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The Provocateurs: intro episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 41:37


The Provocateurs, a collaboration between Thinkers50 and Deloitte, is a new podcast series profiling the world's boldest leaders and the moves they make. These are people who have accomplished incredible things by ‘provoking' the future they desire – in business and for society overall. Often overcoming human biases and acting with imperfect data along the way, each episode will profile a single provocateur and their story. In this inaugural episode, we will introduce our five hosts and what you can expect from the series. Our second episode will feature the provocateur Valerie Rainford, the founder of Elloree Talent Strategies and former senior executive of JPMC and the Federal Reserve. Join us for the beginning of this journey to inspire leaders everywhere to build conviction to act and #DoSomething!

Dan Toma: Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 16:09


Dan Toma and Stuart Crainer discuss the impetus of his book, The Corporate Startup. Is it possible for large corporations to understand the innovations lifestyle movement? How can innovation be accounted for so that its KPIs are meaningful?

Marga Hoek: Sustainability

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 18:00


Businesses are interested in sustainable development, but they don't know where to start. Hoek, author of The Trillion Dollar Shift, argues that "Business for Good is Good Business".

Michael Jacobides: Ecosystems

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 15:23


Stuart Crainer and Michael Jacobides discuss ecosystems. Success is as much about helping other firms to innovate as it is about being innovative yourself. Companies need to change the questions they are asking. We are now shifting from a product that is defined in terms of its individual goodsand services to something that can cross the boundaries and create new firms and new types of competition.

Geoff Tuff: Detonate Your Business With Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 16:04


How should businesses allocate their spend between trying to disrupt markets, versus their core business. How has it changed over the last seven years?

Steven Van Belleghem: Automation, AI and the Customer Experience

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 25:20


The future of customer experience is happening now, in China. What is causing Europe and North America to lag behind? What is the future of voice assistants, and how are smart companies using them to enhance and advance the customer experience?

Karolin Frankenberger - Digital Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 19:51


What is digital transformation? In this Brightline Initiative Podcast recorded in London, Stuart Crainer interviews Karolin Frankenberger, co-author of the book The Business Model Navigator. The two discuss digital transformation - not cutting edge technology,  or digitizing products or processes, but rather holistic transformation of businesses with significantly changed value creation processes.  What mistakes do companies commonly make in pursuit of digital transformation?  Frankenberger discusses what delays in adoptation executives should watch out for.

Thinkers 50 Podcast: Detonate with Steve Goldbach

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 18:01


In this Brightline Initiative Podcast recorded in London, Stuart Crainer interviews Steve Goldbach, co-author of the book Detonate. In the book, Goldbach observes that executives are very clear about their fears of disruption, and have done very little in the way of actually challenging orthodoxies within their organizations.

Stephen Frost - Diversity

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 19:18


Stephen Frost, CEO of the Inclusion Consultancy, Frost Included, in conversation with Stuart Crainer.

Marshall Van Alstyne - Fake News

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 21:38


Marshall Van Alstyne in conversation with Thinkers 50 founder Des Dearlove. The two discuss Fake News and how its ramifications run more deeply than most people acknowledge.

Marshall Van Alstyne: Platforms

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 13:00


In this conversation between Des Dearlove and Marshall Van Alstyne, Professor at Boston University and author of Platform Revolution, the two discuss the nature of platforms and the three requirements for something to qualify as a platform.

Alex Hill and Organisational Longevity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 27:35


Alex Hill, Cofounder and Director of The Centre for High Performance, discusses his research to discover seven long-lasting organisations.

Chris Clearfield and Meltdown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 22:40


How are failures connected? How can complex systems be fixed and improved with simple tools?

Richard D'Aveni And The Pan-Industrial Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 39:14


Would you buy a Jaguar if you knew it was 3D-printed? What other technological revolutions are underway that might radically shift power in corporations and around the world?

Ricardo Vargas: Bridging the Gap Between Ideas and Reality

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 20:17


Thinkers50's Stuart Crainer interviews Ricardo Vargas, Executive Director of the Brightline Initiative, about why we need to be aware of the gap between new business ideas and their implementation.

Thinkers50 Brightline Initiative Podcast: Dan Pontefract

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 25:30


Stuart Crainer interviews Dan Pontefract on his books, Flat Army, The Purpose Effect, and now Open to Think.

Thinkers50 Brightline Initiative Podcast: Reynolds & Lewis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 8:56


The Qi Effect: in our organizations, we design and implement processes, procedures and rules to control events and produce our desired outcomes. The problem is events are not as predictable as they seem to be, so we create new rules to deal with those problems. It creates a bureaucratic nightmare. The antidote? Qi. Qi (pronounced chee) stands for Quality Interaction and is a new way of thinking about strategy execution. At the heart of understanding Qi is understanding what it means to be a person in relation with others.

Thinkers50 Brightline Initiative Podcast: Sheena Iyengar

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 38:20


In this podcast brought to you in partnership with the Brightline Initiative, Stuart Crainer is in coversation with Sheena Iyengar, professor of business at Columbia University, and best-selling author of “The Art of Choosing,” which was named one of the best business books of 2010 by the Financial Times. In this conversation, Iyengar discusses The Art of Choosing, a Columbia course called "Think Bigger", and a concept she has named "The Authenticity Complex."

Howard Yu, Author of Leap

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 18:34


Howard Yu, author of "Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can Be Copied", discusses the common pain point of executives whose products can be copied at any moment.

Des Dearlove and Tendayi Viki on Innovation Made Tangible

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 15:18


In this podcast brought to you in partnership with the Brightline Initiative, Des Dearlove discusses Tendayi Viki and 1508 ’s new report, Innovation Made Tangible. Tendayi and 1508 maintain that in the last several years innovation has become the most important part of many business leaders’ toolkit, and over 70% of C-Suite leaders view innovation as the most important capability for the future sustainability of their companies.

Andrew Kakabadse: Five Qs and Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 10:05


Andrew Kakabadse explains how the Five Qs affect leadership and governance

Andrew Kakabadse: MQ and EQ

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 12:14


Andrew Kakabadse discusses MQ and EQ from the Five Qs

Andrew Kakabadse and the Brightline Initiatve

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 14:34


Stuart Crainer and Andrew Kakabadse discuss the Five Qs: IQ, EQ, PQ (your political skills), RQ (your resilience) and MQ (your moral quotient).

George Binney: Breaking Free of Bonkers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 15:10


George Binney talks to Stuart Crainer about why he thinks leadership has become too managerial.

Deborah Rowland: Leading Change

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 10:01


Deborah Rowland's talk on how to lead change from the Thinkers50 2017 Gala event

Ricardo Vargas and the Brightline Initiative

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 20:58


Stuart Crainer interviews Ricardo Vargas, the Executive Director of the Brightline Initiative.

Scott Anthony and Dual Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 17:32


Des Dearlove interviews Scott Anthony, coauthor of the new book, Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future.

Susan David on Emotional Agility

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 14:22


Stuart Crainer interviews Susan David on her book Emotional Agility.

John Mattone and Executive Coaching

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 20:32


John Mattone talks with Stu about leadership and executive coaching.

Nilofer Merchant and The Power of Onlyness

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 15:26


Nilofer Merchant talks to us about her latest book, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World

Pankaj Ghemawat and the truth about globalisation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 17:12


Globalisation strategies and how they affect business today

Rita McGrath and Strategic Inflection Points

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 11:01


Rita McGrath talks to us about strategic inflection points, how they come about, and what companies can do.

Jonas Ridderstråle

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 14:47


Stuart Crainer interviews Jonas Ridderstråle about growing female talent, adhocracy, and more.

Alf Rehn and Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 13:27


Alf Rehn talks to us about innovation and the European Business Forum.

Mark Esposito and Understanding How the Future Unfolds

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 9:06


Stuart Crainer interviews Mark Esposito on his latest book "Understanding How the Future Unfolds".

Andrew Kakabadse and Strategic Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 21:49


Stuart Crainer interviews Andrew Kakabadse about his research in strategic thinking.

Authentic Leadership with Margarita Mayo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 14:50


Stuart Crainer interviews Margarita Mayo on authentic leadership.

Joseph Pistrui and Entrepreneurship

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 13:07


Stuart Crainer interviews Joseph Pistrui of IE Business School about entrepreneurship.

Enrique Dans and the Evolution of Work

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 14:30


Stuart Crainer interviews Enrique Dans about the influence of robotics and technology on work.

Chris Voss: Never Split the Difference

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 4:55


Stuart Crainer talks with Chris Voss about his book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.

Pre-suasion with Robert Cialdini

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 29:30


Stuart Crainer interviews Robert Cialdini about pre-suasion.

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez - Project Management

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2016 17:53


How is project management the lingua franca of the business world?

Soren Kaplan and Invisible Advantage

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016 15:58


Stuart Crainer interviews Soren Kaplan, author of The Invisible Advantage.

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2016 9:05


Des Dearlove interviews Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez about project management and his concept of Projects Inc.

Interview with Henry Chesbrough

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 17:56


Henry Chesbrough explains Open Innovation.

Silicon Valley

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2016 13:29


Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove are in Silicon Valley to hunt for new business ideas.

Work in Progress

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 15:30


Work in Progress: Anil Gupta, Roger Martin, Syd Finkelstein, Navi Radjou, Niraj Dawar, Mark Esposito, Subir Chowdhury and Juan Pablo Vazquez Sampere share their work in progress in this new Thinkers50 podcast

Niraj Dawar's Tilt

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 5:43


Niraj Dawar talks about his book Tilt, as well as three shifts that are taking place in business.

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Niraj Dawar Live at T50 2015

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 11:00


Niraj Dawar speaks about branding at the Thinkers50 2015 event.

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Inequality

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2016 55:34


At Thinkers50 2015, Liz Mellon, Anil Gupta, and Don Tapscott talk about global inequality on this panel.

Stew Friedman Interviews Maurice Schweitzer - Friend and Foe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 22:03


Stew Friedman talks to Maurice Schweitzer about his research from "Friend and Foe".

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