1:45PM Aligning Innovation with Business Strategy Through Analytics Explore how to effectively align innovation initiatives with business strategy through the strategic use of analytics:
Anu Sundaram VP Business Analytics Rue Guilt Groupe
• Stage-Specific Analytics: Understanding the varying analytical needs at different stages of the innovation lifecycle, from ide- ation to implementation. • Early Integration: Involving analytics teams from the outset to ensure proper resource allocation and data-driven decision-making throughout the innovation process. • Sustainable Pace: Balancing expectations and timelines to prevent burnout and in- crease the likelihood of successful innovation
outcomes. • Data-Driven Insights: Leveraging data analysis to identify opportunities, test con- cepts, measure impact, and optimize inno- vation initiatives. • Business Impact Focus: Moving beyond rev- enue generation to demonstrate the specif- ic, measurable impact of innovation on key business objectives, such as profitability and customer satisfaction.
Attendees will gain practical guidance on using analytics to drive strategic innovation, optimize resource allocation, and achieve desired business outcomes.
2:15PM Driving Systemic Change: The Playbook to Reignite A Culture of Innovation and Transform a Business How many times in a corporate innovator’s career have we experienced the initial excitement around new innovation initiatives, only to see them lose momentum and fade over time? The only solution to this is true, systemic change. In partnership, Erin Faulk, President of The Garage Group and Sara Stabelfeldt, Vice President of Innovation at Schreiber Foods will share an authentic, “behind the scenes” perspective on the 5-year journey to transform Schreiber Foods into a culture of innovation. More specifical- ly, a culture that is – resilient to change, committed to possibility, and always experimenting in service of sustained growth and impact. In 30 minutes, Erin & Sara will share what it really took (and still takes) to transform the largest customer brand dairy manufacturer in the world, what worked, what didn’t work, and all the stuff they wish they knew when they started.
Sara Stabelfeldt Vice President of Innovation, Schreiber Foods
Erin Faulk President, The Garage Group
Key enablers we will dive into: • Accepting the dynamic nature of building a shared vision for change. • Embracing the snowball analogy: context versus de- sire and expectations.
• Demonstrating vulnerability in showing our work. • Utilizing Sprints to unlock and de-risk ideas through layers of learning.
• Unlocking real ‘post-Sprint momentum’ where results come to life.
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