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Dettol, Vanish, Durex, and Gaviscon. These are just some examples of beloved brands from Reckitt. As one of the world's leading FMCG giants, Reckitt realised that what got us here won't get us there. With the ever-changing landscape of customer demand and the challenge of climate change, Reckitt is now looking towards the future, helping its household brands stay relevant, and providing its business with sustainable growth. 
Joining us in our very first episode of #IntoTheFuture is Jos Harrison, Global Head of Brand Experience & Design at Reckitt, who will be sharing his insights and experience on how Reckitt is preparing itself for the future. #IntoTheFuture series is where we will explore how corporates can leverage innovation to future-proof its business through new business models, new routes to market and new ways of thinking and working.
Dive in to find how Reckitt is looking to humanise sustainability challenges, evolve its brands and redefine the world of FMCG. 
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Cynthia Hansen, Managing Director at Adecco Innovation Foundation (IF) shares her story with Mark and Neal of how IF went from a traditional foundation programme to a social innovation lab. 
How successful were design thinking, prototype building and innovative pilots in launching impactful ventures? What lessons did she learn to scale successfully? 
From helping young mothers get back into work to ensuring mature workers can earn a living again, IF’s work focuses on designing user-centric, scalable and impactful solutions.
Listen on to discover the world of corporate foundations and learn how you might apply the model to your innovation function!
P.S. We're constantly looking for fresh perspectives on corporate-startup partnerships. If you're willing to share your experience, then please drop us a line at connect@cocubed.com. For more information about Co:cubed and what we do, visit www.cocubed.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) @cocubed.

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From Percy Pig to Colin the Caterpillar, M&S has been a household name in the UK retail space for many years. As one of the UK’s leading retailers, how do they stay ahead of the game? What are they doing to ensure they never go out of style? 
In this episode we are joined by Toby Caterer, Open Innovation Manager from M&S Ignite, an open innovation function for M&S. 
Toby is here to tell you how Ignite is fueling innovation passion amongst colleagues and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. 
Listen on to learn M&S’s secret sauce (well… the one that they can share with anyway) and let us know what you think! 
P.S. We're constantly looking for fresh perspectives on corporate-startup partnerships. If you're willing to share your experience, then please drop us a line at connect@cocubed.com. For more information about Co:cubed and what we do, visit www.cocubed.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @cocubed.

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Corporates are facing unprecedented changes, and startups are playing a pivotal role in driving innovation. 🚀
In this episode, we are back to uncover the fascinating world of Corporate Venture Clienting. 
But what exactly is Venture Clienting, and how do corporations utilise their open innovation toolbox in today's startup ecosystem? 🧐
Well, we have a special guest who's about to break it all down for us. Joining us is Christian Hüttenhein, Venture Client Advisor and Co-Founder of OpenBosch, the Venturing Clienting Unit within Bosch Ventures. 🙌
In this episode, we dive deep into how macroeconomics, technology change, and shifts in the working world are affecting corporates. Discover how corporates are adapting to this new reality, the concept of organisational ambidexterity, and why they need startups to take risky bets. Startups, after all, are built for risk! 💡
Enjoy the episode!
P.S. We're constantly looking for fresh perspectives on corporate-startup partnerships. If you're willing to share your experience, then please drop us a line at connect@cocubed.com. For more information about Co:cubed and what we do, visit www.cocubed.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @cocubed.


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Imagine a world where your bottle of Coca-cola is produced using energy from CO2, packaging made of CO2 and sugar and carbonation pulled out of thin air. Sounds cool, right? Well, that future is in the making with one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottlers, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). 
Joining our new episode is Nicola Tongue, Associate Director of CCEP Ventures, CCEP’s impact investment arm. Nicola is here to talk all things corporate venture capital and how CCEP Ventures is driving a sustainable future through discovering breakthrough technologies. 
From direct air capture technology to carbon utilisation, listen in to hear how CCEP tackle their net-zero goals through impact investing and partnering. 
We're constantly looking for fresh perspectives on corporate-startup partnerships. If you're willing to share your experience, then please drop us a line at connect@cocubed.com. For more information about Co:cubed and what we do, visit www.cocubed.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @cocubed.
Enjoy the episode!

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Did you know that by the time you’re retiring, there will be a significant gap between your salary and your pension? And that that gap is growing? Because we didn’t! 
Opening our new sub-series, #WhereDoesItHurt, Samyr Mezzour from House of Insurtech Switzerland, a Generali’s Innovation Garage spinout, is tasked with the challenge of providing consumers with a 360 view of their financial health to future-proof their retirement. Samyr entered our clinic in hopes that we can help heal where it hurts.
In this episode, we present 3 startups: Nordigen, Moneyhub & Otto, who could potentially help HITS tackle their challenge. Listen on to see which one Samyr swiped right for and how he can see HITS partnering with them should they want to take this forward.
We're constantly looking for fresh perspectives on corporate-startup partnerships. If you're willing to share your experience, then please drop us a line at connect@cocubed.com. For more information about Co:cubed and what we do, visit www.cocubed.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Cocubed.


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