Henry Chesbrough, adjunct professor at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business, coined the term "open innovation" over a decade ago. This is the practice of sourcing ideas outside your own organization as well as sharing your own research with others. However, he says that despite a booming economy in Silicon Valley, companies aren't ex ... Show More
Nov 20
Future of Business: Walmart’s CEO on AI, Jobs, and Managing Rapid Change
In uncertain times, leaders at all levels can learn from what the world's best CEOs are doing to protect themselves and forge a path ahead. In this Future of Business series, IdeaCast hosts Alison Beard and Adi Ignatius sat down with four leading CEOs who manage across different ... Show More
31m 12s
Nov 2023
Lessons in Innovation from a Legacy Firm
Pencil-maker Faber-Castell has been in business since 1761, but it is still innovating and adopting new technology. In this episode, Harvard Business School associate professor Ryan Raffaelli discusses his case, “Faber-Castell.” He explains how the company balances stewardship of ... Show More
17m 52s
May 2021
To end poverty, cultivate innovation | Efosa Ojomo
<p>What turns a developing country into a prosperous one? For years, Efosa Ojomo has been trying to answer this question. And what he has found – through starting his own nonprofit in Nigeria, doing research at Harvard Business School and writing a book called The Prosperity Para ... Show More
26m 37s
Dec 2022
Ep 484: Innovation and Skills-Based Hiring
The pace of business change is continuing to accelerate. According to a recent McKinsey Global Survey, business leaders expect that by 2026, half of their companies' revenues will come from products, services, or businesses that haven't been invented yet. Innovation is critical f ... Show More
35m 52s
Dec 2023
Ignite Your Innovation Engine
Welcome to another episode of "Accelerate Your Business Growth." In today's episode, our host Diane Helbig discusses the critical role of innovation in organizations with Helene Cahen, an experienced innovation consultant, speaker, and author of "Fire Up Innovation, Sparking and ... Show More
23m 16s
Oct 2022
70. Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best
<p>What’s the secret to coming up with good ideas? For <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/jeremy-utley/">Jeremy Utley</a>, it’s about generating as many as possible. </p><p>The director of executive education at the Stanford d.school, Utley says, “very few problems we f ... Show More
25m 19s