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"I'm a big believer that innovation is not the result of some sort of inspired genius, right? It's not an innate talent but a process and a handful of repeatable activities that can be learned.”

Jacob Dutton

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

The democratisation of innovation: How individuals can practically learn innovation as a skill & readjust limiting mindsets to do so
Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets: Why developing entrepreneurial mindsets within your people is crucial in encouraging innovation
Open vs closed innovation: Balancing forms of innovation & the secret method to employing both for optimal success
Identifying the need for change: Signs to look out for in knowing when and why it’s time for your organisation to enact change
Staying motivated within failure: How you can remain energised and excited in the face of seemingly continual innovation failure

Key Links

Future Foundry https://www.future-foundry.io/

Co-founder Katy https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-sephton-81451315/

Holy Grail https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grail

Museum of Failure: https://museumoffailure.com/

About our guest

Jacob Dutton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdutton/) is the Co-Founder & CEO of Future Foundry and the creator of the Velocity™ innovation method.

He's spent almost two decades helping companies like Hilton, NBC, Walgreens, HSBC, and Microsoft accelerate, de-risk, and systematise the discovery of over one hundred breakthrough businesses, products, and services.

His deep-rooted belief is that innovation is a learned skill, not an innate talent and that with the right people, processes and platforms - every corporation on the planet can innovate with more speed, focus and impact.

About our host

Our host, Chris Hudson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hudson-7464254/), is a Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching & consultancy Company Road (www.companyroad.co)

Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world’s most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.

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