Ideation

Stakeholder Alignment & Engagement

Saying No Is More Than OK: How CIBC’s Innovation Team Makes Its Refusals Count

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3 min read

Saying No Is More Than OK: How CIBC’s Innovation Team Makes Its Refusals Count

At CIBC, Camilo Gonzalez Barrero’s enterprise innovation team treats saying no as core work. The team records its refusals and reports them alongside its demos and patents.

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

How AI Personas Achieve 8x Faster Innovation Cycles

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5 min read

How AI Personas Achieve 8x Faster Innovation Cycles

The solution isn't to sprinkle AI on top of existing problems, but redesigning the innovation architecture.

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.