Today we are visiting the township of Guildford, Southwest of London in the UK to chat with a gentleman who's all about innovation.

Mr. Elvin Turner is an award-winning innovation advisor and associate professor of innovation and entrepreneurship for MBA and executive education programs.

His clients include some of the world's most innovative organizations in the finance, technology, music, drinks, and publishing industries. He's coached hundreds of corporate innovative initiatives around the world, helping leaders and managers overcome the many barriers they face when trying to turn new ideas into action.

Elvin's experience extends from working with new and disruptive technology startups through the seasoned leadership teams inside conservative global institutions.

BTW – Elvin has a new book due for release in Oct. '23 – it's called "The Smartest Question in the Room"

Here is an extract from our conversation as we start to get into it…

"… Depends how fun you want it to be, I guess. Well, most people don't know I've lived in Latin America. I've worked out there up in the Andes for a little while. Sort of halfway through my career, I had a sabbatical. I've lived in a few places around the world, the US, and France as well during my university years. I love to travel. I live just southwest of London in the UK. I got three kids who are all about innovation, and parenting innovation is...

Is my number one job. I think it's trying to figure out... Trying to anticipate what's gonna come next and living with ambiguity. And it's an interesting ride trying to apply [chuckle] some of what I teach in business schools and incorporate it into myself. And eat my own dog food, as they say..."

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