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  • Intrapreneurs matrix – a lens for breaking down activities

    After an awesome discussion with some friends on chapter 2 of the trend report which is intended to do a slightly deeper dive into intrapreneurial activity than the intro, we agreed it would be useful to break down activities a little to provide greater meaning and context we could come back to in later chapters.…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Before you build an innovation lab, answer these 6 questions

    From VentureBeat where the article was posted, these pertinent points for why I will be incorporating some of the thinking here in the trend report: Today, large companies are creating innovation outposts in innovation clusters like Silicon Valley in order to tap into the clusters’ innovation ecosystems. These corporate innovation outposts monitor Silicon Valley for…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Round up of latest #intrapreneur trends

    A list of articles from the last week or so: How to Drive Intrapreneurship Within Your Business to Create Truly Great Innovation The Rapidly Maturing Intrapreneur Competence: Notes from the 2015 Corporate Intrapreneur Summit This professional services firm found an innovative way to get big corporations to think small 7 Ways Corporations Are Driving Entrepreneurship…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Can this strategy help large corporates/encumbents leapfrog nimble, disruptive startups?

    This is kind of the hypotheses I’m testing with the writing of this trend report. I tried to capture in visual form the main elements of the strategy. I’ll try and incorporate this into the book in some way, shape or form…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • After 17 Harvard case studies, Haier starts a fresh spin cycle

    Great article on FT.com which may be behind a paywall for you so I have copied and pasted two pertinent quotes on some really interesting initiatives/approaches the CEO is driving in his company. This is really taking intrapreneurial activity to another level… In its home country, the group is re­inventing itself again as a set…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Round up of latest #intrapreneur trends – Finservices continue to shine

    Suddenly Every Company Is Becoming A Venture Capitalist. According to data provided by the National Venture Capital Association, more than 20 percent of VC dollars in the third quarter came from corporate venture capital. That accounted for over $2.3 billion in corporate venture capital investments for the period. How 5 Big Brands Are Partnering with…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Creating Urgency around Corporate Innovation

    What intrapreneurs in established firms must do to succeed. Great article from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Taking a course on Startups…

    … is probably a good way to gain knowledge of latest trends that I can include in the book so I’ve done just that and tweeted about it. The Startup App is what I used and is Apple’s best apps of June 2015 – really impressed. Imagine one for intrapreneurs :) First 10 points, first…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • UBS open innovation challenge

    Banks again at the forefront of some good approaches opening up the innovation process to the outside – find out and get involved here #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Intrapreneurs: The New Corporate Innovation Brokers

    A very quick doodle with some initial thinking that I’ll try and incorporate some elements of in the book – something around key attributes of an intrapreneur. Needs more work. #workingoutloud

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Why banks need FinTech Hubs

    Great video covering an Innotribe event session at Sibos 2015 with learnings about innovation from startups that can be applied well beyond FinTech #fintech

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Here’s another company at the…

    Here’s another company at the game: Target, in Partnership with Techstars, Is Accepting Applications for Its New Retail Startup Accelerator The key point as follows: “In a bid to innovate both its online and in-store experience, Target has partnered up with Techstars to create a retail-focused accelerator program.” So Target are running the accelerator primarily…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Banks are smashing it in…

    Banks are smashing it in this space. Question is how integrated into the core business is this initiative and how does it foster participation from employees of the bank? Scotiabank Creates Digital Factory to Harness Tech Talent for Innovation #research

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Fresh thinking hot off the…

    Fresh thinking hot off the press that can definitely be considered for the book: How big companies can make the intrapreneur sexy again #research

    Stephen Danelutti