Better Innovation

“What’s the relationship between AI and leadership?” This week, we bring you Part 2 of Jeff’s conversation with Dr. Tommy Weir: self-described leadership nerd, Founder and CEO of enAIble and author of Leadership Dubai Style: The Habits to Achieve Remarkable Success.    How do you measure productivity? Do you judge your workforce/team as a whole? Is it based on intuition or, worse, hearsay? Tommy’s company, enAIble, is using AI to measure productivity for leadership on an individual level, reading not just how an employee’s time is being used, but how consistent they are with their time and—most importantly—how their work performance affects their colleagues. It’s giving CEOs insights into their organizations that they’ve never had before—adding objectivity to a historically subjective problem.   Join us for Part 2 of this very special look into the bleeding-edge of AI application and how leadership can be transformed by better, smarter, clearer use of data.

“What’s the relationship between AI and leadership?” This week, Jeff is joined by Dr. Tommy Weir, self-described leadership nerd, Founder and CEO of enAIble and author of Leadership Dubai Style: The Habits to Achieve Remarkable Success. An ardent skeptic just a few years ago, Dr. Weir walks through his journey from learning to understanding leadership, to learning to understand AI to learning how AI can enhance great leaders.  How many leaders have you had in your life? How many do you remember? In Part 1 of our interview, Dr. Weir breaks down what it is in leaders that motivates or inspires us, and how that can inform who we are and how we work. He also takes us into his first look at AI a few years ago and the exciting applications that inspired his current career path.  Join us for Part 1 before we dig deeper into AI applications for leadership in Part 2.  

And we’re back! In the premiere of season 3, Jeff begins our season-long focus on Artificial Intelligence with Bob Suh, Founder and CEO of OnCorps and a powerhouse of AI expertise. Bob looks at how human patterns of overconfidence, insecurity and self-denial get programmed deep into the systems we’ve designed to improve our decision-making. What happens when AI automates a mistake? As we move into another election cycle that will be dominated by the algorithmic spreading of information, Bob takes a reflective look at the human condition and how honest inputs—both when they’re good and when they’re bad—is the only way to build the integrity, efficacy and world-changing positive benefits that AI can, and should, provide.

On this mini-sode teaser, Jeff reveals our theme for the show in Season 3 . . . Artificial Intelligence. AI has been a central topic on the show over the first two seasons with quite a few guests discussing new AI capabilities and where the technology is headed. But now, in this cultural and business environment dominated by AI, it’s the perfect opportunity to dive deep into how AI will shape our personal and professional lives.   We’re looking for your help! Everyone has a question about AI and how it can be used to improve our personal lives – and society in general; we want to hear your best ideas. Whether it’s about AI infused into business technology or consumer AI applications, #AskJeff on Twitter @JeffreySaviano. We’ll be using your thoughts and questions as inspiration for our episodes this season, and your question just might get featured on the show!   Come get excited with us for a new season of Better Innovation.  

Are lawyers ready for the legal sector to be transformed? This week, Jeff is joined by EY Global Law Leader Cornelius Grossman at the Advanced Technology Tax Lab to discuss the future of law, the legal profession and how technology is being applied to it. After a first wave of overpromises and disappointments, the legal sector is starting to see the real fruits of artificial intelligence and platform technologies in their work. As these tools expedite once-tedious processes, lawyers have more time to focus on adding value to vital areas of the business—leaning more on their strategic insights than their domain knowledge. Jeff and Cornelius look at where law is headed through both an EY and global perspective, as one of the world’s most conservative professions faces its moment of disruption.

Oh the places you’ll go! Oh the places you’ll go!  Over the course of two seasons of the Better Innovation podcast, Jeff has had the privilege of interviewing some of the brightest innovation minds in our world today. As season two winds down, we bring to you a compilation of some of the best advice that our guests have given over the past episodes. Think of it as our version of a commencement speech.  You’ll hear amazing insights from Andy Card, Kate Barton, David Becker, Dr. Lucy Marcil, José María Lucia Moreno, Nicole Sahin, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson. As always, thank you for listening, subscribing and being part of this incredible journey with us. It is our privilege to bring these stories of innovation to you. We hope that you are as inspired as we are by our amazing guests.  See you in September! Have a question for Jeff? Find him on Twitter @JeffreySaviano

“What ever happened to Tucker and his book?” In this episode, Jeff is rejoined by the show’s second-ever guest, Tucker Marion, along with his writing collaborator, Sebastian Fixson, to discuss their book and its impact on business-led transformation. The Innovation Navigator looks at a world filled with disruptors and the disrupted, where the digitization of innovation and a culture of collaboration has seen the landscape explode with new ideas. While that inspires organizations to act faster than ever, the question remains—how do you put your best innovation foot forward? In this book, Tucker and Sebastian explore their four archetypes of innovation and how companies are applying this theory to cultivate the ideas that will transform businesses.  Join us for a very special look inside the minds of two of academia’s brightest business innovation minds. Have a question for Jeff? Find him on Twitter @JeffreySaviano Follow Tucker Marion for his latest insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tucker-marion-0b1273/ Follow Sebastian Fixson for his latest insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fixson/

Is an AI winter coming? In this episode, Jeff is joined by Nigel Duffy, EY Global Artificial Intelligence leader, to talk about the state of AI technology today and how we can better prepare for its future. Over the last few decades, hype around AI has swelled and deflated as our imagination has been sparked by the idea that we’re inching closer to machines imitating human intelligence – we call this ‘general AI’. But, not only is the idea of general AI a world away, it perhaps shouldn’t even be the goal. As deeper capabilities around machine perception and machine learning emerge, we’re already seeing transformative possibilities of AI helping human professionals sort through data, discover patterns and standardize repetitive tasks. Jeff and Nigel also discuss the impact of government regulation on AI development. Join us for a very special perspective on the application of artificial intelligence to business, from one of the field’s brightest minds. Have a question for Jeff? Find him on Twitter @JeffreySaviano Follow Nigel Duffy for his latest insights https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelduffy/

This week, Jeff recorded LIVE at the EY Innovation Realized Summit in Boston. In this episode, Jeff chats with Emilie Sydney-Smith, CEO of ExO Works and one of the event’s co-facilitators. Sydney-Smith is an expert on disruption theory and works with many organizations around the world to spot areas of disruption vulnerability – and take meaningful action. Join us for a powerful discussion on the ever-accelerating rate of change and effective transformation strategies for your organization.   Have a question for Jeff? Find him on Twitter @JeffreySaviano   Follow Emilie Sydney-Smith on Twitter for her latest insights @ENSS  https://www.emiliesydneysmith.com/   Want to be a guest on the podcast? Reach out to @JenHemmerdinger on Twitter

This week, Jeff recorded LIVE at the EY Innovation Realized Summit in Boston. In this episode, Jeff sits with the event’s keynote speaker: Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering and Founder of Thrive Labs. Parker shares insights in her book on the importance of in-person connections and how meeting with purpose can lead to disruptive and inspiring realizations. Join us for a fresh perspective on what it means to get together and how an infusion of humanity can lead to better innovation. Have a question for Jeff? Find him on Twitter @JeffreySaviano Follow @PriyaParker on Twitter for her latest insights and learn about her book and more: https://www.priyaparker.com/ Want to be a guest on the podcast? Reach out to @JenHemmerdinger on Twitter