KROGER
“ A CRITICAL SKILL
WE ' VE WORKED ON WITH DELOITTE IS HOW TO FAIL FAST . THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INNOVATION LABS AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO TAKE BIG CHALLENGES AND BREAK THEM INTO
SMALLER ONES ”
DAN WHITACRE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF KROGER LABS
AND TECHNOLOGY , KROGER
outcome-driven initiatives and understand how innovation in Kroger Labs works within this kind of scenario .”
The practice of learning quickly and implementing learning repeatedly to iterate new solutions is key to any successful research and development organisation . And Kroger Labs is one of the best .
“ A critical skill we ' ve worked on with Deloitte is how to fail fast . They have their own innovation labs and understand how to take big challenges and break them into smaller ones . Teaching us to fail more quickly on the smaller problems enables us to avoid wasting time and instead focuses our energy on finding effective solutions to solve the bigger problems ,” Whitacre said .
University partnerships are some of Whitacre ’ s favourite interactions in the Kroger Labs ecosystem . The lab team works with multiple universities and colleges to
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