Episode 11 – Breathing Life into Organisations on Innovation Life Support
About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Susie Braam about what keeps innovators within large organisations going and what makes it really hard for them. Susie shares what good [...]
Episode 11 – Breathing Life into Organisations on Innovation Life Support – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript [00:00] Susie: If you're not taking some space and time to reflect on where are we [...]
Innovation Accounting & Product Led Growth – A Failed Experiment
By Elijah Eilert I recently wrote an article called What is Innovation Accounting? Explained by Artificial Intelligence, and was surprised by how well the tool, called OpenAI, managed to describe what innovation accounting is. [...]
Episode 10 – Retrospective
About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Oliver Durrer. Oliver is sharing insights from his accomplished career in corporate innovation. He is also helping Elijah do a Retro on [...]
Episode 10 Retrospective – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript [00:00] Teaser/Elijah: Yeah, I guess you were really vulnerable and I appreciate that. I believe it [...]
What is Innovation Accounting? Explained by Artificial Intelligence
By Elijah Eilert My friend Mark Vaughn recently found this interesting tool - OpenAI. In a group chat with friends, we had some fun with it, writing poems and asking the AI silly questions. [...]
The Importance of Evidence Based Storytelling in Innovation
About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Tendayi Viki about the power and pitfalls of storytelling in the context of innovation management. A well-told story has the power to [...]
Innovation Management: How to Learn the Right Thing at the Right Time
By Elijah Eilert “We failed but we have learned so much,” is often heard from innovators. In principle, we should welcome this, as innovation teams sharing their failures is one of the signs of [...]
Innovation Accounting – The Second System
About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Esther Gons, author of the Innovation Accounting Book, about the importance of having innovation accounting established as a second system within large [...]
Innovation Accounting – The Second System – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript Teaser If we want to change the world, we need that second system. And I want [...]
Unit Economics: How to Calculate CAC & LTV – It Depends – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript Teaser As much as possible. I try to stay away from the average. Once you collapse [...]
Unit Economics: How to Calculate CAC & LTV – It Depends
About the Episode Elijah Eilert speaks to Paul Orlando about his book Growth Units to discover how to best calculate Customer Acquisition Cost and Lifetime Value. Paul tells us how [...]
Understanding the ISO Standard for Innovation Management – Concepts & Benefits
About the Episode Elijah Eilert speaks to Andy Cars, the founder and CEO of Lean Ventures International, about the ISO standards for innovation management. Having participated in the ISO creation [...]
Understanding the ISO Standard for Innovation Management – Concepts & Benefits – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript Teaser How do we have a positive impact on the world that we live in? And [...]
Fundamentals of Metered Funding & Stage Gates for Innovation – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript Teaser But for 99% of the companies out there, customer demand is almost always the biggest [...]
Innovation Accounting in Practice
By Tristan Kromer & Elijah Eilert It is not enough to say, “We’re early stage and we shouldn’t focus on a business plan or metrics.” It is not enough to say, “We’re focusing on qualitative data.” And [...]
Fundamentals of Metered Funding & Stage Gates for Innovation
About the Episode Elijah Eilert speaks to Tristan Kromer about the fundamentals of a VC-like funding approach for corporate innovation that releases resources over time in exchange for [...]
Innovation Funnel Management: Lessons from Gold Exploration
By Elijah Eilert What do gold mining and breakthrough product innovation have in common? The odds of success are low. Only 1 gold mine comes to fruition from 10,000 potential prospects. Obviously, mining companies [...]
A Common Framework & Post Launch Metrics – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript Jael We often underestimate what we can achieve in a year. And we overestimate what we [...]
A Common Framework & Post Launch Metrics
About the Episode Elijah Eilert speaks to Jael Kong who until recently was working with a leading FMCG company. She is jam-packed with insights and will speak with us about [...]
Where Corporate Strategy Meets Innovation Strategy
By Tristan Kromer Every once in a while, there’s a question on a forum or in a breakout room that really starts a wild discussion. My favorite example from the Innov8rs forum might be: [...]
Innovation Accounting: The Failure of the Business Case
By Tristan Kromer & Elijah Eilert In times of uncertainty, we strive for predictability. The relentless pace of change driven by rapid technological advancement has made more and more companies paranoid. They look over their [...]
Innovation Accounting – Ranges are Key
About the Episode Elijah Eilert speaks to Tristan Kromer about the pitfalls of early-stage predictions in startups and corporate innovation initiatives, and how to drastically improve them. “It’s ok to ask [...]
Innovation Accounting – Ranges are Key – Podcast Transcript
Main Episode Page Podcast & Show Notes Episode Transcript Teaser What are the principles we should be bringing into early stage prediction? It's that, you [...]
Innovation Accounting – a Historical Perspective
By Elijah Eilert Traditional accounting methods measure and manage innovation efforts but too often they are one of innovation’s biggest disablers. Standard business cases and financial modeling for example are not helpful in funding [...]