A recent article from InnoLead, Creating New Value in Large Organizations, explores the state of innovation at major enterprises, featuring insights from senior leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, Ralph Lauren, and others. One key takeaway? Value creation priorities have shifted. A survey featured in the article revealed that, while innovation remains important, the primary organizational focus now is on increasing operational efficiencies. When asked about their greatest weaknesses, most leaders cited a lack of collaborative relationships with other teams and external partners.

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Get the full report from InnoLead here.

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At Nucla, we’ve seen this firsthand after working with hundreds of major global corporations. As companies scale their innovation efforts—whether through partnerships, investments, acquisitions, or scouting—they create a massive data problem. Each team tracks its own pipeline in different tools (or even the same tools) but lacks visibility into what others are doing.

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Nucla centralizes all external engagement data across teams, giving everyone a shared view of existing touchpoints, partnerships, and opportunities. By eliminating silos, we prevent duplicative conversations and redundant work—allowing teams to focus on real innovation instead of administrative overhead.

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How Nucla Works

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Onboard Each Team: Each team sets up a private workspace on Nucla to pull in data from existing CRMs, vendor management systems, spreadsheets, or manually input relationships.

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Integrate Databases: Enterprise-wide integrations allow teams to connect internal databases, so innovation teams can see who the company already works with—eliminating wasted time evaluating partners that are already engaged elsewhere.

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Enterprise-wide Access: A centralized, searchable database gives anyone in the company instant visibility into external relationships, ensuring that cross-functional teams collaborate effectively.

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The Benefits

Teams leveraging Nucla experience:

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Increased Visibility: Showcase the valuable work your team is doing instead of keeping it locked in spreadsheets or siloed systems. Let others leverage your insights and increase your impact.

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Faster Decision-Making: No more hunting through org charts or CRMs to understand past relationships. Instantly see if your company has already engaged with a partner and connect with the right internal stakeholder.

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True Cross-Team Collaboration: R&D, innovation, partnerships, and venture teams often work on overlapping initiatives but rarely coordinate. Nucla fosters collaboration by making existing efforts visible.

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Optimized Vendor & Partner Selection: Easily search and engage approved vendors and suppliers—saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring compliance with internal processes.

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The Conclusion

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Innovation is a team effort—not just within your team, but across all adjacent teams working to bring new ideas, processes, and partners into your company. Eliminating silos and prioritizing relationship visibility can supercharge innovation efforts and drive measurable impact.

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If you’re looking to scale your innovation teams, streamline collaboration, and improve efficiency, Nucla can help. Let’s talk about how we can empower your organization to increase visibility, eliminate redundant work, and unlock the full potential of your external partnerships.

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📩 Get in touch to learn more!

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