Mark Twain famously said that “whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, stop and reflect”. It’s easy for us to get sucked into the matrix and grind out work, day after day, and look around at our colleagues all doing the same thing and assume that ‘this is the way it’s supposed to be’ without really ever taking the time to reflect on what we really want and whether or not we’re truly happy and fulfilled in our work. Every few months I perform a sanity check to assess whether or no...
Jul 12, 2017•7 min
Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. He is also founding editor and co-publisher of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily since 2003. From 1984-1990 Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Review, a journal of unorthodox technical news. He co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online servi...
Jul 08, 2017•45 min
This week I had a conversation with Kevin Kelly, of Wired fame, on education. Find out why we need to keep learning, every damn day, in this episode of Future Squared and listen to my chat with Kevin Kelly this weekend in episode #161 of Future Squared! --- 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/sMnEa...
Jul 05, 2017•4 min
Andy Molinsky is a Professor of International Management and Organizational Behavior at Brandeis University's International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. Andy’s second book, Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence , came out earlier this year, and it makes a case for successful people not necessarily wanting to do the things most of us fear but having found their own way to do them. ...
Jul 01, 2017•44 min
This is a special midweek bonus episode! I joined Bernard on his popular Analyse Asia podcast to talk corporate innovation in Asia Pacific. We discussed the concept of corporate innovation, how companies from Asia Pacific are thinking about disruption as a whole and a lot more. Bernard was kind enough to have us republish the episode on Future Squared so here it is! Show Notes: Analyse Asia podcast: https://analyse.asia --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared...
Jun 29, 2017•43 min
Some words of wisdom on learning from Epictetus and introducing our brand new podcast! Check out Corporate Innovation School on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher and Google Play! W: soundcloud.com/corporateinnovationschool --- 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/sMnEa0 Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2Qs...
Jun 29, 2017•3 min
Sean Ellis is CEO and founder of GrowthHackers.com, the number one online community built for growth hackers. He coined the term "growth hacking" in 2010, after using it to ignite growth for Dropbox, Eventbrite, LogMeIn and Lookout - each now worth billions of dollars. Sean also founded and sold customer insights company Qualaroo, growing it to millions of dollars in recurring revenue with customers such as Uber, Starbucks and Amazon. Sean is co-author of Hacking Growth, How Today's Fastest-Grow...
Jun 24, 2017•39 min
In this episode of Future Squared, Steve is joined by colleagues Shay Namdarian and Sean Qian atop the balcony of a Singapore high rise on a slightly inebriating Thursday night to talk about all things tech, innovation, food, culture, psychology, growth hacking, building networks, innovation theatre and mobility services or lack thereof. Parental discretion is advised. Special thanks to Chivas Regal and Bombay Gin for the sustenance. --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups...
Jun 22, 2017•53 min
This week we're going to talk how to stop your innovation lab from failing. 10 new labs opened their doors each month from March to October 2016 globally. One in three corporations has some kind of innovation lab, but are they working, or is it just theatre? --- 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/...
Jun 22, 2017•6 min
Jordan Harbinger is an entrepreneur, talk show host and world-renowned social dynamics expert. As co-founder of The Art of Charm, Jordan has helped develop one of the leading self-development programs in the world, with a special expertise in social capital, relationship-building and authentic rapport. He is also the host of The Art of Charm Podcast, where he interviews leading entrepreneurs, celebrities, writers and experts about psychology, performance, life and success. For all his work in th...
Jun 16, 2017•56 min
Just yesterday, one of Australia’s long running broadcast networks, TEN, went into voluntary administration after reporting a $232 million loss - another sobering reminder that the once mighty will fall unless they begin to not only challenge but replace their existing business models. Corporate innovation is all the rage right now. Companies are scrambling to stay relevant - or at least look like they’re trying to stay relevant - amidst a storm of growing uncertainty and unpredictabilty. The ha...
Jun 15, 2017•6 min
Massimo Pigliucci is a Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York. His research is concerned with philosophy of science, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the nature of pseudoscience. He received a Doctorate in Genetics from the University of Ferrara in Italy, a PhD in Botany from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He has published over a hundred technical papers and several books. Prof. Pigliucci has been a...
Jun 10, 2017•1 hr 6 min
We have a bit of fun in this instalment of Fast Fix Friday! --- 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/sMnEa0 Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send ...
Jun 08, 2017•4 min
This instalment of Future Squared is a little bit different. I had two big name guests lined up this week but both had to reschedule their interviews to a later date. So I was left scrambling with only 4 days to go until our normal go live every Sunday. I left an update on my Linkedin seeking anybody doing cool things in the corporate innovation, entrepreneurship or personal development space and woke up to find over 40 nominations waiting for me. After much deliberation, I decided to interview ...
Jun 03, 2017•59 min
We have a bit of fun in this instalment of Fast Fix Friday! --- 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/sMnEa0 Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV Listen on Stitcher @ www.stitcher.com/podcast/future Listen on Google Play @ bit.ly/FSGoog If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send ...
Jun 01, 2017•7 min
We bring you not one, but two guests, in this week’s episode of Future Squared. First, Joel Gerschman. Joel is a leading coach, author and educator in the field of business growth, management and leadership. Drawing on more than 15 years of battle-tested experience running multiple fast-growing technology start-ups and learning under some of the world’s leading business gurus, including Michael Gerber, author of The E-myth Revisited, Joel has helped thousands of business leaders to achieve more ...
May 27, 2017•41 min
This week, I’m going to pass the mic over to my colleague and go to guy for all things CX and design thinking Mr Shay Namdarian, who you might remember from episode #75 which was all about customer experience. Shay spent a decade consulting with the likes of EY and CapGemini before founding two successful fashion startups and joined Collective Campus a year ago to combine and leverage his talents working across big corporate and startups. In this episode, Shay’s going to share his thoughts on em...
May 25, 2017•8 min
Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-founding venture capital firm Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Brad is also a co-founder of Techstars, the global startup accelerator program that has incubated over 1,000 startups since inception that have collectively raised US$3.3B. In addition to his investing efforts, Brad has been active with several non-profit organizations. He currently is...
May 20, 2017•51 min
In an era where every large company is under pressure to innovate, or at least show that they’re being innovative, it can be all too tempting to take an old meeting room, turn it into an ‘innovation lab’ by throwing some bean-bags around the place and setting up a fussball table and running a hackathon. Oftentimes though, these hackathons amount to little more than team-bonding activities, with little focus on identifying and validating problems and solutions that are worthy of subsequent explor...
May 18, 2017•11 min
Jeb Blount is a Sales Acceleration Specialist who helps sales organizations reach peak performance fast by optimizing talent, leveraging training to cultivate high-performance sales culture, developing leadership and coaching skills, and applying more effective organizational design. His last book, Fanatical Prospecting, has been the number one ranked Sales and Marketing textbook on Amazon since its release two years ago. Through his companies Sales Gravy, Channel EQ, Level 4 Training, and Innov...
May 13, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Technology is not just an enabler of new business models. It’s an enabler of young talent and the earlier we encourage kids to start exploring the possibilities, the likelier they are to succeed and have their own A-team moment. In this episode, I tell the tale of Tommy, my best friend in the third grade, how small decisions lead to devastatingly different outcomes and how tech might help us to avoid this. --- Join the conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/where you can...
May 11, 2017•7 min
Emilie Wapnick is a writer, career coach, blogger, and community leader. She is the founder and creative director at Puttylike.com , where she helps multipotentialites (people with many passions and creative pursuits) integrate all of their interests to create dynamic, fulfilling, and fruitful careers and lives. Unable to settle on one path herself, Emilie studied music, art, film production and law, graduating from the Law Faculty at McGill University. Emilie’s TED talk has been viewed over 3.6...
May 06, 2017•53 min
It’s been well documented by the likes of Steve Blank and Clayton Christensen that if you want explore disruptive innovation in a large company, you have to redesign or create parallel processes, systems and values internally in order up to support behaviours critical to innovation - think moving fast and experimentation. Failing that, take innovation outside of the building by spinning out a company with its own processes, systems and values. But the kicker here is to not treat the spin off as ...
May 04, 2017•5 min
Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including his most recent, Do Over: Make today the first day of your new career.For 19 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on national media, Jon has been seen on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA and seve...
Apr 28, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Recorded in a hurry in transit at Kuala Lumpur airport, this Fast Fix Friday delves into 10 ways to get buy-in from executives for corporate innovation initiatives and projects. Try them at home! --- 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/sMnEa0 Listen on Spotify @ spoti.fi/2G2QsxV Listen on Stitcher ...
Apr 27, 2017•11 min
In today’s episode of Future Squared, we welcome back Evangelos Simoudis, a recognized expert on big data strategies and corporate innovation who first joined usin episode #20 of Future Squared when we discussed corporate VCs, incubators and startup acquisitions . He has been working in Silicon Valley for 25 years as a venture investor, entrepreneur, and corporate executive. Evangelos is the co-founder and Managing Director of Synapse Partners, a venture firm that invests in early-stage startups...
Apr 22, 2017•50 min
If you’re a corporate innovator or a startup entrepreneur, reliant on funding to get going, then you need to do one thing, no it’s not raise funding, it’s educate your prospective investors or ensure that they are already educated. What do I mean by that? Listen to find out. --- 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...
Apr 20, 2017•5 min
By his 35th birthday Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became an angel investor... and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Among other innovative strategies, Mike created the "Profit First" formula, a simple and extremely effective ways for businesses to ensure profitability from their very next deposit forward. M...
Apr 16, 2017•47 min
I’d like to take a quick moment to share that I will be taking part in the CEO Sleepout this June to raise awareness of and funds for the homeless. I’m trying to raise $5,000 and if you can spare just $5, I’d love your support. You can donate at bit.ly/sleepoutsteve - every dollar counts. In other news, Collective Campus has just announced a mixed reality startup accelerator in partnership with Microsoft. We will be on the hunt for startups playing in the space of virtual and augmented reality s...
Apr 13, 2017•11 min
Jacob Morgan is a best-selling author, speaker, and futurist. He explores what the future of work is going to look like and how to create employee experiences so that people want to show up to work. Jacob has presented his ideas to organizations such as IBM, Disney, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Mastercard, Microsoft, and many others. He has written three books. His most recent book is The Employee Experience Advantage. Prior books include The Future of Work and The Collaborative Organi...
Apr 08, 2017•48 min
