Idea To Value - Creativity And Innovation

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Fredrik Haren, known as the Creativity Explorer. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sV  We speak about what we can learn about creativity from different cultures around the world. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:03:00 - Fredrik's journey with learning about creativity from places we normally don't go 00:04:30 - The difference between being an expert and explorer 00:05:45 - What he learned about the child of a prostitute in a slum in India: Sufferender - accepting the fact that you are suffering, and not letting that stop you 00:11:30 - Thailand paper artist: Sabai Sabai - Things are going to be ok. Take an idea nap when you're feeling blocked 00:15:30 - Icelandic word Heimskur, means Idiot, but specifically someone who did not steal ideas from overseas and instead stayed where they were Links mentioned in today's episode Fredrik's website: https://www.fredrikharen.com/ Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovat

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak again with David Burkus about his new audiobook: Pick a Fight. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sQ  We speak about why underdogs do so well, and what it takes to get your team to rally behind a cause. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:45 - People don't want to join a company, they want to join a crusade 00:02:30 - What are you fighting for? 00:05:30 - The three types of fights that a company can choose from: Revolutionary Fight (like Ellevest), Underdog Fight (like Netflix) and Ally Fight (like WD40) 00:14:30 - Being an underdog appears to make you more creative, as shown by research by Samir Nurmohamed 00:18:00 - The story of the Netflix HR document, which shows how you need to allow people to do their best work 00:22:00 - Leaders don't need to develop a vision, it is about describing the vision which already exists in the people Quote from the episode: How to find out the purpose of your organisation, ask these two questions of

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Håkan Ozan, who has helped to draft the recent ISO Standard on Innovation Management. See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sL  Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:30 His start with innovation management systems 00:02:30 What is an innovation management system 00:07:30 The reaction from the community to the attempt to build a management standard for innovation 00:12:00 The next steps for the ISO Standard Links mentioned in today's episode: Hakan's Blog: http://hakanozan.net/ ISO Standard 56000: Innovation Management: https://www.iso.org/standard/69315.html Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/all-access-pass-insider-secrets/ * Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id11999

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Kathryn Haydon, keynote speaker and founder of Sparkitivity. See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sM  We speak about breaking through the inertia of no, and how to use the Universal Creative Process to become more productive and prolific. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:02:00 What are the circumstances that help people find meaning in their work 00:06:15 The possibility ecosystem 00:08:30 Breaking through the inertia of no 00:11:00 Tools to find the right questions to solve 00:13:00 The creative process 00:16:00 Using the process workflow of become more productive Links mentioned in today's episode: Sparkitivity website: https://sparkitivity.com/ Book: The Non-Obvious Guide to Being More Creative https://amzn.to/3enP5M8 Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Tendayi Viki, innovation expert and associate Partner at Strategyzer. See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1s8  We talk about his new upcoming book Pirates in the Navy, and how to build an innovation culture where intrapreneurs can flourish. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:30 How intrapreneurs need to act like pirates and privateers within a company 00:03:30 The problem is that if you act like a pirate, you will have people rooting for you to fail 00:05:30 Building an innovation portfolio 00:07:45 What distinguishes a pirate from a privateer, who works on behalf of the organisation 00:10:00 What helps change a company's innovation culture is to get an early win 00:12:30 How to figure out where a company's innovation successes have been 00:15:00 Building a bridge to the core to build an ambidextrous organisation Links mentioned in today's episode: Book: Pirates In The Navy: How Innovators Lead Transformation https://amzn.to/2RA

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Science and Technology Journalist Gemma Milne. See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sA  Gemma has a new book coming out, all about the effects that hype is having on science journalism, and we talk about what you can do to make better understand the truth in what you read, as well as developing your critical thinking. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:00 How hype can be used as a tool 00:02:30 How hype affects the way we learn about and understand new ideas 00:04:00 Hype is accidental fooling 00:05:30 There is a responsibility on scientists and journalists to make sure that what is being communicated is true, but also on the reader 00:07:00 Examples of which innovations are being overhyped (like Artificial Intelligence), and also underhyped (like Fusion energy) 00:11:45 How scientists can communicate better while still telling the truth, and preventing fake news from countering the public opinion 00:16:00 Has there been an erosion

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with CEO of Board of Innovation, Philippe de Ridder. See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sU  We speak about how the world has changed due to the 2020 Coronavirus, how companies will need to adjust their strategy and operations, and what will likely change with Innovation Consultancies in the coming years. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:00 How Board of Innovation started by trying to help companies understand new business models 00:02:45 The Low Touch Economy and the long term impact of COVID-19 00:05:30 The habits that will change in the coming months and years, and how they will impact businesses 00:09:00 How government control will change people's behaviours 00:11:00 Scenario planning of the severity and duration of the potential Coronavirus timelines, and the impact on the company 00:15:00 Why Board of Innovation gives out so many of their tools for free on their website 00:16:30 How the innovation services industry will change

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Denise Jacobs, author of Banish your inner Critic, about how to overcome anxiety during this incredibly stressful time. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sK  Quote from the episode: You don't have to do anything. We don't have to be doing stuff all the time. Part of what people are experiencing is a deeply ingrained habit, to be busy, to be active, to be doing something... ...To be looking like you're doing something...  For so long that this habit is what you're trying to break. Because intrinsically all of came out of the womb knowing how to be.  Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:30 - The pressure some of us are feeling to make the most of our potential in the pandemic 00:03:30 - This is the time for a collective global pause 00:05:30 - How to overcome anxiety and your inner critic 00:10:30 - Managing guilt caused by social media usage 00:13:00 - The feeling we are experiencing right now is grief 00:15:00 - You need to slo

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Professor Rita McGrath, one of the world's most respected experts on the intersection between strategy and innovation. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sJ  One of the interesting points we cover is the concept of Inflection Points in innovation, and the management structures and governance from leadership required for innovation to thrive in a company. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:02:00 - Competitive advantages are no longer sustainable, and innovation is needed to replace these constantly 00:03:00 - Resource allocation is really at the core of strategy, and innovation requires these investments as well 00:04:30 - Major inflection points (a 10x change) at the time don't look like huge shifts, it is only afterwards that they become apparent 00:07:00 - The recipe of previous success is baked into the working practices of a company, but was once true will not always be true 00:09:30 - Many leaders can get into their positions w

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Alex Osterwalder, Partner at Stratgyzer and creator of the Business Model Canvas. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1sw  We speak about what it takes to create an invincible company, with a particular emphasis on the importance of a balanced innovation portfolio. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:30 - How the Business Model Canvas (BMC) was created 20 years ago, to help companies innovate 00:04:00 - The original purpose of the BMC was to map out any business model, whether it was a company's current one or one they wanted to create 00:05:00 - Innovation is now such a mature profession that practitioners need to understand all of the specialist tools at their disposal. This includes the Innovation Portfolio Maps and Business Model Patterns 00:08:45 - The different types of innovation in a company require different attitudes and management methods 00:11:00 - Most companies don't believe they have high-quality systematic innovati

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with multiple entrepreneur Josh Linkner, about how to apply discipline to creativity. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1su  Josh is a talented Jazz guitarist, as well as having written bestselling books and starting and selling multiple technology companies. Today we talk about what it takes to make creativity a ritual in your company. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:02:00 - Everyone can be creative. We are born to be creative 00:04:00 - How you can apply discipline to creativity 00:05:00 - What holds most people back is fear 00:06:00 - How can you become an artist in your own field? What is the risk of doing nothing? 00:08:15 - How to build up rituals and rewards to encourage creativity 00:10:30 - You don't always need to try to disrupt the industry with breakthrough innovations from the start 00:13:00 - The "Judo Flip" technique, to do the opposite of what is conventional wisdom 00:14:00 - Role Storming, brainstorming while perform

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak again with Stephen Shapiro about his new book, Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1so  We go through multiple examples of how companies have achieved innovation success by approaching problems in a new way, enabling them to ask better questions. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:30 - How the recent Coronavirus outbreak is changing the way that people work 00:04:00 - The importance of asking better questions in innovation 00:05:30 - Using different lenses to reframe innovation problems in new ways 00:06:45 - The story of Pumps and Pipes: Cardiologists and Gas pipeline engineers who get together to solve problems together, which resulted in filters that fix blood clots in human hearts 00:10:30 - How an insurance company learned about improving customer transparency from Dominos Pizza 00:11:00 - We usually ask questions which are either too abstract, o

In today's episode of the Idea to value podcast, we speak with bestselling author Jeff Goins. Jeff is the author of "Real Artists don't Starve", and we speak about why so many creative people find out hard to make a living from their craft, and how a change in the stories they tell can change their fortunes. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1ro  Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 Jeff's personal journey, starting as a starving artist 00:03:30 How he discovered the joy of writing, even though he didn't know what to write about 00:05:00 The myth of the starving artist, and how it is related to the stories we tell ourselves 00:08:00 During the Renaissance, many artists actually earned quite well 00:13:00 The difference between starving artists and thriving artists nowadays 00:15:30 How creative people can change their stories and mindset for success 00:17:30 The danger with trying to follow your passion, and what to do instead 00:19:00 Finding the intersection of passion, skill and demand 00

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Prof. Roger L Firestien, who is a senior faculty member for the Centre for Applied Imagination, University of SUNY, Buffalo.   To see the full episode, check out https://wp.me/p6pllj-1r8  He is also distinguished as being the person who has trained more people to lead the creative problem solving process (CPS) than anyone else in the world. Prof Firestien has a new book coming out called Create in a Flash: A Leader's Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation. I recommend you go check out www.createinaflashbook.com, because he has also included several free high quality videos to show you the techniques of CPS. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:15 the foundational work of Alex Osborne, who invented brainstorming and then the Creative Problem Solving process, which had been validated by more than 150 research studies 00:02:45 why "brainstorming" had got such a bad reputation, and why companies do it wrong 00:03:15 you need a well defined problem to be

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Adam Malofsky, the MD of Elemence. Read the full article: https://wp.me/p6pllj-1r6  We speak about the need to understand your customers' customer, and the theory of Adaptive Innovation. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:00 - How Adam's father's innovation journey helped Loctite succeed 00:03:00 - The best way to innovate is by finding the needs of your customers' customer 00:05:30 - Why large companies often don't look at discoveries and new breakthrough innovations which are still in research 00:07:00 - Adaptive innovation - What must be true...? 00:11:30 - Look for global needs first 00:13:30 - Most companies won't invest in new technology without the guarantee of a gargantuan return, which they assume will not happen 00:16:30 - How to involve the people in your company who are closest to the customer in the innovation process 00:18:00 - Lack of innovation is usually due to a lack of time 00:19:30 - You don't want to hire someone who ha

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Prof Keith Sawyer from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1r2  Prof Sawyer is an expert researcher on creativity, and we talk about what it takes for children to learn most effectively, how teachers and schools need to adapt to new ways of teaching, and how this can teach us about becoming more creative. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - The convergence of research into learning and creativity, and how the two complement each other 00:03:15 - What the research is telling us about the difference between shallow knowledge (memorising) and deeper knowledge (required for creativity) 00:05:15 - Based on his research, Creative performance is based on a balance of general creative skills, as well as domain-specific experience and knowledge on which to build 00:07:00 - The Art Bias in schools and teaching 00:10:30 - If you teach for deeper understanding of a subject, the research shows tha

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, I speak with Dr. Max McKeown about his new book, The Innovator's Book. We spoke about the need to write this book in a different way to the method-heavy textbooks which often are left on shelves and never read. See the full episode here: https://wp.me/p6pllj-1qK  It is a beautifully written, concise book that I managed to get through in less than two hours, filled with insights on the main jobs which an innovator needs to perform.  Topics discussed in this episode: 00:03:00 - The reason why this book was written to be as short as possible 00:06:00 - The three jobs of an innovator 00:08:00 - The causes for an innovator's gap 00:09:00 - Innovation case studies never begin with the theories outlined in textbooks as the basis of developing their ideas 00:12:00 - The challenge of people who want to command and control are becoming the new innovation managers 00:17:00 - The difference between real-world innovation and explanations of innovation 00:19:30 - Max's own

In today's episode of the podcast, we speak with Ron Carucci, Founder of Navalent and an expert on assessing and building leadership capabilities in teams. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1qi  Ron's company has researched over 2,700 leaders across more than 10 years to determine what the capabilities of successful leaders are, and what causes more than half of newly-promoted leaders to fail. Topics covered in today's episode: 00:02:00 What is leadership? 00:03:30 Not everyone in a leadership position is actually a leader, and more than half of leaders fail 00:04:30 Many people are being promoted into management positions which far exceed their capabilities 00:07:30 The four patterns required to be a successful leader: Context, Breadth, Choice, Connection 00:12:00 Can these four capabilities be learned and developed? 00:14:30 The issues new leaders have once they have been promoted 00:15:30 How today's obsession with getting promoted upwards, people think that you're not doing a good job 00:18:30

In today's episode, we speak with Jesse Nieminen, Co-Founder of Innovation Software company Viima. We talk about how companies can improve their innovation cultures, and how software is only part of the solution. See the full original article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1q1  Topics covered in today's episode: 00:01:00 - The story of the Viima innovation management platform 00:03:30 - The issue which large companies have is managing innovation 00:06:00 - Companies have more ideas than they can implement 00:09:30 - Case study of how a large insurance company learned to better understand and fix their challenges based on customer feedback 00:11:30 - How customer service has become more focused on getting good feedback, rather than fixing the core issues 00:14:30 - Culture really matters, both top-down and bottom-up Links mentioned in today's episode: Viima: https://www.viima.com Jesse's Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessenieminen/  Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation a

In the premier podcast episode of Season 3, we speak with world-famous voice actor and keynote speaker Joshua Seth. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1pM  Joshua has been the voice of characters in over 100 animated TV shows and movies and has a diverse background across creative disciplines like music, theatre, and stage illusions. In today's episode, we talk about how we need to become more comfortable letting go of expectations in order to unleash our innate creativity. Topics discussed in today's episode: 00:01:30 - How his childhood formed his creative outlook 00:03:45 - The importance of letting go of expectations 00:05:45 - While still remaining focused on creativity 00:08:00 - What he learned about creative states from performing hypnosis 00:09:30 - The importance of unstructured play 00:15:15 - Joshua's personal creative process, and how this is enhanced by collaboration 00:18:00 - The issue with getting into a work routine, trying to perform tasks 'correctly' 00:20:00 - Using cards to tr