Innovation is the result of seeing the world differently :: Ashish Kothari

Ashish Kothari is an executive coach, author, consultant and founder of Happiness Squad, a company focused on helping individuals and organizations unleash the power of happiness and well-being to achieve their full potential. In this episode, they talk about the nine practices to unlock innovation. This episode also delves into the interconnectivity of productivity, creativity, and innovation. 

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Ashish’s transformational approach, which he covers in his book “Hardwired for Happiness”, is interdisciplinary and integrates learnings across spiritual wisdom traditions, philosophy, positive psychology, neuroscience and organizational development. Prior to starting Happiness Squad, Ashish Kothari was a partner at the global management consulting company, McKinsey & Company and spend over two decades helping thousands of leaders succeed by building new mindsets and capabilities.

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Episode Guide:

1:32 - What is Innovation?

2:37 - Critical pieces of innovation

6:23 - Happiness Squad

8:02 - Hardwired for Fear

9:27 - Losing innovation to survival

11:06 - Hardwiring for Happiness

15:02 - Work and Mind-wandering

17:00 - Creative 'time'

18:57 - New book: Hardwired for Happiness

19:39 - 9 Practices: Self Awareness

21:19 - Practice: Purpose

23:09 - Practice: Community Building

24:00 - Practice: Wellbeing

27:42 - Upgrading our operating system: becoming agile

31:34 - Advice for innovators

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