Innovations don’t always need to come from a fancy think tank where people are doing a bunch of creativity exercises to generate an idea. Sometimes, it’s the small amount of curiosity to learn how things work in nature around us that can spark a radical innovation that changes the world. In this episode, I get the chance to talk about an innovation that comes from small beginnings but with ground shattering results. Join me in as we take a closer look a the origin of Velcro.

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AI is a bit of a hot topic right now. With the increasing familiarity of generative AI and Large Language Models such as Chat GPT, one has to wonder, “How will these tools make it easier or harder for humans?” In this episode we sat down with PhD candidate Michael Lewis to gain insight as to how these tools can either help us think more outside the box, or become a crutch that keeps us from learning think creatively in the modern age.

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Just like the familiar writers block, when an opportunity to have a creative moment or even throughout the creative process, you may find yourself in a similar situation of feeling stuck. I Invited Katelyn Otis, a strategy consultant at one of the top leadership development companies, to join me on this episode as we discuss where/when these blocks can occur and deliver some tactics you can use to unclog your creative flow.

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In this episode of the Thought Pioneering Innovation Miniseries we are going to discuss the classic Trolley Dilemma as it relates to Autonomous Vehicles (AV’s). As well as the decisions, related to ethics, that these vehicles need to make while out on the road. Are you ready for the future?

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In this episode of Thought Pioneering we are trying a new approach by providing little innovation shares. The goal with this miniseries will be to highlight creativity, innovation and ingenuity. For this episode, we wanted to talk about the creativity and science behind movie theater popcorn and how this tasty snack is creatively positioned as one of the industry’s highest profit generators.

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In this episode of Thought Pioneering I took a look at a quote that has stuck with me my entire career, "Good is the enemy of Great." In a world that is rapidly changing, our ideas and processes change along with it. Without feedback, how do we really know how we are doing or have a lens into what we could be doing better. Throughout this episode I will touch on some key elements to both providing constructive feedback as well as how to ask for it.

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In this final episode of the 3 part series of Psychological Safety, we continue our discussion with Jane Yrenaya to explore the impact that leaders can have on the overall psychological safety of their team. While there are many different leadership styles, some styles tend to add more anxiety than others. In this episode we discuss the impacts that this style of leadership can have on the performance of a team and what we can do as leaders to boost Psychological Safety throughout the workplace.

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Keep Speaking freely!

In this second episode of the 3 part series of Psychological Safety, we continue our discussion with Jane Yrenaya to explore the impact that individual contributors can have on the overall psychological safety of their team. A lot of the time, we look at leadership when there is an imbalance with the team culture and the relationships at the team level often get overlooked. In this episode we will shed some light on the behaviors that can tend to hinder contributor safety and share a few tips and tricks that will help individual contributors promote a psychologically safe environment.

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Keep Speaking freely!

Years ago, innovation was a huge buzzword in the corporate world and every company was throwing the term around without truly understanding what it meant… and when they did, they dropped the term quicker than a hot potato. Now, there seems to be a new buzzword… Psychological safety. Psychological safety seems to be one of those hot ticket items right now in the corporate world, but I fear it may meet the same fate as innovation some years down the road like a trend that was passing by or “The Flavor of the Month.” Therefore, we felt it might be worth holding an informed discussion around psychological safety and tell you that it has always been around and that it is here to stay if you want to tap into the best talents of your team. If we begin looking at employees as people first, then employees second, we will fully appreciate the human condition and that a person’s response to fear is natural. Because this response can stifle creativity in the workplace and overall well-being of employees, perhaps this is an opportunity for people in the workplace to interact with one another in a different way? In this episode we sit down with Jane Yrenaya, who works for one the most trusted leadership development companies in the world, to discuss ways Psychological Safety can impact the ability to be creative in the workplace.

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The best innovators fail and fail often, and it’s what they do to “fail forward” that sets them apart from the rest. In this episode of Thought Pioneering, we are going to talk about the gritty part of the innovative process which is failure, and what you can do when you reach that hurdle so you too can bounce back quickly. Thought Pioneering is part of the FreedomCast Network. Support our work here!