How to take the measure of innovation

How to take the measure of innovation

Senior partner Erik Roth, and associate partners Guttorm Aase and Sri Swaminathan speak with Sean Brown about how companies can gain valuable insights into innovation performance from a pair of metrics that have been hiding seemingly in plain sight. Their core components — gross margin, R&D, and sales from new products — are not new, but combining them can shed new light on the relative innovation performance of business units, within an organization and relative to external peers.

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The Case for Convergence

The Case for Convergence

Joe DeSimone is the founder and executive chairman of Carbon, a global company that is driving the evolution of 3D printing from a prototyping tool to a scalable manufacturing technology. In 2016 President Obama awarded him the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor in the U.S. for achievement.

Pushing Through The Second Wall

Pushing Through The Second Wall

There are two distinct walls that we encounter in the creative process. The first is what Steven Pressfield calls Resistance. The second wall is the one we hit when we've achieved a little momentum, and we're tempted to quit. In this episode, we share a few strategies for pushing through the second wall.

The Long Game (with Dorie Clark)

The Long Game (with Dorie Clark)

We live in a short-term thinking world. Many people want immediate results, and as a result they fail to make the necessary investments to reap long-term rewards. Dorie Clark is the author of a new book called The Long Game. She helps us understand how to cultivate a mindset that focuses on achieving long term results.