Enterprise

In this episode we’re excited to have Jason Harris, Director of Corporate Marketing & Communications for UI LABS. UI LABS is a first-of-its-kind innovation accelerator, addressing problems too big for any one organization to solve on its own. The challenges we are addressing in manufacturing and smart cities are at the intersection of digital convergence: computing, big data, and the Internet of Things (IOT).

In the latest episode, Dan Kaiser of CUNA Mutual shares his expertise in answering key questions when it comes to creating breakthrough initiatives and launching an innovation center in large, successful insurance companies.

It’s no secret that Financial companies and banks are heavily regulated, highly fragmented. These factors make the journey to innovation more difficult. As the Innovation Manager for Rabobank, Koen Bosma is taking on this incredible challenge. He is also leveraging his experience as a professional football player to foster team work, collaboration, and continuous learning.

In this Episode, MTN co-founder Aaron Eden hosts entrepreneur and intrepreneur, Dan Toma. As an entrepreneur, Dan has been involved with high-tech startups globally.  Over the last few years he’s been primarily focused in the enterprise and has worked with companies like DT, Bosch, Jaguar and Allianz.  He has also recently co-authored a book titled The Corporate Startup - How established companies can develop successful innovation ecosystems.

Faced with immense and accelerating challenges, winning organizations are developing three customer-centric disciplines: Designing for Delight, Delivering for Delight, and Engaging Customers, Talent, and Partners for Delight. Learn practical steps your organization can take win new customer, retain existing customers, and build a culture of rapid learning and innovation.

Editor’s Note: This Podcast is a recording of a Live broadcast where we interviewed Mike Kendall as part of Customer Experience Week.

Award-winning lean innovation coach and entrepreneur George Ankomah keeps his teams motivated through all obstacles and inspires them to consistently raise the bar for performance and success. Like all coaches, he must also keep growing personally and professionally and make sure his techniques and approach continue to be relevant and effective.

How does he do it? In the latest episode of our Innovation Coach Spotlight series podcast, George shares his coaching experience and tenets for personal and team success.

Just as with startups, the reason why enterprise product launches fail is that they don’t take the time to learn before they execute. This article explains how enterprise organizations can use lean innovation methodologies to bring new products to market successfully.

What is lean innovation? In this article, we discuss the three components that come together to make up the lean innovation methodology, the three Es of lean innovation, and three examples of enterprise companies currently using these principles to drive impact inside their organizations today.