Disruptive Edge

🚀 Exciting News 🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome Jon Saul to Disruptive Edge as Associate Partner & Head of Canada! Jon brings a wealth of experience building and leading teams to drive growth and deliver new value across industries as diverse as financial services, wearable technology, transportation and more. Jon has a specialized skillset in problem discovery, value creation, and practice development. His strategic approach and passion for innovation make him a perfect fit for our mission to be the world’s leading innovation partner. We can’t wait to see the impact Jon will make as we continue to grow and innovate. Welcome to the team, Jon!

Honoured to be featured in this year's Innovator's Handbook by Innov8rs.co alongside the ecosystem's biggest thought leaders. You can download your free copy here - https://innov8rs.co/

As corporates shift toward decentralized innovation, the need for cohesive strategies is more critical than ever. With business units driving both core and non-core growth, a robust foundation—like an "Innovation Factory"—ensures alignment, prevents duplicative efforts, and maximizes resource efficiency. For leaders in large organizations who are navigating this shift, proactive organizational design and shared systems are key to sustainable innovation. Want to explore how this impacts your organization? Reach out for a 1:1 conversation with June Barrage from Disruptive Edge [email protected], and Rachel Gordon from Triple Agent [email protected].

📢 New Report Release from Disruptive Edge! 📢 We are thrilled to unveil our new report, Navigating Innovation: Driving De-risked Growth Through a Validated Process! Uncover the playbook to continually identify, validate, launch and scale concepts. This final report in our five-part series focuses on our innovation process and dives into it's importance within organizations to ensure consistency, quality and accountability, which are vital to transform a vision into reality. 📖 What's Inside? The Innovation Factory: An introduction to our innovation architecture and the key components of our Innovation Process. Case Studies: Insights from global leaders like Amazon and Tesla, showcasing successful Innovation Processes. Tools to Assess & Effectively Launch New Concepts: Customized frameworks to help you work through our Innovation Process and build robust concepts from ideation to market launch. 🚀 We outlined some of the key components of our Innovation Process in our Innov8rs.co session earlier today! If you're eager to delve into the complexities of executing innovation within major corporations, this report is a must-read. Download for free here: https://lnkd.in/g3Bm7aPq Expert insights or have questions? Don't hesitate to connect.

We were delighted to have Leo Chan from Abound Innovation Inc. come in and host 'A LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Experience' with a few members of our Toronto team. It taught us a lot about ourselves and each other (including how talented we are at building with Lego!). 🚀 Thank you Leo! 

📢 New Report Coming soon from Disruptive Edge! 📢 The fifth and final report in our five-part series, focused on Innovation Process! We are thrilled to announce our new report, Navigating Innovation: Driving de-risked growth through a validated process! Uncover the playbook to continually identify, validate, launch and scale concepts. Without processes, organizations fail to ensure consistency, quality and accountability which is strategically imperative to transform a vision into reality. Through structured, repeatable and teachable processes, organizations can provide a roadmap for scalability and continuous improvement. Our report showcases how processes translate to reality for businesses looking to capture opportunities. If you're eager to delve into the complexities of executing innovation within major corporations, this report will be a must-read! Our report will be released on 🗓 September 4th 🗓  following our launch during the Foresight & Business Design Innov8rs.co Learning Lab.

📢 New report coming soon from Disruptive Edge! 📢 Our team has been diving into public transit and mobility trends on a global scale, exploring innovations around the world in this space. We are excited to announce the launch of “Shaping the Future of Public Transit and Mobility,” a report that highlights the most impactful innovations transforming public transit in cities worldwide. This report delves into customer insights and analyzes what these changes mean for the future of urban mobility. As urban populations grow and environmental concerns rise, cities are increasingly embracing cutting-edge technologies to enhance mobility, reduce emissions, and improve user experiences. This report showcases key trends, emerging startups, and successful pilots driving this transformation.   📅 Release Date: September 17th, 2024 📅 Discover how these innovations are reshaping transit systems globally. This report is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of urban mobility! 📖 Find the report on our website on launch day.

🔥 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! 🎙️ "𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳."  In this week's podcast, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, an associate partner at Disruptive Edge, shares insights on how large global companies can tackle their biggest challenges through innovation. 🎙️ Disruptive Edge's focus is on driving tangible results through adjacent innovations rather than long-term disruptive ideas. 🚀 June emphasizes the urgency for organizations to innovate and adapt, as 90% of Fortune 500 companies from 1955 have disappeared due to failure to innovate. 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gR8THPPs 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gS7rWrnF 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲: http://disruptiveedge.com 🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/gJHyC26x #LIBIPodcast #TheRainforestAlberta #YYC #podcast #podcasthost #podcastguest #techyyc #techalberta #canadiantech #techtalk #techpodcast #yyccommunity #yycnow #innovationyyc #podcastyyc

We're going to be in Italy this week for Innov8rs.co Milan conference on June 12th and 13th. Are you around? Come say hi. Can't attend? We're happy to send you some highlight and share insights! 📝 Martina Facchin #i8Milan

📢 New Report Release from Disruptive Edge! 📢 We are thrilled to unveil our new report, Navigating Innovation: Bringing Innovation to Life Through Effective Resourcing! Discover the secrets to gaining the right traction and buy-in for your innovation function, and learn how to resource it effectively. Our report illuminates best practices in an ever-evolving innovation landscape. Unlock the power of human capital and funding to build a robust innovation function. When these elements are properly aligned, they become the cornerstone of sustained innovation and growth. Dive into our report and master the art of resourcing your innovation function for long-term success. This is the fourth report in our five-part series, focusing on Innovation Resourcing. 📘 What's Inside? The Innovation Factory - An introduction to our innovation architecture and the key components of Innovation Resourcing. Case Studies - Insights from global leaders like CIBC and Nike, showcasing successful resourcing strategies. Tools to Assess & Effectively Resource - Customized frameworks to help you optimize resource distribution and foster an environment where innovation thrives. If you're eager to delve into the complexities of innovation resourcing within major corporations, this report is a must-read. 🔗 Download for free here: https://lnkd.in/eGQhpGqr Expert insights or have questions? Don't hesitate to connect.