Microsoft recently published a study in the journal Nature regarding the effects of remote work on collaboration among information workers. The results show that “firm-wide remote work caused the collaboration network of workers to become more static and siloed.” Researchers claim the potential... Read More

Many people in our marketplace associate the word “governance” with bureaucracy, administrative overhead and sluggishness. However, this couldn’t be less true. This article argues that the contrary is the case: without a good governance system innovation is unpredictable, slow, not agile and... Read More

Stage-Gate® is a gated process that has become the backbone of innovation for many companies. Dr. Bob Cooper has continued to introduce new generations of Stage-Gate over the years to reflect updated best practices like agile iterative feedback loops, describing these new generations in each new... Read More

I wrote a blog post about Innovation Serendipity, which I described as innovation arising as a result of making a fortunate discovery "by accident." In that article, I raised questions of if, and how, social distancing was stifling innovation and discussed things we might do to enhance the... Read More

With all the challenges that 2020 has brought us, not just as individuals, but for society, the focus has been definitively drawn to organizations' digital agility. The ability to adapt to the ever-changing work and consumer landscape is critical for businesses to be able to ‘weather the storm' and... Read More

Mondelēz International is a global food leader with names like Oreo, Cadbury and Chips Ahoy in its long line of historied and well-loved brands. Even though Mondelēz International is a relatively young company, it is built on several foundational brands, some of which date back over 100 years.... Read More

Cross-functional, high-investment new product development (NPD) decision-making can be challenging. Data required for informed decisions is often late in coming or difficult to understand, leaving project proponents and executive stakeholders feeling ill-prepared. In the absence of good... Read More