Category Archives: Past Shows

The Killer Innovations Show was launched in March of 2005. Yes – that was before iTunes, or even the iPhone, ever existed. Therefore, the archive for this show goes back that far as we rarely delete any of the past shows. Your best option is to use the search feature to locate topics that are of specific interest.

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Why Do 87 Percent of Companies Fail To Execute Their Strategy? S11 Ep34

Guest: Daniel Prosser (@thirteenersbook)

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Why are some companies more successful than others? Why Do Only 13 Percent of Companies Successfully Execute Their Strategy? What are the 87 doing wrong? Topics in the show include: Why conversations control everything in your business? What are the 10 conversations that create a connected organization? How can truth combat the the Execution Virus (innovation antibodies) that […]

execute their strategy - a failure of leadership and management

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Fighting The Innovation Straitjacket: Innovating Inside Large Organizations S11 Ep33

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Innovating inside large organizations can be challenging in the best of circumstances. So how do you go about getting leaders inside of established large companies and organizations get it when it comes to creativity and innovation and be successful? How do you get out of the innovation straitjacket? Topics covered in this week show include: What […]

Innovating inside large organizations is like having am Innovation Straitjacket

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Inventing Unique Broadband Solutions For Emerging Countries

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Innovation can truly change the world but only if the world can access them. One key innovation is broadband. This week, we dive into a new innovation that is bringing mobile broadband access to the rural and developing countries.  We cover such topics as: Dealing with two different types of innovation antibodies The economic challenge of […]

mobile broadband in Africa

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How to go from invention to innovation to commercialization S11 Ep31

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In this episode, we discussed the process (and challenges) of going from invention, to innovation and then ultimately to commercialization.  The question covered: What are the three attributes of a great innovation roadmap? Why are good requirements so critical for successful innovation and commercialization efforts? Can you create metrics that are meaningful for innovation? Is […]

commercializing ideas

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What Kind Of Culture Leads To Innovation Success?

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[social align=”center”] Culture is critical for teams and organizations looking to be have significant innovation impact. Based on working across large, small, non-profit and government agencies, I’ve discovered what are a common set of four culture attributes in organizations that were highly innovative. We validate these and other attributes that make-up culture for an organization with […]

innovation culture

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Innovating A Brand: The Do’s Don’ts and Pitfalls

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[social align=”center”] When someone says innovation, most default to products or services but innovation can be applied to anything. In this weeks, show, we will take a look at innovating a brand. Our guest, Michael Mendenhall, will share his thoughts and experience in successful brand innovation. This Weeks Guest: Michael Mendenhall – CMO for Flextronics […]

diamonds De Beers

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A Look Inside A Next Generation Startup Accelerator S11 Ep28

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This weeks show takes a look at Boomtown – a next generation startup accelerator that has greatly improved the accelerator model. Boomtown startups currently enjoy a 96% survival rate and 78% of them are generating revenues. Guest: Toby Krout of Boomtown Toby Krout is an entrepreneur, investor, and startup coach. He co-founded Boomtown, a startup […]

Boomtown Startup Accelerator

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Do You Have A Culture Of Innovation?

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Culture of Innovation Culture is one of those things that is hard to quantify.  When I ask executives about their culture, they are confident that they have a culture that encourages innovation.  In most cases, these same executives project their wishes for their culture and not the reality. Culture is enabled by people and their […]

a culture of innovation

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The Importance of Stories and Storytelling To Innovation S11 Ep27

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[social align=”center”] Guest: Peter Guber Peter was the guest on the September 27, 2015 show Topics: Storytelling Why are stories so important? What’s the difference between a good story and a great story? How should we think about audience and the relationship we have with them? Have you ever been surprised by a story that […]

stories and storytelling around the campfire

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