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Jim Euchner: Disrupting the Status Quo to Drive Innovation within Large Organizations

Nov 28, 2022

Better Innovation is back with season 6! Our first guest of the season is Jim Euchner, author of Lean Startup in Large Organizations. With over 25 years of experience in the field of intelligent systems, Jim is a co-founder of the MIT Innovation Laboratory and was previously the Vice President of Global Innovation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Before that, he held roles as Vice President at Pitney Bowes and Bell Atlantic (now Verizon). Jim was at the forefront of digital transformation at these large enterprises, driving innovation during periods of immense technological change, most notably in the telecommunications industry during the 80s and 90s amid the rise of the internet. In this episode, Jim discusses his new book, which explores a systematic approach for implementing Lean Startup in large organizations, and he reflects on the experiences that provided him with the courage, curiosity, and vision to drive innovation and break barriers throughout his career.

Inside Outside Innovation Interview with Jim Euchner 

Jim Euchner, author of the new book Lean Startup in Large Organizations, and Brian Ardinger, Co-founder of Inside Outside Innovation talk about the underlying fears companies have when trying to change and implement innovation initiatives. And what they can do to initiate and build lean startup methodologies to embrace change and stay competitive. For more innovation resources check out insideoutside.io.

Goodyear and Pitney Bowes Veteran on Applying Lean Startup in Large Companies

Veteran corporate innovator Jim Euchner talks game theory, corporate antibodies, and lean startup, in advance of the publication of his new book. Click here for article.

Lean Startup in Large Organizations Part I – Troubleshooting Agile

We’re joined by Jim Euchner, author of Lean Startup in Large Organizations, and discuss how to overcome the “antibodies” that big companies have against experimentation (and why those antibodies are actually healthy. Click here. 

Podcast S7E151: Jim Euchner – Lean Startup in Large Organisations

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Jim Euchner. Jim is Honorary Professor at Aston Business School (UK) and Editor in Chief of Research-Technology Management, a peer-reviewed journal for practitioners of innovation, technology and research management. He was previously Vice President of Global Innovation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where he led the development of new businesses and helped launch five businesses on three continents.