The Innovation Room Viima

Stephen M. Shapiro began his innovation journey by establishing and leading a process and innovation practice with 20,000 members during his 15 years at Accenture. After leaving the firm, he authored six books on innovation, including "Best Practices Are Stupid," and became a regular columnist for Inc.com. He also created Personality Poker, a unique card game designed to build high-performing teams.

In today’s episode, we talk about:
• Learnings from the Process Excellence Principles at Accenture
• Quality vs Quantity in Innovation Processes
• Personality Poker
• The Difference Between Pivot and Pivotal
• Main Challenges Innovators Face Today
• Exciting Opportunities that Await Innovators in the Near Future

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As part of HYPE Innovation, Viima has expanded its capabilities to further democratize innovation and support organizations in achieving excellence in this field.

Find the full transcript at: ⁠https://www.viima.com/blog/innovating-around-pivotal
Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/nzqyZHB16cg

Where to find Stephen:
• Website: ⁠https://stephenshapiro.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shapiroinnovates/

Where to find Colin:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-nelson-ab41001/

Chapters of this episode:
(00:00) About Stephen Shapiro
(02:20) How he ended up in the innovation field
(05:45) Innovation is all about quality, not quantity
(07:29) Where do Stephen's methodologies and learning come from
(08:21) What is the Personality Poker card game
(13:26) New book: Pivotal: Creating Stability in an Uncertain World
(15:40) Focusing on capabilities instead of product
(18:40) Stephen's perspective on key challenges for innovators today
(21:25) Exciting things that wait in the future


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Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. Rowan is the bestselling author of 3 major books (Rethinking the Future, Innovation to the Core, The Four Lenses of Innovation). Currently, Rowan serves as the president of Imagination Bridge, a leading global consulting firm in the field of strategic innovation.

In today’s episode, we cover:
• The ISO 56000 Series for Innovation Management
• Four Lenses of Innovation
• Challenging Orthodoxies
• Main Challenges Innovators Face Today
• Opportunities for Innovators That Lie Ahead

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Brought to you by Hype Innovation - a global leader in innovation management software and services. With HYPE, organizations can engage employees, customers, and partners in idea generation and collaborative problem-solving. Learn more: https://www.hypeinnovation.com/

As part of HYPE Innovation, Viima has expanded its capabilities to further democratize innovation and support organizations in achieving excellence in this field.

Find the full transcript at: https://www.viima.com/blog/four-lenses-of-innovation
Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYWz5kaVweY&ab_channel=ViimabyHYPE

Where to find Rowan:
• Website: https://imaginationbridge.com/

Where to find Colin:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-nelson-ab41001/

Chapters of this episode:
(00:00) About Rowan Gibson
(01:15) How he ended up in the innovation field
(04:23) Where do Rowan's methodologies and inspiration come from
(07:11) His opinion on ISO Standards for Innovation Management
(09:40) What are the four lenses of innovation
(12:36) Challenging orthodoxies
(14:35) Examples of orthodoxies challenged, cases of Stora Enso and UPM
(18:28) Rowan's perspective on key challenges for innovators today
(24:08) Big opportunities for innovators


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John Bessant is an Emeritus Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Exeter. John has dedicated over 40 years to research and consultancy in technology and innovation management. John has advised various national governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, The World Bank, and the OECD. He is also known for his extensive contributions to the literature on innovation, having authored numerous books on the subject. He brings a wealth of expertise to the discussion.

For this conversation, Colin Nelson, the new co-host of The Innovation Room podcast, interviewed John.

In today’s episode, we cover:
• Development of innovation practices and challenges in distinguishing effective methods
• Leadership role in driving organizational shifts and fostering innovation.

• Transition towards open innovation and creation of ecosystems.
• Shifting towards sustainability.
• Dynamic capabilities and what it means.
• Present and future challenges.
• The disconnect between executive leaders and innovators.

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Brought to you by Hype Innovation - a global leader in innovation management software and services. With HYPE, organizations can engage employees, customers, and partners in idea generation and collaborative problem-solving. Learn more: https://www.hypeinnovation.com/

As part of HYPE Innovation, Viima has expanded its capabilities to further democratize innovation and support organizations in achieving excellence in this field.

Find the full transcript at:
Listen to the audio version:

Where to find John Bessant:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbessant/
• Website: https://blog.singleton.io/

Where to find Colin:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-nelson-ab41001/


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Time and time again, innovation emerges as a cornerstone for reshaping our approach toward consumption and production, so it is no surprise that we are discussing circular economy in this episode.

For this one, Dainora was joined by ever-inspirational Kati Pallasaho, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Sustainability at Lindström Group. Kati is a relentless sustainability advocate. As a professional, she is driving the company towards its ambitious sustainability goals.

Connect with Kati:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katipallasaho/

Get in touch with Dainora: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dainorajociute/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oanamariapop/

A written transcript of the episode is available here: https://www.viima.com/blog/circular-economy
You can listen to the podcast here:

Chapters:
00:00 Podcast Intro
01:29 Kati's Career
02:40 What is Circular Economy
05:20 Critique of Circular Economy
08:40 Why Do We Need to Talk About It?
10:45 Lindström Group and Its Sustainability
16:40 Challenges
26:40 Benefits from a Business POV
29:20 How to Get Inspired?
32:20 Main Takeaways


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We are kicking off this year's season of Innovation Room with an exciting topic and a brilliant guest - Professor Paavo Ritala.

Paavo is a professor of Strategy & Innovation at the Business School of LUT University in Finland. He is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of the R&D Management journal. He is known for his widely available research on networks and ecosystems, sustainable and circular economy, and most recently, from his studies on digital transformation, data, and AI.

For this episode, Paavo was interviewed by Oana-Maria Pop. Oana is the Head of Open Innovation at HYPE Innovation and a Lecturer at Eindhoven University of Technology.

Connect with Paavo on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

Get in touch with Oana on LinkedIn.
Learn more about Hype Innovation Experts.

A written transcript of the episode is available here.
You can watch the podcast here.


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In today's episode, Immanuel is sharing his thoughts on Corporate Partnering, what it is, and how to do it right.

Our guest Immanuel is an Innovation consultant at HYPE Innovation where he focuses on startups and partnering, and he is responsible for the scouting side of the process.

You can follow Immanuel on social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/immanuel-nama/

Read more about Corporate Partnering at HYPE:
https://shorturl.at/nov19

A written transcript of the episode is available here:
https://www.viima.com/blog/corporate-partnering
You can watch the video version here:

https://youtu.be/zt_iYASfL_g



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