Innovational Correctness

If you‘ve ever tried or are learning a language and haven‘t heard of the award-winning Prof. Krashen and his theory on second language acquisition, then you‘re in for a real treat and this episode will certainly blow your mind with things you probably haven’t heard yet - and you’ll likely get addicted to language learning.

To answer some of the following questions, I talk to Prof. Stephen Krashen, one of the most prolific and most frequently cited scholars in the field of language education: 

• Why language learning is still largely ineffective and hasn’t fundamentally improved over the last decades
• How Krashen’s theory about language acquisition, despite it being over 40 years old, remains groundbreaking
• Why you can‘t learn a language by simply speaking it, contrary to popular belief
• How he can boldly claim that everyone acquires language in the same manner
• Why language learning is a subconscious process that can‘t be „turned off“
• Why there’s a strict separation between language acquisition and learning and why consciously learned language can only be used to monitor language output, but never be the source of spontaneous speech
• In which particular order language is acquired and why that order does not change between learners and is also not affected by explicit instruction
• Why learning grammar does not improve language acquisition
• Why it‘s simply not true that children acquire languages more easily than adults and provide overwhelming scientific evidence to back up this claim
• How to apply his theory in practice
• And finally, discuss the most powerful tool we have in language education

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This episode talks to two of the founding members (Rebecca Beam & Chad Hahn) of Auticon. Auticon is an international technology consulting company, that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as IT consultants. Of the 200 people employed there, around 150 are on the autism spectrum. auticon’s concept has been acknowledged internationally and has received numerous awards with Sir Richard Branson being one of auticon’s most prominent investors.

We look at the untapped potential of autism and some of the misconceptions and challenges surrounding it, as well as where people on the spectrum outperform neurologically typical individuals.

We also answer why not more companies are hiring people on the spectrum and moving towards a more neurodiverse workforce and how auticon employs these individuals to solve some of the most complex problems for their clients. And finally, this interview makes the case for why hiring neurodiverse people will be the next big wave of innovation.

This episode answers some of the following questions:

• What misconceptions there are surrounding autism and what misconception’s Rebecca had when she took on the role as the CEO of auticon US
• Where autists outperform neurologically typical employees and what types of challenges they face
• How auticon employs autistic individuals to solve some of the most complex problems for their clients and how they provide them with cutting-edge solutions
• What auticon‘s training process for people on the spectrum looks like
• What accommodations need to be made for people on the spectrum and how do companies need to change their interview and hiring process to employ a more neurodiverse workforce
• What intelligence agencies and large corporations around the world already have neurodiverse programs and how they are leveraging people with disabilities for their purpose
• Why not more companies hiring people on the spectrum
• How companies need to stop focusing solely on social skills and experience during their hiring process
• Why do people on the spectrum produce better managers and in some cases are better managers themselves
• Why every company should employ neurodiverse talents and what recommendations my guests have for companies wanting to employ a more neurodiverse workforce
• And finally, why this area will be the next big wave of innovation.

Show Notes, Transcription, & Resources Mentioned: gammabeyond.com/en/podcast/007

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Lasse Rheingans, Geschäftsführer der Bielefelder Digitalagentur Rheingans Digital Enabler, hat im November 2017 testweise die 25-Stunden-Arbeitswoche bei sich im Unternehmen eingeführt - und das bei gleichem Gehalts- und Urlaubsanspruch. Warum er das gemacht hat und was danach passiert ist, erfahrt ihr in dieser spannenden Episode!

In dieser Episode werden wir deshalb folgende Fragen mit Lasse klären:

• Wie es dazu kam, dass Lasse bei sich die 25 Stunden Woche bei sich in der Firma eingeführt hat,
• Wie er das konkret gemacht hat,
• Was nach der Umstellung passiert ist,
• Was davon nicht so reibungslos funktioniert hat,
• Ob und wie die Umstellung seine Unternehmenskultur verändert hat,
• Was die Kritiker zu der 25h Woche sagen,
• Was Lasse den Kritiker entgegnet,
• Wo das Konzept einer stark verkürzten Arbeitszeit nicht funktioniert,
• Ob das Unternehmen von Lasse überhaupt noch flexibel auf unvorhersehbare Ereignisse reagieren kann, wenn seine Mitarbeiter so “durchgetaktet” sind,
• Warum trotz der zahlreichen Studien, Versuchen und belegen nicht mehr Unternehmen dieses Konzept aufgreifen und bei sich testen,
• Was er Firmenvertreter raten würde wenn sie ebenfalls eine verkürzte Arbeitswoche einführen wollen und wo und wie sie anfangen sollten.

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This episode explores why organizations rise and fall, by interviewing the authors of "The Illusion of Invincibility: The Rise and Fall of Organizations Inspired by the Incas of Peru", trying to answer the fundamental challenge that every organization has: How do established companies continue to stay competitive and innovate within an ever-changing environment?

In this episode we’ll try to answer some of the following questions and see what the authors Andreas & Paul have to say about these topics:

• What we can learn from the Incas when it comes to the long-term survival of companies
• Why successful companies fail, despite them being market leaders in their respective industries
• What makes a successful CEO
• How the ego of CEOs can become a huge problem
• How the career progression of top managers can make it harder for them to stay grounded in reality
• How “Management by Walking Around” can help with this
• What the biggest mistakes are that are made during hiring processes
• and finally, what their top 3 recommendations are for CEOs that want to avoid a future decline of their company.

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In this episode, we explore what makes Norway’s prisons the most humane, and innovative in the world, how Norway went from a nation of pillaging Vikings full of violence, murder and revenge to a country where peace and forgiveness came to triumph, how we, as a society, reconcile the need for retribution and punishment for heinous crimes and the need for the reintegration of criminals back into society and much, much more.

We cover some of the following topics questions:

• What makes Norway’s prisons the most humane, and in my view, the most innovative prisons systems in the world,
• How Norway went from a nation of pillaging Vikings full of violence, murder, and revenge to a country where peace and forgiveness came to triumph,
• How Norwegian prisons differ from the rest of the world and their U.S. counterparts and what they are doing that others are not,
• Why the U.S., despite being real “tough” on crime and punishment, has one of the highest recidivism and crime rates in the world and Norway one of the lowest,
• If there’s something special about Norwegian people, their culture or socialization that makes them susceptible to rehabilitation,
• How Norway’s prisons were plagued by violence and drugs 30 years ago, similar to their American counterparts,
• If Norway's maximum prison sentence of 21 years is enough for the most violent crimes,
• If it’s really true, what many foreign news reports claim, that Norway's Halden maximum prison, is a posh, luxurious boutique hotel, where inmates have their own flat-screen TVs and why that doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things,
• Explore the Bastøy prison island, where inmates have heated floors, a sauna and five-star cooking classes, and what that’s all about,
• How we, as a society, reconcile the need for retribution and punishment for heinous crimes and the need for the reintegration of criminals back into society,
• and finally, we see if my interview partner, Tom Eberhardt, really looks like the Norwegian Kevin Costner, as the international press claims.

Show Notes, Transcription, & Resources Mentioned: gammabeyond.com/en/podcast/004

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In dieser Episode werde ich erklären warum die digitale Transformation nichts mit Technologie zu tun hat und die meisten Mittelständler mehr Mut benötigen, das zu nutzen, was sie bereits haben. Ein Appell an den deutschen Mittelstand.

Ich erkläre warum:

• der Mittelstand bei der Digitalisierung bzw. Innovation oft hinter seinen Möglichkeiten zurückbleibt und wie er sich von den vermeintlichen Profis und damit meine ich primär Beratungen und Agenturen) über die Anforderungen an ihre Organisation einschüchtern lässt,
• sich diese Transformation mit traditionellen Denkmustern und Organisationsformen nicht erfolgreich umsetzen lässt,
• das scheinbar “neue” Thema eine uralte Herausforderung ist, die es schon seit Anbeginn des Industriezeitalters gibt
• und die Herausforderungen der Digitalisierung nichts mit Technik oder Technologie zu tun hat.

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How is almost everyone around misusing the term “disruption” and how have they been misapplying it for years? Why Uber is not disruptive and how to you really determine if an idea or startup has any disruptive potential at all? This, and more in the episode.

In this episode #002 I explain:

• Why almost everyone around you is misusing the term “disruption” and has been misapplying it for years.
• Go through the different innovation types, along with some prominent examples for each of them.
• What actual disruption looks like and how it takes place, by citing an example from the steel industry and showing you how integrated steel mills, dominating the steel industry for decades, were blindsided and overrun by an initially inconspicuous technology.
• How do you determine if an idea or startup has any disruptive potential at all?
• Why Uber is not disrupting the cab industry, despite what the majority believes.
• What you should focus on instead so that your idea or company will increase its chances to become a disruptor itself.

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In this episode, I will explain why companies are focusing on the wrong thing when it comes to “digital transformation", why the over-reliance on technology can massively hurt your company, why companies are not and will not become innovative by simply using technology, and finally, why there's very little opportunity to gain a lasting competitive advantage against competitors. 

In this episode #001 we will cover:

• Why do companies, especially in Germany are focusing on the wrong thing when it comes to “digital transformation.
• Why the over-reliance on technology can massively hurt your company. I’ll do this by citing various examples from vastly different industries and fields.
• Why companies are not and will not become innovative by using technology and why there's very little opportunity to gain a lasting competitive advantage against competitors,
• The very dangerous assumption of why, despite the increased importance of IT, this does not translate into a lasting competitive advantage,
• What distinguishes proprietary from infrastructural technologies,
• How competitive advantages erode over time, by looking at past technologies,
• What makes IT a simple commodity input and not a strategic advantage to enterprises,
• Why companies need to focus on threats rather than opportunities and should keep IT expenditure in check,
• Why companies should not be first-movers and why there’s no shame in following your competitors when it comes to adopting new IT technologies.

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This episode #000 includes: what this podcast is all about, and what you, as a listener can expect from this podcast, what my background is and what qualifies me, as the host, to speak about these topics, and finally what you should NOT expect from our podcast?

In this episode #000 we cover:

• what this podcast is all about, and what you, as a listener can expect from this podcast,
• what my background is and what qualifies me, as the host, to speak about these topics,
• and finally, what you should NOT expect from our podcast?

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