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Join me, Stephen Parkins, in exploring the challenge of creating innovative impact both inside and outside the corporate world. For startup founders, corporate employees, senior leaders and other professionals who want to make a lasting impact in their chosen field. Our guests are a diverse group of entrepreneurial minds. They each bring inspiring stories, and they share their unique experiences, their triumphs, their hurdles, as they’ve tried to carve out paths of innovation and change in both realms.

  1. S2 E4 [Dennis Böcker] Orchestrate Innovation with a Management System (ISO 56000)

    12/02/2025

    S2 E4 [Dennis Böcker] Orchestrate Innovation with a Management System (ISO 56000)

    What do jazz, orchestras and ISO standards have to do with innovation? In this episode, Dennis Böcker –innovation consultant, ISO expert, and contributor to the DIN Innovation Committee– explains the power of an Innovation Management System. He shares why structure and standards don’t kill creativity; rather they enable creativity. From his work at Bosch to helping teams align around the ISO 56000 family of standards, Dennis shows how organisations of all sizes can benefit from a system-based approach to innovation. Along the way, we discuss myths about standardisation, practical use cases (companies of all sizes) and what makes a mature innovation function. Connect with Dennis: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dennisboecker/ Website: https://dennis-boecker.com/ _______________________________________ You can also contact Stephen Parkins (podcast host) here: https://linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    41 min
  2. S2 E3 [Scott Wolfson] Moving from Prediction to Imagination

    01/17/2025

    S2 E3 [Scott Wolfson] Moving from Prediction to Imagination

    Is disruption a threat or an opportunity? In this episode, we sit down with Scott Wolfson, Managing Director at Valize and a leader in innovation, strategy, and digital transformation, to explore how inflection points and imagination machines are shaking the very foundations of business. Scott shares his unconventional career path — from street performer in Amsterdam to co-founding KPMG’s Innovation Labs and driving AI service offerings at BCG. Now, with Rita McGrath and Kes Sampanthar at Valize, he’s focused on helping organisations benefit from disruption by spotting change early and leveraging the transformative power of generative AI. We discuss critical concepts like permissionless organisations, real-time strategy, and the shift from prediction machines to imagination machines. Plus, Scott reveals the extent to which businesses must build new capabilities to stay competitive in a world where knowledge and expertise are becoming commoditised. Connect with Scott: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwolfson Medium: https://moailounge.medium.com/ Learn more about Valize: https://www.valize.com ____________________________ 🔗 You can also contact Stephen Parkins and David Semmens (podcast hosts) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsemmens/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    40 min
  3. S2 E2 [Rebecca Homkes] Growth is a Loop, not a Line

    12/05/2024

    S2 E2 [Rebecca Homkes] Growth is a Loop, not a Line

    We had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Rebecca Homkes, a globally renowned strategist, lecturer at London Business School and Duke Corporate Education, and author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times. Rebecca shares her unique insights into how organisations can embrace uncertainty, make bold decisions, and thrive in a world of constant change. Discover why she claims “growth is a loop, not a line,” and how high-growth companies act on well-defined beliefs rather than waiting for perfect data. Rebecca also introduces tools like the beliefs tracker and no-regret moves to help leaders stay agile and focused, even in volatile conditions. We also explore the contrast of teaching vs learning organisations, how to embrace uncertainty, and why strategy should be a hypothesis to test, not a fixed plan to follow. Whether you’re a corporate innovator or an entrepreneur, this episode will not leave you indifferent. We hope Rebecca will inspire you to rethink strategy and how you approach uncertainty. Learn more about Rebecca at https://rebeccahomkes.com and check out her book via https://surviveresetthrive.com. (Unpaid, authentic endorsement) Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-homkes/. ____________________________________ 🔗 You can also contact Stephen Parkins and David Semmens (podcast hosts) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsemmens/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    38 min
  4. S2 E1 [Sharon O’Dea] Technology is Easy, People are Hard

    11/18/2024

    S2 E1 [Sharon O’Dea] Technology is Easy, People are Hard

    In this episode of the Culturedge Podcast, we speak with Sharon O’Dea, a leading voice in digital workplace strategy and co-founder of Lithos Partners. Sharon’s journey into digital transformation began in the world of communications, but it has since evolved to guide organisations like global banks, the UK government, and Oxford University toward more adaptive, collaborative digital environments. Sharon explains why transformation projects face unique hurdles in complex settings and shares her experience advising large-scale clients on optimising internal communications, tackling “legacy tech,” and how she helps them to build a culture of innovation from within. Drawing on her consultancy work and as co-author of two books, Sharon shares with us how organisations can unlock the potential of digital tools and avoid common pitfalls. She also co-founded the 300 Seconds initiative, which empowers underrepresented voices in tech. Whether you’re navigating digital change in a complex multinational company or simply passionate about the future of work, Sharon’s insights will offer you valuable approaches to bridge the digital divide in your own workplace. For more from Sharon, connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonodea/ or visit her consultancy's site at https://lithos.partners/. _____________________________________ 🔗 You can also contact Stephen Parkins and David Semmens (podcast hosts) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsemmens/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    38 min
  5. S1 E10 [Dr Nils Jeners] Why Innovators Insist on Building More Features and How to Fix it

    03/14/2024

    S1 E10 [Dr Nils Jeners] Why Innovators Insist on Building More Features and How to Fix it

    For our final episode of Season 1 we’re pleased to welcome Dr Nils Jeners, an innovation consultant from Germany who helps corporates across a range of innovation activities: from strategy, to ideation, from training, to creating an innovation ecosystem. With over ten years of experience in the field of innovation, a PhD in computer science and a background as a startup entrepreneur, Nils also holds teaching positions at 3 universities (TU Munich, TH Cologne, and TU Dortmund). Nils jumps straight in and describes his pet hate in innovation: what he calls ‘featuritis’, the tendency of corporate innovators —and startup entrepreneurs— to build too many features into what should be early versions of their products. Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) are often not minimal at all! In this episode we talk about the causes of featuritis, its negative consequences, but Nils also proposes practical solutions in a corporate setting. 🔗 You can reach Nils through LinkedIn if you would like to get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nils-jeners/ 🔗 Read more about Nils’s innovation training courses here: https://www.nilsjeners.com/training __________________________________ 🔗 You can contact Stephen Parkins (podcast host) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ 🔗 And David Semmens (guest co-host) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsemmens/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    24 min
  6. S1 E9 [Dr Aurelia Engelsberger] To Transform Your Company, Start with an Innovation Mindset and Culture

    03/07/2024

    S1 E9 [Dr Aurelia Engelsberger] To Transform Your Company, Start with an Innovation Mindset and Culture

    In this episode we are joined by Dr Aurelia Engelsberger, and we dive straight into the crucial matter of innovation culture and mindset. We talk about her own willingness to pivot and how she advises clients on a range of challenging new attitudes and behaviours — like maintaining an open mindset, developing a tolerance for failure, and empowering their people to innovate. Concretely, Aurelia also shares her experience with the effectiveness of incentives and nudges in driving transformative change inside large companies. Aurelia is the CEO & Founder of OMIND Platform - a young company that helps businesses to transform, by focusing on the human factor. After building extensive experience in the banking, fashion, and auto industries, as well as in academia, it’s clear that Aurelia has found an inspiring niche at the intersection of innovation and psychology. 🔗 You can reach Aurelia through LinkedIn if you would like to get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurelia-engelsberger/ 🔗 Read more about OMIND Platform here: https://www.omindplatform.com __________________________________________ 🔗 You can also contact Stephen Parkins (podcast host) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    27 min
  7. S1 E8 [Adam Forbes] Is Now the Time to Leave Your Corporate Career and Launch a Startup?

    02/29/2024

    S1 E8 [Adam Forbes] Is Now the Time to Leave Your Corporate Career and Launch a Startup?

    Adam Forbes joins us this week (from near London, UK). Adam is a Program Director at Startupbootcamp, where he helps early-stage startups find product-market fit, secure funding, and launch successful go-to-market strategies. Adam is also the author of the book Corporate Escapology (to be released later this year) and host of the podcast of the same name. After 20 years in the corporate world, specifically in the energy industry, Adam has re-invented himself as a business founder and a coach, working at the intersection of startups and corporate innovation. Join us as we discuss the risks and opportunities for entrepreneurial minds considering leaving their corporate career to start their own venture. Based on his personal experience, and that of the many startups he has advised, Adam shares some invaluable advice for smart people in both the corporate world and the startup world. 🔗 You can reach Adam through LinkedIn if you would like to get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkforbes/ 🔗 Read more about Corporate Escapology on Adam’s website: https://www.corporateescapology.com/ 🔗 Or on Instagram: @corporateescapologist ---------- 🔗 You can also contact Stephen Parkins (podcast host) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    30 min
  8. S1 E7 [Vrinda Kabra] Diversity is Key to a Healthy Culture of Innovation

    02/15/2024

    S1 E7 [Vrinda Kabra] Diversity is Key to a Healthy Culture of Innovation

    In this episode we welcome Vrinda Kabra, a business designer and consultant with a fascinating entrepreneurial background, a well as an international and multicultural outlook on the world. Originally from India, Vrinda is currently based in Munich, where she works for the UN’s World Food Programme as an Innovation Venture Consultant - advising global teams across a range of domains where “Business meets Design”. Vrinda is also the co-founder of Precycle (www.precycle.today) an environmental startup focused on ethical plastics recycling. Join our conversation, in which we discuss the benefits and nuances of diversity for innovation inside large organisations. Vrinda shares some great advice for leaders (and aspiring leaders) who are seeking to navigate this complex space. 🔗 You can reach Vrinda through LinkedIn if you would like to get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrindakabra/ ___________ 🔗 You can also contact Stephen Parkins (podcast host) here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenparkins/ 🎙 The Culturedge Podcast: https://culturedge.com/podcast/ ✉️ podcast@culturedge.com

    32 min
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Join me, Stephen Parkins, in exploring the challenge of creating innovative impact both inside and outside the corporate world. For startup founders, corporate employees, senior leaders and other professionals who want to make a lasting impact in their chosen field. Our guests are a diverse group of entrepreneurial minds. They each bring inspiring stories, and they share their unique experiences, their triumphs, their hurdles, as they’ve tried to carve out paths of innovation and change in both realms.

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  • Creator
    Culturedge
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
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