Lessons of Innovation

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Max Mckeown to speak about his latest book, The Innovator’s Book. Dr. Max is an innovation consultant, a researcher, and a strategic advisor to many of the world's most admired and ambitious companies. He is also the best-selling author of several award-winning books, including The Strategy Book, Adaptability, Now, and the book we discuss in this episode The Innovator's Book. In this episode, we speak about: Links: - https://maxmckeown.com/ - The Innovator's Book

If you are wondering how established companies can drive innovation from within, then check out this episode as I speak to Kaihan Krippendorff just about that. Kaihan Krippendorff is a world top expert in innovation and strategy. He spent part of his career as a consultant at Mackenzie before founding his own innovation consultancy firm OutThinker. He's a member of the prestigious thinker 50 radar group, and a bestselling author of five books, including the book we discuss in today’s episode Driving Innovation from Within. In today’s episode, we speak about: Links: - Kaihan Krippendorff Webpage - Driving Innovation from Within

If you are wondering, how can you rapidly test whether your new business idea has a high likelihood of success and how can you dramatically reduce the risk of its failure, then listen to this episode, as I speak to the well-known Innovation practitioner and author, David Bland, about his new book which answers just that. David is the founder of Precoil, a long-time Agile, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup practitioner. He is an innovation advisor for fortune 500 companies and the co-author of Testing Business Ideas, the book we discuss in this episode. In today’s discussion, we speak about: Links: · David Bland Website · Testing Business Ideas · High Impact Tools for Teams

In this episode, I am joined by Rita McGrath to speak about her latest book Seeing Around Corners. Rita is a top expert in innovation and growth strategies. She's a long-time professor at Columbia business school and an award-winning author of several books including the End of Competitive Advantage. Rita is consistently ranked among the top 10 management thinkers in the world and was ranked number one for strategy by the prestigious Thinker50 award. In today’s discussion, we speak about: - What inflection points are and how to spot them? - Why innovation is odd to manage? - How to take advantage of inflection points if they happen gradually and then suddenly - Use Discovery Driven Planning as you build a new venture to reduce your risks - Snow melts at the edges; what does that mean and what to do about that? - Indicators you can use to see around the corners - Measure your company's level of innovation using the Innovation Proficiency Scale - The next inflection points you need to know about to take advantage of the changing environment Links: Seeing Around CornersLoonshotsThe Fearless OrganizationDiscovery Driven Planning

If you ever wondered 'what makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial and what corporates can learn from entrepreneurs?' Then, this episode is for you, as I speak to Chris Coleridge just about that. Chris is a serial entrepreneur, a mentor, an expert in the innovation practice, and a board advisor for several startups. He's also a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship and the founder of the University of Cambridge Business School Entrepreneurship Launchpad. In today’s episode, we speak about, · What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial? · Why Mullin's 7-domain analysis for assessing business ideas is Crisis's favorite framework? · Why entrepreneurs often jump straight into solutions instead of speaking to customers about their problems; and how to deal with that? · The different traits to look for in a cofounding team · The things entrepreneurs can do to minimize the risk of business failure · What corporates can do to succeed with their innovation programs and learn from entrepreneurs? Links: The New Business Road TestLoonshotsCardbon 13

If you are wondering how you should talk to customers about your business idea without introducing any bias and gain useful insights, then this episode is for you, as I speak to the well-known tech entrepreneur Rob Fitzpatrick about just that. Rob Fitzpatrick is a serial entrepreneur, a Y Combinator alum, and the author of ‘The Mom Test’, which we discuss in today’s episode. Rob has designed start-up education programs for a bunch of accelerators, taught at Oxford and UCL, and built products used globally by brands like Sony and MTV. In today’s episode, we speak about, Links: The Mom TestRob Fitz Website

If you want to know what are “The Hard Things about Corporate Innovation’’ and how to overcome them, then you have to listen to this episode as I speak to the tech geek, innovator, and writer, Leda Glyptis about just that. Leda is a recovering banker, a writer for Fintech Futures, an all-weather optimist, and the Chief Client Officer at 10x Future Technologies. Prior to joining 10x, she led several innovation teams within a corporate setup and also worked in the fintech world; the latest of which was as the founding CEO at 11:FS. In this episode, we speak about, Links to Leda’s articles discussed in this episode: Unfinishedness by DegreesFriends in Low Places

If you ever wondered ‘how to purposely build and sustain a culture of innovation’, then you would want to listen to today’s episode, as I speak to the well-known innovation leader and author, Scott Anthony, about his new book which answers just that. Scott is a true innovation expert. He is a senior partner at Innosight, a winner of the prestigious thinker 50 innovation award, and a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review as well as MIT Sloan Management Review. Scott is also an award- winning author of numerous innovation books, including the book we discuss today, Eat, Sleep, Innovate. In today’s episode, we speak about, · What does a culture of innovation mean? · The benefits of having an innovative culture. · The challenges of creating a culture of innovation. · How to make innovation everyone’s habit to drive innovation success. · Using the ‘BEANs concept’ to encourage innovation. · Innovating in a time of crisis. Links: · Eat, Sleep, Innovate · Creativity Incorporated · The Silver Lining

If you are wondering how to drive and succeed with corporate innovation, then you want to listen to today’s episode, as I speak to the well-known innovation leader, Tendayi Viki, about just that. Tendayi is an associate partner at strategyzer, an academic, a winner of the prestigious thinker50 award, a regular contributing writer to Forbes, an innovator an award-winning author of three books, the Corporate Startup, the Lean Product Lifecycle, and the book which we are discussing today, Pirates In The Navy. In today’s episode, we speak about, Links: Pirates In The NavyIn Defense Of Middle Managers Who Stifle InnovationThe invincible companyOriginals

Episode 00 introduces what Lessons of Innovation is all about, the topics I will be discussing in this podcast, and what to expect from my guests. In summary, Lessons of Innovation is a podcast hosted by Mohamad Zaraket (Mo) featuring conversations with the most interesting and intriguing innovators, academics, consultants, authors, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs. In each episode, my guests will share valuable tips and advice to help you succeed in your innovation journey. I will discuss topics such as innovation strategy, creative thinking, innovative teams, culture of innovation, and share proven ideation and effective innovation techniques including design thinking, lean start-up, and open innovation amongst many others.