Interview

June 1, 2021

Innovation theatre doesn’t just kill startups. It kills innovation managers, too

Four innovation manager roles where the company failed to back her plans have left Noelia Almanza feeling burned-out. It is not an uncommon story.


Maija Palmer

8 min read

“I feel really burned, violated — fooled, really,” says Noelia Almanza, reflecting on a series of recent roles as the head of innovation at companies that started with big plans for innovation but which then fizzled out, with no budget or staff to carry them out.

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