Launching an Innovation Program

Corporate Innovation is challenging and having peers with whom to share ideas is critical. With this in mind,SwitchPitch, a DC based platform for managing relationships with startups,andOrange Sparkle Ball,an Atlanta based innovation consultancyhave partnered to create Evolve, an innovation collective comprised of people who are heads down in innovation work. Our goal is to put on small events where those of us focused on corporate or institutional innovation can gather and exchange information.

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Lorena Molina-Irizarry from the US Census with Ashley Touchton from Orange Sparkle Ball on how to get started with a new innovation team.

Innovation teams are convened to drive change, prevent disruption or create new solutions. This often brings more questions than answers, making getting started an extreme challenge. How can you structure your team to set yourself up for success? Register today for our Evolve: Webinar Launching an Innovation Program with Lorena Molina-Irizarry from the United States Census Bureau Open Innovation Labs (COIL) in conversation with Ashley Touchton from Orange Sparkle Ball on how to begin when you are tasked with creating a new innovation program.Thursday February 11th, 12:00-1:30 ESTPanelist<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorena-molina-irizarry/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lorena Molina-Irizarry</a> - Director of Operations, <a href="https://opportunity.census.gov/coil/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Census Open Innovation Labs</a>Lorena Molina-Irizarry serves as Director of Operations at the Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL) within the U.S. Census Bureau; bringing together technologists, government and communities through open tech collaboration tapping into the power of open data for good. In this capacity she also managed strategic partnerships with Big in support of the 2020 Census. Previously, she served as the Deputy Chief of National Partnerships, engaging and collaborating with national and local stakeholders in industry, tech community and the third sector increasing data use and awareness of open data, leading to the 2020 Census and beyond. She previously served as the Technology Communications Liaison for the CIO, leading technology and innovation communications efforts at the Census Bureau. She has also been instrumental in developing and implementing innovation strategies, strategic workforce planning initiatives and civic digital talent pipelines for government. Facilitator<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleytouchton/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ashley Touchton</a> - Design and Innovation Strategist, <a href="http://orangesparkleball.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orange Sparkle Ball</a>Ashley is a Design and Innovation Strategy Consultant at Orange Sparkle Ball. With a background in Industrial Design from Georgia Tech, she brings a multi-faceted approach to solving problems and the ability to rapidly pilot solutions for product fit and refinement.Ashley is dedicated to moving quickly and efficiently to find the best solution within tight time frames, keeping multi-stakeholder projects on track and maintaining momentum for new initiatives. She focuses on startup design and strategic corporate acceleration program development, acting as a bridge to connect the two.

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