Dancing with the Startups: Key Insights
The power of corporate venturing is not solely in its ability to generate financial returns for the corporation, though leading CVCs certainly do generate returns. Its real power is in what it… Read more
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Making Serious Cash from Free Data
Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer at the White House, gave an energetic call to action this week at Mashable’s Social Good Summit in NYC. He’s offering enterprising innovators massive amounts of health… Read more
The Future of Manufacturing 20/20
Introduction Manufacturing is at a crossroads today, with significant uncertainty in how its future will play out. Understanding these uncertainties and potential futures is not only vital to companies that participate in… Read more
Transformation Challenge for the Electric Utility Industry
Introduction Utilities today face a host of significant challenges. Among them are environmental regulations; fuel price uncertainty; and fresh capital needs for plant upgrades, baseload generation investments, and transmission investments. One of… Read more
KIN Global 2012: Prosperity through Entrepreneurship
“The KIN isn’t for spectators,” said Robert C. Wolcott in his welcome message to KIN Global 2012. Indeed, that theme reverberated throughout the invitation-only event hosted May30-June 1 at the Kellogg School of Management. KIN… Read more
R&D Best Practices: Setting Strategic Directions
An excerpt from the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) paper “Commercial Industry Research & Development Management Best Practices,” with Michael J. Lippitz as contributing author. […] For leading companies, formulating and enforcing a clear, coherent… Read more
The KIN Catalyst-Brazil: The Mining Company of the Future
Of the periodic table’s 118 elements 70 are used when making an iPhone. 40% of the global economy is directly or indirectly dependent on the mining industry. With the increasing demand for… Read more
Growth Through Innovation at Narayana Hrudayalaya
Economies of scale, a cold concept easily conjuring up images of industrial production, is rarely associated with healthcare—the emotionally-charged business of caring for and saving people’s lives. Yet economies of scale might… Read more
R&D Best Practices: Corporate Venturing
An excerpt from the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) paper “Commercial Industry Research & Development Management Best Practices,” with Michael J. Lippitz as contributing author. […] Companies have employed corporate venturing since… Read more
Guiding Strategic Growth at Castrol: A Case Study
Castrol is the world’s leading specialist provider of lubricant solutions for virtually all domestic, commercial and industrial applications. With operations and R&D laboratories in over 75 countries, Castrol designs and produces automotive,… Read more