Innovation

EP 09: The Three Jobs of an Innovator, with Dr. Max Mckeown, Author of The Innovator’s Book

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Max Mckeown, to speak about his latest book, The Innovator’s Book. Dr. Max is an innovation consultant, a researcher, and a strategic advisor to many of the world’s most admired and ambitious companies. He is also the best-selling author of several award-winning books, including The Strategy Book,…

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EP 08: Driving Innovation from Within, with Kaihan Krippendorff

If you are wondering how established companies can drive innovation from within, then check out this episode as I speak to Kaihan Krippendorff just about that. Kaihan Krippendorff is a world top expert in innovation and strategy. He spent part of his career as a consultant at Mackenzie before founding his own innovation consultancy firm…

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EP 07: Testing Business Ideas to Reduce the Risk of Failure, with David Bland, Author of Testing Business Ideas

If you are wondering, how can you rapidly test whether your new business idea has a high likelihood of success and how can you dramatically reduce the risk of its failure, then listen to this episode, as I speak to the well-known Innovation practitioner and author, David Bland, about his new book which answers just…

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EP 06: Seeing Around Corners, with Rita McGrath

In this episode, I am joined by Rita McGrath to speak about her latest book Seeing Around Corners. Rita is a top expert in innovation and growth strategies. She’s a long-time professor at Columbia business school and an award-winning author of several books including the End of Competitive Advantage. Rita is consistently ranked among the…

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EP 05: What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial, with Chris Coleridge, Founder and Academic, University of Cambridge

If you ever wondered ‘what makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial and what corporates can learn from entrepreneurs?’ Then, this episode is for you, as I speak to Chris Coleridge just about that. Chris is a serial entrepreneur, a mentor, an expert in the innovation practice, and a board advisor for several startups. He’s also a professor of…

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4: How to Talk to Customers About Your Business Idea with Rob Fitzpatrick, Author of The Mom Test

If you are wondering how you should talk to customers about your business idea without introducing any bias and gain useful insights, then this episode is for you, as I speak to the well-known tech entrepreneur Rob Fitzpatrick about just that. Rob Fitzpatrick is a serial entrepreneur, a Y Combinator alum, and the author of…

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EP 03: The Hard Things About Corporate Innovation, with Leda Glyptis, writer at FinTech Futures

If you want to know what are “The Hard Things about Corporate Innovation’’ and how to overcome them, then you have to listen to this episode as I speak to the tech geek, innovator, and writer, Leda Glyptis about just that. Leda is a recovering banker, a writer for Fintech Futures, an all-weather optimist, and…

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EP 02: How to Build and Sustain a Culture of Innovation with Scott Anthony, Author of Eat, Sleep, Innovate

If you ever wondered ‘how to purposely build and sustain a culture of innovation’, then you would want to listen to today’s episode, as I speak to the well-known innovation leader and author, Scott Anthony, about his new book which answers just that. Scott is a true innovation expert. He is a senior partner at…

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Ep 01: How to Drive Corporate Innovation with Tendayi Viki, Author of Pirates In The Navy

If you are wondering how to drive and succeed with corporate innovation, then you want to listen to today’s episode, as I speak to the well-known innovation leader, Tendayi Viki, about just that. Tendayi is an associate partner at strategyzer, an academic, a winner of the prestigious thinker50 award, a regular contributing writer to Forbes,…

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Episode 00: Introducing Lessons of Innovation

Episode 00 introduces what Lessons of Innovation is all about, the topics I will be discussing in this podcast, and what to expect from my guests. In summary, Lessons of Innovation is a podcast hosted by Mohamad Zaraket (Mo) featuring conversations with the most interesting and intriguing innovators, academics, consultants, authors, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs. In…

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