On this special episode of The Innovation Engine, the 3Pillar team interviews many of the speakers and attendees at Industry Summit 2017, a product- focused conference that features talks from a wide range of product leaders and tech visionaries. We chat with… [00:50] Nancy Kramer , Founder & Chairman of Resource/Ammirati [07:20] Jim Foxworthy , President & CEO of Pragmatic Marketing [14:35] Ellen Fink , a consultant for Chick-Fil-A who owns a tool that tracks internal customer data from...
Sep 18, 2017•46 min•Ep. 127
On this special episode of The Innovation Engine , the 3Pillar team interviews many of the speakers from the recently-completed Industry Summit , a product-focused conference that featured talks from a wide range of product leaders and tech visionaries. Industry Summit is one of the biggest multi-day product management summits in the country each year, with over 600 attendees converging to learn about and discuss the latest disruptive trends in the product industry. The conference followed four ...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 126
Jennifer Ives and Julia Slattery join us on this episode of the podcast to discuss the upcoming Industry Summit conference taking place in Cleveland this week. Industry Summit is a product-specific conference that will take place on September 14th and 15th and will see talks from product leaders like Bob Moesta, creator of the Jobs to Be Done framework; Jason Fried, the founder of Basecamp; Nancy Kramer of IBM iX; and many others. 3Pillar is one of the event's sponsors, and Julia will be taking ...
Sep 11, 2017•15 min•Ep. 125
Today we’re looking at how to build a powerful Customer Experience, and why it is imperative for any company that hopes to find long-term success. We cover why short-term profit seeking can negatively impact customer experience, the DO MORE framework for building positive customer experiences, and how the on-demand economy is changing customer experience as we know it. We’re joined by Blake Morgan, a Customer Experience futurist, keynote speaker, and the author of More is More: How the Best Comp...
Aug 30, 2017•28 min•Ep. 124
On this episode of The Innovation Engine , we'll be looking at blockchain in the advertising space, why there is currently a staggering amount of waste in the ad tech supply chain, how a new consortium called AdLedger and a company called MadHive are working to combat that waste, and why we may be entering the golden age of personalized advertising. Our guest Stacy Huggins, co-founder and CMO of MadHive , is an entrepreneur, seasoned marketing executive, and thought leader in applying blockchain...
Aug 16, 2017•26 min•Ep. 123
Jonathan Rivers joins us on this episode of The Innovation Engine to explain why innovation labs usually fail. We'll look at why innovation labs often have the opposite effect from what's intended, why Jonathan shut down 3Pillar's Advanced Technology Group (or 3Pillar Labs) within a few months of being hired, the vast difference between tweaking and transforming, and what you can do if your organization already has one. Jonathan Rivers is the CTO of 3Pillar. He leads 3Pillar's product and engine...
Aug 02, 2017•30 min•Ep. 122
John Sonmez joins us on this episode of The Innovation Engine to discuss whether coding is a skill everyone should learn, how to lead a team of developers when you find yourself in a leadership position, and what the programming language (or languages) of the future will be. John is the Founder of Simple Programmer , a website where he tirelessly pursues his vision of transforming complex issues into simple solutions, and the author of newly-released The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guid...
Jul 19, 2017•26 min•Ep. 121
For a very special episode of The Innovation Engine, we're bringing you a number of interviews from the floor from last week's TechCrunch Disrupt New York. TechCrunch Disrupt is a bi-annual event that features panel discussions with some of the leading minds in the technology space and serves as a launching pad for the next great batch of tech companies looking to change the world. 3Pillar was a sponsor of this year's conference, so we had a prime location on the showroom floor, which gave us th...
May 21, 2017•55 min•Ep. 120
On this episode of The Innovation Engine , we bring the podcast inside the Refraction headquarters to talk again with Rachael Stott on how place and space interact with and influence employees. Rachael joined us for a previous episode of the podcast, where we talked about her co-working space, Refraction, and how the physical environment of a workplace can have a marked impact on the performance of the teams in it. We decided to bring the podcast into the space to see how she put her ideas and d...
May 08, 2017•52 min•Ep. 119
Scott Bales joins us on this episode of The Innovation Engine to dive into the concept of "innovation wars." Among the topics we'll discuss are what corporate strategy lessons can be borrowed from the battlefield and applied in the boardroom, why trust is an essential element within any innovation team, and why anyone in the product space should get a little more familiar with the concept of lead users. Scott Bales is the author of the forthcoming book Innovation Wars . He is a global leader in ...
Apr 24, 2017•23 min•Ep. 118
On this episode of The Innovation Engine , we'll be looking at the importance of cause with Dr. Jackie Freiberg. Among the topics we'll discuss are how one insurance company, National Life, managed to change their industry at least in part thanks to being a cause-driven company; why it's vitally important to define your business' "why" in this day and age; and why employee behavior and overall attitude tend to be wildly different in cause-driven companies when compared to their counterparts. Dr....
Apr 10, 2017•25 min•Ep. 117
On this episode, we talk with the entrepreneur behind a newly released tool called Bisualizer . Bisualizer was created to help small business owners and entrepreneurs visualize the gears and levers that drive any business forward. We discuss how energy, information, and rules are the 3 constants that move any business forward; the three other constants that they are more commonly known as; and the benefits any corporate leaders stand to gain from modeling the operations of their business. Mark R...
Mar 27, 2017•26 min•Ep. 116
On this episode of The Innovation Engine , we'll be looking at the importance of place and space with Rachael Stott of Refraction. Among the topics we'll discuss are how the physical environment of a workplace can have a marked impact on the performance of the teams that work in it, some of the research Rachael conducted over the course of a 3-year period to come to some of these conclusions, why the angle at which a chair can recline can actually influence the way meetings unfold, and how all o...
Mar 20, 2017•38 min•Ep. 115
For a very special episode of the podcast, we're giving you a look inside the 2017 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW celebrates the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. SXSW Interactive focuses on emerging technology and has developed a reputation as a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies. The festival includes a trade show, speakers, parties, and a startup accelerator. We took The Innovation Engine on the road to Austin for this episode, where we got...
Mar 15, 2017•26 min•Ep. 114
On this episode of The Innovation Engine , we look at building the Internet of Things - why it, in many ways, represents the next generation of the Internet, the implications that has for companies in a wide range of industries, and some words of wisdom for those looking to dip their toes into the IoT waters for the very first time. We're joined by Maciej Kranz, the author of the recently released book Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform...
Jan 23, 2017•29 min•Ep. 113
On this episode of The Innovation Engine , we look at the upcoming O'Reilly Design Conference , which will run from March 19-22nd in San Francisco, CA. We'll take a look at who the conference is for, explore some of the most topical points in the design space attendees can expect to hear about, and discuss what the future of design holds beyond the traditional user interfaces we've all become accustomed - and in some cases addicted - to. We're joined by Mary Treseler on this episode to discuss a...
Jan 09, 2017•27 min•Ep. 112
On this week’s episode, we’ll be learning how to think like innovators by exploring the importance of lateral thinking. Among the topics we’ll discuss are how lateral thinking can be applied in a business context, what the famous Fosbury flop can teach us about thinking like an innovator, and much more. Joining us on this episode of the podcast is Paul Sloane, author of Think Like an Innovator: 76 Inspiring Business Lessons From the World's Greatest Thinkers & Innovators and How to Be a Bril...
Dec 12, 2016•25 min•Ep. 111
Braden Kelley joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about how to make change efforts stick within any organization. Among the topics we discuss are how non-software companies can still benefit from Agile methodologies, how to develop actions when the desire to make changes reaches a groundswell, and ways to make changes seem less overwhelming and more human. Braden Kelley is a co-founder of InnovationExcellence.com and the author of Charting Change: A Visual Toolkit for Making Change S...
Nov 28, 2016•34 min•Ep. 110
For a special episode of The Innovation Engine, we pass the mic to Julia Slattery of our sister podcast, Take 3. We've been hard at work recently helping get Take 3 published to iTunes, so we wanted to share the latest episode of Take 3 with you here in the spirit of cross-promotion. On this episode of Take 3, Julia talks with Oana Stinga and Daniel Markovitz about DL Labs, an initiative that 3Pillar client Decision Lens has undertaken to help fuel innovation across teams and disciplines. Listen...
Nov 16, 2016•15 min•Ep. 109
On this episode, we look at the importance of narrative in helping companies and organizations crystalize their message and their identity. Among the topics we discuss are why narrative will only continue to become a more valuable commodity in the world of social media and 24/7 news cycles, why it's imperative to understand the importance between narrative and story, and what some of the component parts of a Narrative Design Session Series should be. Toby Trevarthen, co-author of Narrative Gener...
Oct 24, 2016•31 min•Ep. 108
Laura Roeder joins us on this episode to talk about "the art of the pivot." We start with looking at some of the pivots Laura has made over the course of her career to go from Junior Designer to CEO of Edgar. Edgar's SaaS social media product, available at MeetEdgar.com, allows users to get more mileage out of their social media posts. We also look at the types of questions the leader of a business like Edgar is considering when looking to make a big change in pricing, as recently happened with ...
Oct 10, 2016•23 min•Ep. 107
The concept of an 'Innovation Burst Event' is the topic of discussion for this episode. Mike Shipulski joins us to talk about how to know whether an IBE is right for your company, why it’s important to go off-site with your IBEs, and who should be there when you roll up your sleeves and start getting to work designing the future of your company. Mike Shipulski is a Product Development Executive with 15+ years of experience leading product development efforts. In 2014, he was named the #1 innovat...
Sep 26, 2016•23 min•Ep. 106
Dr. Max McKeown joins us on this episode to talk about his latest book #NOW: The Surprising Truth About the Power of Now . Among the topics we discuss are what research has shown about impulsivity and how we make decisions, some of the qualities that make "nowists" different than "thenists," and the concept of anti-goals and how to avoid them. Prior to #NOW , Dr. McKeown wrote The Strategy Book and The Innovation Book. He is an expert in strategy, leadership, innovation, and how to create a bett...
Sep 12, 2016•28 min•Ep. 105
Jeremy Caverly joins us on this episode to talk lean product and customer experience management. We cover some of the forces at play that have brought the lean approach to the forefront in the world of software development, the skill sets and mind sets a team needs to be able to implement lean product methodologies successfully, and why customer experience entails so much more than the more commonly discussed topic of user experience. Jeremy Caverly is an Intraprenuer, product manager and mobile...
Aug 29, 2016•42 min•Ep. 104
On a very special episode of the podcast, we take The Innovation Engine on the road to attend the first annual RightsTech Summit in New York. The RightsTech Summit took place on July 26th and brought together a cross-section of companies, associations, and industry leaders to discuss innovation in rights management from Blockchain to Enterprise. Panel discussions included topics like Machine Readable Rights, The RightsTech Technology Stack, and RightsTech in the Enterprise. 3Pillar's Adi Chikara...
Aug 01, 2016•51 min•Ep. 103
On this week’s episode, we take a look at security in the software development space. Among the topics we discuss are why security is of paramount importance when it comes to developing software, how a company called Codiscope is working to help developers of all stripes build more secure software from the start, and the role their new developer tool called Jacks plays in that mission. Gary Jackson, CEO of Codiscope, joins us on this week's episode. Gary has over 25 years of software leadership ...
Jul 18, 2016•29 min•Ep. 102
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with the founder and president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Perianne Boring, about the promise of blockchain technology and how regulatory actions in the financial services space will either accelerate or suffocate the next wave of tech-fueled innovation in the sector. Among the topics we discuss are the role of government here in the U.S. in fintech as compared to other countries, how public policymakers are approaching and learning about financial...
Jul 05, 2016•34 min•Ep. 101
For a very special episode of The Innovation Engine , we welcome 3Pillar CEO David DeWolf back into the studio for our 100th episode. David was the very first guest to appear on the podcast, and he has been on the podcast numerous times to discuss technology trends and corporate leadership. On this episode, we talk about David's journey as an entrepreneur and the path he has taken over the course of the last 10 years to go from a company with fewer than 10 employees at the outset to one that now...
Jun 20, 2016•33 min•Ep. 100
On this episode of the podcast, we look at the concept of "visual intelligence" and discuss how to see and communicate more clearly in all aspects of life. We talk about how to benefit from looking at the world around you the way you look at a piece of art, the three questions you can ask yourself to immediately make sense of a situation, and how one word can drastically change the way we understand a situation. Amy Herman joins us to talk about those topics and more. Amy is the author of the re...
Jun 06, 2016•24 min•Ep. 99
Understanding blockchain technology is the focus of this episode of the podcast. We start with an introduction to blockchain technology before talking about why it just may represent the internet 2.0, or "the internet of value." We also talk about why blockchain is a technology that companies not just in the financial services space but in a wide variety of industries should be evaluating to see how it will impact their business. Alex Tapscott joins us for this week's episode of the podcast to t...
May 16, 2016•31 min•Ep. 98
