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32 Corporate Innovation Labs In Retail

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SPACE10 invites people from the worlds of art, design, and technology to work on research projects that result in a range of Ikea prototypes, exhibitions, events, and workshops. It teamed up with OraLabs to create the CoverGirl Smoochies lip balm product and got it to market in less than a year. PepsiCo — Design & Innovation.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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Before BCG and McKinsey and Bain, most business people dismissed “strategy” as something for generals and political campaigns. They used every available resource to understand industries, markets, consumer sentiment, and companies’ product lines. Consultants did this because clients weren’t.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

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Visa — One Market Center. Key people: Chris Curtin, Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer; Shiv Singh, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. It also serves as a testing ground for new ideas from the Labs via customer feedback, demo bars, and workshops. Founded: 2013. Founded: 2016.