With a population of just 1.3 million, Estonia has been a world leader in technology since 1991, when the northeastern European country regained freedom with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Shortly after Estonia’s independence, the government reinvented itself and began a journey to modernize and digitize many of its platforms. Now, Estonia boasts an e-identity program, electronic voting, and health records stored on blockchain technology. Andres Kutt, former deputy director general for the Es...
Jun 02, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In the second half of our conversation with Secretary Andy Card he shares with us those intimate moments on 9/11 when he whispered in President George W. Bush’s ear in the Florida classroom that America was under attack. Secretary Card imparts on us the leadership lessons he learned from the events of 9/11 and his work with the president. Secretary Card says a successful leader is one whose responsibility it is to own the decision he or she makes and create a climate where others will want to im...
May 23, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Andy Card, former White House Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, says there isn't just one definition of leadership. We explore the different types of leadership qualities that are critical to the success of innovation within any organization, and what it means to have ‘peripheral vision’ and possess ‘ambidextrous’ leadership traits. We learn about Secretary Card’s humble roots in Massachusetts and how he found his way to the nation’s capital.
May 21, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Andy Card, former White House Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush and former Secretary of Transportation to President George H.W. Bush is a seasoned and accomplished leader from his time in government, the private sector and academia. We found his story so powerful and inspiring that we decided to split our conversation into two parts to maximize his leadership lessons for our listeners. Check out both Better Innovation episodes.
May 21, 2018•2 min•Season 1Ep. 12
We resume our conversation with Steve Blank and fast forward to May of 2013 when he wrote an article in the Harvard Business Review titled, “Why the lean startup changes everything.” That article resonated with entrepreneurs with visions for a new business. We unpack three components of Lean Startup: application of the business model canvas, customer development, and agile engineering. And Steve shares his point of view on the fifth anniversary of that famed HBR article.
May 03, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Steve Blank, retired serial entrepreneur turned educator, arrived in Silicon Valley at the beginning of the business boom in 1978 and never left. He kept creating one startup after another. The lessons learned from the successes and failures of those startups led him to develop his lean startup theory, which has been adopted by entrepreneurs and organizations worldwide.
Apr 30, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our conversation with Steve Blank, retired serial entrepreneur and one of the Godfathers of Silicon Valley, was so rich and compelling that we decided to try something new and split it into two separate episodes. Be sure to listen to both Better Innovation episodes for the full Lean Startup experience.
Apr 30, 2018•2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Former President Barack Obama was one of the most science and technology oriented presidents, and took a personal interest in the work around Artificial Intelligence, according to Terah Lyons, former policy adviser to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Lyons, now the Executive Director at the Partnership on AI, sat down with EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano and discussed AI / data privacy policy, and the government's r...
Apr 16, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 8
EY Global Advisory AI / Analytics Leader Beatriz Sanz Saiz has adopted the mindset of asking, “why not? Not, why? Everything is possible.” And with the right technology, it’s possible to reinvent ourselves and the world, Beatriz says. One tenet of her successful leadership can be attributed to the uniquely diverse teams she builds around her.
Mar 30, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Chris Mazzei, EY Global Innovation - Technology Leader and Chief Analytics Officer, has witnessed an explosion of data analytics business applications over the past 17 years during his time at EY. Those applications have expanded to other emerging technologies such as, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and robotics process automation. In this episode, Chris talks to EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano about key emerging technology trends relevant to your business.
Mar 14, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Governments around the world are increasingly turning to advanced technologies, big data sets, and analytic tools to improve their decisions. Blockchain is just one advanced technology that is assisting governments with identity verification and fraud prevention. EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano and Sandy Pentland, the MIT Toshiba professor and one of the most cited scientists in the world, discuss government advanced technology adoption trends.
Feb 14, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Will the recent overhaul of the US tax code positively impact the US innovation ecosystem? Host EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano talks with former US Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy and EY Co-Director of National Tax, Michael Mundaca to explore whether the new tax law will ultimately promote or serve as a barrier to corporate innovation in the US. They also share their ideas about actions that Congress could have taken to spur more innovation. Please share any ...
Jan 30, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Often large businesses are adept at incremental innovation but struggle with strategies to prevent disruption. How can your organization embrace startups, entrepreneurs and others within the innovation ecosystem to discover and commercialize disruptive ideas that could transform your industry? Carrie Earle Allen of the Cambridge Innovation Center explains to EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano why even thriving companies should avail themselves of an innovation ecosystem.
Jan 15, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
What are lean innovation principles? How can large business organizations apply them to successfully innovate and build new products and services? Tucker Marion, Faculty Director of Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Innovation Program, speaks with EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano about how to navigate the vast innovation ecosystem and successfully launch an innovation effort from within a large business organization.
Dec 19, 2017•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Augmented Reality (AR) hasn’t gone mainstream just yet . . . but, it is already assisting companies solve problems in a new way - in a fast changing digital economy. John Werner, founder and CEO of AR in Action and founder of TEDxBeaconStreet explains to EY Global Tax Innovation Leader Jeff Saviano how AR can help businesses thrive. They also discuss Werner’s passion for TEDx Talks and his recent talk about AR.
Nov 30, 2017•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
