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Oct 22, 2024 • 35min

Child and adolescent mental health as proving ground for innovation

In this episode of The Committed Innovator, McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth speaks with the founder, president, and medical director of the Child Mind Institute in New York City, Dr. Harold Koplewicz. At a time of increasing concerns globally about child and adolescent mental health, the institute is working to use advanced imaging technologies and AI to help revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illness, and psychological and learning disorders. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Aug 21, 2024 • 38min

Helping India’s e-commerce leapfrog into the future

McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth speaks with Shiprocket cofounder and CEO Saahil Goel about how he built his e-commerce logistics company into a highly successful platform that is helping launch new entrepreneurs all over India. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Jun 24, 2024 • 35min

March Capital’s Wes Nichols talks about innovating on the frontlines of technological change

Rapid technological innovation heightens opportunity for investors. Serial entrepreneur and investor Wes Nichols shares the factors he looks for in but choosing the right start-ups and entrepreneurs to back. Nichols is best known for starting MarketShare, the marketing resource allocation software solution. Today he is a partner at March Capital, the growth-stage venture capital firm that focuses on enterprise technology companies. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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May 13, 2024 • 31min

Innovation in video gaming with Electronic Arts’ Chief Strategy Officer Mihir Vaidya

Innovation in online gaming requires keeping up with a broad mix of changes, including digital advances, audience desires, and artistic trends. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, McKinsey innovation expert Erik Roth talks with Mihir Vaidya, the chief strategy officer of Electronic Arts, about these unique aspects of innovating in the gaming industry.  See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Mar 6, 2024 • 30min

American Red Cross chief innovation officer Sajit Joseph

Innovation in a not-for-profit context involves measuring success in terms of returns on mission, rather than returns to shareholders. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, McKinsey innovation expert Erik Roth talks with Sajit Joseph, the chief innovation officer of the American Red Cross, about how the 142-year-old institution began and carries out its innovation journey.Explore other episodes of The Committed Innovator: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/inside-the-strategy-room-podcast/innovationSee www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Oct 4, 2023 • 34min

How Major League Baseball built an innovation machine

Discover how Major League Baseball is embracing innovation and data to engage the next generation of fans. Learn about rule changes, fan engagement strategies, and the innovative incubator driving growth and creativity in the league.
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Jul 20, 2023 • 32min

How Shopify approaches innovation

The e-commerce platform’s president, Harley Finkelstein, talks about the changing online retailing landscape. Even e-commerce platforms that help disrupt retail need to keep innovating. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, McKinsey innovation expert Erik Roth talks with Shopify president Harley Finkelstein about how his company keeps the creativity flowing.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Jun 23, 2023 • 49min

How design thinking drives innovation

PepsiCo design chief Mauro Porcini talks about the role of humanity and authenticity in driving innovation. Innovation requires commitment. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, McKinsey innovation expert Erik Roth talks with PepsiCo senior vice president and chief design officer Mauro Porcini about how design thinking can help create that commitment and free people to innovate. Mauro's recently published book, The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People describes the power of design to drive sustainable and inclusive growth by unleashing people’s natural innovative tendencies. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Apr 28, 2023 • 23min

The core attributes of the innovative mindset

Successful innovators tend to follow certain practices. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, McKinsey innovation expert Erik Roth talks with our global Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice communications director, Sean Brown, about the building blocks of innovation and how they help drive sustainable and inclusive growth. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Mar 16, 2023 • 47min

Working with start-ups

Corporate innovators often turn to Israel and its vibrant start-up ecosystem to meet their goals. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, we continue our series on Israel, talking with innovators from three large organizations about how they approach their relations with start-ups. Roi Bar-Kat is head of Intel Capital in Israel, Neta-Li Meiri is chief of global tech innovation for the Israeli food company Strauss Group, and David Schwartz is vice president of tech innovation for PepsiCo Labs. They spoke with innovation leader and McKinsey senior partner Erik Roth about the intersection of corporate innovation and start-up lead innovation, and how the two functions can support each other.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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