As we prepare to head into a new year, the Northwestern Mutual Innovation team outlines three themes that will be increasingly critical for our industry in 2021 and beyond.
The global pandemic couldn’t stop us from hosting our annual Innovation Fair. See how we engaged leaders and employees by creating a virtual alternative.
Northwestern Mutual is participating in our third Reverse Pitch MKE. Entrepreneurs, startups and other creatives will compete virtually this year to help solve some of today's most pressing business challenges.
When tasked with creating a better case note transcription app, our innovation team came up with a first-ever application of Amazon Transcribe. See how this new innovation came to life.
The most challenging part about innovating may not be coming up with the next great idea, but rather getting someone to take notice. Put the odds in your favor by following these seven steps.
My startup company is about to pilot a product we've been co-developing with Northwestern Mutual that uses artificial intelligence to read and review medical records. It has been a great ride so far!
We recently celebrated the first anniversary of Cream City Labs and couldn't be happier about the feedback we are getting from the many different teams that use our dedicated innovation space.
For startups that want to work with us, the first priority is to have a solution that solves a business need or opportunity. The second priority is something we find is often overlooked, yet critical to every successful engagement: Industry-standard controls.
At the July Milwaukee Product Brew meetup, John Zeratsky, co-creator of The Design Sprint, shared how to apply the same framework to be more productive in everyday life.
We have a dedicated Digital Innovation team to engage and work with startups, and have created some real, measurable value for our company. Here's what our most successful startup/enterprise partnerships have in common.
We recently had the opportunity to supercharge our DevOps enablement efforts during a three-month stay in Northwestern Mutual's new Cream City Labs. Here is why the experience was a success.
Every third Tuesday of the month, my team and I host a meetup where attendees share best practices, successes and failures on the stage as they discover the latest and greatest innovations being developed in the Milwaukee area.
My colleagues and I had a great idea for a startup – but NO idea what to expect when were invited to run it through Northwestern Mutual’s incubator program. Here's what I learned.
Thinking about building an innovation lab? We recently unveiled our new innovation space, Cream City Labs. Here's what we learned during its design and build that may help you create your own space that engages and inspires.