Our guest’s research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. Questions he poses include: Why do organisms and ecosystems scale with size in a remarkably universal and systematic fashion? Is there a maximum size of cities? Of animals and plants? What about companies? Can scale show us how to create a more sustainable future? By applying the rigour of physics to questions of biology, He ...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 23Ep. 345
Our guest’s research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. Questions he poses include: Why do organisms and ecosystems scale with size in a remarkably universal and systematic fashion? Is there a maximum size of cities? Of animals and plants? What about companies? Can scale show us how to create a more sustainable future? By applying the rigour of physics to questions of biology, He ...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 23Ep. 344
Our guest’s research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. Questions he poses include: Why do organisms and ecosystems scale with size in a remarkably universal and systematic fashion? Is there a maximum size of cities? Of animals and plants? What about companies? Can scale show us how to create a more sustainable future? By applying the rigour of physics to questions of biology, He ...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 21Ep. 343
Our guest's books have sold well over one million copies and spent a whole nine months on the New York Times bestseller list! Our guest is a master negotiator and has been successfully negotiating everything from insurance claims to hostage releases to his own son's hair length and hundreds of other matters for over five decades. Ever since coining the term "win-win" in 1963, he has been teaching people the world over how to get what they want in any situation. As a result of his extensive negot...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 21Ep. 342
Our guest’s research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. Questions he poses include: Why do organisms and ecosystems scale with size in a remarkably universal and systematic fashion? Is there a maximum size of cities? Of animals and plants? What about companies? Can scale show us how to create a more sustainable future? By applying the rigour of physics to questions of biology, he ...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 21Ep. 341
Today’s guest hopes it will leave you seeing, thinking, and feeling differently about how to grow and remain relevant in these transformative times. How to grow yourself, grow those around you, and grow your practice, passion, or company. How to remain relevant by understanding what it takes to make sense and thrive in a world of rapid technological, demographic, and global upheaval. And to do so by questioning much of what business takes for granted: •why data is often not the way forward and w...
Apr 27, 2022•56 min•Season 21Ep. 340
The purpose of today’s book is twofold. First, to overthrow this myth that we are “living a period of change.” The entire history of civilization is all about change—and, more than that, about technological change. This is what defines us as a species, this is what propels us forward. Change is coming faster and faster, that’s for sure—and it will likely accelerate even more. And second, to highlight and explain not only the benefits but also the risks that a tech-driven lifestyle throws at us. ...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 21Ep. 339
Today’s book is about one way in which large corporations can be entrepreneurial: by partnering with external startups. Specifically, it is about key principles and practices that have been distilled from the entrepreneurial actions of managers who helped their corporations engage with startups. To be clear, as our audience knows well by now, opening an innovation lab here and organizing a hackathon there won’t make an Impactful difference. This is about substantive programmatic interventions th...
Apr 20, 2022•46 min•Season 21Ep. 338
Today’s book is about one way in which large corporations can be entrepreneurial: by partnering with external startups. Specifically, it is about key principles and practices that have been distilled from the entrepreneurial actions of managers who helped their corporations engage with startups. To be clear, as our audience knows well by now, opening an innovation lab here and organizing a hackathon there won’t make an Impactful difference. This is about substantive programmatic interventions th...
Apr 19, 2022•51 min•Season 21Ep. 337
Today’s book is about one way in which large corporations can be entrepreneurial: by partnering with external startups. Specifically, it is about key principles and practices that have been distilled from the entrepreneurial actions of managers who helped their corporations engage with startups. To be clear, as our audience knows well by now, opening an innovation lab here and organizing a hackathon there won’t make an Impactful difference. This is about substantive programmatic interventions th...
Apr 15, 2022•54 min•Season 21Ep. 336
Our guest today delivers a proven roadmap for large corporations collaborating with startups. Drawing on over a decade of international research, he explains the “why,” “how,” and “where” of corporate-startup partnering. In his book, you’ll learn: * How to focus on the three pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar to achieve outstanding results in your partnership * Why the very thing that attracts large corporations to startups—their significant differences—also makes it difficult to work t...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 21Ep. 335
When we work hard, sometimes we put our mental health on the backburner. Stress, a lack of sleep and other factors can quickly lead to burnout. How can we balance our goals with a peaceful lifestyle? Replace stress, burnout and surviving with resilience, energy optimisation and thriving. We welcome the author of Finding Inner Safety: The Key to Healing, Thriving, and Overcoming Burnout, Dr Nerina Ramlakhan
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr•Season 21Ep. 334
Our guest today tells us “This story is mine, but the way belongs to us all.” His books and teachings have been a guiding light to millions of people. Now comes the true story of his search for the good life, a quest for meaning in the modern world. In vivid detail, he describes his evolution from childhood dreamer to world-class athlete, including the events that led him to write the spiritual classic Way of the Peaceful Warrior. Over the course of two decades he was guided by four radically di...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 21Ep. 333
Welcome back to another episode in our Exponential Series here on the Innovation Show, where we explore how exponential technologies are colliding and changing the world. This is our grand finale with Ismail Amla on his book From Incremental to Exponential. Over the past two decades, our guest has participated in dozens of innovation exercises with numerous companies. He has guided legacy energy giants in creating marketing opportunities by taking risks on innovations and better business models....
Apr 04, 2022•44 min•Season 20Ep. 332
The purpose of today’s book is twofold. First, to overthrow this myth that we are “living a period of change.” The entire history of civilization is all about change—and, more than that, about technological change. This is what defines us as a species, this is what propels us forward. Change is coming faster and faster, that’s for sure—and it will likely accelerate even more. And second, to highlight and explain not only the benefits but also the risks that a tech-driven lifestyle throws at us. ...
Mar 29, 2022•48 min•Season 20Ep. 331
Today’s episode is essential content for business leaders and policymakers, an investigation of red teaming, the practice of inhabiting the perspective of potential competitors to gain a strategic advantage. The concept is as old as the Devil's Advocate, the eleventh-century Vatican official charged with discrediting candidates for sainthood. Today, red teams are used widely in both the public and the private sector by those seeking to better understand the interests, intentions, and capabilitie...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 20Ep. 330
The purpose of today’s book is twofold. First, to overthrow this myth that we are “living a period of change.” The entire history of civilization is all about change—and, more than that, about technological change. This is what defines us as a species, this is what propels us forward. Change is coming faster and faster, that’s for sure—and it will likely accelerate even more. And second, to highlight and explain not only the benefits but also the risks that a tech-driven lifestyle throws at us. ...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 20Ep. 329
Over and over, we see big legacy businesses getting beaten to the punch by energetic little start-ups. It seems like innovation can come only from the bottom up or from the outside in. But our guest today tells us that “big equals slow and stodgy” is a myth. Based on decades of experience working with both the world's leading brands and disruptive start-ups, his book explores the opportunity legacy companies have to create new markets, supercharge growth, and remake their businesses by combining...
Mar 17, 2022•40 min•Season 20Ep. 328
The purpose of today’s book is twofold. First, to overthrow this myth that we are “living a period of change.” The entire history of civilization is all about change—and, more than that, about technological change. This is what defines us as a species, this is what propels us forward. Change is coming faster and faster, that’s for sure—and it will likely accelerate even more. And second, to highlight and explain not only the benefits but also the risks that a tech-driven lifestyle throws at us. ...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 20Ep. 327
Over and over, we see big legacy businesses getting beaten to the punch by energetic little start-ups. It seems like innovation can come only from the bottom up or from the outside in. But our guest today tells us that “big equals slow and stodgy” is a myth. Based on decades of experience working with both the world's leading brands and disruptive start-ups, his book explores the opportunity legacy companies have to create new markets, supercharge growth, and remake their businesses by combining...
Mar 13, 2022•57 min•Season 20Ep. 326
Today’s book introduces the Exponential Era, the extraordinary times we are living where the convergence of technology platforms that grow at exponential rates is creating unprecedented opportunities for companies that know how to benefit from it, and disastrous results for those that don't. In the book we learn about: The megatrends shaping the future of business and society The exponential platforms that are creating astonishing opportunities and risks The types of companies that thrive in thi...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 20Ep. 325
Toys ‘R’ Us. Kodak. Blockbuster. Why is it that some companies evolve while others get left in the dust? How do they lose their relevance with customers? The scary truth is that the only thing harder than getting to the top is staying there. It may sound counterintuitive, but in many cases, it is the success of a company that eventually leads to its downfall. So what does it take to stay competitive and relevant when what customers went wild for yesterday is the boring, banal, bare minimum they’...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 20Ep. 324
When a company is committed to growing through innovation standard accounting documents offer insufficient and, oftentimes irrelevant data. Innovation Accounting is a practical guide for these companies to help them measure and track innovation. Most established organizations have understood the need to innovate and become more digital, however the management tools available to leaders seeking to understand the investments in innovation are lacking. Financial accounting in particular is difficul...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 20Ep. 323
Have you ever felt like you were on a roll? Every thing seems to be going your way. Time slows, and you see clearly. Past the noise and distractions, you’re able to zoom in on the essential. You take the perfect action at the perfect time. You instinctively know what to do, and you have the profound feeling that you are on the right path. This experience is the manifestation of what our guest calls alignment. Alignment is the congruence of who you are, what you feel, and what you love on a deep ...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 20Ep. 322
Today's books tell us how digital platforms are inverting our economy and what that means for our public high schools. It is a fascinating read for those interested in transformation, bitcoin, education, and universal basic income. Questions include: - What does the future of work look like as jobs continue to decline? - Why will trends like decentralization and open-source impact education? - When does human bias impact economic viability and how can anti-bias lead to an anti-fragile democracy ...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 19Ep. 321
In this episode, we deep dive into the Built To Innovate framework. More details on https://www.builttoinnovatethebook.com It’s no secret that continuous innovation is the key to seizing and maintaining the competitive edge in today’s increasingly challenging business environment. Unfortunately, the process for achieving this holy grail of business has been a mystery—until now. Today's book delivers a proven system for building relentless innovation into your company’s DNA. Our guest, a Professo...
Feb 12, 2022•59 min•Season 19Ep. 320
With new technology, constant change and uncertainty, and far-flung virtual teams, getting things done at work is tougher and more complex than ever. We’re in the midst of a collaboration revolution, working with everyone, all the time, across silos and platforms. But sometimes it feels like we're stuck in a no-win cycle—dealing with an overwhelming influx of asks, with unclear lines of communication and authority. Overcommitment syndrome looms larger than ever before. But even amid the seeming ...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 19Ep. 319
In this episode, we explore the case study of Bayer and how the 40billion dollar giant diffused a mindset of innovating across the organization. It’s no secret that continuous innovation is the key to seizing and maintaining the competitive edge in today’s increasingly challenging business environment. Unfortunately, the process for achieving this holy grail of business has been a mystery—until now. Today's book delivers a proven system for building relentless innovation into your company’s DNA....
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 19Ep. 318
Companies and organizations around the world are being confronted with alarming challenges—a global pandemic, market shocks, climate change, political instability. But in these unsettled times, today’s guest reveals that managers and executives have a secret weapon on their side: an overlooked group of employees that share what she calls “the gig mindset”—a freelancer-style knack for improvisation, adaptability and innovation that offers a crucial key to the future. Found at all levels of the wo...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 19Ep. 317
Intro It’s no secret that continuous innovation is the key to seizing and maintaining the competitive edge in today’s increasingly challenging business environment. Unfortunately, the process for achieving this holy grail of business has been a mystery—until now. Todays book delivers a proven system for building relentless innovation into your company’s DNA. Our guest, a Professor and former Dean of Executive Education at INSEAD explores the essential practices of many of the world’s most innova...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 19Ep. 316
