Innovation Talks

Innovation Talks

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Innovation Talks episodes

  • Exploring ethical product management with Radhika Dutt

    In this week's episode, we delve into the intricacies of ethical product management. We discuss the significance of integrating ethics into product development processes and explore how this can profoundly impact businesses and society. Our guest, Radhika Dutt, shares insights from her book and introduces her latest conceptual framework to revolutionize ethical considerations in product management.

     

    Radhika Dutt is a leading voice in product strategy and advocates for ethical product development. As the author of "Radical Product Thinking," she has influenced various fields, including activism, software development, and government policy. Radhika's expertise is sought by startups, large organizations, and government agencies worldwide. With her forthcoming book, "Radical Product Ethics," Radhika continues to challenge conventional thinking and provides practical frameworks to incorporate ethical considerations into product development.

     

    “We can have all the right intent,

    but not create the impact we want.” - Radhika Dutt

     

    Today on Innovation Talks:

    • Hippocratic Oath of Product: Radhika discusses whether ethics should weave through product development.
    • Challenges in Ethical Product Management: Discussing the resistance and polarization facing the implementation of ethics in business practices.
    • The Radical Framework for Ethics: Introducing a systematic approach towards embedding ethics in every product design and development phase.
    • The Importance of Systematic Ethical Practices: Emphasizing incremental ethical deterioration and the necessity of pervasive ethical mindfulness.
    • The Role of Product Managers in Ethical Practices: Encouraging product managers to consider the societal impacts of the products they develop and manage.
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    Resources Mentioned:

    • "Radical Product Thinking" by Radhika Dutt
    • "Radical Product Ethics" by Radhika Dutt - forthcoming
    • Workshops and training sessions by Radhika Dutt on Radical Product Thinking and ethics in product development

     

    Connect with Radhika:

    

    •  Radical Product
    •  LinkedIn
    • Twitter

     

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    39 min
  • Leadership and energy management with Richard Maddocks

     

    In this week's episode, we delve into the fascinating realms of leadership, energy management, and innovation, all essential for driving business and personal growth. We unravel the complexities and necessary behaviors behind fostering an environment that nurtures creativity and innovation. Our special guest, Richard Maddox, is a seasoned professional who brings a wealth of experience and insights from his extensive career in leadership development and talent enhancement.

     

    Richard Maddocks is an internationally recognized inspirational speaker, training-workshop leader, coach, and author of ‘The Energy Book’. Former CEO of an international IT company, Richard combines long-term business experience with a passion for unleashing potential in people, teams and companies. His passion for unleashing potential has enabled more than 14,000 people to experience increased fulfilment, impact and happiness in their professional and personal lives.

     

     

    "Applied imagination is at the core of pushing boundaries and achieving innovative results." - Richard Maddox

     

    Today on Innovation Talks:

    •         Creativity and innovation are applicable across all fields, not just traditionally 'creative' industries.

    •         The process of creativity involves innovation and the creation of a supportive culture that involves the right people.

    •         Challenging the status quo and constantly seeking improvement are necessary for leadership and business success.

    •         Leaders should promote risk-taking and create environments where team members can experiment and learn from failures.

    •         Looking outside one’s immediate industry can offer invaluable new perspectives and spark innovation.

    •         Effective energy management can enhance personal productivity and creativity.

    •         Understanding and leveraging personal and team talents are essential for leadership and organizational growth.

    •         Learning from every situation and interaction is crucial, as highlighted by the impactful encounter with a dedicated janitor.

     

    Resources Mentioned:

    - "Drive Your Talents" program

    - Turbocharge Your Work e-learning program (which can also be accessed through upe-a.com): www.turbochargeyourwork.com

    - Unleash Potential e-Academy: https://www.upe-a.com/

    - The Energy Book site: https://the-energybook.com/

    - Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

     

    Connect with Richard Maddox:

    •      https://richardmaddocks.com/

     

     

     

     

    Ready to Transform Your Innovation Strategy?

    If you're a product manager or innovator looking to streamline your processes and turn chaos into control, you won't want to miss this opportunity.

     

    Dive into our exclusive, free eBook on Innovation Ops strategies designed just for you.

     

    Learn the secrets to revolutionizing your approach and achieving success with clarity and precision.

     

    Download your copy today.

     

    Start your journey to becoming an innovation powerhouse now!

     

    This Podcast is brought to you by Sopheon

     

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    38 min
  • The open innovation playbook: How to work with scale-ups and maximise success with Marie-José van...
    Marie-José van den Boomgaard is the Liaison Manager for Start-ups and Scale-ups at KPN, a Dutch telecommunications company. MJ has demonstrated her passion for open innovation throughout her role as Liaison Manager and through the 300 deals she has closed between KPN and scale-ups. In addition to her role at KPN, MJ is an active board member of Costa, an initiative from VNO NCW where the 25 top brands in the Netherlands exchange information on working with scale-ups. In September, MJ will be launching The Innovation Cast—a podcast sharing and discussing personal stories from innovation heroes—with Kirsten van Rijn.
    MJ joins me today to discuss her role as the mediator between KPN and scale-ups. She offers advice to people new to the scale-up world. She explains how COVID-19 has changed the relevance of telecommunications. She describes why process optimization is the easiest innovation type for scale-ups. MJ also reveals how top-level commitment has helped her create successful collaborations between KPN and scale-ups and highlights the importance of assessing your organization’s internal processes when working with scale-ups.
     
    “Experiment and fail fast. Optimize your processes, get a coalition of the willing, experiment, and use a CRM.” - Marie-José van den Boomgaard
     
    This week on Innovation Talks:
    ●     The responsibilities of the Liaison Manager KPN
    ●     Why open innovation is highly valued at KPN
    ●     How to create impactful collaborations between your organization and a scale-up
    ●     The types of innovation that work best with scale-ups
    ●     Engaging with scale-ups and the importance of the culture of collaboration
    ●     Speeding up the deal-making process and the emphasizing strategic relevance of deals
    ●     Finding, hiring, and developing interns
     
    Resources Mentioned:
    ●     Magnet.Me (https://magnet.me/jobseekers)
     
    Connect with Marie-José van den Boomgaard:
    ●     KPN (https://www.kpn.com/)
    ●     KPN on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpn/)
    ●     Marie-José van den Boomgaard on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-jos%C3%A9-van-den-boomgaard/)
    ●     Email: [email protected]
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    30 min
  • How to Embed Sustainability into Your Innovation Process with Jim Fava
    Jim Fava is the former Executive Director of the Anthesis Group, which supports businesses and governments in understanding and navigating the risks and opportunities they face. Renowned as the "father of modern-day life cycle assessment," Jim has provided invaluable guidance, tools, and expertise on strategies and actions that enable organizations to operate in a more environmentally responsible and sustainable manner. His efforts have contributed significantly to supporting global decision-making processes and have led the United States delegation responsible for shaping the first generation of ISO LCA standards. He is the co-founder of influential organizations such as the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, Five Winds International, and the Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI). Alongside Neil D’Souza, Jim co-hosts Five Lifes to Fifty, a podcast that explores the intersection between society, business, environment, and technology and how to negotiate the path to sustainable products.
    Jim joins us today to discuss the golden rules for embedding sustainability into the innovation process. He shares how he was inspired to conceptualize the golden rules of innovation and sustainability. He outlines the foundations of sustainable development and why those foundations need to be led by governance. He explains why sustainability officers need to be assigned directly to an innovation department. Jim also highlights why it’s important for sustainability officers to avoid “sustainability talk” and instead speak the language of their audiences.
     
    “If you’re going to do something different, do it now. Change is part of what we have to do to make it happen.” - Jim Fava
     
    This week on Innovation Talks:
    ●     The Ten Golden Rules of sustainability and innovation
    ●     The increasing awareness of sustainability’s importance
    ●     Integrating sustainability into innovation
    ●     The foundations of sustainable development
    ●     Good governance and its role in sustainable development
    ●     Recalibrating the roles of sustainability officers in an organization
    ●     The value of speaking the language of your audience
    ●     How innovation drives marketing and procurement
    ●     Breaking silos and why people sustainability should be part of the innovation technology department
     
    Related Episode:
    ●     Golden rules for a sustainable business with Jim Fava (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/golden-rules-for-a-sustainable-business-with-jim-fava)
    Connect with Jim Fava:
    ●     Podcast: Five Lifes to Fifty (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-lifes-to-fifty/id1687638970)
    ●     Jim Fava on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-fava-04b88b5/)
     
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    40 min
  • Why the ‘Whole is Greater than the Sum of Parts’ in Portfolio Management - PART 2
    Huub Rutten is the co-founder and Vice President of Product Research and Design at Sopheon. Huub has over 20 years of experience in language management and holds a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Radboud University in the Netherlands. He plays a pivotal role in developing Sopheon’s linguistics and knowledge management technologies and leads the organization into solutions for innovation. Huub integrates his expertise in linguistics and information technology to innovate language management technology within knowledge-intensive business processes and has recently created an in-depth course on innovation portfolio management.
    Huub joins me today to discuss managing, governing, and balancing an innovation portfolio. He explains why there is no “ideal” portfolio and how the most desirable portfolio is relative to the regional market sector someone is going for. He describes why developing and investing in production and manufacturing plants is as critical in innovation as product research and development. He underscores why larger companies need to create an innovation management council within their organization. Huub also highlights the importance of bridging the gaps between product portfolios and production portfolios and understanding how they impact each other.
     
    “The simplicity of looking at a portfolio as a series of projects is ridiculous. If you want to add value from a portfolio management perspective, you have to connect with its complexity.” - Huub Rutten
    This week on Innovation Talks:
    ●     Huub’s thoughts on innovation portfolio balance
    ●     Thinking about an innovation portfolio as a “living” business object in itself
    ●     How the direction of a company’s innovation portfolio demands a continued SWOT analysis
    ●     Innovation management in production processes and technology
    ●     Investing in manufacturing and production plants
    ●     Balancing a portfolio of portfolios
    ●     Bridging product and production portfolios
    ●     Creating an innovation management council within a large company
    ●     How people are reacting to Huub’s courses on portfolio management
     
    Related Episodes:
    ●     The Importance of Sprint Portfolios with Huub Rutten (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/the-importance-of-sprint-portfolios-with-huub-rutten)
    ●     Pillars of Portfolio Management with Huub Rutten (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/pillars-of-portfolio-management-with-huub-rutten)
     
    Connect with Huub Rutten:
    ●     Huub Rutten on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/huub-rutten-9958136/?originalSubdomain=nl)
     
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    38 min
  • Beat the 3% Chance: Building New Businesses Inside the Company with Frank Mattes
    Frank Mattes is a thought leader, startup mentor, and expert in corporate business-building. He is the founder and CEO of Lean Scaleup LLC, which co-created the Lean Scaleup Framework, the best practice for overcoming corporate scaling-up problems and creating profitable businesses. As an advisor and mentor, Frank helps corporations accelerate the learning cycle in building new businesses, allowing them to create new revenue streams and move swiftly on their transformation journey. He is the author of the books, Lean Scale Up and Scaling-Up Corporate Startups.
     
    Frank joins me today to discuss corporate business building, its challenges, and how to overcome them. He explains why only a small fraction of companies succeed in bringing new business models into the market. He describes the two value-creation systems that exist under one corporate roof. He outlines three approaches to overcoming the odds of creating new businesses in a company. He underscores how building new businesses requires solving systematic problems. Frank also highlights why achieving success in building new businesses inside a company involves making two incompatible factors work together.
     
    “The success rate of building sizable, profitable businesses is 3%. It’s not that companies don’t know how to create new products, but it’s all about knowing how to launch new businesses.” - Frank Mattes
     
    This week on Innovation Talks:
     
    ●     Corporate business-building, how it works, and the history of Amazon
    ●     Innovation and creating new business models
    ●     The defined “red shirt” value-creation system
    ●     The innovative “blue shirt” value-creation system
    ●     The success rate of companies creating new businesses and business models
    ●     Frank’s definition of innovation
    ●     The Kodak vs. Fujifilm innovation story
     
    Connect with Frank Mattes:
     
    ●     Lean Scaleup (https://www.leanscaleup.com/)
    ●     Book: Scaling-Up Corporate Startups: Turn innovation concepts into business impact (https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Corporate-Startups-innovation-concepts-ebook/dp/B07KNCNG9X/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=2rRJE&content-id=amzn1.sym.ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_p=ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_r=131-0454843-5311538&pd_rd_wg=TafrK&pd_rd_r=f0962679-2905-475a-8fd6-fc56967cfbb2&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk)
    ●     Book: Lean Scaleup: A proven framework for building new businesses from innovation (https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Scaleup-framework-businesses-innovation/dp/3982315409/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=2rRJE&content-id=amzn1.sym.ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_p=ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_r=131-0454843-5311538&pd_rd_wg=TafrK&pd_rd_r=f0962679-2905-475a-8fd6-fc56967cfbb2&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk)
    ●     Lean Scaleup on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/lean-scaleup)
    ●     Lean Scaleup on Twitter (https://twitter.com/LeanScaleup)
    ●     Frank Mattes on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankmattes/)
     
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    31 min
  • What does it take to innovate in the AI world with Marko Jak
    Marko Jak is a product and growth professional who builds high-growth products and brings together talented individuals and strategic expertise to reach remarkable outcomes. He has founded two ventures. The first involved leveraging a Machine Learning API for unstructured text data processing, revolutionizing how companies organize their job applications and access a broader pool of tech applicants through collaboration with external recruiters. His current venture, Secta.AI, uses AI to generate professional headshots from regular photos. He now resides in Austin, Texas with his wife and two children.
     
    Today, Marko and I discuss how AI can help professionals better present themselves online. Marco reminisces about his journey in the AI and machine learning field and the trials he faced along the way. He stresses the significance of comprehending the disruptive nature of AI and tailoring products to address customer needs. We look back on the historical evolution of film and digital technology, delving into the price reduction of photography and the gradual transition from film to digital cameras. We talk about the roles of third-party APIs and the significance of testing and customizing AI solutions to suit specific tasks and problem domains. We analyze Watson Transformer architecture, the cautious implementation of AI solutions, and the value of experimentation and learning from failures. I also ask Marko to weigh in on which precautions companies should take when adopting AI, and he suggests ways to approach aligning AI capabilities with the problems at hand.
     
    “For all new tech, including AI, you're going to make some kind of trade-off somewhere, and you need to be conscious that that trade-off is probably short term only.” - Marko Jak
     
    This week on Innovation Talks:
     
    ●     Marko’s journey with AI and machine learning
    ●     The challenges and evolution of AI technology
    ●     The importance of understanding AI’s disruptive nature
    ●     How to foster a culture that embraces innovation and accepts failure
    ●     The history of film and digital technology
    ●     The trade-offs in technological advancements and AI
    ●     Understanding the short-term limitations of new technologies
    ●     The role of third-party APIs
    ●     Why you should proceed with caution when implementing AI solutions
    ●     The importance of aligning AI capabilities with specific problems
    ●     The future of AI in image processing
     
    Resources Mentioned:
     
    ●     Attention is All You Need (https://proceedings.neurips.cc/paper_files/paper/2017/file/3f5ee243547dee91fbd053c1c4a845aa-Paper.pdf)
    ●     Open AI Memo (https://www.semianalysis.com/p/google-we-have-no-moat-and-neither)
     
    Connect with Marko Jak:
     
    ●     Marko Jak Website (https://markojak.com/)
    ●     Marko Jak on Twitter (https://twitter.com/markojak_)
    ●     Marko Jak on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markojak/)
    ●     Secta Labs on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sectalabs)
    ●     Secta Labs on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sectalabs/)
     
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    34 min
  • How to make innovative thinking your competitive advantage with Carla Johnson
    Carla Johnson is a global keynote speaker, author, marketing and innovation strategist, and innovation architect. She is the author of RE:Think Innovation: How the World's Most Prolific Innovators Come Up with Great Ideas that Deliver Extraordinary Outcomes. Carla was formerly the Programme Director of Digital Marketing at HARBOUR.SPACE and the Director of Media Relations and Employee Communications at Time Warner Telecom. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and is a graduate of the Influence / ICAN Leadership Institute. On a mission to teach one million people how to become innovative thinkers, Carla has partnered with leaders and Fortune 500 brands to train thousands of people to rethink the work they do and make an impact.
    Carla joins me today to discuss fostering a culture of innovative thinking and turning it into a competitive advantage. She explains how observing the world around us can increase creative thinking. She outlines the six innovation archetypes and explains how understanding these archetypes can improve teamwork and idea generation in organizations. Carla also highlights the bottom-up approach to building a culture of original thinking and innovation and underscores the role of structured processes in idea generation and problem-solving.
     
    “Innovation really is everybody's business and we all have the ability to contribute if we just understand how.” - Carla Johnson
     
    This week on Innovation Talks:
    ●     Carla’s background and work as an innovation architect
    ●     How design architects did design thinking before it became popular
    ●     How creatives and innovators are perceived differently in organizations
    ●     Connecting emotions to products and user experiences
    ●     The relationship and difference between innovation and creativity
    ●     Why creativity is undervalued in organizations
    ●     How observing the world can fuel creativity and innovation
    ●     RE:Think Innovation and Carla’s goal to teach a million people to become innovative thinkers
    ●     The six innovation archetypes and their application to teams and organizations
    ●     The importance of culture-shapers and storytellers in today’s companies
    ●     How diversity can make innovative ideas powerful
    ●     Bringing empathy into the innovation process
    Resources Mentioned:
    ●     Book: Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (https://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Solve-Problems-Test-Ideas/dp/150112174X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MY5KDGSJGH87&keywords=Sprint&qid=1696425962&s=books&sprefix=sp%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C299&sr=1-1) by Jake Knapp
     
    Related Episode:
    ●     RE:Think innovation with Carla Johnson (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/rethink-innovation-with-carla-johnson-1)
     
    Connect with Carla Johnson:
    ●     Carla Johnson Website (https://www.carlajohnson.co/)
    ●     The RE:Think Lab Newsletter (https://www.carlajohnson.co/newsletter/)
    ●     Book: RE:Think Innovation: How the World's Most Prolific Innovators Come Up with Great Ideas that Deliver Extraordinary Outcomes (https://www.amazon.com/RE-Innovation-Prolific-Innovators-Extraordinary/dp/1631953176)
    ●     Book: Union Pacific and Omaha Union Station (https://www.amazon.com/Union-Pacific-Omaha-Station/dp/0934904448/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=00Mbo&content-id=amzn1.sym.579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&pf_rd_p=579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&pf_rd_r=131-0454843-5311538&pd_rd_wg=UB0yW&pd_rd_r=f6208913-3bd7-4f1d-a438-d2d66f4fdb67&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk%5C)
    ●     Carla Johnson on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlajohnson)
    ●     Carla Johnson on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/carlajohnson.co)
    ●     Carla Johnson on Twitter (http://twitter.com/carlajohnson)
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  • Embracing change for positive impacts with Jim Fava
    Jim Fava is the former Executive Director of the Antithesis Group, an organization that supports businesses and governments in understanding and navigating risks and opportunities. Regarded as the “Father of Modern-Day Life Cycle Assessment,” Jim is on a mission to make the world a better place and has been one of the leading pioneers in sustainability. He has made significant contributions to the sustainability and environmentalism movement for more than 40 years and has spent his career guiding businesses and governments through risks and opportunities, enabling them to hold environmentally responsible and sustainable operations. Today, alongside Neil D’Souza, Jim co-hosts Five Lifes to Fifty, a podcast that explores the intersection between society, business, environment, and technology and negotiating the path to sustainable products.
    Jim joins me today to discuss embracing change for a more positive, sustainable impact. He shares the eighth and ninth Golden Rules for sustainable innovation and discusses the foundational changes needed to embed sustainability and life cycle information into the innovation process. He highlights the role of sustainability professionals in translating environmental and life cycle data into business value. He also outlines the five attributes needed for any kind of change and illustrates how customers around the world are driving the need for greener, more sustainable products.
     
    “The whole ecosystem is changing; customers, governments, regulators, competitors, and markets globally want greener products—and sustainable innovation is the next frontier for greener products.” - Jim Fava
    This week on Innovation Talks:
    ●     Sustainable innovation as the next frontier for greener products
    ●     The eighth Golden Rule: focusing on positive impacts and results rather than just data and information
    ●     Why life cycle professionals need to engage with information users and stakeholders at the beginning stages of a life cycle or sustainability study
    ●     The differences between data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
    ●     How sustainability and life cycle professionals can bridge the gap for decision-makers by translating data and information into applicable knowledge and wisdom
    ●     How a computer company connected their sustainability professionals with their innovation team to shift perspective
    ●     The ninth Golden Rule: actions, changing behavior, and business practices
    ●     The five attributes that can help you achieve change and embed sustainability into innovation
    ●     Why companies avoid change regarding positive environmental and sustainability impact
    ●     How consumers, governments, and regulators are driving the need to integrate sustainability into innovation
     
    Resources Mentioned:
     
    ●     Book: Greener Products, 1st Edition: The Making and Marketing of Sustainable Brands (https://www.amazon.com/Greener-Products-Making-Marketing-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B008472NF6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=194Y9CZ0ZXEE6&keywords=Greener+Products+book&qid=1695113745&sprefix=greener+products+bo%2Caps%2C272&sr=8-3) by Al Iannuzzi
    Related Episodes:
    ●     How to embed sustainability into your innovation process with Jim Fava (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/how-to-embed-sustainability-into-your-innovation-process-with-jim-fava)
    ●     Golden rules for a sustainable business with Jim Fava (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/golden-rules-for-a-sustainable-business-with-jim-fava)
    (https://www.sopheon.com/podcasts-audio/golden-rules-for-a-sustainable-business-with-jim-fava)
    Connect with Jim Fava:
    ●     Podcast: Five Lifes to Fifty (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-lifes-to-fifty/id1687638970)
    ●     Jim Fava on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-fava-04b88b5/)
     
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Welcome to Innovation Talks. Each week our host, Paul Heller talks at the executive level about how strategic innovation and new product development are essential for thriving in the modern…