“When I received the call from the headhunter telling me that Škoda Auto was building a new innovation management team, I knew instantly that this would be my dream job.” In this episode, Innovation Manager Roman Šiser takes us on the innovation journey of Škoda Auto and explains how innovation […]
“The worst thing about working in innovation is innovation theater, and innovation fatigue, which you can sort of die from as an innovation manager.” In this episode, we are joined by charming Noelia Almanza Ahari, a true Innovation Rockstar who has held several positions at the intersection of foresight, strategy, […]
“But the magic ingredient beyond teamwork is when you find real purpose around which to innovate. Purpose creates that bold vision that people can align to and identify with.” As Group Innovation Lead at Distell, one of South Africa’s leading alcoholic beverage manufacturers, Caroline Snyman is not only leading innovation […]
“Roadmapping is something that kind of flies under the radar and once you actually use it in your organization, it can bring tremendous benefits.” In this episode, Dr. Clemens Chaskel, Industrial Associate for IfM Engage (part of the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge) initiates us into the […]
When it comes to innovative thinking and acting, Joanna Lepore – Global Foresight Lead at Mars Wrigley is all heart! In order to help Mars Wrigley identify and capitalize on opportunities for expansive growth, Jo even left her Australian homeland to live nowadays in the US. In this episode, we […]
Today with Thomas Boermans, Head of Foresight at E.ON and passionate Energy Transition Manager. In his role at E.ON, Thomas develops foresight based on trend and technology developments and provides strategic guidance to capture future opportunities and risks. In this episode, Thomas takes us on his mission to think, plan […]
“If you’re gonna go you got to go all in!” – so Danielle Ferry, about setting up Innovation Grow Boards at Moody’s Analytics. In her role as Senior Director for New Product Innovation, evolving early-stage product ideas in order to transform them into future-growth initiatives is her daily business. Her […]
What do science fiction author Isaac Asimov and manga comics have to do with design thinking? Let’s find out! In this episode, Didier Boulet, THALES’ first Group Chief Design Officer takes us on an exciting design journey and tells us how a one-year trial run evolved within a few years […]
“Observing, understanding and recombining things that at first glance seem unrelated – that’s the best way to innovate.” Today we welcome Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sven Schimpf from the Fraunhofer Group for Innovation Research. Sven has long been passionate about everything future-oriented and is particularly enthusiastic about supporting companies in the implementation […]
