The Innovation Engine Podcast

We discuss customer development in existing markets versus new markets, how those journeys are different, the potential dangers of data in consumer insight, and some fun stories from Silicon Valley along the way.

Joining us is the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship, Steve Blank, who is credited with launching the Lean Startup movement. Most of you listening are probably already familiar with Steve’s work, and as you might expect, he has some fantastic insights to share.

Resources:

• Twitter: @sgblank
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steveblank
• Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation
• Ardent War Story 4: You Know You’re Getting Close to Your Customers When They Offer You a Job
• Removing the Roadblocks to Government/Corporate Innovation – When Theory Meets Practice
• How To Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act
• Steve Blank Customer Discovery In the Time Of the Covid-19 Virus
• Steve Blank Building Great Founding Teams

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

Today you’re going to learn a practical approach to inventing the future. That may not seem like a particularly practical thing to do, but once you learn the models, all you have to do is take action and trust the process.

Joining us is Alexander Osterwalder, inventor of the Business Model Canvas and co-founder of strategyzer.com.  Alexander recently released a new book — “The Invincible Company: How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World's Best Business Models” — and it’s a fantastic resource for any organization struggling with a prioritization roadmap.

Resources:

• Alexosterwalder.com
• Strategyzer.com
• Read: “The Invincible Company"

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

You’ve done a lot of work to get yourself and your business to where you are today. You’ve learned new skills, implemented new systems, and started working with new people — but that’s not necessarily going to get you over the next hurdle.

Joining us to talk about what WILL get your organization over its next hurdle is Andrea Goulet, who is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Corgibytes and a prominent thought leader in the technology industry around three ideas: legacy code, communication, and empathy-driven development. Andrea is also the founder of LegacyCode.Rocks and the host of Legacy Code Rocks, a podcast dedicated to changing the way we think about legacy code.

Resources:

• Andreagoulet.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/andreamgoulet
• Twitter: twitter.com/andreagoulet
• Corgibytes.com
• Take the course: Agile Software Development: Creating an Agile Culture
• Take the course: Agile Software Development: Remote Teams

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

Join us for a fun and enlightening conversation with Lisa Schneider, Chief Digital Officer of Merriam-Webster.

You’ll learn about how Lisa lead a true digital transformation at a company best known for their physical dictionary, the value of leveraging mission and transparency, and how letting the world see who you truly are can be a catalyst for transformation. Plus, you’ll hear about Merriam-Webster’s new Puku app for kids.

Resources:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lisaschneider64
• Twitter: twitter.com/lisaschneider64
• Puku app

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

Startups, by their very nature, experience a lot of growth and evolution over a relatively short period of time — and if they don’t, they fail. But simultaneously planning for growth and change, both internally and externally, is a difficult task for even the most experienced product managers.

Luckily, our guest today is not just an experienced product manager but also a growth specialist: Jaffrey Ali, Chief Product Officer at FranConnect.

Resources:

• www.franconnect.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaffrey-ali-604245
• "Franchising wasn't ready for COVID-19. Will you be ready for the recovery?"

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

This show focuses on how you can steer a team or organization through growth and change, and one common form of growth — explosive growth, in some cases — is when two companies merge or one company acquires another. In these instances, you have to combine not just different platforms or technologies but different groups of people who have different processes, philosophies, and perspectives.

So, in this episode, we’re joined by someone who has already gone through a big merger: Dominic O'Connor, the current CTO of EmployStream and formerly of InterFolio, where he led the engineering team from startup to M&A and growth. We learn what the transformation looked like, what he learned as a leader, what went well and, more importantly, what Dominic would do differently if he had to start again today.

Resources:

• www.dominic-oconnor.com
• Twitter: twitter.com/dominicoconnor
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dominicoconnor
• www.employstream.com

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

We feature interviews with best-selling authors and innovation experts from around the world. We focus on corporate innovation through the lenses of leadership, company culture, and emerging trends and technologies.

Recorded & produced by 3Pillar Global, a product lifecycle management and software development company based in Fairfax, VA, with offices around the world.

Today we discuss the transformative potential of design systems and how they can help accomplish alignment and the integration of different silos — key ingredients to any successful transformations or turnarounds.

Joining us is Art Rivera, a former member of the 3Pillar UX team and current Director of Product Design for Mobile Posse. In addition to offering his insight on business transformation, Arty shares the story of his personal transformation from designer to design leader to business leader, and what he’s learned along the way.

Resources:

• Mobileposse.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/artemiorivera
• Read: “Human-Centered Design lets carriers unlock the door to the Experience Economy”

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

We’re continuing our series about transformation and turnaround with an episode focusing on how you can get engineering and the business to better understand each other and better solve problems, including how to deal with some nasty technical debt. Our guest also has some thoughts about microservices, a technical transformation strategy that’s still gaining popularity — but probably shouldn’t be.

Joining us is Daniel Greene, VP of Engineering at X-Mode. Dan has 22 years of software development experience with everything from big data analysis to cloud computing, including some time at 3Pillar Global working on product architecture. Dan offers a unique combination of strategic and tactical, and in this episode, he shares some valuable insights learned from tackling real-life transformation problems.

Resources:

• Xmode.io
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danielngreene

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com

In the last episode, we started a conversation about transformation and turnaround, specifically regarding what you can do when you’re thrust into a new role, you’re in a tight spot, and you need to create a plan to dig yourself out.

Joining us again for part two of this conversation is Tiffany Kleemann, former CEO of Distil Networks (which was acquired) and current Senior Vice President at Imperva. While episode 158 focused on how Tiffany made plans for transformation after she was brought into Distil, this episode focuses on creating a go-to-market strategy, why what got you here won’t get you there, and what it’s like to go through a significant transformation on a personal level.

We will be continuing this Transformation Turnaround series next week with new episodes and new guests, so stay tuned! 

Resources:

• www.imperva.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-olson-kleemann-cissp-cipp-8b7315/
• What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

Learn more and get the full show notes at: 3PillarGlobal.com