Foresight

Corporate Venture Capital

Why Bosch’s €200 Million Venture Builder Isn’t About the P&L

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8 min read

Why Bosch’s €200 Million Venture Builder Isn’t About the P&L

Bosch’s venture unit creates startups to explore markets the company has yet to enter. It builds them on unused patents and places them in separate companies outside the corporation, run by outside founders and venture studios.

Leadership

Answers Are Cheap Now. Is Your Innovation Team Asking the Right Questions?

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8 min read

Answers Are Cheap Now. Is Your Innovation Team Asking the Right Questions?

Paqui Lizana scanned the innovation roadmaps of Europe's 20 most innovative companies. Every roadmap pointed inward. Here are the three questions she says are missing.

Leadership

What Innovation Teams Should Focus On Before the Year Ends

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6 min read

What Innovation Teams Should Focus On Before the Year Ends

Clarify what's out of scope, design the portfolio first, make foresight a habit, roll out AI around a real job, and replace the big pitch with small commitments.

Program Management

Building Future Relevance: How Venture Labs Challenge the Companies That Fund Them

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4 min read

Building Future Relevance: How Venture Labs Challenge the Companies That Fund Them

Delivering prototypes isn't enough. To be successful, a venture lab needs the decision power to select which ideas to pursue.

Methods, Frameworks, Tools & Techniques

Using Jobs to Be Done to Build What Matters

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6 min read

Using Jobs to Be Done to Build What Matters

Because the cost of building has plummeted, the cost of building the wrong thing has become the primary risk.

Program Management

Stop Brainstorming: Shortcutting Ideation with AI to Move Faster into Real Market Testing

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4 min read

Stop Brainstorming: Shortcutting Ideation with AI to Move Faster into Real Market Testing

AI lets us skip theoretical opportunity sizing for tangible concepts ready for real-world proof.

AI for Innovation

AI in Innovation: Flying the Plane While Building the Runway

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6 min read

AI in Innovation: Flying the Plane While Building the Runway

Transforming legacy systems takes time, yet the market will not wait.

Leadership

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7 min read

Innovation Leadership: Mastering the Periscope, the Stethoscope, and the Horoscope

Balancing long-term vision with short-term execution.

Culture & Capabilities

Epic Disruptions: Looking Backward to Move Forward

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6 min read

Epic Disruptions: Looking Backward to Move Forward

The walls of yesterday won't protect us eventually, but curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to endure the struggle will guide us through the fog.

Leadership

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6 min read

Playing to Win vs. Playing to Learn

It's the role of the innovation team to generate data about the future that the core business cannot see.