Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn

In today's episode of the the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Michael Lee, SVP of Strategy at Innovation Minds and the only internationally certified Creativity and Innovation Coach in the world.

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#innovation #creativity

We speak about his views on what innovation is, how it is all around us, and how to unlock it in your teams.

• 00:04:30 - Michael's history teaching Creativity from The Artist's Way, through Flow and finding his own system
• 00:08:00 - How people setting their biases, identity and filters results in lower creativity
• 00:15:30 - The issues preventing innovation succeeding at companies
• 00:19:30 - The importance of innovating yourself
• 00:23:30 - The importance of leadership also being open to new ideas and building their capabilities
• 00:26:00 - Is innovation and creativity the same thing?

• Innovation Minds: https://innovationminds.com/
• Innotivity: https://innotivityinstitute.com/

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In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Dr Rosemary Rein, current SVP of Innovation Minds and former Head of Learning at Wikipedia and the United Way. She is also the author of "Go Wild! Survival Skills for Business & Life" and has lived through volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides.

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#siliconvalley #innovation #hybridwork

We learn about some of the primary learnings which corporations can take from innovation at startups, and getting the most out of hybrid work.

• 00:02:30 - The challenges of promoting learning at large non-profits and corporations
• 00:06:30 - Blockers to innovation in large corporations
• 00:08:00 - Trends in retail for 2021 and 2022
• 00:11:00 - The trends in hybrid work and how to improve teams' ability to work across borders
• 00:13:00 - The requirement for strong leadership and noticing progress
• 00:16:00 - Taking the risk out of risk-taking: The Fail Fest
• 00:20:00 - Speeding up innovation progress using secrets from Silicon Valley

• Innovation Minds: https://innovationminds.com/
• Dr Rein's website: https://www.rosemaryrein.com/
• Trendhunter report 2022: https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2022-trend-report-research

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In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Janice Francisco, founder of innovation consultancy Bridgepoint Effect.

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#innovation #change #personality

We speak about some interesting research into the personality profiles of innovators, and how understanding these can make groups work more effectively together.

• 00:04:00 - Research which shows us the unique personality profile of innovators
• 00:08:30 - The personality profile of innovators and their creative process is based primarily on ideation
• 00:10:30 - The other personality profiles of people in organisations
• 00:17:00 - The lens of how different people see the same challenges and opportunities differently
• 00:19:00 - The challenges of handovers and delivering change across an organisation
• 00:22:00 - The need to involve people at all stages of change planning and working across silos
• 00:25:30 - Stakeholder analysis and bringing on board people from other teams

• Bridgepoint Effect: https://bridgepointeffect.com/
• Janice on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-francisco-5a11845

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Robyn M Bolton. She is the founder of Mile Zero, as well as having extensive innovation experience in large companies like P&G, as well as working with Prof Clayton Christensen at Innosight.

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#innovation #capabilities #swiffer

We speak about what it takes for ideas to flourish in a company, and what innovation capabilities are required to execute ideas.

• 00:03:00 - The case study of how Swiffer was actually developed at P&G
• 00:06:30 - Innovation is a Leadership problem
• 00:08:30 - Her history at Innosight and how innovation advice has changed over time
• 00:10:30 - How different sized companies need to approach innovation differently
• 00:12:00 - The skills required for the three dimensions of innovation
• 00:15:00 - Fear of the unknown and corporate antibodies
• 00:17:30 - Building innovation capabilities and processes

• Mile Zero: https://www.milezero.io
• Robyn on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynmbolton

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Kapil Kane, director of innovation at Intel in China, and founder of Growth X.

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#intel #china #innovation

We speak about what it takes for innovation to surface from new parts of the ecosystem, the challenges of innovating in China and building innovation capabilities at a research-driven company.

• 00:01:00 - Kapil's history at Apple and Intel, and how this brought
• 00:03:00 - The pace and style of innovation at Intel in China (especially Shenzhen)
• 00:06:45 - What it was like at Intel when competitors began to out-innovate them
• 00:11:30 - How to communicate innovation within a company
• 00:14:30 - How important finding new sources of innovation
• 00:17:30 - Finding new ways of innovating beyond products

• Kapil's Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapilkane

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In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with current editor of the Creativity Research Journal, Prof Michael D Mumford.

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#creativity #research

Dr. Michael D. Mumford is the George Lynn Cross Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma where he directs the Center for Applied Social Research. We speak about the current state of creativity research, the link between creativity and leadership, and where the field is going.

• 00:01:00 - Dr Mumford's start in creativity research, and the models which were developed as a result of his research
• 00:04:30 - The capabilities of creative people
• 00:06:15 - Why leaders need to be creative, bring out the creativity of their team and help facilitate
• 00:12:30 - Conceptual Combination and how new ideas are developed based on expertise and knowledge
• 00:18:00 - Whether there is subconscious incubation or whether it is conscious analysis
• 00:22:30 - Current trends and developments in Creativity Research: that creative people do not necessarily suffer from mental illness, more of a focus on personality traits, the effect of the world and environment's constraints on creativity, and the finding of anomalies
• 00:27:30 - Creativity is not the same everywhere, it varies by domains
• 00:29:30 - What should come next in creativity research
• 00:33:00 - How most creative people do not hit their peak until their 40s or 50s

• Michael Mumford's Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mink4SYAAAAJ&hl=en

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with master facilitator Jeff Shannon, author of the bestselling Hard work is not enough

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#leadership #prioritisation #hardwork

We speak about what it takes to get recognition for your leadership and capabilities.

• 00:02:15 - The myth about how far hard work will take you in your career
• 00:05:00 - What it takes to get influence and build trust, by building believability
• 00:08:15 - How to work hard, but additionally also build your reputation
• 00:12:00 - The conflict between an internal focus but still letting people know what you are trying to achieve
• 00:14:45 - A story about embracing the experiences by drinking ants
• 00:17:00 - How hummingbirds can see things that others cannot, which presents different options
• 00:21:00 - How to prevent becoming overwhelmed by too many options
• 00:24:00 - Answering the question: What do you want?

• Jeff's website: https://www.jeffshannon.com/
• Bravium: https://www.braviumhd.com/
• Book: Hard work is not enough: https://amzn.to/3Cs3zFy

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value, we speak with Dr Stefanie K Johnson from University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business.

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#diversity #inclusion #innovation #leadership

Dr. Johnson is member of the MG 100 Coaches, was selected for the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, and is the author of the Wall Street Journal National Bestseller: Inclusify: Harnessing the power of uniqueness and belonging to build innovative teams.

• 00:01:45 - The importance of inclusive leadership
• 00:02:30 - What inclusion means, based on optimal distinctiveness theory
• 00:06:00 - Her research in building leadership capabilities
• 00:08:45 - The links between diversity and innovation performance
• 00:11:00 - It is not enough to just bring in diversity in order to drive inclusion, and how to effectively drive this cultural shift
• 00:15:00 - How some managers might think they are performing well on diversity, but not aware of how badly they are doing
• 00:18:45 - How teams can transition from the status quo, to the scary new future

• Dr Johnson's website: https://drstefjohnson.com/
• Inclusify book: https://inclusifybook.com/
• Dr Johnson's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstefjohnson

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Blair Enns, author of Pricing Creativity and founder of the Win Without Pitching manifesto.

#pricing #creativity #sales #services

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• 00:01:30 - Blair's history in advertising and consulting
• 00:03:30 - The fastest way to make your creativity a commodity is to sell your time
• 00:06:00 - Pricing is a prison cell of your making in your own brain
• 00:08:00 - The importance of asking questions to determine value
• 00:12:30 - Why creative people hate the feeling of doing "Sales", and how to change this
• 00:17:30 - How to raise your prices for creative services
• 00:20:45 - Your idea of what you think the market will bear is usually wrong
• 00:22:30 - The importance of specialising to communicate your value by narrowing your focus

• Book: Pricing Creativity: A guide to profit beyond the billable hour: https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/pricing-creativity/
• Book: The Win Without Pitching Manifesto: https://amzn.to/3oeEs43
• Win Without Pitching training: https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/
• 2bobs podcast: https://2bobs.com/

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Kaiser Yang, Founder of Platypus Labs and author of the upcoming innovation book Crack the Code: 8 Surprising Keys to unlock innovation.

#creativity #innovation #experiment

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We speak about what it takes to apply creativity to build successful innovations.

• 00:02:30 - The seven primary inhibitors of creativity: The most powerful one is fear
• 00:05:00 - What are people afraid of?
• 00:07:15 - The importance of permission
• 00:09:30 - The 8 keys to build innovation
• 00:15:00 - A great case study from a bank in Poland
• 00:16:30 - The importance of prioritising and executing ideas
• 00:18:45 - How to give your team a compass instead of a map

• Platypus Labs: https://platypuslabs.com/
• Crack the Code book: https://cracktheinnovationcode.com/

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