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At the Business Innovation Factory, we help leaders design and test transformational business models. We do this for businesses and in complex social systems such as healthcare, education, and government. Our approach is human-centered — we seek to understand the jobs customers need done, and use th…

Saul Kaplan

  • Sep 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 48 EPISODES


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Designing for Equity: Courtney Lester

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 33:09


BIF team member Courtney Lester puts the "human" in "human-centered design." Courtney shares an inspiring practitioner view of how LunaYou, BIF’s personalized wellbeing platform, helps women improve maternal health outcomes puts equity and inclusion at the core.

Jeff Leitner: Discovering Unwritten Rules

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 37:07


Jeff Leitner believes that if we want to create a new future together we have to start by uncovering the unwritten rules. Unwritten rules are remarkably powerful, informal suggestions about how we’re expected to behave in social settings. They're the single biggest influence on our daily behaviors, setting the norms for how we interact with each other. Change starts by discovering the unwritten rules all around us. Tune into this episode of the Business Model Sandbox podcast to hear Saul Kaplan and Jeff Leitner explore the evolution of social innovation and how to discover the power of unwritten rules to enable transformation change that matters.

Rita Gunther McGrath: The End of Competitive Advantages

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 34:19


David Nour: Relationship Economics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 32:19


Matthew Milan: Redesigning the Future with Software Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 26:58


A leading transformational thinker, Matthew Milan has spent the last 20 years solving tough software innovation challenges for organizations ranging from small tech startups to large fortune 500 companies. Since 2008, Milan has served as the Chief Executive Officer at Normative, a software innovation firm helping organizations decide which projects should be invested in, how to manage innovation risks, how to build stakeholders' confidence, and how to get the right ideas to market efficiently. Milan joins Saul Kaplan on this episode of the Business Model Sandbox podcast to discuss software innovation and design, emerging technology and the (not so distant) future of human - technology interaction.

Ben Siegel: Reimagining Social Impact

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 28:20


On this episode of the Business Model Sandbox, Saul Kaplan sits down with BIF's newest team member, Chief Impact Officer Ben Seigel to discuss the ins and outs of social impact investing, harnessing emerging technologies to unleash personal agency and new personalized business models. Ben joins BIF after serving as the Global Social Impact Project and Partnerships Lead at ConsenSys. While there, Ben ideated, built, and activated the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition, and led the ConsenSys Social Impact efforts in both client acquisition and the delivery of strategic initiatives, partnerships and client services. Focusing on areas such as human rights and financial inclusion, Ben is a leading voice in equipping social impact organizations with blockchain solutions. We are excited to have Ben on the BIF and Personalized Medicine by Design (PMxD) team!

Joe Wilson, Jr. : Performance Art for Social Change

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 36:07


Actor and activist, Joe Wilson, Jr. shares how the stage became a platform for community engagement, and how he learned to turn transactional relationships into transformational relationships.

Andrew Hessel: The Business of Your DNA

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 36:18


Genetic futurist and founder of the Genome Project, Andrew Hessel breaks down the landscape of our genomic future as we get into all things emerging technology as part of our series for our project on for Personalized Medicine by Design.

Yolanda Wisher: Building Community Through Poetry

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 29:44


Poet, singer, and educator, Yolanda Wisher masterfully alchemizes the beauty of people and place into poetry, connectivity, and story. 

Richie Etwaru: The Business Of Your Data

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 36:11


Data privacy and control has become one of the fastest growing hot buttons in today's marketplace. What would it look like if you actually owned the rights to your personal data to decide when, where, and how it is being used? Etwaru and his team have elevated the issue to one of a basic human right, one that puts the power and monetization back in our own pockets.

Tiffani Bova: Growth and Comfort Never Coexist

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 33:57


Salesforce Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist Tiffani Bova is a powerhouse when it comes to customer success, growth, and transformational innovation. Drawing on decades of experience, she shares insights with us from her new book Growth IQ and how to find success in the face of growing competition.  

Simon Majumdar: Finding Commonality Through Food

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 32:30


A regular on the Food Network, Iron Chef, and Cutthroat Kitchen, Simon Majumdar has been traveling the globe with random collisions centered around a common great connector - food. Finding the space of combining and recombining great ingredients, Simon shares his worldviews with using a common, delicious language we can all sink our teeth into.

Beth Comstock: Changemaking Through Imagination

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 37:06


Dan Pink: The Science Of Timing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 31:34


Bestselling author Dan Pink stops by to discuss his newest book "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" which takes an in-depth look at how and why we should all be paying closer attention to the ways in which timing can have a deliberate effect on the way we work, think, and live. 

Philip Sheppard: Draft Ugly, Edit Beautifully

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 33:56


Grammy award winner and classically trained musician, composer, and innovator Philip Sheppard goes beyond the notes to take a deeper dive into his inspiration, passion, and purpose.

Stowe Boyd: The Ecology of Work

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 46:03


Self-proclaimed to be obsessed with the ecology of work, Boyd takes us through how we can more effectively design the future of our own work, with a little foresight and planning.

Bonus Content: Integration Nation: Insights from the IDC

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 5:34


Welcome to Integration Nation! Hear from members of the Integration Design Consortium, a group of five passionate design teams who are advancing equity, innovating with purpose, and shaping the future of education reform.

Bonus Content: Integration Nation: Insights from the IDC

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 7:39


Welcome to Integration Nation! Hear from members of the Integration Design Consortium, a group of five passionate design teams who are advancing equity, innovating with purpose, and shaping the future of education reform.

Integration Nation: Insights Panel from the IDC

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 28:04


Welcome to Integration Nation! Hear from members of the Integration Design Consortium, a group of five passionate design teams who are advancing equity, innovating with purpose, and shaping the future of education reform.

Rita King: Harnessing Your Imagination to Create a Better Future

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 32:46


King discusses ways we can all tap into our own imaginative power, what we can do about a shifting technological future, and the power of thinking outside our own traditional silos to better ourselves personally, professionally, and for the organizations, we belong to.

Ray Wang: Our Technological Future Changing the World

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 30:35


One of the most prolific thinkers in the disruptive space, Ray Wang, the Founder of Constellation Research, stops by to discuss the landscape of our technological future and what it means to us as both individuals and members of organizations and communities.

Scott Pulsipher: Redefining the Higher Education Model

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 33:50


Imagine having an opportunity to completely redesign the higher education model. What would that look like? How do we ensure that we're better serving our end-users, or in this case, students? Scott Pulsipher at WGU and his team has taken the lead on redefining the higher education model.

Jeneanne Rae: Design Thinking for Customer Value

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 28:01


What does it mean to incorporate innovative strategy and design thinking into your corporate lexicon? Internationally recognized as an innovative leader in design thinking as well as a customer experience expert, Jeneanne Rae shares her insights on service innovation and the customer journey as an imperative for success in the 21st-century.

Nilofer Merchant: The Power of Onlyness

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 31:44


Referred to as the 'Jane Bond' of innovation, Nilofer has an innate ability to recognize untapped ideas and turn them into actionable realities. Her transformational thinking has launched over 100 products, netting $18B in sales and shares with us the power of positive thinking, finding your tribe, and ultimately how owning your purpose will lead to finding your personal power. 

Andrew Hessel: Using Emerging Tech to Craft Our Biological Future

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 29:59


What exactly is synthetic biology and how will it affect our future? Andrew Hessel discusses the far-reaching implications of how rapidly emerging technological advancements in the field will change our entire lives, from the homes we live in, to the food we eat; and the results are far less scary than you think.

Jeanne Liedtka: Strategically Blending Strategy and Design

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 36:06


Iconic design thinker and master strategist Jeanne Liedtka stopped by to discuss the imperative for stretching our collective thinking with systems design in order to achieve new heights and have an impact for the greater good. 

Irwin Kula: Value Conflicts and the Need for Disruption

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 31:33


  Saul Kaplan and Rabbi Irwin Kula discuss the imperative of all leaders to ask whether or not the core of what we do is actually helping people, citing the need for disruption across all domains, religion included, in order to solve our most vital problems facing our society today.    

Michael Margolis: Building Your Narrative Through Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 34:40


Saul Kaplan and Michael Margolis discuss storytelling as it relates to our personal brand identity, how it can be implemented effectively at a business level, and in our communities. Margolis explains that "stories are the DNA source code to human relationships," and discusses the fine art of allowing for a vulnerability in our narratives, the imperative of relationships to the storytelling process, and how the right story can lead to big changes and innovation.

Angela Blanchard: Being Holistic in a Siloed World

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2017 30:40


Saul Kaplan and Angela Blanchard talk about reinventing communities, starting with the people who live there – by listening to them, learning about their aspirations, and enabling them in the pursuit of their goals.

Dustin Haisler: Civic Tech

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 29:27


Saul Kaplan and Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer for E.REPUBLIC, discuss what it takes to innovate within the public sector. 

Patrick Doyle: Domino's Work-In-Progress Brand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2017 29:24


Saul Kaplan and Patrick Doyle, CEO of Domino's, talk the importance of customer experience in reinventing business models and they discuss that business model innovation is never done it should always be a work in progress.

Dave Gray: Create Change By Redesigning Your Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2016 35:51


Alexander Tapscott: Blockchain Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2016 38:31


Inside the Mind of Creative Genius Richard Saul Wurman

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2016 33:54


Walt Mossberg: Tech Has Changed The World, But Has It Improved The World?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 36:54


Alan Webber: Facts Are Facts, But Stories Are How We Learn

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2016 36:31


Bill Taylor: We Must Learn As Fast As The World Is Changing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 34:54


Peter Roberts: Transforming Sick-Care to Healthcare

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 31:34


Jason Fried: Why Trust Beats Technology

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 31:58


John Hagel: The Best Innovation Opportunities Are Found At The Edges

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016 30:13


Daniel Pink: The Human Side of Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016 24:30


Robin Chase: How Digital Platforms Drive New Business Models

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 31:50


Whitney Johnson: Innovate Your Personal Business Model

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016 30:24


Lucy Marcus: How Corporate Boards Can Support Business Model Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 33:09


Larry Weber: Marketing's evolving Influence on Business Models

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2015 27:01


John Abele: Architect of Medical Device Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2015 20:29


Vala Afshar: Leveraging Digital Technologies For Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2015 33:19


Alexander Osterwalder: Tools For Business Model Design

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015 31:21


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