by David Matheson | Aug 16, 2019 | Event
What is the Important and Valuable Challenge? The SmartOrg Framework for Growth Watch the full discussion of how DuPont was reforged as a growth company to the tune of 3X using SmartOrg’s guidance and innovation platform. DuPont was asking itself, “What is...
by David Matheson | Aug 7, 2019 | Event
Is it Real? Can We Win? Is it Worth it? When the Pain of The Present Exceeds the Fear of the Future Watch the full discussion of how three newly formed companies created new sources of innovation and growth and how you can achieve similar benefits in your...
by David Matheson | Jun 24, 2019 | Event
The “Merger of the Century” saw Dow Chemical and DuPont combine into a behemoth called DowDuPont, and then quickly divide itself back into three publicly-traded spinoffs: DuPont (specialty materials), Corteva Agriscience (seeds and crop protection), and Dow (materials...
by David Matheson | Jun 18, 2019 | Strategic Portfolio Management
“I had never felt so badly about creating a success” Michael, the CTO told me. He was in charge of a large R&D organization and he had a very cool, slightly quirky technology. He asked for many proposals for how to exploit it. Every time the financials came in,...
by David Matheson | Jun 11, 2019 | ValuePoint™
At the Front End of Innovation event in Boston last month, Alexa Dembek of DuPont and Neal Gutterson of Corteva Agriscience shared their perspectives on navigating the Merger of the Century between DuPont and Dow Chemical. The merged DowDuPont has split into three...