Leaders in Innovation

<p>We need a new Playbook for Innovation. In an era where things are changing so quickly, innovating simply at the product level is no longer enough. To get to true impact, scale & mass adoption now requires innovation across multiple levels, designing around systemic issues such as supply chain, go to market, new types of partnerships, and new ways of working. Join FNDR CEO James Vincent as he explores the intersection of leadership and innovation as massive leaps forward in biotech, completely new categories like AI, among many  transformative innovations are beginning to reframe everything.</p>

How To Build A More Intelligent Future: 10 Lessons From The Leaders In Innovation Podcast

James Vincent talks with his partners at FNDR about lessons learned from this seasons guests on Leaders in Innovation.

01-16
35:51

How To Solve The Mismatch Between Education And Work: Euan Blair From Multiverse

James Vincent talks with Euan Blair, co-founder and chief executive of the apprenticeships company Multiverse, about the future of learning.

12-19
34:01

Bridging The Gap Between Economy And Ecology: Sara Menker From Gro Intelligence

James Vincent talks with Sara Menker, CEO of Gro Intelligence, about how to prepare for what comes next with climate change and how to fix one of generative AI's biggest flaws.

12-12
28:18

The Moral Valence Of Technology: Josh Wolfe From Lux Capital On Trust, Human Nature And The ‘magical Realism’ Of Science

James Vincent talks with Josh Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of Lux Capital, about the need for technology to come from companies we trust and the role human nature plays in the application of technology.

12-05
35:59

Can we train AI to be more feminine? Whitney Wolfe Herd from Bumble.

James Vincent talks with Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and executive chair of Bumble, about sexism in tech and the relation between AI and human emotion.

11-14
35:49

If you can’t fight technology, you should lead it: Hovhannes Avoyan from Picsart

James Vincent talks with Hovhannes Avoyan, founder and president of Picsart, about leaning into AI and how the future will favor problem solving

11-07
22:27

Nature is an asset class in modern business: Rachel Delacour of Sweep

James Vincent talks with Rachel Delacour, co-founder and CEO of Sweep, about how to make your company resilient, how constraints breed creativity, and how climate impacts business.

10-31
27:45

How AI Can Tackle Cancer: Thomas Clozel of Owkin on Collective Intelligence and the Da Vinci Model for Innovation

James Vincent talks with Thomas Clozel, co-founder and CEO of Owkin, about innovative approaches to AI, the need to help develop "collective intelligence", and how innovation requires systemic change.

10-24
33:59

The Challenge of Scaling Nature: Tyler Huggins of Meati

James Vincent talks with Tyler Huggins, CEO and co-founder of Meati, about sustainability, how to introduce the new with the familiar, and how startups are looking to nature for the next innovation.

10-17
29:16

Designing AI with Intention: Brian Chesky's Call to Arms for Creative People

James Vincent talks to Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, at Fast Company's Innovation Festival this past September in New York City. They discuss the future of AI, the need to design good principles, and Chesky's "call to arms' for creative people.

10-10
26:05

Presenting Leaders in Innovation with host James Vincent

Some of the greatest inventions have come out of crises - from the printing press during the Black Death in the Middle Ages, the computer during WWII to COVID vaccines in 2020. Innovation is essential for growth, but no company or CEO approaches it the same way. Join James Vincent as he explores different approaches to essential innovation from leaders across AI, Mobility, Food, Travel, Design, Luxury and more.

10-05
01:53

Best of the Most Innovative Companies podcast

James Vincent reflects on lessons learned from the last 12 episodes of Most Innovative Companies.

10-11
36:11

How Index’s Danny Rimer Built A Track-Record of Success By Betting On People, Not Numbers

On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Danny Rimer shares his investment ethos, his thoughts around the evolution of the venture capital industry, why he believes it’s a privilege to invest in someone else’s idea, and, how in return for that privilege, he promises to roll up his sleeves, get to work and do everything possible to make that company as successful as it can be.

10-04
34:50

LIVE! from Fast Company Innovation Festival with Brian Chesky

James Vincent talks with Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on stage at Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City

09-27
40:47

How this company hopes NFTs will transform fantasy sports

On this week's Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Nicolas Julia, CEO and cofounder of Sorare talks about his vision for democratizing NFTs through the world’s biggest sports.

09-20
37:40

This CEO is betting on AI to solve the world’s biggest problems

On this week’s Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Alexandr Wang, CEO and founder of Scale AI, explains how his company is using data to tackle problems from access to healthcare to supplies for the war in Ukraine.

09-13
47:17

These smart farms are 100 times more productive than traditional agriculture

On the latest episode of the Most Innovative Companies podcast, Irving Fain, founder and CEO of the vertical farming company Bowery, explains how being an outsider to agriculture has helped him come up with new ideas.

08-30
45:38

Lessons on innovation from over 100 founders

James Vincent is joined by Rebekah Jefferis, Stephen Butler and Nick Barham, his partners at FNDR, to discuss lessons they've learned from their work with 126 founders.

08-23
50:36

What does the combination of the digital and physical world look like?

On this week’s Most Innovative Companies Podcast, Nate founder and CEO Albert Saniger discusses the role technology plays in our lives, and the autonomy we hold over our decisions and our data.

08-16
33:41

How Farfetch is predicting the future of fashion in Web3

On this week's Most Innovative Companies podcast, Farfetch Founder and CEO José Neves explains what Web3 is and what it's capable of through the lens of fashion and culture, drawing from his experience founding and growing Farfetch, the online luxury fashion retail platform.

08-09
39:52

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