Future Squared with Steve Glaveski

I left the corporate world years ago not only because I managed to raise funding to pursue my own startup ideabut mostly because there was little to no incentive for managers to encourage new ideas or change.

Managers were simply incentivised to deliver simply what was in their position description and more often than not, that had nothing to do with discovering new ways of doing things, much like the organisations they work for.

Change is risky after all, or so they say.

Many managers wonder why on earth they should take a risk on change when they’re sitting pretty on a six figure salary, probably have mouths to feed, are comfortable with “the way things have always been done around here” rhetoric and have no real desire to rock the boat.

But with more than 50% of today’s S&P500 facing replacement in the next 10 years alone and with one in three listed companies at risk of being de-listed in the next five years, it’s no secret that organisations need to start incentivising innovation if top-down calls from senior executives to “be bold, be innovative!” are to be heeded. This need is even more pronounced at a middle manager level which can either be the lifeblood or ring the death knell of corporate innovation.

The question often becomes one of how to incentivise innovation without compromising the core business model. After all, the core business model is where we make money today (but not necessarily tomorrow - just ask Kodak, Blockbuster, Borders, Compaq and countless others who have fallen by the wayside thanks to technology and/or business model disruption).

I delve into the key considerations in this episode of Fast Fix Friday.

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Brad Stulberg writes about health and the science of human performance. He is a columnist with Outside Magazine and New York Magazine and has also written for Forbes, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, Runner's World, and The Huffington Post.

 

Brad is widely known for his ability to merge the latest science with compelling personal stories, offering readers practical insights that they can apply in their own lives.

 

Brad is the co-author of Peak Performance - Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success, which bestselling author Adam Grant calls a transfixing read and Arianna Huffington called an essential playbook for success and happiness.

 

The book combines inspiring stories of top performers across a range of domains – from athletic to intellectual to artistic – with the latest science on the cognitive, neurochemical, and physiological factors that underlie mastery. In doing so, Peak Performance uncovers unique and powerful insights that can help you take your game to the next level, whatever your game may be.

 

Previously, Brad worked as a consultant for McKinsey and Company, where he counseled some of the world's top executives on a broad range of issues.

 

This was the second time we recorded this conversation with Brad, because the first hour plus conversation we had fell victim to technical difficulties in the manifestation of a corrupt audio file and yes, I should have and always record backups of my conversations and it just so happened that the one time I didn’t, lightning struck….Brad however was kind enough to give make another 40 minutes free to re-record the chat and I tried to cram as much value as possible into a tighter window so you might find me jumping around quite a bit and trying to go an inch deep and a mile wide in this conversation.

As such, expect to learn a lot of things, including:

• A simple equation that you can use to support your growth
• What the world’s number one performance enhancer is; and
• How to silence technology’s demands on our attention so that we can get into the kind of deep focus work that can create more value in four hours than in 12 hours of shallow, interrupted work

 

All topics discussed:

• Peak Performance, the book
• Body and mind: a false dichotomy
• The growth equation
• Agile project management
• Ideation and brainstorming
• Mindset
• How to thrive in the moment
• How to get into flow and do deep work
• Productivity hacks
• The power of purpose
• Priming techniques
• Nootropics and smart drugs
• Mindfulness and meditation
• The importance of rest

 

Show notes:

1. Get the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QoHRLF
2. Book website: Peakperformancebook.net
3. Learn more at www.bradstulberg.com
4. Twitter: @Bstulberg

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Recently staying in a hotel I had a less than perfect experience, being moved rooms at my inconvenience and a few power outages. Although incredibly polite the staff then asked for a five star review, and I wondered how that would affect others staying at the hotel in the future. It highlighted to me Why Honesty and Transparency underpins the Sharing Economy today. Have a listen to why in this episode of Fast Fix Friday!

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If you’re a long-time listener you’d be very familiar with the three lightning round questions I ask my guests at the end of each show - one of which is on the daily rituals and routines they maintain to stay on top of their games.

I’ve taken the time to revisit our back catalogue of almost 80 interviews to bring you some of the best answers I could find from leaders in their field - we’re talking world class authors, entrepreneurs, artists, neuroscientists, political strategists, philosophers and innovators - answers run the gamut from physical exercise,m mindfulness, diet and nutrition, productivity hacks and more.

Guests featured include Jamie Wheal, Jordan Harbinger, Rand Fishkin, Steve Blank, Massimo Pigliucci, Tim Harford, Tyler Cowen, Alec Ross, Susan David, Jake Knapp, Carrie Green and more.

I’m sure you’ll find many tactics in this episode that you can apply to your own life today in order to start reaping immediate benefit.

If you’re intrigued by any of the guests in this episode, then you can always go back into the Future Squared archives and revisit the full episode.

Guests Appear in this order:
Jamie Wheal
Ryan Blair
Andreas Antonopoulos
Steve Blank
Susan David
Jordan Harbinger
Massimo Pigliucci
Emilie Wapnick
Jacob Morgan
Tyler Cowen
Lawrence Levy
Erik Wahl
Tim Harford
Alec Ross
Parag Khanna
Jenny Blake
Brad Feld
Andy Molinsky
Carrie Green
Gary Bolles
Ash Maurya
Pascal Finette
Robert Kegan
Matthew E May
Brian Christian
Rand Fishkin
Whitney Johnson
Jake Knapp
Ted Rubin

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When it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship, a number of core qualities or attributes are fundamental to success, which are best encapsulated by the four Ps unpacked in this episode of Fast Fix Friday!

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In this episode of Future Squared, I answer a number of questions that have been posed to me, either from workshop participants or from emails and tweets I’ve received from listeners.
If you like this AMA, I’ll bring you more of them in future and if you have any questions you’d like answered hit me up on Twitter at @steveglaveski or email [email protected]

Topics discussed:
How much data is enough when running an experiment?
How to get everyone thinking and acting like an innovator?
Is the lean startup a full blown product development methodology?
How to get buy in for corporate innovation
How to prioritise between ideas and features
Favourite outsourcing and automation tools
Morning routines
Biggest lessons learned
Internal v external corporate innovation initiatives - which is better?

Show notes:
Jobs to be done prioritisation tool: innovatorstoolkit.com/sites/innovato…ritization.png 
Collective Campus innovation resources: www.collectivecampus.io/tools

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In this episode, I talk how I'm feeling right now and a big choice I had to make when waking up, post holiday this morning.

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Collective Campus hosted Disrupt the Public Sector, its annual conference on innovation in Government, for the third time this year as part of the Australian Government’s Innovation Month 2017. I had the pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion on the topic of how to ‘make things happen’ in Government - which loosely translates to how to we transform Government to one that attracts top talents, is adaptable in the face of rapid change and uses its position to create more impact in society, rather than hide behind the veil of using taxpayer dollars as an excuses not to innovate which is incorrectly perceived as being risky (it is if you take few large bets instead of many small ones) and outsourcing accountability. Public sector spending in the Australian state of Victoria has almost doubled in the past 10 years, whereas in the private sector we see organisations like Netflix (entertainment), Khan Academy (education) and Minute Clinic (healthcare) achieving much more with much less in this time thanks to their ability to spot trends and opportunities and use emerging technologies to enable creating impact with less capital investment. Imagine a Government, with its wealth of resources, that moved just a little bit more like a Netflix? About our panelists: Jamie Skella Entrepreneur, futurist & strategist Jamie Skella is considered a thought leader in technology design, building and advising businesses across AI, blockchain, exports, and even future food. Jamie is an Executive Director at MiVote, who are redesigning government to give people the opportunity to vote on policy issues as they arise - not just for policy packages every few years. MiVote: www.MiVote.org.au Alvaro Maz Alvaro is Co-founder and Managing Director of Code for Australia. Code for Australia is helping Australian Government’s move towards a platform that allows citizens, public servants and industry to come together and work on issues that affect us all. Alvaro is also a social entrepreneur with a passion for public issues, technology and social change. In 2013 he launched Creative Suburbs, an online platform to help more people make a difference in their cities. He embarked on Code for Australia in late 2014 which led to launching Code for Aotearoa and a strong interest in government Every now and then he writes on urban issues for TrendCity. Code for Australia: www.codeforaustralia.org TrendCity: www.trendcity.org Janna McCann Janna is currently the General Manager at BizLab, for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Bizlab has recently been established with the mission to support the Federal government's national innovation agenda through driving innovation within the public sector to facilitate engagement with industry and assist Australian innovators in becoming more competitive both locally and on the international stage. Topics discussed: -Key challenges to innovation in the public sector -Experiences in overcoming challenges -Procurement policies at odds with startup engagement -The merits of an open government v a closed one -What will Government look like in 20 years - does its role change? -Blockchain in Government -The perils of ‘not invented here’ -Why doing nothing costs taxpayers a lot more than changing Show notes: Watch the full video with audience Q&A at facebook.com/collectivecampus

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While there’s much talk emanating out of Silicon Valley nowadays that “pivot is the new fail”, when the term first gained popularity off the back of the lean startup movement in the early 2010s it effectively meant making a fundamental shift in your business model, based on customer learnings, towards one that is designed to bring you closer to product market fit.

Whether it’s changing your target customer segment, your distribution channels, your marketing strategy, pricing model or the very nature of your solution, a pivot in business is much like a pivot in basketball, keeping one foot planted firmly on the ground while shifting the other foot.

A pivot done well, can be a thing of beauty and something that both large corporate innovation teams and startup founders can take much inspiration from.

So with that, here are 10 of our team’s favourite company pivots of all time.

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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin. He is the author of "Mastering Bitcoin", published by O’Reilly Media and considered by many to be the best technical guide to bitcoin.

As an engaging public speaker, teacher and writer, Andreas makes complex subjects accessible and easy to understand. As an advisor, he helps startups recognize, evaluate, and navigate security and business risks. Andreas was one of the first to use the phrase “The Internet of Money” to describe bitcoin and its potential impacts on humanity.

As a bitcoin entrepreneur, Andreas has founded a number of bitcoin businesses and launched several community open-source projects. He serves as an advisor to several bitcoin and crypto-currency companies. He is a widely published author of articles and blog posts on bitcoin, is a permanent host on the popular Let’s Talk Bitcoin Podcast, and a frequent speaker at technology and security conferences worldwide.

He is also the CTO of Third Key Solutions which offers consulting and cryptographic key management solutions for companies using decentralized digital currencies.

Expect to learn a number of things in this episode, including:

-The impact of blockchain on financial services and whether or not what large fincos are doing to respond is enough

-Whether cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum are a good investment

-The role of regulation and Government when it comes to blockchain

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Topics Discussed:

-The impact of blockchain on financial services companies

-Whether cryptocurrencies are a good investment

-Regulating bitcoin

-The world’s unbanked and why the number is far greater than the 2 billion reported

-Foreign remittances and combating corruption

-Why bitcoin is to blockchain what email was to the internet

-Bitcoin price volatility

-Blockchain’s cyber-security risks and the DAO

-Distributed autonomous organisations

-Energy demands of the bitcoin network

-How to best protect your bitcoin(s)

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Show Notes:

Web: Antonopoulos.com 

Twitter: @aantonop 

Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast

 

Andreas’ books:

• ‍Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain: https://amzn.to/2xb12AS
• The Internet of Money: https://amzn.to/2QxmV55
• The Internet of Money Volume Two: https://amzn.to/2xcfWqi

 

Andreas’ WIRED talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AVRVfw-8nE

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