Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the Idea to Value podcast, where in every episode we highlight the latest insights into creativity and innovation from experts across the world. I’m your host Nick Skillicorn, I care about the evidence behind what makes ideas happen, and I have already helped thousands of people like you through my unique insights into recent scientific findings of how creativity works. I also show you how to turbocharge innovation programmes so they can finally deliver on the value and ideas you’ve been struggling to execute. Get your free training on how creativity can be improved by registering at https://www.ideatovalue.com
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Seth Godin - The Song of Significance: Podcast E165
May 29, 2023 09:01 - 40 minutes - 38.5 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with one of the most influential and prolific authors on the topics of marketing and creativity in the world, Seth Godin. Seth Godin is one of the fathers of online and email marketing, and has blogged every day for decades. His blog has thousands of posts, he has written over 20 bestselling books, and his views are respected around the world. His newest book is "The Song of Significance: A Manifesto for Teams and the People Who Lea...
Scott Kirsner & Alex Slawsby - Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2023: Podcast E164
February 09, 2023 20:56 - 53 minutes - 40.8 MBNick's Services: Innovation & Creativity Since 2005, Nick Skillicorn has been helping companies around the world enhance their innovation capabilities, deliver their most strategically transformational projects, unlock the creativity of their people and execute their ideas more effectively to deliver more value from their ventures and innovation portfolio. He does this through his Consulting, Keynote Speeches, Project Management, Workshops and Sprints. Click here to find out how he can...
Todd Henry Developing a Daily Creative practice Podcast S7E163
September 15, 2022 10:08 - 31 minutes - 20.2 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak again with author Todd Henry about his new book Daily Creative. By the time this podcast launches, the book has already been #1 on Amazon, so congratulations Todd. You may remember Todd from the previous podcast interview where we talked about the Motivation Code. Today we talk about what it takes to make creativity a daily exercise and how to make it more actionable and productive. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1...
Podcast S7E162: Angus Fletcher - Improving creativity through narrative and movement
May 26, 2022 14:26 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Prof Angus Fletcher from Ohio State University. He describes himself as a "Story Scientist, and his team have been doing some interesting research into new ways of improving creativity and problem solving through narrative and storytelling. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1MJ #storytelling #podcast #creativity #ai #artificialintelligence #research #neuroscience We speak about the unique link between motor neurons ...
Podcast S7E161: Tiffani Bova - Employee Experience leading to Customer Experience
May 19, 2022 16:22 - 31 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Salesforce's Innovation and Growth Evangelist Tiffani Bova. Tiffani is recognised as one of the top management thinkers in the world by Thinkers 50, is the author of Growth IQ and is a well-known speaker on the topic of Growth. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Mz #podcast #salesforce #growth #business We speak about why the experience of your employees is one of the most overlooked drivers of the experience your cu...
Podcast S7E160: Eric Barker - Plays well with others
May 05, 2022 17:30 - 42 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with bestselling author Eric Barker. Eric runs one of the most popular newsletters on the web to use science and psychology to improve your life, and I have been a fan for years. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1LU #relationships #psychology #creativity #selfhelp #loneliness We speak about his new book Plays well with others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong, ...
Podcast S7E159: Margaret Webb - Divergent Association Task
April 28, 2022 16:30 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Dr Margaret Webb from the University of Melbourne. Together with her co-author Dr Simon Cropper and Jay Olson, they created and released the Divergent Association Task, a new method to estimate the divergent creative potential of someone based simply on them entering a few words into an online form. #divergent #creativity #test #podcast See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ih This test has since exploded, with mill...
Podcast S7E158: Ayse Birsel - Design the life you love
April 21, 2022 16:30 - 34 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with award winning designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has been voted one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, is a bestselling author, and has won international awards for designing everything from furniture to cars to toilet seats to vegetable peelers. Without knowing it, you are likely to have used something she has designed in your own life. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1LJ #podcast #design #designthink...
Podcast S7E157: Paul Ruppert - How the 1990s telecomms industry drove innovation
April 14, 2022 16:30 - 27 minutes - 21.9 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Paul Ruppert. Paul is a veteran of the Telecommunications industry, and his companies have helped bring breakthrough technologies like worldwide mobile calling and SMS to the masses. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1LG #telecomms #innovation #podcast In this interview, we speak about what it takes for companies to innovate in new markets, the challenges with new technology and whether you are better off being a...
Podcast S7E156: Andy Binns - How corporations can beat startups at innovation
April 07, 2022 16:30 - 26 minutes - 19.8 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Andy Binns, Co-Founder of Change Logic and author of Corporate Explorer: How corporations can beat startups at the innovation game. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Lr #podcast #innovation #disruption Andy has worked as a strategic advisor to Leaders for decades, with experience at McKinsey, IBM and now Change Logic. We speak about the myth of only startups being able to innovate, and what it takes for large c...
Mini Podcast S7E155 - 5 Reasons why you should regularly review your previous work
March 25, 2022 19:56 - 10 minutes - 12.1 MBYesterday, I wrote about the 5 reasons you should regularly review your previous work. I was so inspired that today I recorded a mini-podcast episode of the Idea to Value podcast all about it. The 5 reasons are: See the evolution of your creative output Be inspired to generate new ideas Overcome previous challenges Evaluate your creative productivity Assess your trends and direction Click here to listen to or watch the episode now, and if you like mini-podcast episodes like this...
Podcast S7E154: Ralph Christian Ohr - Dual Innovation and scaling up Ventures
March 10, 2022 17:30 - 32 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Dr Ralph-Christian Ohr about ambidexterity, dual innovation and what it takes to scale up new ventures. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1KE #podcast #innovation #ambidextrous Rather than there being a single best way to set up an ambidextrous organisation, it requires a set of key principles which all innovation teams and companies need to display. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:15 - How Ralph got start...
Podcast S7E153: Michael Easter - The Comfort Crisis
March 03, 2022 17:30 - 29 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and Professor of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ia #podcast #creativity #comfort #survival We speak about the dangers our society faces by wanting to be more comfortable, and how we can improve our creativity by pushing our comfort barriers. Topics mentioned in this episode: 00:02:30 - The benefits of embracing dis...
Podcast S7E152: Ashleigh Wilson - People over profits
February 24, 2022 17:30 - 23 minutes - 15.4 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Ashleigh Wilson, founder and CEO of Auditmate. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1JT #podcast #innovation #elevator Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:00 - Ashleigh's life as an elevator baby 00:03:00 - The moral compass required to find what customers actually need, in an established industry 00:07:00 - A company should give permission to be human 00:09:45 - A story about when there was an emotional di...
Podcast S7E151: Jim Euchner - Lean Startup in Large Organisations
February 17, 2022 17:30 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Jim Euchner. Jim is Honorary Professor at Aston Business School (UK) and Editor in Chief of Research-Technology Management, a peer-reviewed journal for practitioners of innovation, technology and research management. He was previously Vice President of Global Innovation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where he led the development of new businesses and helped launch five businesses on three continents. See the full episode at...
Podcast S6E150: Alex Pang - The Benefits of a 4 Day workweek
February 10, 2022 17:30 - 38 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Alex Pang, founder of Strategy and Rest, a consultancy devoted to helping companies and individuals harness the power of rest to shorten our workdays, while staying focused and productive. Alex is also the author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less and his new book SHORTER: WORK BETTER, SMARTER, AND LESS– HERE’S HOW. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1JC #podcast #4dayweek In this episode, we speak abo...
S6E149: Whitney Johnson - Smart Growth: Understanding your S-Curve journey
February 03, 2022 17:30 - 29 minutes - 23 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with award-winning author and innovation specialist Whitney Johnson. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ig #growth #innovation With nearly 2 million followers on Linkedin, she is one of the most popular speakers and experts on innovation, and we speak about her new book Smart Growth: How to Grow your People to Grow your Company. Topics covered in this episode: 00:00:45 - Whitney's journey from Wall Street to her ti...
Podcast S6E148: Donna Loughlin - Finding the right story for your innovation
January 27, 2022 17:25 - 33 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with PR expert Donna Loughlin. She is the CEO and founder of LMG PR, and is known for her work with futurists and innovators finding narratives that connect with your audience. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Jc #PR #storytelling #innovation We speak about what it means to craft a powerful narrative, authenticity, and storytelling for new innovations. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Donna's background as a...
Podcast S6E147: Natalie Nixon - Embrace the chaortic nature of improvisational organisations
January 20, 2022 17:30 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Natalie Nixon, founder of Figure 8 Thinking and author of the The Creativity Leap. See the full epsiode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ii #creativity #podcast #improvisation We speak about what jazz has to do with business, improvisational organisations and what it takes for teams to thrive in a chaortic world. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 - Natalie's history with jazz, and learning how improvisation exists in orga...
Podcast S6E147: Natalie Nixon - Embrace the chaordic nature of improvisational organisations
January 20, 2022 17:30 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Natalie Nixon, founder of Figure 8 Thinking and author of the The Creativity Leap. See the full epsiode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ii #creativity #podcast #improvisation We speak about what jazz has to do with business, improvisational organisations and what it takes for teams to thrive in a chaortic world. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 - Natalie's history with jazz, and learning how improvisation exists in organi...
Podcast S6E146: Roger Kneebone - How to become an expert
January 13, 2022 17:30 - 41 minutes - 26 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Prof Roger Kneebone. Prof Kneebone is the author of Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery and directs the Imperial College Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science (ICCESS) in London. See the full epsiode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1IQ #expertise #creativity #practice We speak about what it takes to go from beginner to expert, the hurdles and changes along the way and the impact of expertise on creative thinking. Top...
Podcast S6E145: Michael Lee - Innovation is all around us
January 06, 2022 17:30 - 30 minutes - 19.8 MBIn today's episode of the the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Michael Lee, SVP of Strategy at Innovation Minds and the only internationally certified Creativity and Innovation Coach in the world. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1I7 #innovation #creativity We speak about his views on what innovation is, how it is all around us, and how to unlock it in your teams. Topics covered in this episode: 00:04:30 - Michael's history teaching Creativity from The Artist's Way...
Podcast S6E144: Rosemary Rein - Innovation Secrets from Silicon Valley
December 23, 2021 17:30 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Dr Rosemary Rein, current SVP of Innovation Minds and former Head of Learning at Wikipedia and the United Way. She is also the author of "Go Wild! Survival Skills for Business & Life" and has lived through volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ic #siliconvalley #innovation #hybridwork We learn about some of the primary learnings which corporations can take from innovatio...
Podcast S6E143: Janice Francisco - The personality profile of innovators
December 16, 2021 17:30 - 31 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Janice Francisco, founder of innovation consultancy Bridgepoint Effect. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1I6 #innovation #change #personality We speak about some interesting research into the personality profiles of innovators, and how understanding these can make groups work more effectively together. Topics covered in this episode: 00:04:00 - Research which shows us the unique personality profile of innovators...
Podcast S6E142: Robyn Bolton - Building innovation capabilities
December 09, 2021 17:30 - 22 minutes - 15.1 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Robyn M Bolton. She is the founder of Mile Zero, as well as having extensive innovation experience in large companies like P&G, as well as working with Prof Clayton Christensen at Innosight. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1I5 #innovation #capabilities #swiffer We speak about what it takes for ideas to flourish in a company, and what innovation capabilities are required to execute ideas. Topics covered in thi...
Podcast S6E141: Kapil Kane - Building Innovation capabilities at Intel
December 02, 2021 17:30 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Kapil Kane, director of innovation at Intel in China, and founder of Growth X. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1HL #intel #china #innovation We speak about what it takes for innovation to surface from new parts of the ecosystem, the challenges of innovating in China and building innovation capabilities at a research-driven company. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:00 - Kapil's history at Apple and Intel...
Podcast S6E140: Prof Michael Mumford - The latest in creativity research
November 25, 2021 17:30 - 34 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with current editor of the Creativity Research Journal, Prof Michael D Mumford. See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1GP #creativity #research Dr. Michael D. Mumford is the George Lynn Cross Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma where he directs the Center for Applied Social Research. We speak about the current state of creativity research, the link between creativity and leadership, a...
Podcast S6E139: Jeff Shannon - Hard work is not enough
November 18, 2021 17:30 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with master facilitator Jeff Shannon, author of the bestselling Hard work is not enough See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1GO #leadership #prioritisation #hardwork We speak about what it takes to get recognition for your leadership and capabilities. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:15 - The myth about how far hard work will take you in your career 00:05:00 - What it takes to get influence and build trust, by...
Podcast S6E138: Stefanie Johnson - Inclusifying your company
November 11, 2021 17:30 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value, we speak with Dr Stefanie K Johnson from University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business. See the full epsisode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1GN #diversity #inclusion #innovation #leadership Dr. Johnson is member of the MG 100 Coaches, was selected for the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, and is the author of the Wall Street Journal National Bestseller: Inclusify: Harnessing the power of uniqueness and belonging to build innovative teams. Topics...
Podcast S6E137: Blair Enns - Pricing your Creative services higher
November 04, 2021 17:30 - 29 minutes - 22 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Blair Enns, author of Pricing Creativity and founder of the Win Without Pitching manifesto. #pricing #creativity #sales #services See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1G1 Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Blair's history in advertising and consulting 00:03:30 - The fastest way to make your creativity a commodity is to sell your time 00:06:00 - Pricing is a prison cell of your making in your own brain ...
Podcast S6E136: Kaiser Yang - Crack the innovation Code
October 21, 2021 16:30 - 22 minutes - 16.7 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Kaiser Yang, Founder of Platypus Labs and author of the upcoming innovation book Crack the Code: 8 Surprising Keys to unlock innovation. #creativity #innovation #experiment See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Dk We speak about what it takes to apply creativity to build successful innovations. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 - The seven primary inhibitors of creativity: The most powerful one is fear ...
Podcast S6E135: Genein Letford - Intercultural Creativity
October 14, 2021 16:30 - 22 minutes - 16.2 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Genein Letford, award-winning speaker, best-selling author and corporate trainer on creative thinking and Intercultural Creativity. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1FA #culture #creativity We speak about what it takes for different viewpoints and cultures to work together in a team and organisation, in order to get the most creativity out of your people as possible. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:00 -...
Podcast S6E134: Victoria Prowse - The impact of childhood creativity on adult earnings
October 07, 2021 16:30 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with microeconomist Dr Victoria Prowse, who is Associate Professor of Economics at Purdue University. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1G0 #creativity #research #economics Along with her colleague David Gill, Dr Prowse has recently released some very interesting longitudinal research (The Creativity Premium) following individuals throughout their lives, and seeing what impact a high creativity score as a child had o...
Podcast S6E133: Holly Ranson - The Leading Edge
September 30, 2021 16:30 - 28 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Holly Ransom, international interview master and author of the bestseller The Leading Edge. I also recommend you sign up to her two newsletters, they are both great. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:45 - Her own history in trying to lead Change programs around the world 00:03:45 - The stereotypical myths of leaders which are no longer applicable 00:07:30 - Examples of strong leaders who act very differently from one an...
Podcast S6E132: David Schonthal - The frictions which prevent innovation adoption
September 23, 2021 16:30 - 25 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with David Schonthal, a Clinical Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Fz #innovation #designthinking #ideas He teaches courses in new venture creation, design thinking, business acquisition, healthcare entrepreneurship, corporate innovation and creativity. He is also the author of the new book The Human Element: Overcoming t...
Podcast S6E131: Colin Hunter - Building playgrounds for innovation
September 09, 2021 16:30 - 22 minutes - 16.5 MBOn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Colin Hunter, CEO of Potential Squared and author of the upcoming book Be More Wrong. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1De #innovation #systems #impostorsyndrome We speak about what needs to happen in order for organisations to build the playgrounds needed for their people to innovate and to disrupt the way people are led. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:45 - Why playgrounds are important for people to be ...
Podcast S6E130: Esther Gons - Innovation Accounting
September 02, 2021 16:30 - 21 minutes - 15.3 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Ether Gons, Founder of GroundControl and author of the Corporate Startup (with Dan Toma) and Innovation Accounting. #innovation #accounting #metrics #KPIs See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Di We speak about what it takes to measure innovation progress, what companies and analysts get wrong, and how to think about metrics and KPIs in a different way. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Esther's history...
Podcast S6E129: Robert Wright - Protecting your idea with Intellectual Property
August 26, 2021 16:30 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Intellectual Property lawyer Robert Wright about the different ways to protect your ideas and innovation. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Dh #IP #trademark #patent #troll #copyright #intellectualproperty We go through the different types of intellectual property, as well as which one is appropriate for which type of creative output, innovation or product. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:45 - How Napster ...
Podcast S6E128: Holly White - How ADHD impacts creativity
August 19, 2021 16:30 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBIn today's episode, we speak with Dr Holly White, cognitive psychologist and researcher looking at the link between ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and creativity. #adhd #creativity #research #daydreaming See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Dg We look at why some people with ADHD might succeed on certain creative tasks, as well as the link between inhibition in the brain and creativity. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:02:45 - What ADHD is, what the s...
Podcast S6E127: Elvin Turner - Be Less Zombie
August 12, 2021 16:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, previously LIVE on Linkedin, we speak with Elvin Turner, author of "Be Less Zombie". #innovation #culture #leadership See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Bo Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:15 - What it means to be less zombie 00:04:00 - The deliberate choice of creating an environment where new ideas can flourish 00:07:30 - The difference between having a performance space, and a rehearsal space 00:10:45 - The challe...
Podcast S6E126: Rob Weiner - The fascinating history of Creativity
August 05, 2021 16:30 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Dr Rob Weiner about the fascinating history of creativity. #history #ancient #greece #rome #creativity #muses See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Df Dr Weiner is a former Professor teaching creativity (as well as "Lying 101") and author of Creativity and Beyond: Cultures, Values, and Change, which discusses how different cultures have defined and valued the key concept of creativity and how this has changed over time...
Podcast S5E125: Ben Hunt-Davis - Perform like an Olympic Gold Medallist
July 22, 2021 16:30 - 31 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Olympic Gold Medallist, Ben Hunt-Davis MBE. Ben competed at multiple Olympic Games for the British Rowing Team, won the Gold Medal in 2000, and now works with leaders and companies around the world to help them understand how to make their boat go faster. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Dd #olympics #tokyo2020 #olympicgames #podcast #leadership Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Ben's history with rowi...
Podcast S5E124: Dean Keith Simonton - The link between Genius and Creativity
July 15, 2021 16:30 - 42 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with a cornerstone of the creativity research field, Prof Dean Keith Simonton. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis as well as author of some of the most important books and hundreds of pieces of research around genius and creativity. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Bn #genius #creativity #research In today's wide-ranging interview, we speak about the ...
Podcast S5E123: Marcus du Sautoy - The Creativity Code
July 08, 2021 16:30 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Professor Marcus du Sautoy. Prof du Sautoy is widely known for his work to popularise mathematics, is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and author of the bestselling book The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation in the Age of AI. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Bm #ai #artificialintelligence #creativity #code We speak about the link between Artificial Intelligence and Creativ...
Podcast S5E122: Robin Gaster - The secret ways that Amazon innovates
July 02, 2021 16:30 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with head of Incumetrics and innovation author, Robin Gaster. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Bl #innovation #amazon #jeffbezos We talk about the giant that is Amazon, how it manages to innovate and whether this is a sustainable model of innovation for other companies. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:00 - Why Robin thinks that Amazon is the most important innovator of our times 00.05:15 - The major turning ...
Podcast S5E121: Diana Kander - Unlocking the truth with curiosity to drive innovation
June 24, 2021 16:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with bestselling author, serial entrepreneur and innovation keynote speaker Diana Kander. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Bk #innovation #curiosity #leadership We discuss what keeps companies and leaders from reaching their full potential around delivering innovation, and the importance of curiosity to find the truth. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:00 - Diana's diverse background starting successful (and fai...
Podcast S5E120: Christina Wodtke - Using OKRs to become more productive
June 17, 2021 16:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Christina Wodtke, author and lecturer at Stanford. Her resume includes re-design and initial product offerings with LinkedIn, MySpace, Zynga, Yahoo! and others, as well as founding three startups. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Bj #OKR #focus #productivity #creativity We speak about the value of Radical Focus and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Topics covered in today's episode: 00:02:30 - How she began...
Podcast S5E119: Aidan McCullen - Metamorphosis and reinvention in innovation
June 10, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 21.5 MBIn today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with bestselling innovation author, facilitator and award winning innovation podcast host Aidan McCullen. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1AM #disruption #innovation #podcast #reinvention #metamorphosis We speak about reinvention and how it applies to innovation, as well as the power of using metaphors. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Aidan's history playing professional rugby, and how this led to him ...
Podcast S5E118: Mark Herschberg - The career skills they don't teach you in college
June 03, 2021 11:30 - 27 minutes - 19.6 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with author Mark Herschberg, helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program at MIT, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ao #softskills #innovation We speak about the skills which are necessary to succeed in the future, but which aren't taught well enough at college. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - The types of skills which are required to become a ...
Podcast S5E117: John Saunders - Optimising incremental innovations
May 27, 2021 16:30 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with John Saunders, author of the Optimizer: Building and Leading a Team of Serial Innovators, former Wall Street sales leader and serial investor. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1An #incremental #innovation #change #optimisation We speak about what it takes for innovators to optimise their processes, and how small incremental improvements can lead to lasting impact. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 - How l...