The Innovation Ecosystem

"One of the things you learn as an anthropologist, which is incredibly powerful for any executive, is that it's not just what people talk about which matters, it's what they don't talk about." - Gillian Tett

In our newest interview with Gillian Tett, a columnist of Financial Times and the author of The Silo Effect, you can hear Gillian's unique perspective on today's world of business and finance, and how anthropology can help us predict the future of digital and technology economy. Enjoy!

087 - Colliding with the Unexpected with Gillian Tett We are joined by author and journalist, Gillian Tett, to discuss the role anthropology plays in today’s business world.

This week our guest on the podcast is Hal Gregersen, a Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Innovation at Massachussets Institute of Technology (USA). We talk about his new book Questions Are the Answer, and the power of 'catalytic questions' to drive innovation and build businesses. There are great takeaways for leaders here, enjoy the conversation!

086 - Catalysing Innovation with Questions with Hal Gregersen We are joined by Hal Gregersen, author of The Innovator’s DNA, to discuss his latest book, Questions are the Answer.

A great conversation with Christopher Chabris, cognitive psychologist, Senior Investigator at Geisinger, Associate Professor at Union College, and author of 'The Invisible Gorilla.'

We talk about the well known experiment 'Gorillas in Our Midst', about what inattentional blindness is and how there is a significant mismatch between how we think our brain works, and how it actually works.

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082 - Gorillas In Our Midst with Christopher Chabris We are joined by Christopher Chabris, who is best known for his research on the Ig Nobel prize-winning ‘Gorillas in Our Midst’ experiment.

Discussing the grit of high performers and organizations and how to develop it with Angela Duckworth, the author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverence".

Angela is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and CEO of Character Lab. She has also been a winner of the MacArthur Genius Fellowship and her TED talk on the subject of grit has had 15 million views so far.

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079 - Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance with Angela Duckworth Our guest is Angela Duckworth, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.