Day 1 Strategy & Transformation Track (continued)
1:45PM Establishing A Corporate Accelerator
Dakota Crow Head of Innovation Programs, US Bank
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Dakota has built a corporate accelerator not once but twice. And in highly regulated industries like life science and banking. From the corporate accelerator he’s built, Dakota has been able to facilitate 13 projects with $650M in value for the organization. He has found a way to create and cultivate significant interest inside of large global corporations with his first effort engaging over 350 people and his latest effort engag- ing over one thousand colleagues. Dakota has proven that the corporate accelerator is a great way to not only activate individu- als but to discover and develop people and ideas towards innovation for the organization.
• Building an internal idea accelerator from the ground up • Beginning with the end in mind; where to start, who needs to buy-in, resources you need, etc. • Reviewing lessons learned on going from 3 to 300 participants • Building in additional levels of Bootcamp, Accelerator and Incubator • Boasting a portfolio of projects with $650M in potential value
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