Interview

August 4, 2020

My worst mistake in innovation? Playing it safe

Neena Paul, the chief innovation officer at ?What If! on boombox diplomacy, doing not talking and 18 months of being part of Accenture.


Kimberly Eynon

8 min read

Neena Paul, formerly US chief executive for ?What If! Innovation, now serves as chief innovation officer at ?What If! Innovation, and is a managing director at Accenture after the Big Four consultancy acquired the company in March 2019.

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