Podcasts about lean impact

Innovate or Die: Michelle Risinger on Social Impact Strategies Risingsolutions.co About the Guest(s): Michelle Risinger is the principal and founder of Rising Solutions, an internationally recognized innovation strategist, design thinker, facilitator, and public speaker. She has extensive expertise in training thousands of individuals in innovation and design thinking approaches. Michelle has a formidable portfolio of global innovation projects highlighted by notable organizations such as USAID, the U.S. Department of State, and the Gates Foundation. Her work is also featured in the critically acclaimed 2018 book "Lean Impact." Episode Summary: Welcome to another insightful episode of The Chris Voss Show, where today's discussion revolves around the imperative role of innovation in the social sector. Our esteemed guest, Michelle Risinger, delves into the critical need for research and development in the realm of social impact, emphasizing the alarming 15-20 year lag compared to the private sector. Through her expertise, Michelle champions the integration of innovative strategies to elevate global challenges, ensuring sustainability and relevance in rapid social change. In this engaging conversation, Michelle demystifies the intricacies of fostering an innovation culture, underscoring the importance of psychological safety and its implications on productivity. Listeners will gain insights into the fascinating world of chronobiology and learn the nuances of crafting a purpose-driven business. By addressing burnout and encouraging agility, Michelle provides a blueprint for organizations to stay ahead in a competitive landscape. Dive into this episode to explore how Rising Solutions is leveraging strategic partnerships to bring social innovations to life. Key Takeaways: Innovation is crucial for maintaining relevance and effectively addressing global social challenges. The social sector lags 15-20 years behind the private sector in innovation and requires concerted efforts to catch up. Cognitive performance is influenced by chronobiology, and workdays should be structured around peak performance hours. Psychological safety is foundational to nurturing an innovation-driven culture within organizations. Being a purpose-driven business means aligning projects and values towards social impact rather than solely focusing on profit. Notable Quotes: "In the social sector, we don't invest in R&D teams…and jokingly, we're referred to as being 15 to 20 years behind the private sector." "Innovation culture is predicated by psychological safety…that actually is the number one indicator of whether or not you have an innovation culture." "Chronobiology is…planning your workday around your peak cognitive hours." "Your workday should be designed around your peak performance, your peak cognitive performance." "We only work with clients who are trying to have a social impact…"

Bagaimana membangun organisasi masyarakat sipil yang berdampak?  Buku Lean Impact mengeksplorasi tentang menjadi organisasi yang mirip-mirip start up. Lima prinsip yang penting diperhatikan.  Ubahlah organisasi Anda sekarang juga. 

What You'll Learn: In this episode, hosts Patrick Adams and Andy Olrich discuss the challenges of relying on consultants for Lean transformation and the importance of developing an in-house team of problem solvers. They also highlighted common pitfalls in Lean deployment, such as leaders' resistance to support and delegation of standard work tasks. Also the crucial role of leadership buy-in for Lean implementation and the need for training and involving employees in the change process. About the Guest:  Wes Hehn, president of Lean Forward - Continuous Improvement, has over 20+ years of global experience in leading and implementing Lean strategies to drive business growth and achieve operational excellence aspirations. In addition to his formal college education, Wes holds a Lean Six Sigma certification as well as multiple Lean certifications, most notably, a Lean Systems Program Certification from the University of Kentucky/Toyota Cooperative, which reflects his deep knowledge and expertise in the Toyota Production System. Links: Website: theleanforward.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weshehn/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/leanforwardcontinuousimprovement/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support

We are excited to unveil the 10th installment of the inspiration session, featuring our co-hosts GerritMcGowan and Dries Faems. They discuss a captivating mixture of different topics in the realm of entrepreneurship from an academic and a practitioner perspective, such as: •    Why aren't there more sustainability-driven unicorns, although badly needed •    Which startups get supported by government grants •    What the academic research on the controversial topic of hybrid work yielded •    The next big thing on the horizon: quantum computing  And have you always wanted to know how to create the boyfriend/girlfriend of your dreams? Then, gear up for a rollercoaster of knowledge, reflection, and pure amusement! You won't want to miss this exhilarating episode!

Rodney Green interviews Allan Kakinda, Senior Manager of Innovation and M&E at Compassion International, about integrating and utilizing different types of evidence in M&E design –generating unique insights for decision-making. Lean Impact by Ann Mei Chang is mentioned, with a helpful review here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/book-review-lean-impact-ann-mei-chang-thoughts-science-brown/ Do More Be More podcast is here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1gGDrmGybvBsoYUdQoXvIs To connect with Allan, please visit his Linkedin and Twitter page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akakinda/ https://twitter.com/alkakinda

This is a case study episode that highlights how Spring Impact and mission-driven organizations work together to change more lives. Today's guest is Karri Eggers, Chief Operating Officer of Shelter, the leading homeless non-profit in Contra Costa County near San Francisco. Karri and Shelter came to Spring Impact knowing that they urgently needed a new mental health program but couldn't afford missteps in setting it and scaling it up. The challenge was that they needed to create something that was individualized to each person's unique circumstances - but could also reach the whole community. In today's episode, Karri shares how Spring Impact helped by facilitating a Lean sprint, training the Shelter team to think big, yet start small and relentlessly seek impact. For more information about SHELTER, Inc., visit their website here. To learn more about Lean Impact, listen to our Mission to Scale episode on ‘Practicing Lean Impact' here. This case study episode of the Mission to Scale Podcast is produced by Colectivo -- Learn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

In 2008, entrepreneur Eric Ries wrote the seminal book ‘Lean Startup'. Many social entrepreneurs tried to use the ‘Lean Startup' principles but missed the need for impact at the core of any social change initiative. In today's episode, we talk to Ann Mei Chang, a leading expert on social innovation and author of “Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good” - the book that puts impact at the heart of Lean. Starting her career as a tech executive, Ann Mei then served as the Chief Innovation Officer at USAID and first Executive Director of its US Global Development Lab. On the show, we chat about why vanity metrics inhibit impact, how to unblock the barriers to impact in the social sector, and how changemakers can get started in applying the Lean Impact practices. Get a copy of Ann Mei's book here. -- Learn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Today on The Social Leader podcast, Fr. Justin Mathews interviews Ann Mei Chang, author of "LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good." If you have ever wondered how to go from helping a few people in need to actually making a big dent in the societal problem you care about most... this episode is for you. Ann Mei started her career in the private sector with more than 20 years executive leadership at companies such as Google, Apple, and Intuit. Inspired to make a dent in global poverty, Ann Mei stepped into the public sector as a Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the US Department of State and ultimately served as the Chief Innovation Officer at USAID.Reaching ambitious social impact goals starts with understanding the principles of social leadership that Ann Mei shares in today's episode. From setting your intention and getting to know a societal problem with a humble spirit, to leading from the head and the heart, to processes for maximizing value, growth, and impact – Ann Mei will inspire you to be a force for good in our ever-evolving world. Learn more about Ann Mei Chang and check out "LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good" at www.leanimpact.org

Ann Mei Chang is the Executive Director of Lean Impact at Lean Startup Co., a company that  encourages all organizations, especially ones seeking solutions to social problems, to think like startups. She is also the author of the new book LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good, which takes a closer look read more>>> The post Lean Impact Solutions to Social Problems With Ann Mei Chang, Lean Startup Co. [re-release] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

If your efforts to find clients looks something like a hail mary and throwing spaghetti on the wall, you'll want to listen to this episode. Entrepreneur and self-taught sales coach Leah Neaderthal shares her personal journey of going from employee to successful entrepreneur. Specifically, she talks about: Why LinkedIn is a great place to find B2B clients How to charge more for your work based on the value, not hours, you produce Practical advice on balancing business development and sales with client work. About Leah Neaderthal: Leah Neaderthal teaches women entrepreneurs how to get the clients they want, and get paid bigger numbers, without feeling salesy. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Neaderthal started her career at advertising agencies DDB and Leo Burnett. After leaving her corporate job, she went on to build and sell three ventures, including The Chainlink, a Chicago-based cycling organization that grew to over 10,000 members in three years; Lean Impact, which helps nonprofits use Lean Startup principles to increase their impact and run their businesses more efficiently; Lesbians Who Tech, a global organization to foster more LGBT women in technology. Each has been an important step in her journey to where she is today -- helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Say hi to her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/ Visit her at: https://www.smartgetspaid.com/ Genevieve's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genevievekim

I recently had the chance to talk with Michele Chaboudy.She is an experienced senior executive, serial entrepreneur, consultant, and angel investor.Michele is vice-chair of the north bay angels and teaches innovation at Santa Rosa Junior College.Her background and experience are wildly diverse giving her insights broad applicability.In this interview, she shares tons of useful advice for any founder or CEO.In the course of our conversation, we talked about:how many young entrepreneurs misunderstand networking. It is not handing out business cards over drinks and hors d'oeuvres. It can happen every day, all the time.her favorite analogy, taken from her experience racing motorcycles. You need to be looking at least two turns ahead because you go where you look.her process for evaluation companies as an investor, and what matters most to her.how she teaches founders to develop a strategic mindsetwhat entrepreneurs need to know about researching their intended customersFeel the Boot Founder's Alliance: https://ftb.bz/allianceMichele's startup consulting website: https://macabbey.com/blogMichele's suggested resources for founders and entrepreneurs:https://helloalice.org---co founded by Elizabeth Gore, who was also interviewed on Feel the Boot.Simon Sinek— https://simonsinek.com/ particularly his “Start with Why” (book) and any of his speeches.Scott Berkun— https://scottberkun.com/ - “Dance of the Possible” book and “Saving My Creative Soul” (video). All of his books and talks are excellent.Malcolm Gladwell, recommend all of his books including his latest, Talking to Strangers.Tina Seelig— http://www.tinaseelig.com/ - Stanford prof in engineering dept teaching innovation. Favorite book: Ingenius. Recommend any of her books and Ted Talks.Jason Calacanis— https://thisweekinstartups.com/ Interviews Start-up Founders/CEO's. Recommend his book on angel investing for tech start-ups.Range by David Epstein. Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. —The worst thing you can do is ask a kid what he or she wants to be when they grow up. Try to keep all your options open and don't worry about starting “late” in a pursuit.Lean Impact—How to innovate for radically greater social good by Ann Mei Chang. Takes the Lean Start-up concept and applies it to non-profits.

I recently had the chance to talk with Michele Chaboudy.She is an experienced senior executive, serial entrepreneur, consultant, and angel investor.Michele is vice-chair of the north bay angels and teaches innovation at Santa Rosa Junior College.Her background and experience are wildly diverse giving her insights broad applicability.In this interview, she shares tons of useful advice for any founder or CEO.In the course of our conversation, we talked about:how many young entrepreneurs misunderstand networking. It is not handing out business cards over drinks and hors d'oeuvres. It can happen every day, all the time.her favorite analogy, taken from her experience racing motorcycles. You need to be looking at least two turns ahead because you go where you look.her process for evaluation companies as an investor, and what matters most to her.how she teaches founders to develop a strategic mindsetwhat entrepreneurs need to know about researching their intended customersFeel the Boot Founder’s Alliance: https://ftb.bz/allianceMichele’s startup consulting website: https://macabbey.com/blogMichele’s suggested resources for founders and entrepreneurs:https://helloalice.org---co founded by Elizabeth Gore, who was also interviewed on Feel the Boot.Simon Sinek— https://simonsinek.com/ particularly his “Start with Why” (book) and any of his speeches.Scott Berkun— https://scottberkun.com/ - “Dance of the Possible” book and “Saving My Creative Soul” (video). All of his books and talks are excellent.Malcolm Gladwell, recommend all of his books including his latest, Talking to Strangers.Tina Seelig— http://www.tinaseelig.com/ - Stanford prof in engineering dept teaching innovation. Favorite book: Ingenius. Recommend any of her books and Ted Talks.Jason Calacanis— https://thisweekinstartups.com/ Interviews Start-up Founders/CEO’s. Recommend his book on angel investing for tech start-ups.Range by David Epstein. Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. —The worst thing you can do is ask a kid what he or she wants to be when they grow up. Try to keep all your options open and don’t worry about starting “late” in a pursuit.Lean Impact—How to innovate for radically greater social good by Ann Mei Chang. Takes the Lean Start-up concept and applies it to non-profits.

What would your ultimate goal be if you were trying to maximise your impact? Would it be different to your current goal?In The Impact Diaries Heidi gives real-life examples of the five stage LEAN social impact approach in action.Its first stage is "define" and in this episode Heidi covers work with a health and social care organisation, three key questions board members can use to be creative about the future, and how the define stage is crucial for boards to identify impact goals, appropriate outcomes and activities.If there are tensions between what your social enterprise wants to achieve and what it's been commissioned to achieve, you need to listen to this episode."Very often boards will be approaching their strategy from the basics of business planning where you start with what you currently do and add to it incrementally. Taking an impact-led approach is very different."0 - 1:00 Introduction,1:00 Heidi's role was to work with the Board to develop a three-year strategy, with an outline strategy for 10 years2:20 Conflicts often occur in health and social care organisations between meeting numbers rather than achieving impact on people's lives. How Heidi started to enable this organisation, its CEO and board to address this and move towards an impact-led strategy.5:59 What if different board members have different ideas of an organisation's mission?6:41 How this exercise supports the LEAN Impact approach.7:12 Three questions Heidi uses to help people think about what their ultimate goal is.10:15 Did the health and care organisation in this example redefine or reframe their ultimate goal? Why?11:51 Once you have your ultimate goal what's next?13:37 After identifying outcomes, how to identify and map activities. 15:45 The "Define" stage can be hard. Some advice for sole founders.16:44 What if this stage uncovers difficulties and tensions?19:00 What happened next with the health and social care organisation?The five stages of Heidi's LEAN social impact approach are Define, Plan, Measure, Analyse and Learn. Heidi's new book, out in Autumn 2020, shares everything she knows about impact measurement and management – and how to implement it in your organisation.Get your copy first! Pre-order one of the limited number of hardback versions ofImpact First – The Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Measuring, Managing and Growing Your Impact at https://www.makeanimpactcic.co.uk/my-book-impact-first

Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got magic, evolution, transformation, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/magic-evolution-transformation-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/ Enjoy! Events Join Velocity Squared from January 29 to 30 in London to learn how to maintain and manage business growth. April Dunford will attend as a speaker. Media In an interview on the WorkTrends Podcast, Steve Farber shares the wisdom of bringing love to work and explains why love is good business. Ron Carucci pays a visit to the Net Worth It Podcast and discusses how to reignite your dreams when you’ve quit. Loic Le Meurhas a new shamanic outlook and a new Transformation podcast to go with it. WAKR News featured David Weinberger to have him share his thoughts on artificial intelligence. The Product Collective published Rich Mironov’s talk, Intro to Product Leadership, from the recently concluded INDUSTRY The Product Conference 2019. Writing Our latest Hack the Process guest, Christina Wodtke has recently published a book called The Team that Managed Itself. Congratulations, Christina! The London International Development Network’s 34th Weekly Roundup has published their overview of Ann Mei Chang’s book, Lean Impact. Alistair Clay says the best email signatures can convert customers as part of an orchestrated PR plan. Learn how from his blog post. Recommended Resources Capitalism is coming to an end — or perhaps capitalism is evolving. Geoffrey Moore, whose books Zvi Band gathered inspiration from, thinks back to the beginning of capitalism and how it’s been changing continuously to this day. Mindvalley is presenting a new parenting masterclass to teach parents how to be less reactive so they can bring up confident and authentic kids. Dr. Shefali Tsabary, referenced by Heather Chauvin, and Vishen Lakhiani, mentioned by Michelle Dale will be leading the class. Nathan Barry, mentioned by Justin McGill shares his excitement about a house he built and the magic of creating. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.

The book for organizations and individual who measure their success not in terms of dollars and cents, but by their social impact. It challenges us to think big, start small, and relentlessly seek impact. http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-impact-detailed-summary

Who are the doers at scale? Who is the payer at scale? Lessons from the book Lean Impact by Ann Mei Chang and work of Kevin Starr. Original article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/engines-of-growth-in-social-impact

The entrepreneurship startup principles of Lean Startup, applied to social ventures as described in Lean Impact. How to build a social impact project that scales. Original Article: http://www.gregoryschmidt.ca/writing/lean-impact-lean-startup-brief-summary

We recently hosted a conversation between Maryana Iskander, CEO at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, and Ann Mei Chang, Executive Director of Lean Impact at Lean Startup Co., focused on the pioneering work of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator in South Africa and their efforts to tackle the global youth unemployment crisis. In Maryana and Ann Mei’s conversation, they discuss: - How Harambee focused their efforts on solving problems for two customers - young people looking for a job and businesses needing to hire. - How they used data to guide their problem solving efforts and what some of the key learnings were. - Their efforts to scale their work to Rwanda and what the key challenges have been. And much, much more… South Africa has a big problem on its hands. Even though they make up less than 1% of the world’s population, they have one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. It’s a problem that’s compounded over time. Every year, nearly two-thirds of young people who enter the job market end up unemployed, resulting in a population of between six and nine million unemployed young people. It’s a problem not easily solved. It’s not just a matter of not having enough jobs or a lack of the right type of education — although, those are big problems. But even at the most basic level, there are barriers to entry that are just now being recognized. Things like not having the resources to properly look for a job or enough money to afford transportation to an interview are factors that haven’t traditionally been considered in the past. But when businesses began to recognize their difficulties in finding young people to fill open positions, they got together to try to find a solution. Their efforts led to the creation of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Today, the award-winning non-profit uses data and innovation to bridge the gap between employers and unemployed young people as they work to solve the global youth unemployment crisis. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

On this week’s Tech Nation, Ann Mei Chang, the Executive Director of Lean Impact, before a live audience at the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Symposium at the University of San Francisco. Her book is “Lean Impact … How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good”. And Jerry Sheehan, the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH - the world’s largest medical library, founded in 1836 as a bookshelf in the office of the Army Surgeon General.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Ann Mei Chang, the Executive Director of Lean Impact, before a live audience at the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Symposium at the University of San Francisco. Her book is “Lean Impact … How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good”. And Jerry Sheehan, the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH - the world’s largest medical library, founded in 1836 as a bookshelf in the office of the Army Surgeon General.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Ann Mei Chang, the Executive Director of Lean Impact, before a live audience at the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Symposium at the University of San Francisco. Her book is “Lean Impact … How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good”. And Jerry Sheehan, the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH - the world’s largest medical library, founded in 1836 as a bookshelf in the office of the Army Surgeon General.

Mindful Intervention, Inner Justice, Superheroes, and More Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got mindful intervention, inner justice, superheroes, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/mindful-intervention-inner-justice-superheroes-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/. Enjoy! Events Rich Mironov is sharing his product knowledge and experience at two events this April: the Business of Software in Cambridge, UK from April 11 to 12, and the Organizational Challenge of Enterprise Roadmapping in Dublin, Ireland from April 15 to 17. You can also hear Rich on The Product Science Podcast, explaining product leadership. Join Ann Mei Chang at Salon Series on April 17 in Washington, DC to hear her discuss her book, Lean Impact. AgileCamp is heading to Chicago on May 6 with a line-up of speakers from a wide range of businesses and fields sharing the latest learnings about agile development practices. Ron Lichty will be among the presenters this year. Join Cascade SF, which was founded by Andi Galpern, for an evening of UX design mentoring and networking awaits at Mentor Night on April 8 in San Francisco. Media On the Groundless Ground Podcast with Lisa Dale Miller, psychiatrist and Buddhist meditation practitioner Judson Brewer discusses mastering the addictive mind and the application of mindfulness interventions to addiction. Learn about the inner work of racial justice and how Rhonda Magee teaches mindfulness to law students when Rhonda guests on the The Courageous Life Podcast. Author of The Alter Ego Effect, Todd Herman, goes on the latest episode of The Inner Changemaker podcast, hosted by Jay Wong, to teach us how we can tap into our best selves as an entrepreneur, a parent, and a person by becoming a superhero and creating an alter ego . Ron Carucci sat down for an interview on the Breaking Barriers Podcast to discuss managing organizational change and the factors that guide it. Writing Do you know why McDonald’s recently acquired a $300 million-dollar tech startup outside the food business? Julian Hayes II explains how entrepreneurs can learn from the two key principles behind McDonald’s tech acquisition in his latest Inc article. Contrary to the common belief that running a business typically causes stress, Frank Strona proposes that starting a business can improve your quality of life and provides three reasons why in his latest blog post. Recommended Resources Whether you’re a small startup or a huge corporation, you can learn to go beyond the borders of business growth at the GrowthHackers Conference on May 7 in San Francisco. Sean Ellis, mentioned by Vinay Patankar, is the founder of GrowthHackers and also one of the speakers at the one-day event. Fake it ‘til you make it? Not according to Real Estate Queen and Shark Tank Shark Barbara Corcoran, who trusts in people’s passion and drive rather than their ideas. She has a fun chat about success in business and life with Lewis Howes, host of The School of Greatness Podcast, a show which both Malek Banoun and Paula Jenkins listen to. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.

Part 2 of John Corrigan's conversation with Ann Mei Chang, author of Lean Impact.

Part 1 of John Corrigan's conversation with Ann Mei Chang, author of Lean Impact.

We interview Ann Mei the author of Lean Impact. She is a leading advocate for social innovation and the former Chief Innovation Officer at USAID. She draws on her rare experience as an executive across the tech industry, nonprofits, and the U.S. government to offer a unique perspective on tackling the most pressing social challenges of our times.   https://www.annmei.com/book 

In this interview we talk with two legends, Eric Ries (author of Lean Startup) and Ann Mei Chang (author of Lean Impact) about the evolution of business and how to apply lean principles to the social impact space.

This week: Lean Impact Your organization can adopt the lean innovation practices that help fuel the rapid evolution of digital tech in Silicon Valley. Ann Mei Chang says you need to, if you’re to do your best work in social … Continue reading →

My guest today is Ann Mei Chang. She was a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience at Google, Apple, and Intuit, as well as a range of startups before she pivoted her career into the private, social and non-profit sectors. She now works with companies around the world to help streamline growth and innovation. The topic is her book Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Political grandstanding Process vs. outcome Understanding your base customer Projecting bias Non-profit work Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ann Mei Chang is author of “LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good.” She was a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience at Google, Apple, and Intuit, as well as a range of startups before she pivoted her career into the private, social and non-profit sectors. She now works with companies around the world to help streamline growth and innovation. Innovation is necessary for any company to grow. Ann helps non-profits and more risk-adverse companies properly take risks to improve their process. From global development to technology companies – there is a lot of uncertainty to combat against, grants to be filled as well as shareholders to appease. When tackling big issues investors and the public want to see tangible results quickly. Ann shows a balance between thinking big, keeping an eye out for what can be done better and keeping track of ever changing demand. Audacious goals are important, but you also need a process and plan of what is going to get you to that audacious goal. Innovation is not only about creating the latest new thing, but rather taking something that is already created and making it better. Google wasn’t the first search engine, but they made it better. Facebook wasn’t the first social network, but they improved on it and made the experience better. Ann gives the example of a 700 year old invention – eyeglasses. With how long eyeglasses have been around, there is still about 2.5 billion people without access to them. Vision Spring is a non-profit that was created to reach these people without access. Vision Spring’s initial business plan wasn’t reaching as many people as planned and money was running out quickly. With continuously being open to making pivots in their business model, they continue to grow and reach larger and larger amounts of people. It is all about adaptability and innovation within whatever company your are at – non-profit to big technology. In this episode of Trend Following Radio: Political grandstanding Process vs. outcome Understanding your base customer Projecting bias Non-profit work

Today Dolph talks about a different kind of MVP with Ann Mei Chang, author of Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good. Ann Mei draws upon the work of Eric Ries in defining and optimizing the Minimum Viable Product approach when tackling issues for the betterment of our world.   Links: Lean Impact: www.leanimpact.org Ann Mei's book is available at Amazon and at brick-and-mortar bookstores   *****Timestamped Highlights***** (2:00) Dolph accidentally skips words when he reads(!) (3:55) How California nonprofit Code for America used the MVP approach (6:25) “The Amazon of Lower Africa” (9:09) The Grand Master Plan – why it’s the best thing since sliced bread – or is it?? (10:33) How to fail small (14:45) The Build—Measure—Learn Feedback Loop (17:50) Orangutans – A Love Story (22:19) 1200 words now, the beach later (24:24) Catalog dreams dashed

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Nick Symmonds, Olympian and CEO at Run Gum, Ann Mei Chang, Author of "LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good," and Heather Clancy, Editorial Director at GreenBiz Group. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Ann Mei Chang is the Executive Director of Lean Impact at Lean Startup Co., a company that  encourages all organizations, especially ones seeking solutions to social problems, to think like startups. She is also the author of the new book LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good, which takes a closer look at the idea of applying entrepreneurial thinking to social problem solving and explores examples of how these theories have played out in advocacy organizations around the world. Ann Mei came to this work through a winding path of both social and technological innovation. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in computer science, she went to work in Silicon Valley as a software engineer, and quickly climbed her way up the management ladder as she moved between tech startups. But after 20+ years in fast-paced Palo Alto, Ann Mei decided it was time to use her skills as an engineer and innovator to truly make the world a better place. More specifically, she set out to end global poverty. She began a career in government work and again climbed the management ladder quickly, becoming the Chief Innovation Officer at USAID and later the first Executive Director of the US Global Development Lab. She also served the US Department of State as Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and, after moving from government to NGO work, Chief Innovation Officer at Mercy Corps. Today, Ann Mei combines the skills she’s developed over her two illustrious careers to bring a new approach to solving global social issues by thinking like the innovator and engineer she always will be. The post 63: Lean Impact Solutions to Social Problems With Ann Mei Chang, Lean Startup Co. [Main T4C Episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Ann Mei Chang is the author of Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good. After leaving a longtime career as a Silicon Valley executive that included stints at Google, Apple, Intuit, and a number of startups, she served as the Chief Innovation Officer at both USAID (the US foreign aid agency) and […] The post CL196: Innovation Keynote Speaker On Lean Impact – Interview with Ann Mei Chang appeared first on James Taylor.

The lean startup methodology shifted the way many companies think about business by encouraging hypothesis-driven experimentation, iterative product releases, and validated learning. But can the same concepts be applied to social impact organizations? Author Ann Mei Chang thinks it is essential, and her decades of experience as a Silicon Valley executive and Chief Innovation Officer at USAID led her to write her new book on the subject, Lean Impact. In this episode of Hack the Process Ann Mei shares how she used data to evolve and scale USAID's social programs, what role her network played in developing the ideas in her book, and why she decided to focus on fixing the systems of social giving instead of devoting her time to one particular cause. For all the links, please check the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/using-lean-thinking-for-social-impact-with-ann-mei-chang-on-hack-the-process-podcast-episode-69/

Ann Mei Chang, author of Lean Impact, joins us to discuss how to accelerate your progress as you build your business by experimenting. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show245 The post Accelerate Your Progress By Experimenting With Ann Mei Chang (245) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.

Global poverty is at the root of so many things. So many things. From hunger, to the orphan crisis, to human trafficking, to drug trafficking, to homelessness, to disease and HIV/AIDS - global poverty is at the root. Reducing or even eliminating global poverty is the key to reducing and eliminating so much hurt and pain in the world. But this issue is so complicated, as most issues are. But it is one that is incredibly important. My guest today left a life of comfort and security, working in the area of technology startups, to pursue a deeper calling. My guest this week is Ann Mei Chang, the Executive Director of Lean Impact at the Lean Startup Company and author of the book Lean Startup that will be released soon! Previously, she was the Chief Innovation Officer USAID and Mercy Corps, and served the U.S. Department of State as Senior Advisor for Women in Technology in the office of Global Women’s Issues. Prior to her pivot to the public sector, Ann Mei had more than 20 years experience as a technology executive at leading companies such as, you know, Google and Apple. Heard of them? This was such an incredible and interesting conversation and I learned so much from it! SILICON VALLEY & A QUEST FOR DEEPER MEANING From early on, Ann Mei was fascinated by computers. When they first came out when she was 12-years-old, she taught herself how to program and went she went to college in California, she studied computer science. Her career for the first 23 years after college was in Silicon Valley in the tech industry working for both big and small companies, and having a lot of fun with it. At the same time, she always felt a yearning to do something more meaningful. Ann Mei donated and volunteered, but her work was very consuming at there were limits to how much she was able to do on the side. She was inspired by the idea of spending the first half of her career in Silicon Valley and the second half of her career in the public or social sector - trying to find some way to do some good in the world. It was in her early 40’s during her time at Google that she decided to make that shift. Ann Mei decided to take a leave of absence from Google and she ended up going to the State Department through a fellowship program. She calls it her “custom Masters in Public Policy.” Rather than going back to school and spending her time in the classroom, she learned by doing. AT THE ROOT OF IT ALL: GLOBAL POVERTY Ann Mei realized during her time at the State Department that Global Poverty was at the root of the majority of the issues she cared about. She firmly believes that talent is evenly distributed and opportunity is not - that many of the ills in the world arise because people do not have better options. The good news is that we have made dramatic progress in global poverty - the number of people in extreme poverty has been cut almost in half. The bad news is that where poverty remains, it is becoming even more entrenched. LOVING EVERY SECOND Michelle went back to school to focus on communications and public relations. As an extroverted and analytical individual, she excelled and fell in love with the industry. Upon graduating, she worked at a major PR firm and spent time in the nonprofit world. She began searching for what kind of business she could create where she could do what she loved, while escaping the 9-5 work life. It was during a midnight breastfeeding session that, while on Instagram, she first stumbled upon the world of business coaching. She was incredibly inspired by this concept, and pulled on all of her past experiences in deciding what the business would look like. Today, Brandmerry is a business that is all about branding and business mentoring. Michelle works with female entrepreneurs at every stage of the business, from coming up with the idea and launching, to running and scaling it successfully--and she loves every second of it. About Ann Mei Chang, Executive Director at Lean Impact: Ann Mei Chang is a leading advocate for social innovation and author of LEAN IMPACT: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good (Wiley, Oct. 30, 2018). As Chief Innovation Officer at USAID, Ann Mei served as the first Executive Director of the US Global Development Lab, engaging the best practices for innovation from Silicon Valley to accelerate the impact and scale of solutions to the world’s most intractable challenges.  She was previously the Chief Innovation Officer at Mercy Corps and served the US Department of State as Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary's Office of Global Women’s Issues. Prior to her pivot to the public and social sector, Ann Mei was a seasoned technology executive, with more than 20 years’ experience at such leading companies as Google, Apple, and Intuit, as well as at a range of startups. As Senior Engineering Director at Google, she led worldwide engineering for mobile applications and services, delivering 20x growth to $1 billion in annual revenues in just three years. Ann Mei currently serves on the boards of BRAC USA and IREX, is a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution, and is a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, is a member of the Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellows’ class of 2011, and was recognized as one of the “Women In the World: 125 Women of Impact” by Newsweek/The Daily Beast in 2013. Ann Mei is a keynote speaker who has been featured at TEDx MidAtlantic, SxSW, Social Good Summit, SOCAP, and Lean Startup Week, as well as numerous nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. CONNECT WITH ANN MEI Lean Impact: https://leanstartup.co/social-good/ Lean Impact Book: https://www.annmei.com/ https://amzn.to/2qjUjAw Facebook: Lean Startup Co. Contact: Lean Startup Co. Linkedin: Lean Startup Co. Twitter: @leanstartup Special thanks to Cultivate What Matters for sponsoring this week’s Business with Purpose podcast. Visit http://www.stillbeingmolly.com/cultivate to shop! Join my Purchase with Purpose Facebook group and let’s continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/purchasewithpurpose/ Subscribe to the Business with Purpose podcast (and I’d love it if you left a review** on iTunes!) 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There are half a million open tech jobs, and yet, diversity in tech continues to be a problem. The key is in building relationships and connecting people with the right companies that need their skills the most. Leanne Pittsford is the founder of Lesbians Who Tech, the largest LGBTQ community of technologists in the world with over 40,000 members. She is also the founder of Tech Jobs Tour, connecting diverse, underrepresented, and nontraditional talent with companies across the country. Among other companies she has created are include.io, and Lean Impact. Fun fact about Leanne is when she’s not helping people find jobs she really loves to surf.

Ann Mei Chang talks to Ravi and Grant about her new book, ‘Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good.’ Her career spans both the private and public sector: she led USAID’s first-ever innovation hub, the Global Development Lab, and she spent almost a decade as senior engineering director at Google, before she left Silicon Valley for the State Department, where she was a senior advisor for women and technology. Ann Mei Chang shares her lessons learned through this journey, and discusses how to use a Silicon Valley style of iterative innovation in the global development sector.  Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. Find our show notes here: www.rescue.org/displaced. Rate and review the show, or email us at displaced@rescue.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Dick spends most of her time helping early-stage entrepreneurs navigating the fundraising process. As co-founder of consultancy Five Years Time, she ushers entrepreneurs from technical backgrounds into the world of business. As investment manager at Synergy Growth, she has worked with around thirty different start-ups. What better guest could there be for the Invested Investor? In this episode, Jessica breaks down the issues with the ways many novice entrepreneurs ask for help, and outlines her five minimum requirements for being ready to seek investment. Jess manages a portfolio of investments of around 25 startups in the field of cleantech, social impact, healthtech, edtech, B2B and B2C software. She has worked directly with the startups as an advisor, board observer, and on a project basis - in investment readiness and fundraising, operations, business planning and strategy. Jess also mentors entrepreneurs outside of her investment portfolio, with Google Launchpad, London & Partners, Entrepreneurial Spark, Angel Academe, Hatch Enterprise and other similar organisations.   Jess recently co-founded Five Years Time, a partnership providing online training for entrepreneurs looking to raise their first professional funding round. Five Years Time offers online courses, webinars, templates and tools, as well as mentoring and 1–to-1 support for founders and teams, helping them understand what investors look for in an investment opportunity and how best to prepare themselves and their businesses for a raise. Jess is particularly passionate about advising women founders on breaking into the early stage investment ecosystem. Jess holds a BA in International Relations and Development, and an MA in Conflict, Security and Development. She is currently working on LearnAdapt, a project with the Department For International Development, advising them on what lessons can be learnt from investing in technology startups and applying them to improving the way DFID runs its programs and works with partners. She is part of a team introducing Lean Startup methods into adaptive programming, delivering Lean Impact.

We’re joined in this episode by Leah Neaderthal, a serial entrepreneur who specializes in teaching other women how to become comfortable (and successful) with sales. Leah teaches her clients how to think of selling in these terms: Build the house. Furnish it. Move in. THEN, invite people over… How is the your sales process organized? Do you have a sales pipeline? According to Leah, the health of your pipeline is a good indicator of the health of your business. Leah didn’t learn to sell by being a commissioned salesperson; she learned it experientially through entrepreneurship. She taught herself everything she could about selling by reading over 60 books, which helped her overcome the natural “selling shyness” most entrepreneurs have. Prior to starting Smart Gets Paid, Leah built, grew, and sold multiple businesses. She co-founded Lesbians Who Tech, a global organization to foster more LGBT women in technology. She also co-founded Lean Impact, where she helped nonprofits use Lean Startup principles to increase their impact and run their businesses more efficiently. Leah’s best advice? Focus on articulating YOUR VALUE. When you can step into your value and really own it, the sales process becomes about offering that value instead of asking to be hired. Other Mentions: Smart Gets Paid Joy: sweater shaverHustle: CRM tool (Leah uses Nimble)

Does the phrase “cold calling” terrify you? Are you a fempreneur that didn’t realize sales would be such a big part of running your own business? Leah Neaderthal teaches women entrepreneurs how to sign new clients. She is founder of Growthworks Solutions and joins us this week to talk sales and how selling doesn’t actually have to suck!   Episode Highlights The fear of sales and what’s really behind that (especially for women) and how to conquer it Learning how to sell for your own business Understanding the real value you provide your clients/customers The difference between marketing and sales The buyer’s journey Breaking down cold calling The power of referrals Pricing and avoiding undervaluing Breaking the time-for-money exchange Negotiating versus bargaining Growthworks Solutions’ newly launched SIGNED program   Quotes: “Conversations create clients.” -- Leah Neaderthal “Hourly pricing is the bad math of entrepreneurship.” -- Leah Neaderthal Leah Neaderthal Leah Neaderthal teaches women entrepreneurs how to sign new clients. An entrepreneur and three-time business owner, Leah didn't learn to sell by being a commissioned salesperson. She learned it by building her businesses. She taught herself everything she could about selling, and overcame the natural "selling shyness" most entrepreneurs have, to find the confidence to really go out and sell to new clients. The outcome is a comfortable selling approach that doesn't feel salesy -- and gets results. Now she shares the secrets she learned along the way, helping entrepreneurs and business owners build their client pipeline, and confidently guide prospects from the first contact to a successful close. Prior to starting Growthworks Solutions, Leah built, grew and sold three businesses. Most recently she co-founded Lesbians Who Tech, she created a global organization to foster more LGBT women in technology; and she co-founded Lean Impact, where she helped nonprofits use Lean Startup principles to increase their impact and run their businesses more efficiently. Follow Leah online at: Website:  http://www.growthworkssolutions.com and http://www.growthworkssolutions.com/signed LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn   Other episodes you might dig: https://leanthef-ckout.com/episode-52-networking-success/ https://leanthef-ckout.com/episode-49-digital-media-kae-whitaker/ https://leanthef-ckout.com/episode-39-shark-tank-sara-moylan/ https://leanthef-ckout.com/episode-36-saying-no-brianne-huntsman/ Download the FREE Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit If you are thinking about starting a business or side hustle, check out our Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit. The kit gives you tools and inspiration to start thinking like a fempreneur and start designing the life you want! You’ll receive a guided meditation to help you figure out your vision, a budget worksheet to see what you need financially to make a go of it, daily practices including printable worksheets and daily affirmations to help you keep your head up when your confidence is waning. Again, it’s free and it’s available at http://leanthef-ckout.com/launchkit-hsf.

Despite the stereotype of the not-for-profit and government sectors being slow moving and mired in bureaucracy, innovation leaders at top UK research and aid agencies are taking pages from the private sector and running experiments that directly impact lives. The Department for International Development (DFID) and Cancer Research UK are two examples of organizations taking on Lean Impact tactics of testing and applying new technologies to development and fundraising issues. In this fireside chat with TriKro innovation coach Nick Noreña, members of DFID and Cancer Research UK share the strategies for and struggles around implementing Lean Startup in the Lean Impact sphere.

Jenna Abdou and Christie George discuss all the work being done at New Media Ventures and applying the Lean methodology at startups.

Lean Startup ideas are increasingly being applied by mission-driven and non-profit organizations. Leaders of these initiatives often find themselves at odds with funders, who use a traditional framework for assessing a project’s merits. Christie will look at funding innovations in the sector–some of which are likely to have implications for the for-profit world, too.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Christie George, Akash Trivedi Lean Startup ideas are being applied more and more often in non-profits, B-corps and other mission-driven organizations. As the ideas have spread in this world, they’ve come to be known as Lean Impact, and best practices are emerging. In this webcast, Christie George of New Media Ventures and Akash Trivedi of Kiva.org will discuss key Lean Impact approaches. Their conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind.