Illumina Accelerator: Next-Gen
Corporate Accelerator with a
Customer-Creation Focus
by Diana Joseph & Amanda Cashin
We describe the history, design and expansion of Illumina for Startups — a case that represents a company with strong entrepreneurial capacity engaging in open innovation, through a startup accelerator now expanding internationally with different models. This case highlights the strategy and tactical reasoning behind Illumina’s
approach.
WHAT CORPORATES CAN DO TO HELP AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THRIVE – AND WHY THEY SHOULD DO IT
by Diana Joseph & Susan Windham-Bannister & Mikel Mangold
No corporate is an island – you operate in an ecosystem. What makes an ecosystem thrive? In this paper we build on the work of Susan Windham-Bannister, founding (former) CEO of the $1B fund that transformed Boston/Cambridge into a life sciences hub to describe how a thriving ecosystem works, and the important role that corporates need to take.
FOUR MODELS FOR CORPORATE TRANSFORMATIVE, OPEN INNOVATION
by Arthur A. Boni, Ph. D & Diana Joseph, Ph. D.
When it comes to open innovation, one size does not fit all – the Googles of the world, with highly innovative culture, highly innovative leadership and deep enough pockets to absorb almost any risk, can create startups from scratch. Companies with long established core businesses and little tolerance for risk might need to take a different approach. Innovation is an imperative in a world where standing still is itself risky. But how will you choose your path? This paper proposes four different models that corporates can pursue based on their leadership and cultural maturity. Contact us for a free evaluation of your company’s stage and a model recommendation.
ALIGNING THE CORPORATION FOR TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION: INTRODUCING INNOVATION DASHBOARD 2.0
by Arthur A. Boni, Ph. D & Diana Joseph, Ph. D.
In dynamic times, corporates need to innovate more than ever! But it’s not easy. One of the biggest challenges to successful innovation is aligning expectations across the organization, linking strategy to tactics in a visible and trackable way. The Dashboard 2.0 draws on industry research to present a deceptively simple one-page internal communication tool, in the spirit of the Business Model Canvas. Read the article for background and the most recent version on our tools page!