How Hallmark Embraces Innovation as a Company

Jennifer Garbos

What does innovation look like? How does innovation inspire change and growth? In this episode of Venture unscripted., City Innovations CEO Josh Barker sat down with Jennifer Garbos, the Design Engineering Manager at Hallmark. Josh and Jennifer dig into the intersection of work and entrepreneurship, while providing insight into how Hallmark continues to emerge as […]

How to Create an Innovation Framework

All ideas and opinions are Matteo’s own and do not express the views or opinions of his employer. With multiple moving pieces, people, and processes, creating innovation at the corporate level can be challenging. In this episode of Venture unscripted., Josh Barker, CEO of City Innovations, sat down with Matteo Dariol, the Lead Innovation Strategist […]

How to Become an Innovation High Striker with Greg Guidotti

Ferrara Creative Carnival Innovation Event

Episode Summary A few weeks back an email out of the blue came our way. Would we would be a part of Ferrara Candy Company’s internal innovation event? By now you know we love talking about innovation, so the answer was YES! Today you’ll hear Josh interview Greg Guidotti, the General Manager at Ferrara, about […]

What does Digital Transformation Look Like Right Now?

How are we using digital transformation right now?

Episode Summary After COVID-19 hit, we ran a webinar about how companies could accelerate digital transformation. Now we’ve seen a ton of companies do just that. From small retailers hopping online to everyone moving to the cloud – digital is here to stay and here to reign. How can your business stay abreast of these […]

Why is Using a Lean Startup Methodology Important?

The Importance of a Lean Startup Methodology

Episode Summary Today on Ask an Innovator we discuss the Lean Startup Methodology. We get into what is is, how to use it, and why it’s so dang important to us here at CIL. We talk through company examples – who has used it and why? And what role the customer plays, how it could […]

How To Build An Impressive Product Vision Board

Download our Product Vision Board to start conversations and realize business goals!

A lot of businesses have a vision statement – a memorable sentence that expresses the core aim of the company. However, not many lay it all out on a product vision board. When City Innovation Labs facilitates workshops with our clients we like to ask if the business has a vision statement for itself or […]

How to Leverage Consumer Insights for Innovation

Andy Renaud talks about consumer insights for innovation on episode 42

SUMMARY WITH ANDY RENAUD Andy Renaud from Ferrara Candy is on AAI today and a common theme that comes up is what do we do with consumer insights? How do we use them to fill our innovation pipeline? How can we use them to engage our customer on social media and beyond? Andy talks to Josh […]

Is Look At The Future of Tourism?

SUMMARY WITH LUKA VUKOVIC OF LOOK AT Episode 41 highlights Luka Vukovic and his awesome company, Look At. He talks with Josh about how he plans to disrupt the lucrative tourist industry with his selfie sculptures. No longer do you have to ask awkwardly for someone to take your picture or snap one yourself, this […]

What Will the Future Look Like for Innovations in Science?

An Interview about innovations in science with Tim Lavengood.

SUMMARY Tim Lavengood is on Ask an Innovator today talking with us about innovations in science. We talk about how the Technology Innovation Center will provide a place for scientists to truly own their own intellectual property and what that means for inventing and the world at large. We talk about the importance of mentorship […]

How to Keep Innovating with IP Lawyer Daniel Shulman

IP Lawyer Daniel Shulman on Episode 39 of AAI

SUMMARY Daniel Shulman, an IP Lawyer at Vedder Price in Chicago is on today to discuss how to make space for a robust culture of innovation. He and Josh talk through the specifics of creating a place where innovators are free to innovate – even during a pandemic. They discuss remote work and how to […]