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The School of Innovation

The School of Innovation

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Interviews with world-class entrepreneurs and creators to uncover concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help you build, launch, and grow your startup.
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The School of InnovationMar 02, 2020

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Finding Success with Startup-Corporate Experiments

Finding Success with Startup-Corporate Experiments

Join Yaniv for a conversation with Jenny Wu and Roland Osborne from 500 Startups about how to run successful experiments with startups. 500 Startups believes that following a crisis like that of 2020, doubling down on innovation through startup collaboration is more important than ever. However, these initiatives must be structured and executed with expert care and diligence to minimize waste and for corporates to maintain their reputation in the startup ecosystem.

500 Startups has recently published a report titled "Startup-Corporate Experiments: Finding Success with Proof-of-Concepts." In this report, 500 set out to interview a selection of twelve prominent innovation practitioners from a range of industries to see how internal stewards of innovation are trying to make it happen and what best practices they might share with their peers.

In this episode, Yaniv, Jenny and Roland discuss the report. Jenny and Roland give us a primer on running POCs (or Proof-of-Concept), reveal surprising insights gleaned from their corporate clients, and share a few challenges and ways to overcome them.

It's an episode full of practical and tactical information for any company thinking about or already running POCs with startups.

Download the full report here.


About

Jenny Wu, Director, Global Corporate Growth

Jenny leads program design and delivery for 500’s corporate partners looking to engage with startups around the world. Previously, Jenny led engagements at innovation consultancy Fahrenheit 212, where she created products, services, and experiences from concept to pilot. She has also worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies to establish new innovation functions such as labs and outposts. Jenny began her career in PwC’s strategy practice and holds a B.S. in finance and management from NYU Stern.

Roland Osborne, Practice Director and Entrepreneur in Residence

Roland has served as expert Program Manager for lead pilot, PoC and mobility, including an sponsored accelerator track for General Motors and the Visa Accelerator. Roland is experienced in sourcing seed-stage startups in topics ranging from autonomous fleets and battery tech to sensors. Roland is a 3 time entrepreneur, previously having co-founded Olark Live Chat serving over 10,,000 businesses worldwide where he was VP of product.

500 Startups

500 Startups is one of the most active global early stage venture capital firms. Since our inception in 2010, we have invested in over 2,500 companies across 78 countries, but we aim to extend our global footprint beyond investing. Through our partnerships with corporates, investors, governments and foundations, we are committed to building interconnected startup ecosystems across the world. We have engaged with more than 100 corporates to help them transform their business or identify new sources of growth. We support companies looking to accelerate their growth through external startup partnerships or internal venture acceleration.

May 10, 202158:21
Eat, Sleep, Innovate

Eat, Sleep, Innovate

Join Yaniv and Suzanne for a LIVE interview with Scott Anthony. Scott is a Senior Partner at Innosight, where he helps leaders design new growth strategies, build innovation capabilities, navigate disruptive innovation, and manage strategic transformation.

In this episode, we talk about Scott's latest book - Eat, Sleep, Innovate: How to make creativity an everyday habit inside your organization. Scott shares how they've used groundbreaking research in behavioral science to provide a first-of-its-kind playbook for empowering individuals and teams to be their most curious and creative—every single day. He also reveals a collection of BEANs—behavior enablers, artifacts, and nudges—they've collected from workplaces across the globe that will unleash the natural innovator inside everyone.

Fun and easy to follow, Eat, Sleep, Innovate is the book you need if you want to make innovation a natural and habitual act within your team or organization.

Get the book: https://www.innosight.com/insight/eat-sleep-innovate/

Connect with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdanthony/

Learn about Innosight: https://www.innosight.com/

About Scott

Scott Anthony is a Senior Partner at Innosight, where he helps leaders design new growth strategies, build innovation capabilities, navigate disruptive innovation, and manage strategic transformation. Scott has written eight books, including most recently Eat, Sleep, Innovate (2020) and Dual Transformation (2017), which describe how forward-thinking organizations can navigate disruptive change and own the future. Scott is a prolific contributor to Harvard Business Publishing. He is the most published digital author on HBR.org and is Harvard Business Corporate Learning’s most in-demand subject matter expert. He has been based in Singapore since 2010, where he served as a member of the Committee on the Future Economy and a Board member of MediaCorp from 2013-2019. In 2019 he was named one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50, and in 2017 he won the T50 Innovation Award.

Scott is a featured speaker on topics of innovation and growth. He has delivered keynote addresses on six continents and has appeared on Good Morning America, Channel News Asia, CNBC, and FOX Business. Scott served on the Board of Directors of Media General (NYSE: MEG) from 2009-2013 and of Mediacorp from 2013-2019, helping guide both companies through strategic transformations. From 2009 to 2015 Scott chaired the investment committee for IDEAS Ventures, an SGD 10 million fund Innosight ran in conjunction with the Singapore government that invested in 10 Singapore-based companies and generated a 16% internal rate of return.

Prior to joining Innosight, Scott was a senior researcher with Clayton Christensen, managing a group that worked to further Christensen’s research on innovation.

Scott received a BA in economics summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

About Innosight

We empower forward-thinking organizations to navigate disruptive change and own the future.

Innosight looks at the world differently. We’re in the future business. As the leading expert on disruptive innovation and strategic transformation, we bring a unique set of lenses to growth strategy. We help business leaders develop deep insights into the needs of tomorrow’s customers, align around a shared vision of the future, and then create the organizational momentum to get there. Our approach to innovation consulting is collaborative, and our clients tell us we change the way they think about and see the world, enabling them to do things they could never do before. We build capability, not dependence.

May 03, 202152:26
2020 year in review...and what happens next?

2020 year in review...and what happens next?

2020 has been a rollercoaster ride! I look back at what I've learned (from running a podcast to lockdown in general), what were the most popular episodes, and what's going to happen in season 2.
Dec 31, 202026:58
A Minimum Viable Experiment

A Minimum Viable Experiment

Marcel is an entrepreneur, engineer, architect, and investor. Through his consulting firm 10xBETA, Marcel has helped numerous medical professionals test, develop and commercialize products ranging from electronic stethoscopes to surgical instruments.
Dec 21, 202045:45
Accelerating Innovation to Feed the World

Accelerating Innovation to Feed the World

My guest this week is Hila Cohen from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) where she is the Head of Business Development for its Innovation Accelerator.
Dec 14, 202037:00
Innovation at Bayer

Innovation at Bayer

My guest this week is Julia Hitzbleck from Bayer. Julia and I talk about an article she co-wrote titled How a 100,000-strong company is relearning how to innovate.
Dec 07, 202042:08
Why Corporate-Startup Relationships in Southeast Asia Are Different

Why Corporate-Startup Relationships in Southeast Asia Are Different

Joyce is the Chief Strategy Officer at StartupX, an innovation, venture and startup enabler based in Singapore. She was formerly the Programme Head for BLOCK71 Singapore & Indonesia.
Dec 01, 202040:21
Future Skills Toolbox

Future Skills Toolbox

Tom has worked in roles ranging from astrophysical researcher to Fortune 500 consultant to corporate executive developing hardware/software products & services. He pioneered and practices a unique approach to rapid prototyping and leadership that can jumpstart innovative new ideas and move large organizations at unprecedented speeds. He was head of Product Experience and a founding member of Google X and currently works to accelerate a future where humanity becomes a net positive to nature.
Nov 23, 202034:00
Navigating the in-between: Ethnography & Innovation

Navigating the in-between: Ethnography & Innovation

Natalja Laurey is an anthropologist in business, and ethnographer in design; and an academic in practice. Natalja works as an innovation strategist at Strategiemakers in Amsterdam.
Nov 16, 202040:00
Measuring Innovation and How You Can Do It Too

Measuring Innovation and How You Can Do It Too

Suzanne Charlotte Vos holds a degree in system engineering and a degree in law. She now drives innovation and transformation at ING in APAC, helping different teams by introducing innovation practices to their day to day work.
Nov 09, 202026:35
How This Innovation Coach Helps Her People Find Their Why

How This Innovation Coach Helps Her People Find Their Why

Suzanne Charlotte Vos holds a degree in system engineering and a degree in law. She now drives innovation and transformation at ING in APAC, helping different teams by introducing innovation practices to their day to day work.
Nov 02, 202023:01
How We Made Digital Transformation More About People

How We Made Digital Transformation More About People

Nevo Hadas is a partner at dydx, a product development, and digital transformation consulting firm. In this role, he works with organizations such as Ericsson, VISA, Vodacom, and Travelex to unlock innovative concepts and develop powerful digital products and services for consumers and businesses in emerging markets.
Oct 20, 202026:44
Putting a Price on Innovation

Putting a Price on Innovation

Nevo Hadas is a partner at dydx, a product development, and digital transformation consulting firm. He works with organizations such as Ericsson, VISA, Vodacom, and Travelex to unlock innovative concepts and develop powerful digital products and services for consumers and businesses in emerging markets.
Oct 12, 202009:38
The Architecture of Innovation

The Architecture of Innovation

Daniel Rosenberg is a designer of innovative spaces, products, and tangible technologies that merge our increasingly disconnected digital and physical experiences.
Oct 05, 202053:30
Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

My guest this week is Marius Ursache, a serial entrepreneur, designer, and former doctor. His latest venture is called Metabeta, a portfolio management suite for startup accelerators and early-stage investors that streamlines deal-flow, tracks company metrics and portfolio performance, and increases the engagement of mentors, partners, and alumni.
Sep 29, 202030:15
My Journey From Venture Architect to Multicultural Innovator

My Journey From Venture Architect to Multicultural Innovator

Christine Wang is a multi-cultural innovation expert with 10+ years of experience in corporate innovation, venture building, and running start-ups and innovation centers.
Sep 21, 202022:49
How Harvard is Building Successful Ventures in Healthcare and Life Sciences

How Harvard is Building Successful Ventures in Healthcare and Life Sciences

Dr. Michael Fenn is the Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at Harvard Innovation Labs. He is tasked with advising and supporting all healthcare and life science ventures with a focus on supporting Harvard founders, which include students, research fellows, faculty & alumni.
Sep 14, 202023:29
Corporate Intrapreneurship as an Innovation Strategy

Corporate Intrapreneurship as an Innovation Strategy

Jan Kennedy is an expert in innovation program design leveraging entrepreneurial talent inside organizations. As CEO at the Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship (AfCE), he oversees the design and implementations of various programs covering different stages of the innovation b process for many Fortune 500 organizations.
Sep 07, 202025:52
Startup Ecosystems in the Holy Land (Part 2/2)

Startup Ecosystems in the Holy Land (Part 2/2)

For the past eight years, Oded Barel-Sabag has been devoting his life to developing Jerusalem's startup ecosystem.
Aug 03, 202024:54
Startup Ecosystems in the Holy Land (Part 1/2)

Startup Ecosystems in the Holy Land (Part 1/2)

For the past eight years, Oded Barel-Sabag has been devoting his life to developing Jerusalem's startup ecosystem.
Jul 27, 202019:24
Be Less (of a Corporate) Zombie

Be Less (of a Corporate) Zombie

Elvin Turner is an award-winning innovation consultant, TEDx speaker, and associate professor of innovation & entrepreneurship at several business schools.
Jul 20, 202024:21
The Entrepreneurial Scientist

The Entrepreneurial Scientist

Christian Tidona is a biotech entrepreneur, business angel, and founder of the BioMed X Institute in Heidelberg, Germany.
Jul 13, 202020:51
When Corporates and Startups Play Games

When Corporates and Startups Play Games

Yi Hoo Ong is the Chief Innovation Officer at Human at Work.
Jul 06, 202023:33
What Every Institutional Innovation Program Gets Wrong

What Every Institutional Innovation Program Gets Wrong

Bud Caddell is the founder of NOBL, a global change agency that helps leaders make change.
Jun 29, 202029:54
Should I Build a Retail Innovation Lab?

Should I Build a Retail Innovation Lab?

Carl Boutet is an experienced retail executive with a deep understanding of the shifting business dynamics we are facing.
Jun 23, 202031:30
Enterprise Transformation (Finally) Explained

Enterprise Transformation (Finally) Explained

Wout Hermans is an Enterprise Transformation Manager at MURAL, where he applies his experience with agile and design thinking methodologies as a consultant, to inspire and coach enterprise teams in visual collaboration and working remotely.
Jun 15, 202029:05
Accelerating Product Development

Accelerating Product Development

John Carter is an inventor of Bose’s Noise Cancelling Headphones and designer of Apple’s New Product Process.
Jun 09, 202029:45
How to Build a Global Network of Innovation Hubs

How to Build a Global Network of Innovation Hubs

Luca Seletto is the manager of the Enel Innovation Hub in Boston where he's responsible for technological scouting for all the different divisions of the Enel Group.
May 19, 202033:20
How to Build an Innovation Agency in China (Part 2/2)

How to Build an Innovation Agency in China (Part 2/2)

How does a young English teacher from New Jersey build one of the leading innovation practices in Shanghai? By crafting a powerful mission statement to focus on the next 100 years of innovation in China...
May 12, 202027:37
How to Build an Innovation Agency in China (Part 1/2)

How to Build an Innovation Agency in China (Part 1/2)

How does a young English teacher from New Jersey build one of the leading innovation practices in Shanghai? By crafting a powerful mission statement to focus on the next 100 years of innovation in China...
May 05, 202028:56
Don't Let Your Next Great Idea Fall Through the Cracks

Don't Let Your Next Great Idea Fall Through the Cracks

Jesse Nieminen is the Co-founder & Chairman of Viima, the most widely used and highest rated innovation management software in the world. We talk about why organizations find it so difficult to innovate and how they can make it easier by following a few simple principles.
Apr 20, 202046:46
The Future of Remote Work (Part 2/2)

The Future of Remote Work (Part 2/2)

Laïla von Alvensleben, Head of Culture and Collaboration at MURAL, a digital workspace for visual collaboration explains how to shift to remote work in the unlikely event of a global pandemic 🙄 🦠
Apr 13, 202031:32
The Future of Remote Work (Part 1/2)

The Future of Remote Work (Part 1/2)

Laïla von Alvensleben, Head of Culture and Collaboration at MURAL, a digital workspace for visual collaboration explains how to shift to remote work in the unlikely event of a global pandemic 🙄 🦠
Apr 06, 202031:32
Disrupting Education With the Power of Elbs

Disrupting Education With the Power of Elbs

Christine Outram is an award-winning entrepreneur and MIT alum. She is the CEO of Everydae, a digital tutor for high school students that makes learning bite-size and fun.
Mar 30, 202046:10
7 Ways to Avoid Innovation Theater

7 Ways to Avoid Innovation Theater

Innovation Theater refers to a situation where an organization claims to be doing innovation or promoting innovation but in truth, they are doing very little or whatever they’re doing has very little impact on the organization or its environment. The organization is really just putting on a show, a facade.
Mar 23, 202014:45
Helping Startups and Corporates Accelerate Their Business in China

Helping Startups and Corporates Accelerate Their Business in China

Luuk Eliens is the Chief Commercial Officer at XNode: a Chinese-Global platform for innovation on a mission to help entrepreneurs and innovators to build companies with a positive global impact.
Mar 16, 202033:03
Managing Large-Scale R&D Projects in the European Union

Managing Large-Scale R&D Projects in the European Union

Dr. Kostas Tserpes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telematics at Harokopio University of Athens.
Mar 09, 202035:37
Social Innovation and Community Down Under

Social Innovation and Community Down Under

Dan is the Community Manager at Stone & Chalk in Adelaide, Australia, where he helps high potential startups partner with leading organizations worldwide. Dan curates the communities and flagship programs to accelerate growth through access to capital, talent, expertise, customers, insights and community support.
Mar 02, 202037:29
Culture, PropTech, and New Ventures

Culture, PropTech, and New Ventures

Anthony Liu is the founder and leader of New Ventures, a tech pipeline that sources and funds innovative solutions to augment Swire Properties operations.
Feb 24, 202043:54
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Academia

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Academia

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Maxwell, Director of Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (BEST) at the Lassonde School of Engineering, and I talk about how to build entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities within academia and how large organizations can leverage working with academia to compete in the business world.
Feb 17, 202030:31
How to Be an Exceptional Innovation Manager

How to Be an Exceptional Innovation Manager

Adrian Rubstein, Innovation Manager for LATAM and Argentina at Merck Group, and I talk about what it takes to drive innovation within a large organization and why it's important to always stay curious.
Feb 10, 202037:36
How to Build a Corporate Academy

How to Build a Corporate Academy

A conversation with Dr. Leonard Lane, former Executive Director of Fung Academy, about how and why they built a corporate academy for the Fung Group. Leonard serves as a member of the board at Fung Academy and advisor to the group chairman at Li&Fung. He is a professor at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California Irvine where he teaches Competitive Strategy, Global Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, and Strategic Innovation.
Feb 03, 202038:55