If your organisation is embarking upon an innovation program, you need to get the right people on the bus...at first the prospect or participating in an innovation program will seem exciting to everybody and many people will be putting their hands up, but the reality is very few will be built for it and be in it for the long game. In this episode, we cover 15 attributes of the corporate innovator and intrapreneur. --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/where...
Apr 06, 2017•9 min
We've made it to the end of the 5 day book free promo and what a journey it's been! The objective of any author who runs a free ebook promo on Amazon is to promote the hell out of it and get their book to #1 in its sub-genres to increase exposure and awareness. I managed to get the book to #1 in all of my target sub-genres within 2 hours of the promo kicking off - including entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, management and startups (it's still #1 in these categories as of writing) ...it g...
Apr 02, 2017•5 min
Carrie Green is the founder of the Female Entrepreneur Association, an online platform to inspire and empower female entrepreneurs from around the world to turn their ideas into a reality and build successful businesses. FEA publishes a monthly digital magazine, This Girl Means Business, weekly videos and hosts live, online master classes. With over 100,000 women now involved, it’s become one of the fastest growing networks for female entrepreneurs. She has just released her first book, She Mean...
Apr 01, 2017•46 min
It’s day 4 of our 5 day book promo for The Innovation Manager's Handbook and the book is still going strong with over 1,500 downloads so far. Want a free hardcopy? I'll send a signed copy to the first ten people who share the free book offer with their Linkedin network by clicking here and tagging me in the post! Of course I could not hit #1 in multiple categories on Amazon without the support of clients, partners and friends. Big thanks goes to... Leslie Barry from Sportsbet Chris Joannou and S...
Apr 01, 2017•3 min
It's day 3 of our 5 day book promotion and we have just surpassed 1,000 downloads! Thanks to everybody who has supported the book and helped to spread the word thus far! Special Offer: If you SHARE the free book offer with your network on LinkedIn I'll personally send you a signed hardcopy! Just head over to bit.ly/innovationbook for a pre-populated share! www.futuresquared.xyz --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/where you can discuss episodes, request gu...
Mar 31, 2017•3 min
In today's episode of Fast Fix Friday, I discuss how an organisation's environment can be the difference between incremental thinking and breakthrough thinking and draw parallels between this and proliferation of soft, electronic artists in the inner city. --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/where you can discuss episodes, request guests, propose questions for forthcoming guests and access exclusive content and special offers! Listen on iTunes @ goo.gl/sM...
Mar 30, 2017•4 min
It's day 2 of our 5 day book promotion and we are already number one on Amazon! If you haven't already, make sure to download a copy while its free at bit.ly/innovationmanager In today's episode we talk 3 common mistakes that corporate innovation teams make which comes from a list of 50 you can find in the book! www.futuresquared.xyz --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/where you can discuss episodes, request guests, propose questions for forthcoming guest...
Mar 30, 2017•7 min
My new book is finally out and it’s going to be a big few days ahead as the team and I make our way through a huge backlog of promotional tasks, including this one! The Innovation Manager's Handbook v2 - Float Like a Corporate, Sting Like a Startup. draws from my experience working with startups and corporate innovation teams at Collective Campus and interviewing countless thought leaders as host of this podcast. It’s the follow up to v1 of the handbook and goes on to explore maters such as cult...
Mar 29, 2017•1 min
Tyler Cowen is an American economist, academic, and writer. He is Chair of economics, as a professor at George Mason University, and is co-author, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution. Cowen has also ventured into online education by starting Marginal Revolution University. He currently writes a regular column for Bloomberg View and has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time, Wired, Newsweek, and the Wilson In February 2011, Cowen ...
Mar 25, 2017•39 min
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Lawrence Levy, former CFO of Pixar Animation Studios. Levy worked closely with Jobs and the Pixar team to design and implement a roadmap that transformed what was a sleepy graphics art studio into one of Hollywood’s greatest success stories, having since generated lifetime box office revenues of US$10.8B. One thing that most large organisations struggle with is how to balance creativity and innovation with financial objectives and external stakeholder...
Mar 23, 2017•8 min
Lawrence Levy was the CFO of Pixar Animation Studios from 1994 through to 2001, so in Pixar terms, from Toy Story to Monsters Inc but maintained a Board role until the smash hit Cars in 2006. Lawrence recently penned To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History, which was an Amazon Best Book of 2016 in Business & Leadership category. The book chronicles how Steve Jobs called Lawrence out of the blue and persuaded him to join Pixar and turnaround a co...
Mar 19, 2017•58 min
This one is for all of the corporate innovators our there, all of the entrepreneurial thinkers and status quo challengers working for a large company. You might feel a little bit suffocated or restrained by your companies processes...you might often see your ideas get shot down by middle or senior management, you’re probably asked to completed a 50 page business case simply to test an idea that requires only a few hundred dollars and access to some customers, everything you suggest might require...
Mar 16, 2017•6 min
I've been away on business in Singapore and Hong Kong this week, but that doesn't mean I've left you in the lurch. In fact, this week we bring you one of the biggest, most inspiring and influential names in technology and innovation, Dr. Peter Diamandis. Collective Campus resident Grace Lai and Co-Founder of healthtech coompany, Periop Partners, had the privilege of interviewing Peter when taking part in his Abundance 360 program this year in San Francisco and his given me the opportunity to pub...
Mar 12, 2017•45 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy I was Hong Kong yesterday giving a talk at Li & Fung, one of the world’s largest supply chain companies when the topic of prototyping came up and how long internal teams should have to build and test an idea which got me thinking about Parkinson’s law and some of my favourite questions to ask. If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @ steveglavesk...
Mar 10, 2017•6 min
Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized graffiti artist, author, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Erik redefines the term “keynote speaker.” Pulling from his history as both a businessman and an artist, he has grown to become one of the most sought-after corporate speakers available today. Erik’s on-stage painting seamlessly becomes a visual metaphor to the core of his message, encouraging organizations toward profitability through innovations and superior levels of performance. His list of c...
Mar 04, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy Corporate innovators can learn a lot from the music industry. In this episode of Fast Fix Friday I unpack some key insights from legendary music producer, Rick Rubin, and explore how they apply to the world of corporate innovation. Heads up, you can now pre-order my new book at www.theinnovationmanagershandbook.com along with free bonus content including a copy of vol 1 of the book, access to an exclusive 1 hour Q&A webinar wi...
Mar 02, 2017•7 min
Omar Zenhom attended Wharton business school and dropped out in frustration to build The $100 MBA. Previously an educator & university manager for 13 years, the $100MBA organisation is on a mission to revolutionise business education. Omar is also hosts the podcast of the same name which now boasts well over 800 episodes and previously won the Best of iTunes award! He is also co-founder of Webinar Ninja which he has scaled from zero to over $2.6m a year (as of mid-2016, I elude to this proba...
Feb 25, 2017•1 hr
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy Feedback… when was the last time you asked of objective, honest and critical feedback? I’m not just talking about those mandated and ineffective annual performance reviews, I’m talking about ongoing feedback from not just people above you in the food chain, but your peers and people who report to you. The human brain can only consciously process something like 120 bits of information, yet at any given moment we are surrounded by s...
Feb 23, 2017•5 min
Mark Robert Waldman is the neuroscience researcher and creator of NeuroWisdom 101. His national bestseller How God Changes Your Brain was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as one of her “must read” books of 2012. A leading expert on spirituality, communication, and the brain, Mark is on the Executive MBA faculty at Loyola Marymount University. The author of 14 books, Mark’s in-depth research has been published in neuroscience and psychology journals throughout the world and his work has been featured in T...
Feb 19, 2017•59 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy When I say entrepreneurship in 2017, what comes to mind? Emerging technologies, youthful exuberance, risk taking and social media platforms perhaps. Government rarely comes to mind. However, if it wasn’t for the US Government then you mightn’t be connecting with people via Facebook, searching for information via Google or read articles like this on your Apple iPad. In this episode, I explore what's currently broken when it comes t...
Feb 16, 2017•12 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Tim Harford returns to part 2 of our chat inspired by his new book Messy which explores the connection between chaos and creativity. Tim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of “Messy” and the million-selling “The Undercover Economist”, a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of Radio 4’s “More or Less”. Tim has spoken at TED, PopTech and the Sydney Opera House and is a v...
Feb 12, 2017•37 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy Belief has underpinned mankind’s greatest achievements...Whether it was sending a man to the moon, getting a plane in the air or conquering Mount Evert, it all started with belief. Your belief underpins your behaviour which in turn determines your results. Hear how to re-write your self limiting beliefs with new ones in order to live a more fulfilling and rewarding life. Show Notes: 1) TonyRobbins.com 2) Get the book "Unlimited Po...
Feb 09, 2017•4 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Alec Ross is one of America’s leading experts on innovation. He is currently a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Industries of the Future. The Industries of the Future explores the technological and economic trends and developments that will shape the next ten years, from cybersecurity and big data to the commercialization of genomics to ...
Feb 05, 2017•35 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy As human beings we are hard-wired to the fight or flight response - we move towards that which will bring us joy and away from that which will bring us pain. These instincts trace their origins back to a time when we were hunter-gatherers, a time when we were at one with the wild and had to watch our every step in order to simply survive. But times have changed and instead of running from predators, we're running from rejection. H...
Feb 02, 2017•4 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Jamie Wheal is Executive Director of Flow Genome Project which he heads up alongside Steven Kotler, who you might know from books such as The Rise of Superman and Abundance, co-written with Peter Diamandis. Jamie is a leading expert on the neuro-physiology of human performance. His work ranges from Fortune 500 companies like Cisco, Google, and Nike, to the U.S. Naval War College and Red Bull. He combines a backgr...
Jan 27, 2017•52 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy This Sunday we’ll be bringing you an interview with Jamie Wheal, co-founder of The Flow Genome Project, alongside Steven Kotler who wrote some books I’m sure many of the listeners of this show will know such as The Rise Of Superman and of course Abundance, which was co-written with Dr Peter Diamandis who will also be on the show in coming weeks. We talked about all of the weird and wonderful things that people do to get them into ...
Jan 26, 2017•6 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Parag Khanna makes his return to Future Squared upon the release of his follow up to last year’s critically acclaimed Connectography, entitled Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info State which in the wake of Brexit and Trump argues for a new kind of democracy for a complex 21st century, one that Khanna calls a "direct technocracy," led by experts but perpetually consulting the people through a combination of d...
Jan 21, 2017•51 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy f you’re not failing, you’re not innovating. Elon Musk’s words are echoed by most successful entrepreneurs and corporate innovators. If you’re not willing to fail, then you will only ever embark upon safe, incremental improvements, where you have all the answers and therefore can’t fail. However, in today’s rapidly moving environment yesterday’s answers are fast becoming redundant and tomorrow’s are mostly unknown. The only way to...
Jan 19, 2017•6 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Tim Harford is the author of the bestseller The Undercover Economist, Adapt and The Logic of Life and is a member of the editorial board of the Financial Times, where he also writes the “Dear Economist” column. Tim has just released his Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, which New York Times bestselling author, Adam Grant, says is utterly fascinating. The book celebrates the benefits that messin...
Jan 14, 2017•39 min
Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: goo.gl/OqEVCy Corporate legal and compliance (L&C) teams are usually considered the very antithesis of corporate innovation. The perennial “no” amidst a wide-eyed crowd enthusiastic with the prospect of shaking up the status quo and creating something new. It is not without reason. Established organisations have all implemented systems, processes and recruited people to keep the business afloat and keep it delivering on a repeatable and sca...
Jan 12, 2017•8 min
