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At the Social Innovation Summit on June 11, 2015 in Washington, DC, Kellogg School professor Robert Wolcott suggested a team exercise: What if you had no resources, how would you carry out your mission? Hear a real-life example in his speech introducing the Society section of the Summit.

SustainAbility In this case study from SustainAbility, Clareo alliance partner Mark Bidwell led a new Specialty Crops unit at Swiss agribusiness firm Syngenta. Tasked with meeting the needs of the farmer of the future, Bidwell created a customer-first focus that prioritized understanding the farmers’ challenges. The results were increased productivity for growers and improved brand loyalty.

The Globe & Mail “We need to provide [mined] resources at a price point that’s effective to continue economic development, but at the same time it has to be done in a way that has good outcomes for society,” says Clareo partner Peter J. Bryant , co-chair of The KIN Catalyst: Mining Company of the Future,…

Icos are struggling to sustain their dividend policy Kellogg School professors Robert Wolcott and Andrew Razeghi have been exploring big shifts in the marketplace. An important change they identified is that more products and services will be produced and provided at the time and place they are required—and the pace of that change is accelerating rapidly. Indeed, established…

Are you friends with the apps on your mobile device? This may seem like a strange question, but ask yourself this as you read the following article.

Clareo joined senior leaders from Google, GE, Exelon, Honeywell at the Economist Innovation Forum in Chicago this past March to discuss how exponential technologies, frugal engineering and radical business models are disrupting top industries.

How do you create change at the industry level? How do you evolve one of the world’s biggest industries? Working with the Kellogg Innovation Network over the past 3 years, Clareo collaborated to create a framework for innovation and improved sustainability in the mining sector.

The World of Corporate Venturing In a candid interview with Mike Johnson, former CEO of Castrol, Clareo partners Peter Bryant and Scott Bowman explore the innovation strategy that made Castrol a leader in its industry. As Mike said, “The future is already here…Corporate venturing allows us to jump-start innovation and reinvent Castrol to succeed in…