TEDx UChicago

Chicago: April 2011

Robert Wolcott, Founder and Partner at Clareo, addresses Tedx Audience on “Innovating Your Life”. He suggests: 1) Always keep the mission in mind; 2) Write down your questions; 3) Speak multiple languages; 4) Build non-obvious networks; 5) Create option paths; 6) Seek the wisdom in mistakes, and the unexpected; and 7) Know thyself. Video Link.

World Business Dialogue

Speech by Robert Wolcott: March 17, 2010

In 2009 and 2010, Dr. Wolcott keynoted the largest student-organized business-focused conference in Europe, the World Business Dialogue in Cologne, Germany. During his session, he asked everyone to consider how the insights of business research, particularly those of innovation, should impact the ways they live their lives.

AMCF Horizon Lecture Series: Strategy & Innovation

Speech at the AMCF: Posted October 2, 2009

At the Harvard Club in NYC, Clareo Co-Founder and Partner, Robert C. Wolcott, presented comprehensive new business design tools that help harness the multiplicity of innovation in a corporate setting.

Establishing Strong Intra-Department Ties

Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2009

Getting different departments within one company to work well together is essential in a competitive market. Rob Wolcott from the Kellogg School of Management explains how a company can foster intra-department decision-making.

Related text article by Rob Wolcott, Suj Chandrasekhar, and Phil Kotler.

Dr. Robert Wolcott Discusses Grow From Within

Business Week Online, The Key to Corporate Longevity, May 12, 2009

In this podcast, join Michael Arndt, Innovation Editor of Business Week and Robert C. Wolcott as they discuss the upcoming book Grow From Within co-authored by Wolcott and Clareo Principal Michael Lippitz. Grow From Within will be available, Fall 2009, from McGraw-Hill.

Dr. Robert Wolcott on Inspiration for Innovators

Founding partner, Professor Robert C. Wolcott was the keynote speaker for Era of Hope 2008, an international, multi-disciplinary breast cancer research conference sponsored by the DOD Breast Cancer Research Program. His talk revolved around the importance of managing and maximizing innovation in healthcare. He provided models for encouraging innovation and developing public/private partnerships to improve research.

Clareo Partners Relationship With Herman Miller

Jeff Jansma, Director of Commercialization for Herman Miller, Inc., describes how Herman Miller and Clareo teamed up to create a true innovation space in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The space is now used on a regular basis by Clareo, valued clients, local non-profits and friends seeking inspiration leading to action.

IT Trends Forecast: 2007

Dr. Robert Wolcott presents the fundamental elements of the Innovation Radar and it’s implications for strategic planning at the Technology Executives Club in Chicago.

Dr. Robert Wolcott: On the Radar—Innovation

In this podcast, join Tom Parish and Dr. Robert Wolcott as they discuss the innovation radar, how the tool was developed with the help of major corporations over a three-year period, and how it can help your business achieve, and hold on to, the creative advantage.