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ATP Stories: Alan Gregerman – how to make yourself more open to innovation
Category: Business
Duration: 00:57:54
Publish Date: 2018-03-09 23:50:01
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Podcast highlights:

  • 08:20 Do you need an original idea to be innovative? Maybe not... take a look at this LL Bean case study on innovation
  • 15:30 You're only as awesome as your weirdest friends - why you should make an effort to keep the company of the outliers in your social group
  • 46:30 How is the cycle of innovation changing? How does innovation happen outside of the mainstream and especially across Asia?

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Introduction to Alan Gregerman Chief Innovation Officer, Venture Works, author "The Necessity of Strangers" - ATP Stories
  • 01:05 How did Alan get involved in innovation consulting?
  • 03:55 What are the challenges in selling innovation consultancy services to entrepreneurs?
  • 08:20 Do you need an original idea to be innovative? Maybe not... take a look at this LL Bean case study on innovation
  • 10:10 Why is innovation more about being open to a world of ideas than being a genius?
  • 12:20 Why should you take the aisle seat on a plane?
  • 15:30 You're only as awesome as your weirdest friends - why you should make an effort to keep the company of the outliers in your social group
  • 22:10 Alan's case study of innovation in one of the US's largest vending machine companies
  • 27:10 You need to get out and drop in to the world of your customer
  • 29:35 Are there cultural differences in openness to innovation?
  • 32:00 What are the 4 fundamental principles of connecting with people in other cultures?
  • 38:40 How does cultural attitudes to risk and entrepreneurialism impact innovation, particularly in the context of Asia?
  • 42:20 If you want to make yourself open to new ideas and innovation, figure out a reason to engage people
  • 46:30 How is the cycle of innovation changing? How does innovation happen outside of the mainstream and especially across Asia?
  • 54:00 A drone with a built-in defibrillator - how students can innovate some pretty funky stuff when given the chance
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