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In this podcast we’ll be exploring what it takes to change a company. Taking the big steps, or the smaller steps in between.
This one’s for the intrapreneurs. You’ll be getting to know some big, brave and darn right outrageous personalities, luminaries, pioneers of business and hearing what they’ve done to fix the thorniest of problems within organisations.
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"I love the advancements of technology, but when it comes to connection, I'm very conflicted about it."In this episode you’ll hear about:Balancing radical candor and ruinous empathyConnections, networks and the role they play in your successFeedback and how to use it for professional growthObservation and listening to identify areas for improvementTiming of feedback to ensure it is well-receivedTaking a genuine interest in people's lives to form deeper connectionsKey linksDesign OutlookXeroWe...
‘’Over the years I've built toolkits, ways of processing…sure I still get nervous like anybody else when something unexpected gets thrown at me, but I've come to realise that it'll be okay. I've always managed to come out the other side with either success or just a small handful of bruises.’’ - Amir AnsariIn this episode you’ll hear about:The unpredictable moments in Amir’s career, his path and the twists and turns along the way. ‘’life's full of ambiguity and I need to be comfortable ...
‘’What matters to me is helping businesses realise their full potential to be a force for good in the world. Because I truly believe that this is the untapped potential of business.’’- Carolyn Butler-MaddenIn this episode you’ll hear about:- Carolyn's career journey: Carolyn delves into the roots of her beliefs and lets us into the key experiences that inspired her to champion purpose driven approaches in business. - The missing role of love in business: An opp...
"Follow the process, follow the methods, and then you're not going to fail in your project. You're going to fail throughout your project. Small constant failure is part of what it is.”Fabio OliveiraIn this episode you’ll hear about:Defining innovation in 2024: Breaking down the definition of innovation and its associated expectations and misconceptions and understanding how innovation fits differently into the contexts of large and small organisationsManaging innovation and idea generation: M...
“We are all young wounded children in adult bodies, walking around, bumping into each other and then blaming each other when our wounds get touched on or when our traumas get activated.”Lael StoneIn this episode you’ll hear about:Parenting and leader parallels: Drawing parallels between effective leadership and conscious parenting, highlighting the similarities in communication strategies and nurturing supportive environments in how we lead as parents and in businessUnderstanding human behavi...
“Design's not in its infancy anymore but we can still find it hard to communicate our value.”Kris WashusenIn this episode you’ll hear about:Adopting a Lean-UX approach: Why you should value rapid prototyping over extensive upfront discovery and what you can do to implement quick and experimental change cycles.The stickiness of design work: Addressing the challenges in implementing and achieving longevity in design work… and how to avoid design projects going nowhere.Impact of the ‘pandemic to...
“We need to consciously become aware of our patterns and our behaviours before we change them and understand how they’re serving us in the first place.”Celine WatersIn this episode you’ll hear about:The practice of somatic design: How to create deeper connections between our mind, body and spirit and experience the transformative benefits of somaticsHarnessing inner resilience: What it means to cultivate inner resilience through recognising your own capacity to adapt, bounce back from setbac...
“Innovation really lives on the edge of ridiculous, and in order for us to come up with innovative solutions to solve the world's biggest problems, we've got to take risks. Play is an incredible way to help us do that.”Dara SimkinIn this episode you’ll hear about:The importance of mixing play and work: Why bringing play into the workplace can be a powerful tool for creativity, connectivity and innovation and radically shift organisational cultureHow to integrate play into the workplace: Key s...
"You really want it to get into people's heads what the change is. You want it to be their new reality or the new normal. Storytelling is effective because stories are shared from generation to generation, remembered for a reason… because they stick in your brain."Agnes SoIn this episode you’ll hear about:Improving support levels & customer satisfaction: How to win customer loyalty through understanding frontline perspectives, fostering collaboration & aligning organisational goals wi...
"I think what events should be doing is playing that role of fostering community, fostering connection and really thinking about what they're looking to do, what's their mission." Grant ShowIn this episode you’ll hear about:Crafting compelling presentations: Exploring the art of crafting presentations that captivate your audience and how to use storytelling techniques borrowed from film and TV to spark engagement in the workplaceHosting purpose-driven events: The power and role of events to b...
“You’ve got to be quite deliberate. You have to overrule some of your automatic thinking to say, I need to deliberately step back here. I need to refresh this area.”Karl DeitzIn this episode you’ll hear about:Parallels between cooking, music & business: How lessons in one domain of your life or interests can often be applied to another, fostering cross-disciplinary insights in areas of strategy, adaptation and continuous improvementThe importance of mastering the basics: Why investing in ...
"The more immovable that your solutions are, the greater the need to invest in that kind of thinking."Andrew KendallIn this episode you’ll hear about:Designing for impact: Strategies to more accurately understand customers needs and motivations in order to design products and services that go beyond immediate user needs to create tangible, transformative impact on people’s lives Long-term design considerations: Ensuring longevity and sustainability in design solutions by designing with f...
“When it comes to AI, we talk about augmenting not replacing. We want this to be about how do I augment the individual and give them superpowers so they can do amazing things and liberate their time? How do we make 5 people worth 10 people?”Gareth RydonIn this episode, you’ll hear about:AI adoption in 2024: Exploring the scale and speed at which AI is being adopted, the different approaches companies are taking & the key implications for organisations in 2024Evolution of AI use cases: How...
“I’m 46 and I'm going to continue to do new stuff constantly my entire life. It's going to challenge me. I'm going to be uncomfortable with it. And the neurons in my mind will keep developing the ability to be adaptable if I keep challenging myself.”Nick BermanIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Balancing personal & professional life: How to regularly assess emotion states, seek equilibrium and create space for introspection to live in balance and mindfulnessNick’s primary philosophy on se...
“In fact, there’s nothing normal. Everything is what we make of it to a certain extent.”Dr. Marco MottaIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Data storytelling: How to present data in a means to create shared understanding across an organisation and use narrative techniques to make it personable, digestible and immersiveMitigating data literacy: Establishing an evidence-driven culture by bridging the data literacy gap in an organisation and increasing the capacity for informed decision-makingThe ...
“The level of power that consumer facing Gen AI offers with such intuitive accessibility for such essentially a low cost for that high powered tool… is unprecedented.”Sarah KaurIn this episode, you’ll hear about:AI as an enabler: How AI can be used to enable and empower unique work processes and scenarios, including key examples of how it it can enable design thinking and transformation workDigital divide and inequity: Confronting the challenge of digital inequity and strategies for evening t...
“One thing led to another and some things came up and actually it just broke really quickly and was quite a shock. It was quite disruptive and it was one of these situations where you think, okay, what has just happened?”Sarah WilkinTransforming personal adversity to professional opportunity: Sarah shares her journey overcoming a major and very sudden struggle in her personal life… and how it led her to greater successAddressing gender bias: How to challenge the issue of gender bias within ma...
"I'm a big believer that innovation is not the result of some sort of inspired genius, right? It's not an innate talent but a process and a handful of repeatable activities that can be learned.”Jacob DuttonIn this episode, you’ll hear about:The democratisation of innovation: How individuals can practically learn innovation as a skill & readjust limiting mindsets to do soFostering entrepreneurial mindsets: Why developing entrepreneurial mindsets within your people is crucial in encouraging...
“The company doesn't create the culture. If you hire great people, the culture will be created.”Christian SteinIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Brand strategy misconceptions: What is brand strategy, what is it not and how should it be approached to be valuable and effective?The paradigm of fear in professional life: Why so many professionals are held back from pursuing their full potential and how to adopt a mindset that allows for change and dissuades fearThe value of strategic thinking an...
"Mistakes are as valuable as the finely crafted ideas. There's something tangible in them that could often be elevated and be the main idea."Alex NormantonIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Establishing strategic foundations for creativity: Grounding creative ideas in strategy to ensure a solid basis for the creative process and alignment to objectives, prior insights and the broader brief.Overcoming creative blocks: Strategies for maintaining optimal mental spaces, getting through blocks of ...
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