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Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... the podcast bringing you what you need to know right now if you want to lead change at work, and introducing you to the leaders from the world's leading innovation expert network.Through podcasts we give you a little taste of what it would be like to have a live 1:1 session with leaders just like this through Label Sessions.To find out more and have the real experience visit labelsessions.com.

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Apr 29, 2025 • 13min

S3E2: When Coca-Cola ‘debrand’ for a second time, what does it say about the future of branding?

Apr 8, 2025 • 12min

S3E1: What are the responsible and irresponsible ways of using AI?

Mar 26, 2025 • 37min

S2E16: Responsible Innovation, Functional Futures + AI Customer Experience Labelmate Accelerators

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... we have a special episode for you introducing our next batch of Labelmate Accelerators led by Labelmates M. Alejandra Parra-Orlandoni (or MAPO as we affectionately call her), Jonny Wood + Richard Hale.MAPO is the brains behind the ethical policy approach that shaped much of Meta and Takeda’s engagement with AI, the metaverse, and emerging tech.Jonny is a strategist who has guided some of the world's biggest brands through their innovation challenges. From crafting foresight-driven strategies for Dell's future of collaboration to reimagining hotel experiences for IHG's Chinese business travelers, Jonny excels at blending creativity with actionable solutions in order to bridge long-term vision with immediate action.And Richard is one of the key global pioneers of AI as a creative tool in brand design. He is a creative disruptor and design consultant with a passion for inspiring others to think differently about personal and professional life. With a background in design and a knack for innovative problem-solving, Richard embraces the fusion of human ingenuity with technological efficiency to drive meaningful change.They're joined by Nick Sherrard and Keishia Quijano of Label Sessions to walk you through his consumer offering. Find out more at:https://www.labelsessions.com/accelerators/the-responsible-innovation-acceleratorhttps://www.labelsessions.com/accelerators/the-foresight-strategy-acceleratorhttps://www.labelsessions.com/accelerators/richard-hale-labelmate-acceleratorThis podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

Mar 25, 2025 • 39min

S2E15: AI's Misuse in Crime, Brands Choosing Enemies Again + The Future of Buying Cars

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... the podcast bringing you what you need to know right now if you want to lead change at work, and introducing you to the leaders from the world's leading innovation expert network.This week, join Nick Sherrard + Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside leaders Tammy L Madsen + Rehan Hafiz to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest innovation in business, tech, sustainability, and more.For the full list of stories mentioned in this episode check out:How can we generate more spin-outs from universities?In the UK, the trade body for universities says that a lack of funding risks making the Uk an ‘incubator nation’ where all the economic benefits of the IP universities generate is taken overseas.What is it that some universities and some countries get so right, whilst others seem to get it so wrong? And is funding the only problem for countries like the UK? https://www.insider.co.uk/news/university-spin-outs-could-lost-34891724What do the misuses of AI, and even the criminal uses of AI, teach us about the future?This week we saw gangs using to blackmail people, and ChatGPT is getting sued for defaming people.Are these isolated cases or do they show us something important about the future of AI and how we need to use it (or even regulate it). https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/chatgpt-hit-with-privacy-complaint-over-defamatory-hallucinations/ https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/gangs-using-ai-to-target-victims-7219850/How will we buy cars in the future?Banks and car finance companies are facing big bills for past offences in the UK, and the reputation of car finance as an industry globally is not the most positive.There’s an old saying that leaders should never waste a good crisis. So is now the worst time or in fact the best time to be an innovator in car finance. If you are an ambitious leader in this sector where would you be looking for the future of the industry? https://www.ft.com/content/b028a116-ce57-409b-86ca-ab028c417981Brands are choosing enemies again. Is this a fad or strategic play?It seems like a new kind of challenger brand is emerging. They are not taking a Patagonia-style ethical position, nor making a Brewdog-style disruptor position. But they are making very clear who their enemies are.Bluesky is selling t-shirt mocking Mark Zuckerberg (and making more money from that then selling custom domains) and Kia are posting stickers on their cars saying ‘I bought this after Elon went crazy’Is this a key play for brands now? Or a fad they should be wary of? https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/bluesky-made-more-money-selling-t-shirts-mocking-zuckerberg-than-custom-domains/ https://www.creativebloq.com/creative-inspiration/advertising/kia-trolls-tesla-with-scathing-elon-musk-callout

Mar 18, 2025 • 49min

S2E14: Skype In Memoriam, Third Spaces, Sonic Branding + The Future of Family Banking

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... the podcast bringing you what you need to know right now if you want to lead change at work, and introducing you to the leaders from the world's leading innovation expert network.This week, join Maxine Mackie + Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside leaders Tim Wieringa + Walter Seepersad to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest innovation in business, tech, sustainability, and more.For the full list of stories mentioned in this episode check out:Starbucks have announced that they are doubling down on the concept of being a ‘third space’ between work and home. People say more people than ever are working from home but actually we can mostly work from anywhere. Are there opportunities to create new kinds of spaces? New kinds of coffee shop? Co-working? Gym? What kinds of new spaces could emerge and what do we need to emerge if we are to make remote working work? https://sherwood.news/business/starbucks-tells-shareholders-its-doubling-down-on-third-place-playbook/ Magnum have launched a new sonic identity that builds of the positive associations that people have around biting into an ice cream. Tiktok are using sound to stop teenagers using the app for too long. Why is sound so powerful for brands and product designers? And why have brand and product leaders been so reluctant to use sound in the past? https://www.creativebloq.com/design/branding/magnum-abducts-our-radio-waves-with-ingenious-sonic-branding-ad https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/new-ways-we-are-supporting-parents-and-helping-teens-build-balanced-digital-habits?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--iC5fyrV7GQutUn8WlEU6K82TRhq0o4i14wcosgksdjB3Q90WvZleaQq8trII-fctVMChGmrXvzJcR21PcEZeMEWIg06yHGsgZM36FCMEDFWHyt60&_hsmi=351337589&utm How should we remember Skype? Now that the product has been sunset by Microsoft many people are talking about Skype as an example of failure because the brand is no more. But now they are owned by Microsoft video calls are very much central to the parent company proposition. So should we remember Skype as an innovator or as a loser of the pandemic? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/09/skype-shutdown-memories-video-calling Mastercard are partnering with Likecard in the Middle East to create a new family banking proposition. What is the future of family banking, and why have incumbent banks found it so hard to get this right? https://gulfbusiness.com/new-family-banking-solution-launches-in-mena/

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