Ask An Innovator

In Episode 7:

Matteo Dariol, the Lead Innovation Strategist at Bosch Rexroth leads us through how to create an innovation framework that inspires employees.

We learn why it’s important to step out of the building and your comfort zone to meet new people, how embracing failure leads to better ideas and why it is necessary to measure everything.

Matteo reminds us that innovation can happen within your team even on a small budget and urges us to, “BE CURIOUS, learn different things. Get out of your comfort zone. Embrace creativity.”

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Learn more about Bosch, Bosch Rexroth, and the Chicago Connectory

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All ideas and opinions are Matteo’s own and do not express the views or opinions of his employer.

In Episode 7:

Matteo Dariol, the Lead Innovation Strategist at Bosch Rexroth leads us through how to create an innovation framework that inspires employees.

We learn why it’s important to step out of the building and your comfort zone to meet new people, how embracing failure leads to better ideas and why it is necessary to measure everything.

Matteo reminds us that innovation can happen within your team even on a small budget and urges us to, “BE CURIOUS, learn different things. Get out of your comfort zone. Embrace creativity.”

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

If you enjoyed this podcast – we’d love for you to post a review.

Connect with Ask an Innovator on Facebook and LinkedIn

Learn more about Bosch, Bosch Rexroth, and the Chicago Connectory

Connect with Matteo on Twitter

All ideas and opinions are Matteo’s own and do not express the views or opinions of his employer.

In Episode 6:

Heidi Brown the Director of Strategy and Innovation at OMI Industries gives us some insight into the odor industry and how to cultivate a culture of innovation within the workplace.

Being a department of one, Heidi is creating an innovative culture from the ground up. She shares with us that empowering employees and giving them the tools to win hearts and minds is key to innovation and that creating new products isn’t necessarily innovative.

Find out how OMI is breaking into the cannabis space, why you should take people with you as you innovate and how to create processes but move fast within a small organization.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

If you enjoyed this podcast – we’d love for you to post a review.

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In Episode 6:

Heidi Brown the Director of Strategy and Innovation at OMI Industries gives us some insight into the odor industry and how to cultivate a culture of innovation within the workplace.

Being a department of one, Heidi is creating an innovative culture from the ground up. She shares with us that empowering employees and giving them the tools to win hearts and minds is key to innovation and that creating new products isn’t necessarily innovative.

Find out how OMI is breaking into the cannabis space, why you should take people with you as you innovate and how to create processes but move fast within a small organization.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

If you enjoyed this podcast – we’d love for you to post a review.

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In Episode 5:

Gibran Hadj-Chikh the VP of Strategic Transformation and Innovation at Parsons talks with us about how to innovate within cities.

We talk about the importance of framing innovation around adjectives instead of nouns, explore smart mobility and smart cities and how cities are trying to operate more like start ups.

Find out why it’s hard to innovate in the public sector, why transportation is always a problem and how we can start to think differently about connected and autonomous vehicles.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

If you enjoyed this podcast – we’d love for you to post a review.

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* Twitter @ParsonsCorp* Instagram @parsonscorporation* Facebook* LinkedIn

In Episode 5:

Gibran Hadj-Chikh the VP of Strategic Transformation and Innovation at Parsons talks with us about how to innovate within cities.

We talk about the importance of framing innovation around adjectives instead of nouns, explore smart mobility and smart cities and how cities are trying to operate more like start ups.

Find out why it’s hard to innovate in the public sector, why transportation is always a problem and how we can start to think differently about connected and autonomous vehicles.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

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In Episode 4:

John Rumery of Grand Circus discusses how a company can be innovative in the education sector. How can you change a conventional institution such as education? Enter the Grand Circus method, bootcamps that can teach you a coding language in 10-12 weeks.

Believing that anyone can learn to code, Grand Circus is marketed to those that want to transition their careers. The curriculum can be much more agile and new coding languages are added all the time.

John talks to us about his thoughts on a traditional liberal arts education, why accountability is key and why local talent remains relevant.

What’s on your mind?

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In Episode 4:

John Rumery of Grand Circus discusses how a company can be innovative in the education sector. How can you change a conventional institution such as education? Enter the Grand Circus method, bootcamps that can teach you a coding language in 10-12 weeks.

Believing that anyone can learn to code, Grand Circus is marketed to those that want to transition their careers. The curriculum can be much more agile and new coding languages are added all the time.

John talks to us about his thoughts on a traditional liberal arts education, why accountability is key and why local talent remains relevant.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

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In Episode 3 we interview Josh Stauffer, the CEO of Blue Flame Thinking. BFT helps manufacturing and financial clients that are in a certain arc of digital transformation solve their toughest marketing challenges.

This episode explores innovating with companies who are behind their competitors, how failing is inevitable and how voice will be the wave of the future for marketing.

We also dig into innovating within one’s own organization and Josh shares how they continue to innovate in an unexpected way.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

If you enjoyed this podcast – we’d love for you to post a review.

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This episode was sponsored by: City Innovation Labs

In Episode 3 we interview Josh Stauffer, the CEO of Blue Flame Thinking. BFT helps manufacturing and financial clients that are in a certain arc of digital transformation solve their toughest marketing challenges.

This episode explores innovating with companies who are behind their competitors, how failing is inevitable and how voice will be the wave of the future for marketing.

We also dig into innovating within one’s own organization and Josh shares how they continue to innovate in an unexpected way.

What’s on your mind?

Are you interested in being interviewed or know someone innovative perfect for this podcast? Leave a comment below.

If you enjoyed this podcast – we’d love for you to post a review.

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This episode was sponsored by: City Innovation Labs