69. What do Heads of Innovation do?

Working in innovation at a large company can be a great way to join the tech boom for non-techies. But what do you do when you get there? 

Innovation leaders have a wide range of backgrounds. Some have deep tech expertise, and others are marketing pros. The innovation path a company has chosen determines the background of the person who'll lead it.

Learning notes: 

• There are 6 paths to innovation: private, public, incremental, breakthrough, product and process.
• Breakthrough innovation is when a company asks itself: we need to do something completely different. What is that thing? How do we do it?
• Public innovation is tied to marketing and how customers see the brand.
• Private innovation doesn't leave the company's walls until it is ready to be commercialised and often comes with patent protection (think biotech businesses).

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