The Innovation Show

Discover strategies that set apart the traditional playbook from the new playbook in the ever-evolving business landscape. Learn how PillPack disrupted the traditional pharmacy model placing the customer at the core. Explore the concept of coordinating the uncoordinated and how it transforms industry dynamics. Unravel strategic patterns, from forcing two-front battles to the importance of building 'moral force'. Explore the art of creating something out of nothing and the habits of out thinkers.

Visionary author of "Outthink the Competition," Kaihan Krippendorf, explores the power of outthinking the competition and the secrets to sustained success. Topics include recognizing rigidity, finding strategic options, slowing competitors' ability to copy innovation, the importance of supply chain planning, autonomous connected devices powered by 5G, democratization of information, the death of the middleman, and alternative forms of organizing without hierarchy.

The podcast explores the transformative stages of innovation, including the Wood phase of dedication and faith, the Fire phase of chaos and speed, and the Earth phase of resilience. It discusses historical examples like combating scurvy and the importance of belief and leading indicators. The podcast also highlights the power of language, staying under the radar to build new capabilities, and instilling a sense of urgency.

Join business strategist and author Kaihan Krippendorff on a journey through ancient wisdom and innovation. Explore the five stages of innovation inspired by Taoist, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions. Discover how Reebok and Puma overcame challenges and embraced change. Uncover the power of language, imagination, and metaphors in shaping innovation. Gain insights into the conditions and beliefs fostering successful innovation.

Renowned Columbia Business School expert and OutThinker Network's founder, Kaihan Krippendorff, decodes The Thirty-Six Stratagems in this fascinating podcast. He uncovers strategic brilliance in historical military geniuses and reveals how these ancient principles can be applied to negotiations, mergers, and more. The podcast explores concepts like Yin Yang Polarity, Wu Wei, and Leveraging Power, providing a comprehensive toolkit for creative thinking and gaining a competitive edge.

Theodore Modis, author of 'Conquering Uncertainty: Understanding Corporate Cycles and Positioning Your Company to Survive the Changing Environment,' delves into the science of anticipating turning points in business. The discussion explores S-shaped patterns in transitions between products, low-growth periods, and pitfalls of wishful thinking. The business cycle is broken down into Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall/Autumn, offering valuable insights for executives. The episode discusses the author's new BCG Matrix version, innovation and planning for the future, adapting to change, and exploring natural growth.

In this episode, Theodore Modis delves into the concept of 'Just-In-Time Replacement' and the optimal moment to introduce change in a natural growth process. He explores the science behind 'cascading S-curves' and how they influence industries, product families, and technologies. The episode also discusses the power of estimating overall saturation from life-cycle trends and offers insights into analyzing S-curves in different industries. Additionally, it explores the application of AI in identifying patterns and the Volterra-Lotka equation in predator-prey interactions.

Theodore Modis, author of "Predictions: Society's Telltale Signature Reveals the Past and Forecasts the Future," explores growth potential in China and India, the relationship between industrial innovation and economic development, the competition among diseases like cardiovascular and cancer, and the cycles and patterns of energy consumption worldwide.

Theodore Modis, expert in predicting social phenomena and author of 'Predictions: Society's Telltale Signature Reveals the Past and Forecasts the Future,' discusses the S-shaped growth curve, its application to organizations and species, the impact of speed limits on accident rates, natural growth curves and the wisdom of slow growth, and the importance of understanding invariants of human life and behavior.

In 2020, the World Economic Forum estimated that AI might destroy 85 million jobs by 2025. A 2022 study by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that between 9 and 47% of jobs could be automated, particularly jobs requiring lower education levels or more routine tasks. Not surprisingly, workers, particularly low-skilled ones, perceive automation—specifically robots—as threatening their jobs. Fear and resentment toward job-stealing machines are not new. Throughout the series of overlapping industrial revolutions in history, many jobs were indeed diminished or replaced by machines. Yet, other jobs were created over time. Prof Yossi Sheffi shares his thoughts on the future of work and workers. We welcome back Professor Yossi Sheffi for the finale of our series on his book, "The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and The Future of Work." 00:00:00.000 The Impact of Automation on Jobs 00:02:39.488 The Fifth Industrial Revolution and Amplifying Human Creativity 00:03:46.708 Job Creation and Unemployment Rates 00:06:23.573 The Slow Pace of Job Displacement and Regulation 00:09:00.668 Technology Always Wins, Companies Must Invest in Workers' Skills 00:11:47.371 Negotiating for Skill Upgrades in the Advanced AI World 00:14:13.311 Regulation as a Short-Term Game, Reinvesting in Skills 00:16:12.024 The Impact of Automation on Logistics Jobs 00:17:26.473 The Rise of Autonomous Tracking and Workforce Preparation 00:19:36.312 The Impact of Model T on Job Creation 00:21:40.769 The Three Stages of Job Transformation: De-skilling, Scaling, Elimination 00:24:40.238 Job Changes and Creation in Automation 00:27:13.249 AI and Automation: Journalists' Fears and Future Job Opportunities 00:35:49.159 The Importance of Purpose After Retirement 00:36:50.790 The Importance of Investing in the Future 00:40:07.188 Staying Relevant in an Evolving Job Market 00:44:16.591 The Social Dimension of Automated Jobs 00:47:35.298 Embracing Change and Adapting to Working with Machines That HBR article Yossi mentions: https://hbr.org/2023/09/the-uaw-and-other-unions-must-focus-more-on-ai-and-automation-in-their-negotiations