Category: Innovation Operations
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Scout New Tech Like a Pro

Ask most executives whether their organisation is good at finding new technology for their pressing needs, and they will say yes. Ask them to walk you through the actual process the last time they dåid it, and the answer often gets vaguer fast. It is surprising how many companies, including some with real innovation budgets… Read more
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The Strategic Scouting Matrix

Over nearly 20 years of running innovation functions and businesses, whether within large corporates, investment firms, government bodies, or for clients, my teams and I had to “scout” for external innovative solutions in almost every conceivable form. While some organisations treat scouting as a standalone business, it is more commonly a critical component of a… Read more
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When 95% of GenAI Projects Fail to Deliver, Maybe Organisations Need #InnoOps?
By Dr Maurizio Pilu, PhD (AI), eMBA, Fellow IETAugust 2025 MIT recently reported that 95% of [Gen]AI projects fail. The stat got the web and investors in a frenzy. In fact, the stat is far more nuanced, and should be seen in the context of a boom in AI experimentation and well-established AI tools such as… Read more