Podcast S2E30 Scott Kirsner - Turning innovation management in to a real career path

On today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, I speak with innovation leader Scott Kirsner.

For the full episode article, visit: https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/02/podcast-s2e30-scott-kirsner-turning-innovation-management-in-to-a-real-career-path/ 

Scott is the founder of Innovation leader, and today we talk about some of the research his company has found about how innovation works in large companies, and what innovation specialists do.

Topics covered in today's episode: 03:00 - what innovation managers do after they leave their position in corporations, and how long they stay in their positions 06:00 - the pressure on innovation teams to produce outcomes and results 08:30 - the new research on the makeup of innovation portfolios and time spent on innovations in corporations (core, adjacent, transformational innovations) 10:45 - the traditional 70-20-10 split of innovation resources, and how this is different between industries 11:45 - does a slowdown in the economy shift focus to short-term innovation? 14:00 - the differences between the way startups and established corporations innovate 15:15 - how the media often misjudges innovation to be about startups 17:00 - how to make innovation a real career path 22:00 - good case studies of companies which have built their creative muscle

Links mentioned in this episode: Innovation Leader: https://www.innovationleader.com/ 

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