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Innovating the Economy S14 Ep30

Download Innovating_the_Economy_S14_Ep30.mp3 Growing up with an inventor dad, Jarl Jensen knew innovation and ideas were in his future.  As a kid, his dad would play the “Invention Game” with him.  His dad would present an object and together they would come up with different ideas

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Unusual Path to Medical Innovation: Ra Medical’s Dean Irwin S14 Ep29

Download Unusual_Path_to_Medical_Innovation__Ra_Medicals_Dean_Irwin_S14_Ep29.mp3 September is National Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness month.  In view of this, today’s show is an edited re-broadcast of two shows from November 2017.   Kym McNicholas and I interview Ra Medical founder, Dean Irwin.  Dean

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The Impact of the Innovation Economy S14 Ep28

Download The_Impact_of_the_Innovation_Economy_S14_Ep28.mp3 A recent event brought back to mind a blog I posted in January 2017 on the innovation economy.  A news agency reporting on a candidate running for governor referenced that blog post.  The candidate‘s platform is the innovation economy.

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Setting Innovation Objectives S14 Ep27

Download Setting_Innovation_Objectives_S14_Ep27.mp3 In a recent show, I talked about setting innovation objectives.  Listeners wrote in asking for details on how to include innovation in the objective setting process.   So, in this week’s show I share the steps to setting innovation objectives. Done well, innovation

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Innovation Leadership Skills: 6 Questions Great Leaders Ask Their Employees S14 Ep26

Download Innovation_Leadership_Skills_6_Questions_Great_Leaders_Ask_Their_Employees_S14_Ep26.mp3 A key mission for an innovation leader is to motivate, support, and help your teams learn good innovation habits.  This should occur daily with each interaction. Modeling leadership habits and exhibiting leadership skills inspires employees to

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Five Barriers to Innovation S14 Ep25

Download Five_Barriers_to_Innovation_S14_Ep25.mp3 A common question I get from listeners is how to fight against the roadblocks and barriers to innovation.  In this week’s show, I address five of the biggest barriers to innovation. The list is based on the 2018 Innovation Leader study

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Innovation Leadership: Using Influence for Success S14 Ep24

Download Innovation_Leadership_Using_Influence_for_Success_S14_Ep24.mp3 Success in the innovation game requires strong innovation leadership.   But there is confusion about what defines leadership. To understand leadership, we need to boil it down to the essence – what it is and what it isn’t.  We need to

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On the Road: Thoughts on Innovation S14 Ep23

Download On_the_Road_Thoughts_on_Innovation_S14_Ep23.mp3 Today’s show is unique.  I recorded it as I drove back to Denver from an annual event in Keystone, Colorado.  The event centers around what’s coming in the next three to eight years in technology and innovation.  So,

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Creating Customer Value through Cost Innovation S14 Ep22

Download Creating_Customer_Value_through_Cost_Innovation_S14_Ep22.mp3 Often when we think about innovation, it’s high tech or a game changing breakthrough.  Today, we look at innovation through a different set of glasses. Rather than innovating a product or service, “costovation” innovates on the business model.  Stephen

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No Limits to Innovation and Creativity S14 Ep21

Download No_Limits_to_Innovation_and_Creativity_S14_Ep21.mp3 On today’s show, instead of hosting a guest, I am the guest.  Erich Viedge interviews me for his podcast, The Skeptical Executive.  Erich brings innovation to unique industries.  He’s also an early listener of Killer Innovations. Erich has

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