I’m so excited!! In exactly 1 week, Fuel Accelerator’s first Fuel For Your Health Accelerator will launch. The Fuel Accelerator launched in 2018 and has included accelerators in supply chain, artificial intelligence and is now expanding into health innovation by facilitating the first cohort centered around health tech startups. Fuel is dedicated to helping these…
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Framing out the house is confined by the foundation. So too is the building out of an innovation center of excellence. The strategy defines the portfolio of where you are going to look for innovation within the business and from the outside. It is in essence looking at where the “white space” is within the…
Laying the foundation is the most important part of building a house and it is also the most important part of building a world class innovation organization. This foundation is laid down during the strategic planning process. It is important that the corporate strategic plan ensures that innovation is considered during the strategic planning process….
I have spent a good part of my career either influencing, managing, or building centers of innovation across industries for fortune 500 companies. Recently I was asked the question, “what are the high-level success factors/key criteria that create a high performing innovation organization?” This is not an easy question since culture and mindset are two…
In my last blog I referred to the illusion of saving time. I would say that the best and most recent example of this illusion is eCommerce. Let’s talk through an example: So it’s time to buy a camera… In the brick and mortar version, you will likely travel to 3 or so stores within…
Retail location has always been important for merchants. Traditionally, retailers have built in places where goods were sold and having a good retail footprint was the key to success. Though, the concept of retail location and the “importance” of retail location have evolved especially in the new digital world. The pivot during our COVID laden…
I’m honored to be working with StartupJunkie Consulting on this program. Can’t wait to see what happens next!! https://www.startupjunkie.org/news/startupjunkie-korea-alliance
I spent most of my morning swimming through the Contact Center of a retailer that will remain anonymous. I went through a myriad of different customer service agents answering questions that really had very little to do with what I needed, and re-telling my story each time. Believe me I’m sympathetic to these folks. Having…