Idea To Value - Creativity And Innovation

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with one of the most influential and prolific authors on the topics of marketing and creativity in the world, Seth Godin. Seth Godin is one of the fathers of online and email marketing, and has blogged every day for decades. His blog has thousands of posts, he has written over 20 bestselling books, and his views are respected around the world. His newest book is "The Song of Significance: A Manifesto for Teams and the People Who Lead Them", about how we can all find work which is both more valuable and more meaningful. Full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Qm  Nick's Services: Innovation & Creativity Since 2005, Nick Skillicorn has been helping companies around the world enhance their innovation capabilities, deliver their most strategically transformational projects, unlock the creativity of their people and execute their ideas more effectively to deliver more value from their ventures and innovation portfolio. He does this through his Consulting,

Nick's Services: Innovation & Creativity Since 2005, Nick Skillicorn has been helping companies around the world enhance their innovation capabilities, deliver their most strategically transformational projects, unlock the creativity of their people and execute their ideas more effectively to deliver more value from their ventures and innovation portfolio. He does this through his Consulting, Keynote Speeches, Project Management, Workshops and Sprints. Click here to find out how he can help you: https://www.improvides.com/  Episode Highlights: In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Innovation Leader management team of Scott Kirsner (previously on the podcast here) and Alex Slawsby about the breaking new InnoLead report "Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2023". See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1PQ  We cover the most important data on innovation teams, including the changes in appetite for different types of innovation projects based on the uncertainty in the coming 2023

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak again with author Todd Henry about his new book Daily Creative. By the time this podcast launches, the book has already been #1 on Amazon, so congratulations Todd. You may remember Todd from the previous podcast interview where we talked about the Motivation Code. Today we talk about what it takes to make creativity a daily exercise and how to make it more actionable and productive. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1NE #creativity #toddhenry #productivity #nickskillicorn #ideatovalue Topics covered in the episode: 00:01:30 - What the Daily Creative is about 00:04:00 - What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while 00:07:15 - How the book is structured in order to be useful every day and repeatable 00:10:00 - The book is designed to help people develop the process and cadence of creativity instead of just getting by on skill 00:15:45 - With people's shortening attention spans, people need a book like this now 00:21:

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Prof Angus Fletcher from Ohio State University. He describes himself as a "Story Scientist, and his team have been doing some interesting research into new ways of improving creativity and problem solving through narrative and storytelling. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1MJ #storytelling #podcast #creativity #ai #artificialintelligence #research #neuroscience We speak about the unique link between motor neurons and creativity, how to use movement to spark creativity, and how artificial intelligence may never be truly creative. Themes discussed in this episode: 00:01:30 - What is narrative storytelling 00:03:00 - How the motor regions of the brain are responsible for much of our logical intelligence 00:04:30 - How this technique is different from divergent thinking pioneered in the 1950s 00:07:00 - The longer people study, the less able they become at counterfactual thinking 00:10:15 - Narrative and storytelling helps taking a speci

In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Salesforce's Innovation and Growth Evangelist Tiffani Bova. Tiffani is recognised as one of the top management thinkers in the world by Thinkers 50, is the author of Growth IQ and is a well-known speaker on the topic of Growth. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Mz  #podcast #salesforce #growth #business We speak about why the experience of your employees is one of the most overlooked drivers of the experience your customers have with your company, and how leaders might need to reevaluate their priorities to achieve growth. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - How Tiffani's early experience with Cloud Technology allowed her to create a role at Salesforce where she helps companies identify the art of what is possible 00:04:45 - The insights from 4,000 - 5,000 companies that led her to her first book: Growth IQ 00:08:45 - How companies and corporate antibodies need to overcome internal inertia and become comfortable with not knowing

In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with bestselling author Eric Barker. Eric runs one of the most popular newsletters on the web to use science and psychology to improve your life, and I have been a fan for years. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1LU  #relationships #psychology #creativity #selfhelp #loneliness We speak about his new book Plays well with others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong, and the scientific insights we can all use to have stronger and healthier relationships.  Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Eric's background interest in philosophy and social sciences leading him to develop his blog and newsletter 00:04:45 - His first book Barking up the wrong tree looking into the maxims in life about success are not always true 00:07:15 - His new book, and what we can learn about strengthening relationships. What is a myth, and what has some science behind it? 00:09:30 - How the pandemic has made pe

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Dr Margaret Webb from the University of Melbourne. Together with her co-author Dr Simon Cropper and Jay Olson, they created and released the Divergent Association Task, a new method to estimate the divergent creative potential of someone based simply on them entering a few words into an online form. #divergent #creativity #test #podcast See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ih This test has since exploded, with millions of people taking the test online, making it the largest research data source for creativity research currently active. In this episode, we speak about the foundation of the research, what the results show us, and what other creativity research Dr Webb is working on. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:15 - Dr Webb's start in research about Mindsight, seeing patterns where none exist 00:02:45 - What the Divergent Association Task is and how it started 00:05:03 - The challenges with the current manual methods of measuring

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with award winning designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has been voted one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, is a bestselling author, and has won international awards for designing everything from furniture to cars to toilet seats to vegetable peelers. Without knowing it, you are likely to have used something she has designed in your own life. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1LJ #podcast #design #designthinking #creativity #love We speak about her unique design process, how she approaches design challenges, and how to design a life you love. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Ayse's journey to becoming a designer 00:03:30 - Her unique design process, based on her four steps of Deconstruction & Reconstruction 00:06:30 - Empathy and understanding the needs of the customer, as well as optimism and collaboration 00:10:15 - How she feels challenge and frustration every morning when designing, and how to get over it, and w

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Paul Ruppert. Paul is a veteran of the Telecommunications industry, and his companies have helped bring breakthrough technologies like worldwide mobile calling and SMS to the masses. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1LG #telecomms #innovation #podcast In this interview, we speak about what it takes for companies to innovate in new markets, the challenges with new technology and whether you are better off being a first mover or fast follower. Apologies about any sound quality issues. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Paul's journey helping to launch the company that became AT&T in America, and then at the company which brought SMS to the next level 00:04:45 - What it was like innovating in an industry when the technology was only just being developed 00:10:45 - The advantage of bringing in ideas from outside, as well as developing your own innovations internally at the same time 00:13:00 - How do you convince Venture Capi

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Andy Binns, Co-Founder of Change Logic and author of Corporate Explorer: How corporations can beat startups at the innovation game. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Lr  #podcast #innovation #disruption Andy has worked as a strategic advisor to Leaders for decades, with experience at McKinsey, IBM and now Change Logic. We speak about the myth of only startups being able to innovate, and what it takes for large corporations to be able to execute disruptive innovations. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Andy's background with IBM's Emerging Business opportunities, and how this brought him to the idea that corporations can innovate better than startups 00:04:15 - Where the myth that large corporations cannot innovate comes from 00:07:00 - How survivorship and confirmation bias make people forget all the startups who tried but failed, and how corporations should not try to copy startups 00:08:30 - How LexisNexis innovated to cr

Yesterday, I wrote about the 5 reasons you should regularly review your previous work. I was so inspired that today I recorded a mini-podcast episode of the Idea to Value podcast all about it. The 5 reasons are: See the evolution of your creative output Be inspired to generate new ideas Overcome previous challenges Evaluate your creative productivity Assess your trends and direction Click here to listen to or watch the episode now, and if you like mini-podcast episodes like this, I would really appreciate it if you gave the Idea to Value podcast a review in your favorite player, whether it is iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or anywhere else. 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/i

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Dr Ralph-Christian Ohr about ambidexterity, dual innovation and what it takes to scale up new ventures. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1KE  #podcast #innovation #ambidextrous Rather than there being a single best way to set up an ambidextrous organisation, it requires a set of key principles which all innovation teams and companies need to display. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:15 - How Ralph got started on Dual Innovation 00:03:30 - The challenge of exploring and exploiting innovation at the same time 00:07:30 - How innovation dies at the handovers, especially when there are separate business units for innovation 00:09:30 - Steve Blank recently mentioned that scaling is the crux of ambidexterity 00:15:30 - What is required to manage the space in between the core business and innovation units 00:20:30 - The principles required for successfully delivering dual innovation 00:23:30 - Where innovation should sit is based on what

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and Professor of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ia #podcast #creativity #comfort #survival We speak about the dangers our society faces by wanting to be more comfortable, and how we can improve our creativity by pushing our comfort barriers. Topics mentioned in this episode: 00:02:30 - The benefits of embracing discomfort 00:04:30 - How our evolution made us avoid risk 00:05:30 - Why we are no longer willing to be bored and the negative aspects that this brings, 00:09:30 - how being bored can be good for your creativity 00:12:30 - The importance of getting away from screens and 00:14:45 - People need a certain degree of challenge in order to be healthy, and why we evolved to be afraid 00:18:45 - Michael's experience in a highly dangerous place 00:21:30 - Why people want to keep the status quo, and how we need to take small risks even i

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Ashleigh Wilson, founder and CEO of Auditmate. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1JT #podcast #innovation #elevator Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:00 - Ashleigh's life as an elevator baby 00:03:00 - The moral compass required to find what customers actually need, in an established industry 00:07:00 - A company should give permission to be human 00:09:45 - A story about when there was an emotional disconnect in the team 00:16:30 - People over profits 00:19:00 - People are always going to push boundaries Links mentioned in this episode: Auditmate: https://www.auditmate.com Ashleigh's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-wilson-she-her-01131285/ 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

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Jim Euchner. Jim is Honorary Professor at Aston Business School (UK) and Editor in Chief of Research-Technology Management, a peer-reviewed journal for practitioners of innovation, technology and research management. He was previously Vice President of Global Innovation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where he led the development of new businesses and helped launch five businesses on three continents. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1JK #leanstartup #podcast #innovation We speak about his new book Lean Startup in Large Organizations: Overcoming Resistance to Innovation, and his experiences bringing new ideas to established companies. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:00 - Lean Startup practices (as discussed with Steve Blank) 00:05:00 - The importance of Innovation accounting 00:06:00 - How there is often resistance in large organisations, especially the impact on the core business and possible cannibalisation 00:09:30 -

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Alex Pang, founder of Strategy and Rest, a consultancy devoted to helping companies and individuals harness the power of rest to shorten our workdays, while staying focused and productive. Alex is also the author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less and his new book SHORTER: WORK BETTER, SMARTER, AND LESS– HERE’S HOW. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1JC #podcast #4dayweek In this episode, we speak about why companies should consider reducing the total number of working hours for their employees, or even working only 4 days a week, and the benefits this can bring. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:45 - Alex's background as a futurist in Silicon Valley, and how it brought him to the realisation around doing your best work with deliberate rest 00:05:47 - The reason why people think they need to display their busyness and the history of hustle culture 00:09:00 - The problem with associating time worked with productivity 0

In today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with award-winning author and innovation specialist Whitney Johnson. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ig #growth #innovation With nearly 2 million followers on Linkedin, she is one of the most popular speakers and experts on innovation, and we speak about her new book Smart Growth: How to Grow your People to Grow your Company. Topics covered in this episode: 00:00:45 - Whitney's journey from Wall Street to her time with Clayton Christensen, and finally to her work as a disruption advisor 00:03:00 - What is growth and the S-Curve popularised by E. Rogers? 00:06:00 - Why growth does not feel consistent, and why it can be so slow and frustrating at the beginning 00:09:30 - How people can be in a state of Flow in their S-Curve for a long time. 00:12:00 - Why it is so hard to create and innovate as you get older, and the importance of starting with small steps to form a habit 00:16:30 - Your journey of moving through several S-Curves through

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with PR expert Donna Loughlin. She is the CEO and founder of LMG PR, and is known for her work with futurists and innovators finding narratives that connect with your audience. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Jc #PR #storytelling #innovation We speak about what it means to craft a powerful narrative, authenticity, and storytelling for new innovations. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Donna's background as a journalist and working with innovators in Silicon Valley 00:04:00 - Why you cannot just market your products based on technical features ("High Tech Poetry"), as the customer might not care 00:06:45 - Disruption is not an effective innovation strategy, and many innovation leaders may suffer from "Ego Engineering" 00:10:45 - Why some departments are not keen on new innovations because they don't know what to do with it 00:12:30 - Storytelling skills to connect with customers, and where the best ideas come from moments of disco

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Natalie Nixon, founder of Figure 8 Thinking and author of the The Creativity Leap. See the full epsiode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ii #creativity #podcast #improvisation We speak about what jazz has to do with business, improvisational organisations and what it takes for teams to thrive in a chaortic world. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 - Natalie's history with jazz, and learning how improvisation exists in organisations 00:08:00 - The structure behind teams improvising together 00:11:00 - Creativity is no longer a luxury in companies, it is now a necessity 00:13:15 - Creativity requires toggling between wonder and rigor to solve problems 00:15:45 - In order to innovate and be creative, you need to be willing to cede control 00:17:00 - The "Three I" framework: Inquiry, Improvisation, Intuition 00:21:00 - Intuition is about pattern recognition Links mentioned in this episode: Figure 8 Thinking: https://www.figure8thinking.com/ Book: Cre

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Prof Roger Kneebone. Prof Kneebone is the author of Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery and directs the Imperial College Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science (ICCESS) in London. See the full epsiode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1IQ #expertise #creativity #practice We speak about what it takes to go from beginner to expert, the hurdles and changes along the way and the impact of expertise on creative thinking. Topics covered in this episode: 00:03:00 - What it means to be an expert, and how it requires wisdom 00:05:00 - The apprentice, journeyman, master progression 00:07:00 - What it feels like to go through these stages, across various industries 00:08:45 - The starting stages of being a journeyman may feel quite boring and frustrating as you build the fundamentals 00:12:30 - Nobody cares about your accomplishments, they only care about what you can do for your audience 00:15:00 - The dangers of making errors when you are responsible f