120 Emily Griffin: Play: Secret to Boost Innovation While Working Remotely

"If you really want to innovate, you need people's hearts and minds, not just their hands"

Emily Griffin led global programming for Xbox Music & Video at Microsoft before she started her consultancy to create creates vibrant experiences that enliven people and help businesses flourish. Her artistic, empathic approach is at the heart of her consultancy for leadership teams who want to re-energize their work culture with more joy and purpose.

We talked about...

• Why COVID accelerated empathy to become central at work
• Why empathy for others starts with empathy for ourselves
• Innovation is often the competitive edge for knowledge-based businesses. If this is important for you, ask yourself this question: what does it take to fundamentally innovate?
• Emily's purpose in life is to spark joy and aliveness so that people bring it back home and work. She tells her childhood story of how it ignited her fire for art and community.
• Why attempting to copy someone else's company culture is futile
• How her former DJ experiences brought unique superpowers to create group coherence to impact-driven companies.
• We talked about specific methods to cultivate trust and culture while working remotely
• Finally, we wrapped up the conversation with a great case study: Cleo Barnett at Amplified exemplifies someone using the power of art to change hearts and minds.

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