Podcast appearances and mentions of amy radin

Get ready for an illuminating journey into the complexities and nuances of innovation with my guest, Amy Radin, Executive Advisor and founder of Pragmatic Innovation Partners. With a career that spans multiple decades and industries, Amy brings an unparalleled depth of insight into what it truly takes to innovate, especially in the financial services sector. From being Citi's first global Chief Innovation Officer to her executive roles at American Express and Axa, her expertise is as expansive as it is profound. Amy specializes in helping business leaders navigate the complex terrain of innovation by identifying new growth opportunities while mitigating associated risks. Her unique approach focuses on unraveling the cultural layers within organizations, providing invaluable perspectives on how internal culture can both aid and impede innovation processes. One of the most compelling elements of this discussion revolves around the concept of "execution." As Amy stresses, an idea, no matter how groundbreaking, lacks value without the capability to bring it into reality. This principle holds true whether you're at a startup or part of an established Fortune 500 company. Her viewpoints bring a fresh, grounded perspective to the often nebulous and romanticized world of innovation. Does your organization need a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO)? This question forms another central theme of our conversation. While appointing a CIO can signify a company's commitment to innovation, it also runs the risk of excluding other departments from this critical function. Amy expertly navigates this organizational dilemma, emphasizing the importance of an inclusive innovation culture. Further enhancing this rich tapestry of insights, Amy delves into the critical but often overlooked relationship between innovation and business strategy. Even the most creative endeavors are doomed to become aimless projects without strategic alignment. If you're grappling with the complexities of innovation in today's fast-paced business world, this episode will equip you with actionable strategies and insights.  

In This Episode Host Jason Henrichs gets spicy, and sheds a few tears, with industry experts Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes and Amy Radin, Author and Executive Advisor to Enterprises and ScaleUps in this episode of Breaking Banks. The wings are spicy and so is the conversation as they cover current economic challenges, the crypto meltdown, BNPL, value creation, down rounds for neobanks, and everything next! This episode is HOT! https://youtu.be/YaFNv_XR4hU

Join us for an interview with Amy Radin who is Executive Advisor at Pragmatic Innovation Partners LLC. Amy explains why no CEO she has ever talked to has said that they aren't customer focused. To find more information, check out her website and her book. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Winners of the BAI Global Innovation Awards are out, and they cover a wide swath geographically and in the industry challenges that they address. Amy Radin, who works with financial services executives to anticipate and adapt to change, is our guest to talk about the BAI awards and financial services innovation more broadly.

In this episode we connect with Amy Radin is a strategist, growth hacker and problem solver who brings 25 years of experience as a Fortune 100 marketing, digital and innovation operating executive to boards and executive teams at both large enterprises and startups. She works with leaders who know their businesses must be led by a deep understanding of their customers in order to thrive. She is also the author of award winning book “The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company”. We speak to her about what it takes to innovate across industries in a structured corporate environment.  The Change Maker's Playbook: https://amyradin.com/book/ Chapter markers: 5:52: Leveraging your network 11:23: Innovation in financial services 17:52: Influencing people about innovation 23:30: Succeeding and failing in experiments Lattes with Leaders Interested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels: https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w    

Host Jason Henrich's gets spicy, and sheds a few tears, with industry experts Alex Johnson, Creator, Fintech Takes and Amy Radin, Author and Executive Advisor to Enterprises and ScaleUps in today's episode of Breaking Banks. The wings are spicy and so is the conversation as they cover current economic challenges, the crypto meltdown, BNPL, value creation, down rounds for neobanks, and everything next! This episode is HOT! https://youtu.be/SOao88VCeIk

“Communication is two-way. So it's much about listening to understand what matters to them, not just telling.” This week on Be Customer Led with Bill Staikos, Amy Radin joins us for an insightful conversation. She is a member of the Global Board of Directors at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. In her corporate career, Amy championed the use of customer data and technology, devising novel solutions to create new sources of value. Her accomplishments include overseeing the digital transformation of Citi Cards, a $5BB P&L, driving five years of double-digit adoption growth, and establishing a corporate venturing unit to promote mobile peer-to-peer payments in anticipation of new trends. She also demonstrates her competence at AXA US by developing consumer data analytics and digital marketing strategies and rebranding the company. [01:37] Board's Responsibility – Sharing her background, Amy discusses the board's responsibility in defining leadership and the customer experience they wish to give and the extent to which boards should delve into these topics.  [08:59] Advice – Amy describes how she would advise them regarding board engagement if she were sitting down with a CXO or CCO.  [15:28] Get Ahead – Amy discusses a few aspects of the customer and employee experience that boards or CEOs/founders may need to address in the next year or two.  [22:23] Scale-up - Amy highlights what founders should consider in terms of customer or employee experience while transitioning from startup to growth and scalability.  [25:55] Customer Feedback - Amy addresses whether more businesses and startups should pay closer attention to the numerous signals available, such as direct customer feedback. [30:03] Customer-Focused Change - Amy explains her recommendation strategy for influencing senior-level decision-makers to create customer-centric change. [33:56] Amy's inspiration – Amy mentions the leaders she admires and the sources of her motivation. Resources: Connect with Amy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyradin/ (linkedin.com/in/amyradin/) Amy's website: https://amyradin.com Amy's Book Mentioned in the Episode: The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38747877-the-change-maker-s-playbook?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=c5ypZrTTrF&rank=1 (goodreads.com/book/show/38747877-the-change-maker-s-playbook?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=c5ypZrTTrF&rank=1)

Amy Radin, the author of The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company, serves on the board of directors for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. She wrote for FM magazine on how CFOs can enable innovation in late 2020. And, in early 2021, Radin was a guest on the FM podcast to discuss establishing innovation metrics. Innovation and metrics are the topic for this episode, in which Radin talks about how innovation principles can play a role in an organization's financial planning and analysis (FP&A) functions. In two weeks at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 22, Radin is co-presenting with Tom Hood, CPA/CITP, CGMA, executive vice president–Business Engagement and Growth for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

Amy Radin is a strategist, growth hacker and problem solver who brings 25 years of experience as a Fortune 100 marketing, digital and innovation operating executive to boards and executive teams seeking to develop, build, grow and scale businesses that address today's market needs. Discover what innovation practitioners can learn from direct marketeers, why you have to reframe disruption away from its original definition of “to destroy what is there”, and how to get cross-functional buy-in inside a company.

Host Ron Glozman speaks with Amy Radin, Author of “The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company”, about seeding innovation with a purpose, accelerating the ability to gain competitive advantage, deepening customer relationships and successfully adapting to new market and customer expectations. Follow Chisel AI: website: www.chisel.ai LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/ChiselAI Twitter: twitter.com/chiselai Facebook:www.facebook.com/ChiselAI

Melissa Perri's guest on this week's Product Thinking Podcast is Amy Radin. Amy is a growth advisor and problem solver for FinTech and MarTech businesses. She has spent over two decades in the marketing, digital, and innovation sector and is currently a member of the Fast Company executive board. Amy joins Melissa to discuss implementing digital transformation in our organizations through relationships. Here are some key points you'll hear Melissa and Amy talk about in this episode: Amy's professional background and how she got into digital transformation. [1:29] You can't solve new problems with old tools. Helping your organization feel comfortable and embrace a new way of doing processes is key. [6:16] It is important to build relationships with the influencers and decision-makers within an organization when you are seeking to implement digital transformation. Get a clear understanding of what success means to them. Once they believe that your first priority is to make them successful, you will win their trust and support. [9:01] When building organizational teams, there is no one-size-fits-all. You have to build on what exists within the organization at the moment as well as acknowledge that there are elements of culture that affect the organizational structure. [14:53] If employees are unable to adapt to new realities of change in their organizations, leaders have to ask themselves if they've given them enough opportunity to build new skills. [17:57] “You need to build a very diverse team when you're building change...it's internal and external people who are bringing different life experiences, different backgrounds. You need diversity to solve hard problems,” Amy stresses. [19:49] We must focus on developing real empathy and deep understanding of our customers' needs and bring this insight to the organization in a way they will find compelling. [24:32] How Amy gets her teams to take initiative. [24:45] Even on the worst days we have to maintain a sense of optimism and believe that we will get there. [30:22] “You have to look for the actions and behaviors that the organization and the leadership have done either at the organization, or in their prior roles that indicate they understand that you have a common expectation of what transformation and change means and what it takes,” Amy remarks. [35:34] The behavioral evidence Amy looks for that tells her that the company is ready for transformation. [38:14] Resources Amy Radin | LinkedIn | Twitter

Melissa Perri's guest on this week's Product Thinking Podcast is Amy Radin. Amy is a growth advisor and problem solver for FinTech and MarTech businesses. She has spent over two decades in the marketing, digital, and innovation sector and is currently a member of the Fast Company executive board. Amy joins Melissa to discuss implementing digital transformation in our organizations through relationships. Here are some key points you'll hear Melissa and Amy talk about in this episode: Amy's professional background and how she got into digital transformation. [1:29] You can't solve new problems with old tools. Helping your organization feel comfortable and embrace a new way of doing processes is key. [6:16] It is important to build relationships with the influencers and decision-makers within an organization when you are seeking to implement digital transformation. Get a clear understanding of what success means to them. Once they believe that your first priority is to make them successful, you will win their trust and support. [9:01] When building organizational teams, there is no one-size-fits-all. You have to build on what exists within the organization at the moment as well as acknowledge that there are elements of culture that affect the organizational structure. [14:53] If employees are unable to adapt to new realities of change in their organizations, leaders have to ask themselves if they've given them enough opportunity to build new skills. [17:57] “You need to build a very diverse team when you're building change...it's internal and external people who are bringing different life experiences, different backgrounds. You need diversity to solve hard problems,” Amy stresses. [19:49] We must focus on developing real empathy and deep understanding of our customers' needs and bring this insight to the organization in a way they will find compelling. [24:32] How Amy gets her teams to take initiative. [24:45] Even on the worst days we have to maintain a sense of optimism and believe that we will get there. [30:22] “You have to look for the actions and behaviors that the organization and the leadership have done either at the organization, or in their prior roles that indicate they understand that you have a common expectation of what transformation and change means and what it takes,” Amy remarks. [35:34] The behavioral evidence Amy looks for that tells her that the company is ready for transformation. [38:14] Resources Amy Radin | LinkedIn | Twitter

McKinsey found that 90% of executives “believe that the COVID-19 crisis will fundamentally change the way they do business over the next five years.” Unfortunately, only 21% “feel confident that they are prepared to capture new growth opportunities.” At a time when technology solutions are abundant, an innovation culture is required more than ever in banking. This is because status quo is not an option in a marketplace that is changing faster than ever before, with competitors of all sizes creating new solutions at scale. We are very fortunate to have Amy Radin, founder and principal of Pragmatic Innovation Partners and author of the award-winning book, ‘The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company'. This Episode of Banking Transformed is Sponsored by Microsoft: See how Microsoft can help to unlock new opportunities at speed through innovative business models, deliver differentiated customer experiences across channels, products and services, and redefine new ways of working. More at Microsoft.com/financialservices

In this episode, we’re talking to Amy Radin, an award-winning author, innovator, and corporate strategist. She was the Chief Innovation Officer for Citibank and E-Trade and was responsible for their early digital transformation. In our interview, we talk about how to innovate successfully, whether you’re at a startup or Fortune 500 company. Amy shares the connection between successful innovation and understanding your customers’ emotions and motivations, how to spot opportunities for innovation in your company, and how to make sure your ideas don’t get stuck in the quagmire of corporate bureaucracy. Find Amy's book The Change Maker's Playbook and learn more about her innovation strategies at amyradin.com.Amy's Customer Obsessed Pick: The Hill We Climb by Amanda GormanAbout Amy RadinAmy is a highly experienced, down-to-earth, visionary, and pragmatic innovation expert. She was Citi’s first Global Chief Innovation Officer, and also held executive marketing positions at American Express and AXA. She now works with leaders faced with the imperative to innovate, helping them pursue new sources of growth and value while reducing the inevitable risks.Amy has had the unique opportunity to lead or advise on digital, marketing, and innovation transformations at Fortune companies, privately-held middle-market businesses, early-stage startups and not-for-profits. She has produced results with a customer-focused, collaborative mindset and a willingness to question and depart from the status quo when what worked in the past constrains creating the future.Through her diverse experiences, Amy has created and pressure-tested the Seek, Seed, and Scale framework.What sets Amy apart is her understanding of the reality of organizational culture and complexity, and her realistic approach to what innovation success requires. She uniquely lays the path between market need and the internal mechanisms to deliver.The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company is newly available in paperback, as well as hardcover, e-book and audio formats. In both the Playbook and as a keynote speaker, Amy shares her tremendous expertise and perspective, with her characteristically authentic voice, on what it takes to identify and create new sources of value and growth for any organization’s stakeholders.Amy is a graduate of The Wharton School and Wesleyan University. She lives in the New York City metro area.

Amy Radin, who serves on the board of directors of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, wrote an article in the December 2020 issue of FM with the headline “How CFOs Can Enable Innovation Now”. Radin is an author, adviser, and former corporate innovation executive, so she has keen insight into the topic, including how the finance function can play a critical role. A section of her article touched on the questions organisation leaders should ask in establishing metrics for early-stage concepts. Those questions are addressed in detail in this podcast episode.

“You have to have that passion … work very hard to build alliances around the organization and not just with senior people, but with the people in the middle who actually do most of the work.” According to today’s guest mentor Amy Radin, who also helps us deconstruct on the #sitn podcast: - How Amy convinced her colleagues to do a major jump into digital, far from the traditional ways of her organization. - How she gained the support of her colleagues in investing in uncertainty and the importance of senior-level sponsorship in making it happen. - How Amy’s expertise as a corporate innovator and startup advisor got her a leading role within the finance community. - The importance of resourcefulness in any endeavour. #financementor #innovation

Episode 164: Becoming A Change Maker with guest Amy Radin 

On this show, we talked about what it means to innovate, how it can be done within any size org, why diversity is essential, and wny it requires empathy and listening with Amy Radin, Digital Marketing and Innovation Executive, Corporate Advisor, Director and Author.  Listen to learn how to start innovating now!  For the Difference Making Tip, scan ahead to 15:39! You can learn more about Amy at AmyRadin.com and LinkedIn. We’re honored to have been named one of the top podcasts from investing! We’re on YouTube, check us out! George is honored to be included on Investopedia's list of the Top 100 Financial Advisors for 2019! Have George speak to your organization. You can learn more about the show at GeorgeGrombacher.com, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook or contact George at Contact@GeorgeGrombacher.com.

While companies were preparing for a snow day, what they got was an ice age. I don’t know a single financial institution or fintech whose business continuity plan anticipated the full scope of the pandemic. With so much uncertainty in the world, how can organizations prepare for the next hurdle 2020 throws their way? Enter Lindsay Davis’ Pandemic Playbook; this guide addresses these operational pain points and provides the navigational framework that many leaders need. Then, Jason Henrichs is joined by someone that has helped many financial institutions get out of the stone age. Amy Radin is a trailblazer in the financial services industry, serving as one of the first innovation leaders across several of the largest players in financial services. She packs all of this knowledge and experience into The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed, and Scale Innovation in Any Company. Amy’s playbook has everything you need to break down barriers within your organization.

While companies were preparing for a snow day, what they got was an ice age. I don’t know a single financial institution or fintech whose business continuity plan anticipated the full scope of the pandemic. With so much uncertainty in the world, how can organizations prepare for the next hurdle 2020 throws their way? Enter Lindsay Davis’ Pandemic Playbook; this guide addresses these operational pain points and provides the navigational framework that many leaders need. Then, Jason Henrichs is joined by someone that has helped many financial institutions get out of the stone age. Amy Radin is a trailblazer in the financial services industry, serving as one of the first innovation leaders across several of the largest players in financial services. She packs all of this knowledge and experience into The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed, and Scale Innovation in Any Company. Amy’s playbook has everything you need to break down barriers within your organization.

In this episode of the Iron Sharpens Iron Movement, Jim Hotaling interviews Amy Radin. Amy is a nationally recognized Fortune 100 Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, advisor and investor, board member, and thought leader on how to deliver innovation for sustainable, business-changing impact. She has been at the forefront of rewiring brands for growth, and now applies her expertise working with executives to reduce the uncertainty, ambiguity and uncertainty, and realize the benefits of innovation. She built a track record of success moving ideas to performance at Citi, American Express, E*TRADE and AXA. The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company is Amy’s first book and captures her field-tested experience as the top executive accountable for achieving innovation results under varied, complex and rapidly changing conditions. Visit http://ironsharpensiron.fm for show notes and more exclusive content.

COVID-19 has forced banks and credit unions to embrace short-term change -- the health of their businesses depends on it. These changes create opportunities for innovation. Amy Radin, a leading voice on innovation in financial services and author of “The Change Maker’s Playbook,” is the guest on this week's podcast. She discusses how banks and credit unions can innovate for the longer term, as well as the BAI Global Innovations Awards, where Radin has served as a judge the past several years.

Amy is on her second career as she describes it, being a fractional executive, and an investor / advisor for smaller businesses. Her first career was in the corporate world that included executive positions with American Express, Citi and E*Trade.Hear Amy and Dax talk about the differences between large enterprises and small startups, and the surprising ways they are actually quite similar from an innovation point of view. Amy talks about how many small business owners are envious of the large enterprise budgets and worry they can’t compete, but that during her time at Citi she actually cut those budgets in favor of 1:1 interviews with customers.Amy also gives advice and tips on understanding your customer, the importance of aligning your team / vendors / partners and even investors to your North Star goal. Hear about how innovation doesn’t start with ‘let’s go build it’ but instead the critical discovery phase where we have to listen and then iteratively build a product with the customer in mind. The danger of not following this process is a company can build a great solution that’s looking for a problem!Engaging with the customer during the discovery phase:Really dislike asking ‘what would you do’ because they don’t know what they would do, and they don’t want to hurt your feelings.Ask them to tell you stories about a time when … BLANK.Try asking them to imagine your product as a person and what they would be like. Amy shared her experience doing this launching new credit cards when she got the answer the card was like the janitor when they were aiming to be the host!When having these conversations we have to be careful to shut down our confirmation bias.We can use demographics when choosing people to sample, but of more value is to think of all the people who are trying to solve a problem. Demographics by themselves will give you a self selecting slice of the world.Also think about probing after your initial question – 2 or 3 follow up questions make the person they’re feeling listened to, and will tell you much more than your scripted 10 questions may have. People like to help when they feel they’re being listened to.Amy talked about going into people’s homes after the financial crisis to talk about retirement plans when she was EVP Chief Innovation Officer for E*TRADE.Try asking how someone would describe your product or service in order to write your copy for you. Amy uses text-to-voice services as a way to evaluate her copy; it gives her a better view of how it really sounds.For advice and guidance Amy maintains a group of trusted individuals, and builds peer groups she can leverage.Amy shared the story of how she launched the first web pages for CÌTÌ group at the start of the internet, and what the attitude was amongst groups of her colleagues at the time.

Amy Radin spent a career on Wall Street fostering innovation and change. She's recently written, "The Changemaker's Playbook" and joins Loralyn Mears to share tips on how to drive change.

Amy Radin spent a career on Wall Street fostering innovation and change. She's recently written, "The Changemaker's Playbook" and joins Loralyn Mears to share tips on how to drive change.

Amy Radin - Amy is an Innovation Advisor, advising executives and founders on how to innovate to grow their businesses. She's also an award-winning author of the book, The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company. Amy offers an uncommonly pragmatic framework to lead through the inevitable, daily challenges any entrepreneur or organization faces in pursuit of innovation. She built a track record moving ideas to performance in executive roles at Citi, AXA and American Express and as a startup advisor and Board member. Amy and I talk about the path between market need and how to deliver Innovation. We dive into how failing is important to innovation and while most innovations "fail" we can influence the odds by our approach to how we identify, shape, test and launch these new opportunities. And we discuss what startups and pre-digital companies can learn from each other, and how to to solve real people's real problems in simple ways. You can learn more about Amy at AmyRadin.com where you can download her "Change Maker's Manifesto" and a sample excerpt from her book, The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company. And you can purchase her award-winning book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2UipB9k Email - amy@amyradin.com Website - www.amyradin.com LinkedIn - @AmyRadin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyradin/ Facebook - @AmyRadin Twitter - @AmyRadin The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company - https://amzn.to/2UipB9k Let's Figure It Out with Amy Radin.

(Replay of Nov 20, 2018 episode) Amy Radin is the author of The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company. She was previously a Senior Executive at American Express, Citi, and ETrade. Amy’s experience includes leading the digital transformation of Citi’s credit card business ($5b bottom line). Today, Amy enjoys being on the outside of big companies and startups, to help connect the dots between growth aspirations and outcomes. Amy and Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation founder, discuss startup and corporate collaboration, measuring innovation, and the future for financial services. Key Takeaways in Brian Ardinger’s Interview with Amy: - The human condition is set up to stop things that haven’t happened before. - Big companies have everything they need, but can’t see the near-term value of innovation. Startups bring speed and agility but lack understanding of scale. Magic is when they can work together. - To “seed” ideas, take concepts and put them out to potential users. Then use the project to translate user reaction into a business model. The mistake is trying to predict too closely what people will do. - To kill innovation is to apply traditional metrics to ideas. Can’t expect results immediately. Instead ask, what are assumptions to get x% of market share. As you move forward, refine your benchmarks and results. - To be customer-centric, understand needs that make economic sense. What’s the problem we want to solve for the people we want to serve? - Basic business model for financial services hasn’t changed. Innovation is happening on the front end, but little is happening on the back end. Finance companies are asking the same questions as 15 years ago. - Innovation is solvable. It’s not a pipe dream, even in the most complex organizations. It’s all about execution. - Utilize the Seek, Seed, Scale framework. BONUS: DOWNLOAD FREE TOOLS at www.amyradin.com/insideoutside, including concepts from her book, an infographic on Seek, Seed, Scale framework. and take a quiz about your innovation readiness and ideas where you can personally focus. If you liked this podcast, you might also like: Ep. 148 – Francesca Gino, Harvard Professor and Author of Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break All the Rules in Work and in Life Ep. 138 – Mural’s Ajay Rajani on Building a Portfolio Career Ep. 123 – Gatorade’s Xavi Cortadellas on Breakthrough Innovation Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play. GET THE LATEST RESOURCES Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

(Replay of Nov 20, 2018 episode) Amy Radin is the author of The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company. She was previously a Senior Executive at American Express, Citi, and ETrade. Amy’s experience includes leading the digital transformation of Citi’s credit card business ($5b bottom line). Today, Amy enjoys being on the outside of big companies and startups, to help connect the dots between growth aspirations and outcomes. Amy and Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation founder, discuss startup and corporate collaboration, measuring innovation, and the future for financial services. Key Takeaways in Brian Ardinger’s Interview with Amy: - The human condition is set up to stop things that haven’t happened before. - Big companies have everything they need, but can’t see the near-term value of innovation. Startups bring speed and agility but lack understanding of scale. Magic is when they can work together. - To “seed” ideas, take concepts and put them out to potential users. Then use the project to translate user reaction into a business model. The mistake is trying to predict too closely what people will do. - To kill innovation is to apply traditional metrics to ideas. Can’t expect results immediately. Instead ask, what are assumptions to get x% of market share. As you move forward, refine your benchmarks and results. - To be customer-centric, understand needs that make economic sense. What’s the problem we want to solve for the people we want to serve? - Basic business model for financial services hasn’t changed. Innovation is happening on the front end, but little is happening on the back end. Finance companies are asking the same questions as 15 years ago. - Innovation is solvable. It’s not a pipe dream, even in the most complex organizations. It’s all about execution. - Utilize the Seek, Seed, Scale framework. BONUS: DOWNLOAD FREE TOOLS at www.amyradin.com/insideoutside, including concepts from her book, an infographic on Seek, Seed, Scale framework. and take a quiz about your innovation readiness and ideas where you can personally focus. If you liked this podcast, you might also like: Ep. 148 – Francesca Gino, Harvard Professor and Author of Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break All the Rules in Work and in Life Ep. 138 – Mural’s Ajay Rajani on Building a Portfolio Career Ep. 123 – Gatorade’s Xavi Cortadellas on Breakthrough Innovation GET THE LATEST RESOURCES Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jeff Dyer is the author of Innovator’s DNA, Innovator’s Method, and Innovation Capital. He talks with Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation Founder, about innovative leaders and how they generate creative ideas.  In Innovator’s DNA, Jeff identifies characteristics of innovative entrepreneurs, including questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. In Innovator’s Method, Jeff identifies a process to test ideas for investment: 1) Generating idea, 2) Is someone willing to pay, 3) Rapid prototyping, and 4) Find right business model. Finally, in Innovation Capital, Jeff interviews innovation leaders and how they secure research and support to move on innovative ideas.   Innovative Leaders are Judged on Three Things Human capital, social capital, and reputation capital (track record).  Forward thinking, problem-solving, and persuasion.  Innovation Capital can De-risk Innovation Leadership Innovators paradox: You have to take novel risky ideas forward. Look at INC 50 each year. What are new companies, with new business models, doing?  Social Capital Most people think your strongest 150 ties are most important. Your weak social ties are likely to be much more important. How do you connect to those weak ties?  Human Capital Innovation skill sets are becoming more important because it’s critical to know how to move ideas forward and create value.  For More Information: For more information about Jeff or Innovation Capita, check out https://innovatorsdna.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy: Ep. 137 – Deloitte’s Michael Frankel on Growth, Hybrid Talent & Corporate/Startup Collaboration Ep. 136 – Simone Ahuja, Author, Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business Ep. 124 – Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook & FinTech Guru Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play.   FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jeff Dyer is the author of Innovator’s DNA, Innovator’s Method, and Innovation Capital. He talks with Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation Founder, about innovative leaders and how they generate creative ideas.  In Innovator’s DNA, Jeff identifies characteristics of innovative entrepreneurs, including questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. In Innovator’s Method, Jeff identifies a process to test ideas for investment: 1) Generating idea, 2) Is someone willing to pay, 3) Rapid prototyping, and 4) Find right business model. Finally, in Innovation Capital, Jeff interviews innovation leaders and how they secure research and support to move on innovative ideas.   Innovative Leaders are Judged on Three Things Human capital, social capital, and reputation capital (track record).  Forward thinking, problem-solving, and persuasion.  Innovation Capital can De-risk Innovation Leadership Innovators paradox: You have to take novel risky ideas forward. Look at INC 50 each year. What are new companies, with new business models, doing?  Social Capital Most people think your strongest 150 ties are most important. Your weak social ties are likely to be much more important. How do you connect to those weak ties?  Human Capital Innovation skill sets are becoming more important because it’s critical to know how to move ideas forward and create value.  For More Information: For more information about Jeff or Innovation Capita, check out https://innovatorsdna.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy: Ep. 137 – Deloitte’s Michael Frankel on Growth, Hybrid Talent & Corporate/Startup Collaboration Ep. 136 – Simone Ahuja, Author, Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business Ep. 124 – Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook & FinTech Guru Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play.   FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Energize Your Company's Culture Jon Katzenbach and Gretchen Anderson are co-authors of The Critical Few: Energize Your Company's Culture by Choosing What Really Matters. They spoke with Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation founder, about why culture is important for innovation and how to tap into the behaviors and emotions that can make a significant cultural impact.  The Critical Few Their book, The Critical Few, looks at working within an organization and drawing on a company’s strengths, rather than looking at what’s not working. Lessons are written within the story of a fictional CEO, focused on a company’s culture. While there are many universal issues of culture, Jon and Gretchen recognize that all cultures are singular and unique and that people within the company impact that culture.  Traits, Behaviors, and Emotional Connectors Jon and Gretchen explain that we must identify what the cultural traits are within a company, behavior that is happening around those traits, and who the people are within the company that have their fingers on the pulse of the culture. These elements are the critical few areas that can impact culture. For example, within one large health care organization, the critical behavior was around collaboration. The company narrowed in on this behavior and found those employees doing it well. Once you understand what’s happening in culture, you can develop programs to address these areas. Ideas need to come from people doing the work.  Innovation Needs to be as Unique as your Thumbprint Critical Few also refers to the traits that have emotional sources which clients can tap into to create critical behaviors. Behavior also depends on where it’s happening within the company. Focus in on a few behaviors. Follow these traits to a few specific emotions that the company can encourage. The company is reliant on specific people who have tapped into these particular emotions. When identifying cultural traits for companies that want to be more innovative, ask yourself “What would innovation look like given who you are.” It must be how an organization already likes to behave. Innovative Companies Focus on Strategy, Operations and Culture Jon and Gretchen see relationships between companies that focus on a broader range of metrics and their ability to innovate, and companies that are less hierarchal and their ability to innovate. Companies are saying that they must approach culture with the same effort as strategy and operations. Leaders understand things are changing. Innovation is going to be easier if you also tackle culture issues. For More Information To connect with Jon and Gretchen check out https://www.strategyand.pwc.com/the-critical-few. They are also on Twitter and LinkedIn where they post new research and articles they love. If you liked this episode, you might also enjoy: - Ep. 130– Canopy Insight’s Victoria Gerstman on Culture’s Influence on Brands & Semiotics - Ep. 124 – Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook & FinTech Guru - Ep. 104 – Shane Snow – Author of Dream Teams: Working Together without Falling Apart Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play.   FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Energize Your Company's Culture Jon Katzenbach and Gretchen Anderson are co-authors of The Critical Few: Energize Your Company's Culture by Choosing What Really Matters. They spoke with Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation founder, about why culture is important for innovation and how to tap into the behaviors and emotions that can make a significant cultural impact.  The Critical Few Their book, The Critical Few, looks at working within an organization and drawing on a company’s strengths, rather than looking at what’s not working. Lessons are written within the story of a fictional CEO, focused on a company’s culture. While there are many universal issues of culture, Jon and Gretchen recognize that all cultures are singular and unique and that people within the company impact that culture.  Traits, Behaviors, and Emotional Connectors Jon and Gretchen explain that we must identify what the cultural traits are within a company, behavior that is happening around those traits, and who the people are within the company that have their fingers on the pulse of the culture. These elements are the critical few areas that can impact culture. For example, within one large health care organization, the critical behavior was around collaboration. The company narrowed in on this behavior and found those employees doing it well. Once you understand what’s happening in culture, you can develop programs to address these areas. Ideas need to come from people doing the work.  Innovation Needs to be as Unique as your Thumbprint Critical Few also refers to the traits that have emotional sources which clients can tap into to create critical behaviors. Behavior also depends on where it’s happening within the company. Focus in on a few behaviors. Follow these traits to a few specific emotions that the company can encourage. The company is reliant on specific people who have tapped into these particular emotions. When identifying cultural traits for companies that want to be more innovative, ask yourself “What would innovation look like given who you are.” It must be how an organization already likes to behave. Innovative Companies Focus on Strategy, Operations and Culture Jon and Gretchen see relationships between companies that focus on a broader range of metrics and their ability to innovate, and companies that are less hierarchal and their ability to innovate. Companies are saying that they must approach culture with the same effort as strategy and operations. Leaders understand things are changing. Innovation is going to be easier if you also tackle culture issues. For More Information To connect with Jon and Gretchen check out https://www.strategyand.pwc.com/the-critical-few. They are also on Twitter and LinkedIn where they post new research and articles they love. If you liked this episode, you might also enjoy: - Ep. 130– Canopy Insight’s Victoria Gerstman on Culture’s Influence on Brands & Semiotics - Ep. 124 – Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook & FinTech Guru - Ep. 104 – Shane Snow – Author of Dream Teams: Working Together without Falling Apart Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play.   FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Gary Shapiro is the author of Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation and president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies and which owns and produces CES - The Global Stage for innovation. Gary has helped direct policymakers and business leaders on the importance of innovation in the U.S. economy. Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation Founder, talks with Gary about innovation, creativity and how to thrive in a changing marketplace. Gary initially worked as a consultant to CES, then was hired to lead the organization. He was excited to discover that the CES board was committed to allowing anyone with an idea to get exposure. This action spoke to him. Years prior, Gary was involved in a lawsuit over the VCR. He coordinated and spoke on the issue, and now sees the parallels in the video, audio, and sharing industry. Today Gary continues to fight for innovators and breakthrough technology.  Pace of Change With the pace of change accelerating, Gary sees the future in areas such as robotics, AI, self-driving cars, drones, medical, dealing with pain, etc. He’s optimistic about the future. Today, the path to corporate success is showing a broad set of skills in a variety of industries and being able to put different things together. Gary is concerned with China’s move on AI and their urbanization leading to an increase in creativity. CES Asia has been happening for five years now with a growing level of innovation.   Ninja Future Gary’s book, Ninja Future, is for people who want to understand what’s going on today and what we should expect in the future. Big companies used to have an advantage; however, they are slow to change. Startups have to adapt to survive in a rapidly changing marketplace. If you act like a ninja, you have to have flexibility to move and change quickly. Get a team that’s not like you. Ninjas are people who recognize that change is afoot. The book also includes life hacks and ideas, a tech overview, and things in Gary’s life that made a difference.  For More Information For more information or to connect with Gary see https://www.cta.tech. CES is held each January in Las Vegas.  You can also check out Gary's previous best-sellers, "Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses" (HarperCollins, 2013) and "The Comeback: How Innovation will Restore the American Dream" (Beaufort, 2011).  If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy: Ep. 124 – Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook & FinTech Guru, Ep. 121 – Herman Miller’s Melissa Steach on Design Innovation, and Ep. 102 – Sunayna Tuteja with TD Ameritrade on FinTech Innovation. Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Gary Shapiro is the author of Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation and president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies and which owns and produces CES - The Global Stage for innovation. Gary has helped direct policymakers and business leaders on the importance of innovation in the U.S. economy. Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation Founder, talks with Gary about innovation, creativity and how to thrive in a changing marketplace. Gary initially worked as a consultant to CES, then was hired to lead the organization. He was excited to discover that the CES board was committed to allowing anyone with an idea to get exposure. This action spoke to him. Years prior, Gary was involved in a lawsuit over the VCR. He coordinated and spoke on the issue, and now sees the parallels in the video, audio, and sharing industry. Today Gary continues to fight for innovators and breakthrough technology.  Pace of Change With the pace of change accelerating, Gary sees the future in areas such as robotics, AI, self-driving cars, drones, medical, dealing with pain, etc. He’s optimistic about the future. Today, the path to corporate success is showing a broad set of skills in a variety of industries and being able to put different things together. Gary is concerned with China’s move on AI and their urbanization leading to an increase in creativity. CES Asia has been happening for five years now with a growing level of innovation.   Ninja Future Gary’s book, Ninja Future, is for people who want to understand what’s going on today and what we should expect in the future. Big companies used to have an advantage; however, they are slow to change. Startups have to adapt to survive in a rapidly changing marketplace. If you act like a ninja, you have to have flexibility to move and change quickly. Get a team that’s not like you. Ninjas are people who recognize that change is afoot. The book also includes life hacks and ideas, a tech overview, and things in Gary’s life that made a difference.  For More Information For more information or to connect with Gary see https://www.cta.tech. CES is held each January in Las Vegas.  You can also check out Gary's previous best-sellers, "Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses" (HarperCollins, 2013) and "The Comeback: How Innovation will Restore the American Dream" (Beaufort, 2011).  If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy: Ep. 124 – Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook & FinTech Guru, Ep. 121 – Herman Miller’s Melissa Steach on Design Innovation, and Ep. 102 – Sunayna Tuteja with TD Ameritrade on FinTech Innovation. Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Any leader in any size company, no matter the size or sector, feels the pressure to innovate, find new ideas and business models, and create enduring customer value. There is no one formula or set process to find and execute the ideas that achieve these goals; customers set moving targets, shareholders are unforgiving and demanding, and society expects companies to care about much more than the bottom line. The answer to the dilemma every business faces today is that innovation is exhilarating, rewarding and even fun when it is approached as a unique challenge, but it can also be polarising, unpredictable, and scary. Success requires that leaders rethink how they lead innovation. Leaders know they must set aside preconceived notions of what works, and look to those who have already walked in their shoes. Change makers are few in number, and are worthy of encouragement and support. They want to create and deliver value, bring together teams to solve big problems, seize opportunities, and make a difference. Treading water is not an option for them. They want to succeed for themselves, their communities, friends and loved ones, and for the broader stakeholder ecosystem. Theirs are hard-won achievements. We welcome the author of the focus of today's episode: The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company, Amy Radin. We talk about: Changemaker Frameworks for Change How to seek innovation How to overcome resistance How to seek support Seeding Scaling How to embed change Building Support The Army of the Willing Building an External Network Intrapreneurship Resourcefulness Positioning Purpose If established enterprise incubate and launch new business models More about Amy here: www.amyradin.com

Have you ever wondered why innovation processes seem to be so complex, almost hard to follow? That’s because people often complicate processes unnecessarily when they are afraid or unsure of what to do. Lucky for us, Amy Radin has a simple but powerful framework that you can use to become a change maker, too.   Amy Radin is not just a nationally recognized Fortune 100 Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, adviser and investor, board member, and thought leader on sustainable innovation, but is also the author of The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company.   In this fast-paced interview, Amy unleashes a wealth of information about innovation. She explains what it means to be a change maker, who can be a change maker, and what it takes for changemakers to succeed (Hint: They can’t do it alone; it’s all about collaboration!). Amy takes us through the different stages of innovation in her Seek-Seed-Scale model, shares some tips on how to maintain innovation through the different stages, and really drives home the role of empathy in the age of technological advancement. At the end of the day, it’s really all about how you make your user feel and connect with them at an emotional level.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities... Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: Amy Radin Amy Radin on Twitter Amy Radin on LinkedIn The Change Maker's PlaybookHow to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company, by Amy J. Radin Seek Seed Scale Infographic Basecamp Return on Empathy: The New ROE, by Amy Radin Snapple Honest Tea  IQE Pro Innovation Toolkit IQE Pro Innovation Toolkit: Team Edition  

In this special IWD2019 episode, four experts share their thoughts on tech and the future of the accounting and finance professions. Hear from Oracles's Kimberly Ellison-Taylor and "Changemaker's Playbook" author Amy Radin. We also feature Jennifer Gardner and Clar Rosso of the AICPA & CIMA. There'll be more at our Women's Global Leadership Summit in late 2019 in California. In our first conversation, Kim Drumgo (Diversity and Inclusion Manager for AICPA & CIMA) talks to Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, a global strategy leader at Oracle, USA. Kimberly has been recognized by Accounting Today as one of the “Top People in Public Accounting—2018” and by CPA Practice Advisor as one of the “2018 Most Powerful Women in Accounting.” She was the youngest person, fifth woman, and first person of colour to serve as chairman in the AICPA’s 130-year history. They discuss the profession's changing roles, how technology is fuelling them, and the skills they'll require.  Next, Kim speaks to "Change Maker's Playbook" author Amy Radin. A C-Suite advisor, AICPA Board Member and global speaker, Amy shares her insights on facing change head-on, how to fuel growth, and becoming a changemaker for one's organisation. We also feature a conversation between AICPA & CIMA  Communications Manager Jennifer Gardner and Clar Rosso, the association's Executive Vice-President for Engagement, Learning and Innovation. They discuss the recent release of the World Economic Forum's "Future of Jobs" report, the opportunities that learning opens up for professionals, intentionality,  and the skills outlook for 2022.    QUOTES:  "Technology has really changed how we would have traditionally gone about our careers" - Kymberly Ellison-Taylor "The more diverse your team is, in terms of background, perspective, gender, where they grew up, all of those factors are going to feed a stronger chance of success because you're benefiting from diverse opinions and backgrounds"- Amy Radin.  "Learning doesn't always have to be formal so if you spend the time doing the learning and developing the skills that you need, there's a tremendous amount of opportunity "- Jennifer Gardner   "We have to be really intentional. Think about what am I doing today that's going to help me develop as an individual and draw value for my organisation...really think about where do I want to be and how do I get there?" - Clar Rosso   LINKS: Find out more about the WEF Future of Jobs report and the 2022 Skills Outlook. Read Jennifer Gardner's blog post here. Join us in in person or online at the AICPA & CIMA Women's Global Leadership Summit in November 2019.  Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Network and learn with your peers at the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019. MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST: DON'T MISS OUT. Get our shows every week, automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.  GLOBAL VOICES. Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store. STAY CONNECTED.  #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News PERMISSIONS. ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.

Amy Radin has been at the forefront of rewiring brands for the future that is upon us. She built a track record of success moving ideas to performance at American Express, Citi, E*TRADE, and AXA. From her experience as a marketing, digital, and innovation executive and advisor, Amy has developed an insight-driven, down-to-earth approach that enables innovation under today's uncertain, complex, and rapidly changing conditions. Early on, Amy recognized that her expertise as a data-driven marketer could meet rising demands for large-scale digital transformation. She established one of the first corporate innovation teams, piloting business model breakthroughs, and building capabilities in risk-focused, highly regulated financial services companies. She pioneered 21st-century marketing and digital practices within the insurance sector. Seeing pervasive and accelerating disruption as opportunity to amplify the impact of her unique experiences, Amy launched a second career, helping leaders at startup to top Fortune brands advance their innovation priorities. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the AICPA. There, she advises on marketing strategy and implications of technology and workforce disruption for over 675,000 finance and accounting professionals worldwide. She is an active advisor to CEOs at select, leading startups. A believer in the power of every individual to make a difference, Amy established an annual social impact fellowship at the NYU Stern Graduate School of Business. She enjoys mentoring founders, and volunteers in the selection of Wharton Venture Fund and BAI Global Innovation award recipients. Amy has served on the President's Council at Wesleyan University, and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy Network. What you'll learn about in this episode: Amy defines an “innovation catalyst” and shares the journey that led her to fulfill that role for top companies What challenges Amy recognizes in the companies she works with, and how she helps overcome those challenges through innovation Why the three Cs, “capabilities, culture, and connections” are vitally important for business innovation How Amy's book, “The Change Maker's Playbook”, helps readers understand what conditions allow a company to achieve its goals Why officers in the C-suite should understand their role and be accountable for their company's innovation agenda How to integrate innovation and dynamic change into your projects and priorities to further your growth Why Amy feels passionately about her role as an innovative catalyst in shaping the futures of major companies How Amy's strong sense of family, purpose, and work infrastructure empower her to do the work she does How a personal family loss in the tragedy of September 11th forced Amy to take stock and re-prioritize her life What struggles Amy recognizes in leaders today, and why she believes experimentation is important Additional resources: Website: www.amyradin.com The Change Maker's Playbook by Amy Radin: https://amzn.to/2TllS9p

ITL Editor in Chief Paul Carroll interviews Amy Radin on her experience in digital innovation, from the perspective of an incumbent, to an advisor and now as an author. She also offers some advice to insurtech startups from her perspective as angel investor on what makes a good pitch.

Simone Ahuja, Author of Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business---Before the Competition Does, researches barriers that are preventing large companies from innovating internally. Brian Ardinger, Founder of Inside Outside Innovation talks with Simone about these innovation barriers and what managers and leaders can do to support innovators.  Highlights from the discussion: Why is it so hard to innovate? - Lack of alignment - Disconnect between senior leaders and feet on the street. Lack of knowledge in the middle. Innovation is a relatively new discipline. There's a difference in metrics and incentives. Need to establish new metrics at all levels, creating space for innovation. - Innovation is different in companies that are large and older, where culture is deep. Not specific to the industry. - Need to encourage people to put forward innovative ideas (Value-creation innovation). It’s the pathway to innovation, but not everyone has to be an innovator or intrapreneur. Innovation Principles - Who is innovating inside large organizations or as a side hustle? How do we harness that? Engage people so they feel satisfied and want to stay around. Only 14% of college grads want to work in large corporations e.g., Medtronic. - How do you identify those people? Managers seem to know who they are. Action-oriented and risk-taking. Don’t know how to support them. Need to provide “air cover.” Built on trust, autonomy, and space. Assisting people in transitional innovation.  - Managers need to have the Idea of fluid and agility. How do you manage info and change? How do we create flexibility in our organizations? What’s exciting you about this space? - Optimistic that innovation is becoming more of a discipline. - The human side of innovation. Passion and purpose and why to harness it.  To find out more, you can purchase Simon’s book Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business---Before the Competition Does or learn more at www.Blood-orange.com or on Twitter @simoneahuja. If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy: Ep. 124 - Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker's Playbook & FinTech Guru, Ep. 109 - Greg Larkin, Corporate Entrepreneur and Author of “This Might Get Me Fired, and Ep. 78 - Katherine Manuel w/ Thomson Reuters. Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Simone Ahuja, Author of Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business---Before the Competition Does and founder of Blood Orange, researches barriers that are preventing large companies from innovating internally. Brian Ardinger, Founder of Inside Outside Innovation talks with Simone about these innovation barriers and what managers and leaders can do to support innovators.  Highlights from the discussion: Why is it so hard to innovate? - Lack of alignment - Disconnect between senior leaders and feet on the street. Lack of knowledge in the middle. Innovation is a relatively new discipline. There's a difference in metrics and incentives. Need to establish new metrics at all levels, creating space for innovation. - Innovation is different in companies that are large and older, where culture is deep. Not specific to the industry. - Need to encourage people to put forward innovative ideas (Value-creation innovation). It’s the pathway to innovation, but not everyone has to be an innovator or intrapreneur. Innovation Principles - Who is innovating inside large organizations or as a side hustle? How do we harness that? Engage people so they feel satisfied and want to stay around. Only 14% of college grads want to work in large corporations e.g., Medtronic. - How do you identify those people? Managers seem to know who they are. Action-oriented and risk-taking. Don’t know how to support them. Need to provide “air cover.” Built on trust, autonomy, and space. Assisting people in transitional innovation.  - Managers need to have the Idea of fluid and agility. How do you manage info and change? How do we create flexibility in our organizations? What’s exciting you about this space? - Optimistic that innovation is becoming more of a discipline. - The human side of innovation. Passion and purpose and why to harness it.  To find out more, you can purchase Simon’s book Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business---Before the Competition Does or learn more at www.Blood-orange.com or on Twitter @simoneahuja. If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy: Ep. 124 - Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker's Playbook & FinTech Guru, Ep. 109 - Greg Larkin, Corporate Entrepreneur and Author of “This Might Get Me Fired, and Ep. 78 - Katherine Manuel w/ Thomson Reuters. Find this episode of Inside Outside Innovation at insideoutside.io. You can also listen on Acast, iTunes, Sticher, Spotify, and Google Play FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Amy Radin (RAY-DIN), was used to getting organizational resources to innovate and drive change. Then she met Drew and gained a new perspective that caused her to never again complain, or tolerate complaints from others, about not having resources.

Amy Radin has been at the forefront of rewiring brands and has built a track record of success moving ideas to performance. A Fortune 100 Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, advisor and investor, board member, and thought leader, Amy has worked with giant brands like American Express, Citi, E*TRADE, and AXA. She recently added "author" to her resume with the publication of her new book, The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company. In this episode, Amy shares what it takes to be a great innovator, as well as what often stands in the way of new ideas. Listen in to learn what goal to keep in mind when looking for insights into innovation, what companies should be focusing on but rarely do, and what it really means to be customer centric. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2Co7N47 

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: Could it be that innovation is simple? I did say simple, not easy. The two words are often confused. A completed activity can be viewed as simple when the processes involved are known. No one that has been on innovation projects would say it was easy. The activities and processes that allow us to uncover a customer problem or invent a new technology, develop solutions, and ultimately launch products customers love are challenging, but they are not a mystery. We discuss them on this podcast frequently. Several frameworks exist to help make what is certainly not easy approachable and ultimately simple. Our guest shares a 9-part framework she used as a Fortune100 Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer. With it, you might see how innovation can actually be simple. Our guest is Amy Radin, a nationally recognized thought leader on how to deliver innovation for sustainable, business-changing impact. The framework we’ll discuss is also the topic of her new book, The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company.s

Creating environments where innovation can thrive Aaron Proietti is author of the new book, Today’s Innovator. He’s spent 17 years working in the innovation space, including leading initiatives at Transamerica and Capital One. Aaron believes everyone wants innovation to happen, but the traits that make the company successful are the very things that are standing in the way of innovation.  Today’s Innovator In his new book, Today’s Innovator, Aaron focuses on how to create an environment where innovation can thrive. He focuses on strategy, culture, systems and that YOU are today’s innovator. Who do you need to be to thrive in a complex organization (people, politics and traits). Aaron also examines the stages of Innovation maturity and business models. Can you have core business operations, but push innovation and invent new things? It’s difficult to find the balance.  Innovation should be considered a business competency Systems are not setup to be innovative. You need repeatable, scalable, and sustainable ways to be innovative. Innovation should be considered a business competency. Companies used to bring in consultants to help develop ideas. When the consultants left, the idea generation stopped. They didn’t change the nature of the business. Organizations are now talking about culture and competency. When you build a leadership and more nimble culture, it allows for innovation to last and be sustained. How do you get over the hump?   Companies need a strong champion at the highest levels of the organization. Sometimes innovation becomes important because one aspect is not meeting objectives. The champion needs to call out roadblocks. This process is broken or we need to go around the process here. Agitate organization to create a new awareness or muscle.  Making changes from the middle If companies don’t have a burning platform, how can a person in the middle of the org make changes? Aaron’s book, Today’s Innovator, is designed to help them. They need to build a new skill set which includes: becoming an Innovation leader, building high performing teams, setting expectations, strong innovation network, empathy, and how to lead and promote change.   Where to start? To create quick wins, start with the innovation layer, instead of the core operating business. At Transamerica they started with the data layer, because they had tons of data and a great data science team.  You can Preorder Aaron’s book, Today’s Innovator, on Amazon or contact him on LInkedIn. If you liked this episode, you might also enjoy Ep 95 - Steve Glaveski with Collective Campus and Episode 124 -Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Creating environments where innovation can thrive Aaron Proietti is author of the new book, Today’s Innovator. He’s spent 17 years working in the innovation space, including leading initiatives at Transamerica and Capital One. Aaron believes everyone wants innovation to happen, but the traits that make the company successful are the very things that are standing in the way of innovation.  In his new book, Today’s Innovator, Aaron focuses on how to create an environment where innovation can thrive. He focuses on strategy, culture, systems and that YOU are today’s innovator. Who do you need to be to thrive in a complex organization (people, politics and traits). Aaron also examines the stages of Innovation maturity and business models. Can you have core business operations, but push innovation and invent new things? Finding the balance is difficult.  Innovation is a business competency Systems are not set up to be innovative. You need repeatable, scalable, and sustainable ways to be innovative. Innovation should be considered a business competency. Companies used to bring in consultants to help develop ideas. When the consultants left, the idea generation stopped. They didn’t change the nature of the business. Organizations are now talking about culture and competency. When you build leadership and more nimble culture, it allows for innovation to sustain itself. Innovation Champion  Companies need a strong champion at the highest levels of the organization. Sometimes innovation becomes vital because one aspect is not meeting objectives. The champion needs to call out roadblocks and identify which processes are broken. The champion's job is to agitate the organization to create a new awareness or muscle.  If companies don’t have a burning platform, how can a person in the middle of the org make changes? Aaron’s book, Today’s Innovator, is designed to help them. Innovators need to build a new skill set which includes: becoming an Innovation leader, creating high performing teams, setting expectations, strong innovation network, empathy, and how to lead and promote change.   To create quick wins, start with the innovation layer, instead of the core operating business. At Transamerica, they started with the data layer, because they had tons of data and a great data science team.  FOR MORE INFO You can Preorder Aaron’s book, Today’s Innovator, on Amazon or contact him on LinkedIn. If you liked this episode, you might also enjoy Ep 95 - Steve Glaveski with Collective Campus and Episode 124 -Amy Radin, Author of The Change Maker’s Playbook. FREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Driving successful innovation at large organizations Could it be that innovation is simple? I did say simple, not easy. The two words are often confused. A completed activity can be viewed as simple when the processes involved are known. No one that has been on innovation projects would say it was easy. The activities and […]

Driving successful innovation at large organizations Could it be that innovation is simple? I did say simple, not easy. The two words are often confused. A completed activity can be viewed as simple when the processes involved are known. No one that has been on innovation projects would say it was easy. The activities and […]

Amy Radin is the author of The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company. She was previously a Senior Executive at American Express, Citi, and ETrade. Amy's experience includes leading the digital transformation of Citi’s credit card business ($5b bottom line). Today, Amy enjoys being on the outside of big companies and startups, to help connect the dots between growth aspirations and outcomes. Key Takeaways in Brian Ardinger's Interview with Amy:  - The humancondition is set up to stop things that haven’t happened before.  - Big companies have everything they need, but can’t see the near-term value of innovation. Startups bring speed and agility but lack understanding of scale. Magic is when they can work together. - To “seed” ideas, take concepts and put them out to potential users. Then use the project to translate user reaction into a business model. The mistake is trying to predict too closely what people will do.  - To kill innovation is to apply traditional metrics to ideas. Can’t expect results immediately. Instead ask, what are assumptions to get x% of market share. As you move forward, refine your benchmarks and results. - To be customer-centric, understand needs that make economic sense. What’s the problem we want to solve for the people we want to serve? - Basic business model for financial services hasn’t changed. Innovation is happening on the front end, but little is happening on the back end. Finance companies are asking the same questions as 15 years ago.  - Innovation is solvable. It’s not a pipe dream, even in the most complex organizations. It's all about execution.  - Utilize the Seek, Seed, Scale framework.  DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES at www.amyradin.com/insideoutside, including concepts from her book, an infographic on Seek, Seed, Scale framework. and take a quiz about your innovation readiness and ideas where you can personally focus.  If you liked this podcast, you might also like Ep. 103- Andi Plantenberg on Entrepreneurial Capabilities in Teams, Ep 37- Josh Seiden/Jeff Gothelf of Sense and Respond , and Ep 34- Laura Klein with Lean Startup for Product Design. GET THE LATEST RESOURCES Get the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Amy Radin is the author of The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company. She was previously a Senior Executive at American Express, Citi Group, and eTrade. Amy's experience includes leading the digital transformation of Citi Group’s credit card business ($5b bottom line). Today, Amy enjoys being on the outside of big companies and startups, to help connect the dots between growth aspirations and outcomes. Key Takeaways in Brian Ardinger's Interview with Amy:  - The human condition​ is set up to stop things that haven’t happened before.  - Big companies have everything they need, but can’t see the near-term value of innovation. Startups bring speed and agility but lack understanding of scale. Magic is when they can work together. - To “seed” ideas, take concepts and put them out to potential users. Then use the project to translate user reaction into a business model. The mistake is trying to predict too closely what people will do.  - To kill innovation is to apply traditional metrics to ideas. Can’t expect results immediately. Instead ask, what are assumptions to get x% of market share. As you move forward, refine your benchmarks and results. - To be customer-centric, understand needs that make economic sense. What’s the problem we want to solve for the people we want to serve? - Basic business model for financial services hasn’t changed. Innovation is happening on the front end, but little is happening on the back end. Finance companies are asking the same questions as 15 years ago.  - Innovation is solvable. It’s not a pipe dream, even in the most complex organizations. It's all about execution.  - Utilize the Seek, Seed, Scale framework.  DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES at www.amyradin.com/insideoutside, including concepts from her book, an infographic on Seek, Seed, Scale framework. and take a quiz about your innovation readiness and ideas where you can personally focus.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Innovation means converting the intention to change intention into action and outcomes. Despite the importance of change agents, however, many organizations struggle to develop the skills required to embrace change. This episode presents a Change Maker's Playbook with Amy Radin, author of this important book.

Innovation means converting the intention to change intention into action and outcomes. Despite the importance of change agents, however, many organizations struggle to develop the skills required to embrace change. This episode presents a Change Maker's Playbook with Amy Radin, author of this important book.

When starting out as an author it can be a good idea to reach out to other authors for tips on getting started.    Amy Radin, Marketing and Innovation expert and author of "The Change Makers Playbook" joins Peter to discuss the process of writing her first book and what she learned along the way.    In addition they share their knowledge on marketing, pricing, and content development in this must listen episode!

Amy Radin, former Chief Innovation Officer at Citi, and Author of “The Change Maker’s Playbook,” discusses the most important skills for leading a digital transformation, and how to get cover to build great products. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

We work hard, devise the perfect solution, create the perfect business model and then we find resistance to change, or the organization changes and you're at the beginning again. Radin explains exactly why this happens and how to overcome. As a former Fortune 100 Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Innovation Officers, advisor, investor and board member, Amy Radin has spent time at American Express, AXA and E*Trade, she has proven strategies over years of trial and experience and a real play-book to tackle innovation and change.

"Get out with clients and users and look for problems that are big, ...that you care about, and that in your gut are worth solving" Amy Radin's passion and expertise are helping leaders execute innovation under uncertain, complex and fast-changing conditions. She shares her insights with Jennifer Gardner, AICPA Lead Manager for Communications and Social Strategy   OUR GUEST: Amy Radin has been at the forefront of rewiring brands for the future that is upon us. She built a track record of success moving ideas to performance at American Express, Citi, E*TRADE, and AXA. Early on, Amy recognised that her expertise as a data-driven marketer could meet rising demands for large-scale digital transformation. Seeing pervasive and accelerating disruption as an opportunity to amplify the impact of her unique experiences, Amy launched a second career, helping leaders at startup to top Fortune brands advance their innovation priorities. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Find out more about Amy Radin's work at www.amyradin.com.   == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST ==    DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player.  TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social."   ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved