{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Inside Outside Innovation","title":"Ep. 147 - Innovation Leader’s Scott Kirsner on Corporate Innovation Tools & Trends","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5d9c8b93\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1195,"description":"Scott Kirsner is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Innovation Leader. As a journalist, Scott spent his career covering how ideas in companies get commercialized. Five years ago, Scott launched Innovation Leader, a company focused on how innovation happens in big companies. Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation founder, spoke with Scott about emerging issues in corporate innovation.\r\n\r\nWhat innovation issues are tops for companies? - Innovation Leader Survey \r\n - Solving bureaucracy and How to Tap Employee Ideas - Highest areas of Internal innovation interest\r\n - Startup engagement meaningful, but companies have only started their collaboration experiences.\r\n\r\nWhy did corporates jump in and now are reassessing?\r\n - Corporates need results near term.\r\n - Successful companies focus on white space areas. Scout areas where startups can address problems areas.\r\n - Develop strategies to set up a proof of concept. \r\n - Jet Ventures - Doing corporate VC. Need to be in it for 7-10 years \r\n\r\nWhat toolset is being used at startups, that could be used in corporations?\r\n - Slack, GitHub, 3-D printer, landing tables, quick websites, Airtable, Coda, crowdfunding, etc. \r\n\r\nHow can the rise of new tech play out in corporate innovation?\r\n - Companies are becoming aware of how business can apply new tech. Creating comic books, videos of vision, etc.\r\n - Have more conversations and lunch and learns in your company to explain emerging tech and how the company can apply. Ask for engagement and put dots on the radar screen.\r\n - Innovation teams shouldn’t be only ones tracking new innovations. Spread far and wide in company.\r\n - Challenge of Innovation officer - change culture and training or build stuff and prototype. Execute the ideas. \r\n\r\nWhat are you most excited about?\r\n - New events, research reports, magazine covering top cities around the world for corporate innovation, and awareness of best practices in big companies. \r\n - Don’t need to start with a white paper. Lots of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tuy-Vu65TF9mUCcj2kyt--m9YHQFFUMJkxUQTl68g6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzc3ODcvMTY0ODU1/MTQ3MC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}