What does it take to work in the creative innovation industry? An insider's perspective with Chris Denson | S01E07 Up Next in Tech with Ariba Jahan

In this episode, I had the chance to speak with my good friend, Chris Denson, who is a marketer, innovation coach, multimedia host, and bestselling author of the book- “10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules”. Conversations around innovation in the creative, advertising or media side often focuses only on the outputs, so we focused this episode on everything else. We lifted the hood on the mindsets it takes, the internal conversations and day-to-day challenges and so much more.



Chris shares insightful stories about how his childhood experiences shaped his curiosity and influenced his current work, and highlighted the  importance of maintaining relentless optimism even when things don’t work. We discuss a variety of topics related to innovation, the realities and challenges of bringing ideas to life, the significant role emotional intelligence plays in the field of innovation and so much more like: 



04:26 - Chris’s Origin Story: His shift from comedy to
innovation

13:08 - The role of curiosity and openness in innovation

25:49 – The skill of connecting and collecting dots in
innovation

30:39 - Emerging Tech Trends in innovation

33:19 - The key to balancing optimism and reality

35:37 - Dealing with daily struggles and taking mental
health breaks

39:43 - Understanding self-identity and the power of
self-talk

44:46 - The role of innovation in personal growth
50:11 - Things to look forward to in the world of tech and innovation


Bio: Chris Denson is marketer, innovation coach, multimedia host, and bestselling author. He has spent his career building better companies, launching new ideas, and giving rise to cultural tastemakers through awe-inspired experiences, content, and advisory. Echoing an award-winning career across entertainment, marketing, media and technology industries, Chris has valuable insights, practices, and resources to thrive in an always-evolving cultural and technological landscape. He has done this alongside The United Nations, Fast Company, Omnicom Media Group, MullenLowe, The Emmys, Cannes Lions, The Nyah Project, HubSpot, The Obama Administration, and authored the 2018 #1 bestselling book, "10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules".



For the full show notes with transcript and resources, visit https://www.aribajahan.com/upnextintech/chris-denson



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