The Innovative Executive

The future of work is changing. But over time organizations are building new competencies by growing different functions to impact long term development and professional impact.  Today, the economy relies on colleges and universities to train students to be the next generation of workers with practical skill sets.  Humber College is training the next generation of workers and positioning Ontario to meet the demands of the labor market now and into the future. Dr. Ginger Grant discusses how her organization is creating an innovation culture, increasing engagement, optimizing processes to boost productivity and retention.What we cover in this episode:01:50 Shifting culture in academics09:30 What innovation management assessment uncovers 16:10 Polytechnic and innovation to solve community problems19:50 Talent management 21:56 Global partnerships – work integrated learningFollow Dr. Ginger GrantFollow Me:LinkedInInstagramOrder a copy of my book: The Innovative Executive Leading Intelligently in The Age of DisruptionWhat is “The Innovative Executive” Podcast?Insightful conversation with business and thought leaders who share knowledge and stories about project selection and company growth.  With a focus on Rethinking your business model, innovation and collaboration and leveraging technology.  You’ll learn how to strengthen your innovation capabilities.

It’s no secret that technology is driving innovation in the gaming industry today.  There are over approx. 3.1 billion gamers across the globe.  The gaming industry has increased focus on not only for gamers, but for game developers and publishers.  Investments are made around cloud gaming, subscription service and cross- platform play to enable access anytime, anywhere.  To learn more about the gaming ecosystem, I spoke to Brian Cheney, former CIO of Nintendo Americas about how the gaming industry creates interactive user experience, global reach and the social and shared connections it generates.  The gaming industry is so huge that the number of viewers actually exceed the number of online players.  And it’s predicted that the gaming industry is going to overtake the movie and entertainment industry.What we cover in this episode:3:25 Did not see new markets with barriers but as requirements6:40 Feedback from local perspectives7:24 Corporate strategy – embrace your legacy and customer base that keeps up with your        consumer09:09 Gaming industry predictions and market trends around social content11:23 Animal Crossing – ongoing engagement and longevity after 20 years13:26 Innovation is a necessity in the gaming industry and creating a pipeline of products14:32 Big I and small “i” Innovation, our organization supported both17:50 Understand the user to create a better experience and not for new productsFollow Brian CheneyFollow Me:LinkedInInstagramOrder a copy of my book: The Innovative Executive Leading Intelligently in The Age of DisruptionWhat is “The Innovative Executive” Podcast?Insightful conversation with business and thought leaders who share knowledge and stories about project selection and company growth.  With a focus on Rethinking your business model, innovation and collaboration and leveraging technology.  You’ll learn how to strengthen your innovation capabilities.

In today’s episode, I share Chapter 6 from my book - When You’re Not Innovating Enough- and What to Do About it.  The chapter discusses the following:How bigger goals can create a culture that’s dynamic and full of energy.Innovations are natural outgrowth of experimentation and iteration.Focusing on radical innovation enables companies to stay ahead of competitors by anticipating what customers will want next.Innovation is not only a matter of survival but also necessary for sustainable growth. Follow Me:LinkedInInstagramAuthor websiteOrder my book: The Innovative Executive Leading in the Age of DisruptionWhat is “The Innovative Executive” Podcast?Insightful conversation with business and thought leaders who share knowledge and stories about project selection and company growth.  With a focus on Rethinking your business model, innovation and collaboration and leveraging technology.  You’ll learn how to strengthen your innovation capabilities.

In today’s episode, I share an overview about my book The Innovative Executive Leading Intelligently in the Age of Disruption.  What does it mean to become an Innovative Executive? I also share my favorite stories to discuss from the book and some topic questions that are addressed in the book.Follow Me:LinkedInInstagramPre-order my book: The Innovative Executive Leading in the Age of DisruptionWhat is “The Innovative Executive” Podcast?Insightful conversation with business and thought leaders who share knowledge and stories about project selection and company growth.  With a focus on Rethinking your business model, innovation and collaboration and leveraging technology.  You’ll learn how to strengthen your innovation capabilities.

Consumers often struggle to articulate their needs and data contains gaps that can be difficult to identify without seeing consumers conducting tasks in-context.  The focus often lies in what the anthropologist notices that the consumer may not have thought to demonstrate. More companies are taking an anthropological approach to their business because they understand that qualitative research skills are essential to making sense of the big data. An Anthropologists lens helps you to framing or reframing your work in a way that makes sense to stakeholders and overturn any misconceptions.  In the show I talk with Mike Youngblood who bridges the gap between big data and the consumer. We dive into inhibiting Factors of Innovation, Rethinking About Your User Design Framework, how to Capture Observations and setting Goals & Thinking Systemically. What we cover in this episode:03:20 Corporate anthropology on the rise05:34 Anthropologist mindset- reflectiveness08:19 Four inhibiting factors of innovation12:30 Rethinking about your user design16:14 framework to capture observations21:13 Goal is not to have data points but understand what it means23:32 holistic thinking/ systems thinking when solving for sustainabilityFollow Mike YoungbloodFollow Me:LinkedInInstagramPre-order my book: The Innovative Executive Leading in the Age of DisruptionWhat is “The Innovative Executive” Podcast?Insightful conversation with business and thought leaders who share knowledge and stories about project selection and company growth.  With a focus on Rethinking your business model, innovation and collaboration and leveraging technology.  You’ll learn how to strengthen your innovation capabilities.