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Whitepaper
Jährlich veröffentlichen wir ein Whitepaper zu aktuellen Herausforderungen in der Corporate Innovation. Dieses basiert auf Gesprächen mit 50-100 Innovatoren pro Jahr. Die Ausgabe 03/2023 können Sie hier anfordern:
Podcast
Pippo & Paul talken Innovation
Einmal pro Woche telefonieren Philipp Hoffmann und Paul Wesendonk zu Themen rund um Innovation: dabei beleuchten sie Beispiele erfolgreicher Corporate Innovation und streiten zu aktuellen Methoden & Trends.

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👩🏫 Using solar energy to pay teachers more?
This school in Arkansas installed solar energy and turned a budget deficit into a surplus. The surplus is used to pay teachers in the...
Philipp Hoffmann
29. Dez. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
8 Ansichten


If you think technology will solve your problems, you don’t understand technology — and you don’t un
"If you think technology will solve your problems, you don’t understand technology — and you don’t understand your problems." Laurie...
Philipp Hoffmann
12. Dez. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
99 Ansichten

If you could change one thing about your internet service provider, what would it be?
If you could change one thing about your internet service provider, what would it be? Whatever you can come up with: Starlink does it...
Philipp Hoffmann
17. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
1 Ansicht


Venture Clienting—sounds fancy, doesn't it?
Venture Clienting—sounds fancy, doesn't it? A novel approach to resolving organizational bottlenecks with the exuberance of startups....
Philipp Hoffmann
16. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
4 Ansichten


𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
⚡ 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. The possibilities we have to...
Philipp Hoffmann
15. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten

Intrapreneurs are one of the most important drivers of innovation in big companies
⚡ Intrapreneurs are one of the most important drivers of innovation in big companies: and these are the top 5 traits that they have to...
Philipp Hoffmann
14. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
3 Ansichten


Ever had those meetings with lots of Post-Its on walls?
⚡ Ever had those meetings with lots of Post-Its on walls? 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲...
Philipp Hoffmann
13. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
25 Ansichten


Lots of people working on prolonging their lives, especially rich tech billionaires.
⚡ Lots of people working on prolonging their lives, especially rich tech billionaires. But is that even something we should strive for?...
Philipp Hoffmann
10. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
0 Ansichten


Reducing container ship pollution increases global warming
⚡ Reducing container ship pollution increases global warming... wait what? An example of "well-intended is not well done" Cutting...
Philipp Hoffmann
9. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
4 Ansichten


Most organizational problems are not known to top managers
⚡ Most organizational problems are not known to top managers: what can they do to get to know them more effectively? #innovation...
Philipp Hoffmann
8. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
3 Ansichten


In Thailand elephants have figured out how to use their "right of way" to snatch a quick snack
In Thailand elephants have figured out how to use their "right of way" to snatch a quick snack in the form of sugar canes from passing...
Philipp Hoffmann
6. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten


In a war plane it's best to strengthen the orange dots that have been hit most, right?
⚡ In a war plane it's best to strengthen the orange dots that have been hit most, right? Not necessarily: this is an example of...
Philipp Hoffmann
2. Aug. 20231 Min. Lesezeit
4 Ansichten


VW is becoming the metal bender they always feared becoming.
⚡ VW is becoming the metal bender they always feared becoming. And it starts with this 5% investment into Chinese car startup XPENG. The...
Philipp Hoffmann
31. Juli 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten


The catholic church has less "customers" than the ADAC now.
⚡ The catholic church has less "customers" than the ADAC now. What might the churn rate have been and what can startups learn from that?...
Philipp Hoffmann
26. Juli 20231 Min. Lesezeit
4 Ansichten


How we do customer research today vs in two years?
How we do customer research today vs in two years? Today: worst case open Yellow Pages, cold call the target group and do interviews....
Philipp Hoffmann
16. Juli 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten


Still struggling whether to go with a purely electric vehicle or a gas-powered one next?
⚡ Still struggling whether to go with a purely electric vehicle or a gas-powered one next? All you need to know for your decision is...
Philipp Hoffmann
5. Juli 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten


Building startups is simple, but not easy
⚡ Building startups is simple, but not easy. #innovation #futurepositive #creativity #culture #mindset #entrepreneurship #future...
Philipp Hoffmann
4. Juli 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten


When economies of scale backfire
⚡When economies of scale backfire In the most recent "Manager Magazin" I read an article on VW and their software efforts. Since many...
Philipp Hoffmann
3. Juli 20232 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten


Another example of how people don't understand exponential growth
⚡ Another example of how people don't understand exponential growth: #innovation #futurepositive
Philipp Hoffmann
2. Juli 20231 Min. Lesezeit
3 Ansichten


Everybody is talking about reducing stress
⚡ Everybody is talking about reducing stress, but have you ever thought about increasing stress intentionally? Most people can't imagine...
Philipp Hoffmann
29. Juni 20231 Min. Lesezeit
2 Ansichten
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