Innovation Enterprise Filter

This project filters LinkedIn connections to identify people with innovation-related job titles at enterprise companies.

Results Summary

Total connections analyzed: 1,536 Innovation roles identified: 29 (1.9% of all connections) Enterprise companies: 533 connections (34.7% of all connections) Final matches (Innovation + Enterprise): 13 people (0.8% of all connections)

Key Findings

Innovation Categories Found:

• Strategy & Tech (6 people): Digital strategy, business strategy, digital specialists
• Core Innovation (4 people): Innovation leaders, process owners, open innovation specialists
• Digital Transformation (3 people): Transformation consultants, digital transformation officers

Seniority Levels:

• Chief/C-Level: 2 people (including CDTO)
• Manager Level: 2 people
• Lead/Coordinator: 2 people
• Specialist Level: 7 people

Top Companies with Innovation Roles:

1. Platform Builders (2 matches)
2. Individual matches from: Itaú Unibanco, Sensedia, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Accenture Portugal, BNP Paribas Cardif, Salesforce, NTT DATA, Builders, McKinsey & Company, Claro Brasil, Zup Innovation

Notable Connections

Chief/Executive Level:

• Igohr Schultz - CDTO at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
• Gustavo Serafim - Chief of Growth | Digital Platforms at Platform Builders

Strategic Innovation Leaders:

• Thiago Athouguia Gama - Product Strategist & Innovation Leader at Sensedia
• Marlon Leandro Soares - Business Strategy & Innovation Advisor at Platform Builders
• Vinicius Lourenço de Sousa - Open Innovation Architect at Builders

Digital Transformation Experts:

• Guayçara Gusmon Gonçalves - Digital Transformation Analyst at Itaú Unibanco
• Caroline Matias - Enterprise Agility Consultant & Digital Specialist at McKinsey

Files Generated

1. output/innovation_enterprise_results.csv - Complete filtered list with contact details
2. output/summary.json - Statistical analysis and insights
3. enhanced_filter.py - Main filtering script with comprehensive keyword matching
4. enterprise_companies.csv - Reference list of enterprise companies

Methodology

Innovation Role Detection

The filter identifies innovation-related positions across four categories:

1. Core Innovation: Innovation, innovator, innovation officer, innovation manager
2. Digital Transformation: Digital transformation, CDTO, transformation consultant
3. Ventures/R&D: Corporate ventures, R&D, innovation labs, accelerators
4. Strategy/Tech: Digital strategy, business strategy, emerging technology

Enterprise Company Identification

Companies are classified as "enterprise" if they match:

• Global tech giants (Microsoft, Amazon, Google, etc.)
• Major consulting firms (McKinsey, Deloitte, Accenture, etc.)
• Brazilian enterprises (Itaú, Bradesco, Mercado Livre, etc.)
• Financial institutions (JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, etc.)
• Technology companies with significant scale

Language Support

The filter includes Portuguese and Spanish terms for Brazilian/Latin American connections:

• "Transformação digital" (Portuguese)
• "Transformación digital" (Spanish)
• "Gerente" (Manager in Portuguese/Spanish)

Usage

python enhanced_filter.py

The script will:

1. Process the LinkedIn connections CSV
2. Apply innovation keyword matching
3. Filter for enterprise companies
4. Generate filtered results and analysis summary
5. Export results to the output/ directory

Quality Assurance

The filtering includes safeguards against false positives:

• Company name tokens are excluded from position matching
• Excludes unrelated terms like "renovation"
• Validates enterprise company matches
• Provides detailed categorization and confidence scoring