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Outthinkers Podcast

The Outthinkers podcast is a growth strategy podcast hosted by Kaihan Krippendorff. Each week, Kaihan talks with forward-looking strategists and innovators that are challenging the status quo, leading the future of business, and shaping our world.Chief strategy officers and executives can learn more and join the Outthinker community at https://outthinkernetwork.com/. 

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    #124—Brian Evergreen: Beyond Digital—The Era of Autonomous Transformation

    Brian Evergreen, author of Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, named a Next Big Idea “Must-Read” and for which Brian was shortlisted for the 2023 Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award. Building on his experiences working at Accenture, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft, Brian advises and speaks to organizations around the world, guest lectures at Purdue University and the Kellogg School of Management, sharing the unconventional and...

    35 min
  2. #123—Christina Alaimo: The Hidden History of Data and its Role in Modern Strategy

    AUG 9

    #123—Christina Alaimo: The Hidden History of Data and its Role in Modern Strategy

    Cristina Alaimo, is the Assistant Professor of Digital Economy and Society at Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy and soon to be Associate Professor at ESSEC Business School in France. Her research focuses on innovation catalyzed by data-based services and the consequences it has on organizations and society. Cristina also studies the broader ecosystem of data exchanges in which digital platforms are embedded and how these new platform ecosystems emerge and evolve. In her recentl...

    40 min
  3. #122—Stephan Meier: Employee-Centricity as a Competitive Advantage

    JUL 26

    #122—Stephan Meier: Employee-Centricity as a Competitive Advantage

    Stephan Meier, is Chair of the Management Division and the James P. Gorman Professor of Business Strategy at Columbia Business School whose work lies at the intersection of behavioral economics, business strategy, and the future of work. Customer-centricity has long been at the forefront of conversations that involve optimizing profit, with the idea that happy customers lead to increased revenues. But a new theory is quickly gaining traction—that employee-centricity is just as important....

    34 min
  4. #121—Proximity: How Coming Breakthroughs in Just-in-Time Transform Business, Society, and Daily Life

    JUL 12

    #121—Proximity: How Coming Breakthroughs in Just-in-Time Transform Business, Society, and Daily Life

    The world has undergone a transformation in the past century, as the industrial revolution turned many luxuries into everyday commodities. Then, at the turn of the century, the advent of the internet compounded this supply and demand shift. Now, we are entering yet again a new era as we see technology once again propel us into a new radical shift we call: Proximity. Full disclosure, in this episode, we follow a different format to present the findings a book I co-authored with Rob Wolco...

    40 min
  5. #120—Matt Beane: Mastering the Learning Gap: Skill Building in an AI-Augmented World

    JUN 28

    #120—Matt Beane: Mastering the Learning Gap: Skill Building in an AI-Augmented World

    Matt Beane, is an Assistant Professor in the Technology Management Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has conducted extensive field research with robots and AI seeks to uncover systematic positive exceptions that we can use in the workforce. His award-winning research has been published in top management journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly and Harvard Business Review, and he has spoken on the TED stage. Curiously enough, 2012 he was also selected as...

    36 min
  6. #119—Christopher Marquis: Re-examining Business Externalities for Social Good

    JUN 12

    #119—Christopher Marquis: Re-examining Business Externalities for Social Good

    Christopher Marquis, the Sinyi Professor at the University of Cambridge Judge School of Business. Chris writes a regular column for Forbes and his work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Fortune, TIME, Foreign Policy, and Harvard Business Review. He is also author of Better Business: How the B Corp is Remaking Capitalism and Mao and Markets, which made the Financial Times “Best Book of 2022,” list. Christopher takes on topics that are, or should be, important...

    30 min
  7. #118—Bruce Vojak: Decoding the Minds of Serial Innovators

    MAY 31

    #118—Bruce Vojak: Decoding the Minds of Serial Innovators

    Bruce Vojak, is Managing Director of Breakthrough Innovation Advisors, LLC, and serves on the Advisory Board of Midtronics, Inc., JVA Partners, and the Board of Directors of Micron Industries Corporation, and is a Senior Fellow with The Conference Board. Further, he has co-authored five book chapters—in addition to numerous peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations—on innovation. He is the author of No-Excuses Innovation: Strategies for Small- and Medium-Sized Mature Enter...

    26 min
  8. #117—Min Jung: A Neuroscientist's Insights into Unleashing Creativity

    MAY 17

    #117—Min Jung: A Neuroscientist's Insights into Unleashing Creativity

    Min Jung is a vice director of the Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea and a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. He is also the author of A Brain for Innovation: The Neuroscience of Imagination and Abstract Thinking. Min’s work gives us scientific insights into the actual foundation working of the brain, specifically how the brain generates innovative ideas...

    27 min
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The Outthinkers podcast is a growth strategy podcast hosted by Kaihan Krippendorff. Each week, Kaihan talks with forward-looking strategists and innovators that are challenging the status quo, leading the future of business, and shaping our world.Chief strategy officers and executives can learn more and join the Outthinker community at https://outthinkernetwork.com/. 

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  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    127
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    © 2024 Outthinker
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