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
Dec 10, 2020Prototyping and Soliciting Feedback in a Virtual Sprint — Lessons from Using Sprintbase in a Smart Home ProjectTwo major components of the innovation process are prototyping and soliciting feedback. How would you execute these components in today’s global digital environment? Jane Pritchard and Marie Laffitte of Treehouse Innovation discussed with us how they used Sprintbase, a virtual design thinking platform developed by Treehouse, to understand needs, explore…Design Sprint4 min readDesign Sprint4 min read
Dec 4, 2020How to Innovate Your Business Model?How do you innovate from a business model perspective? Business model innovation is especially relevant in our current global health economic climate. At the InnoDays Training, we had the privilege of hearing from Michel D’Ausillio from Enel X and Claus von Riegen from SAP on this topic. Enel X is…Business Models5 min readBusiness Models5 min read
Nov 28, 2020Five Design Dimensions of Innovation SpacesDuring the Innodays Bodensee, we hosted an exciting panel about innovation spaces featuring Markus Kleinfercher from the Infineon Hub at the TU Vienna, David Zakoth from the Lichtwerkstatt Jena, and Claudio Vit from Prisma CAMPUS V in Dornbirn. Markus, David, and Claudio discussed three very different types of innovation spaces…5 min read5 min read
Nov 20, 2020Selecting and Supporting Worthwhile Ideas in Established OrganizationsHow do you select and support promising ideas within a corporate accelerator program? We asked Michael Nichols, lead of the Bosch Accelerator Program, this question. Bosch Accelerator Program is designed to innovate in the corporate context and take initial ideas to businesses that scale profitably. Selecting worthwhile ideas Selecting worthwhile ideas is the…4 min read4 min read
