The Innovative Executive

The Innovative Executive is a show that tackles the importance of innovation to create new growth opportunities. It focuses on 3 main areas: Rethinking your business models, collaboration, and leveraging technology. Our guests are industry experts who share powerful insights and deliver practical theories. We explore how innovative executives are driving their businesses forward by looking to focus on innovation that comes from customer priorities and new market opportunities. Furthermore, the show examines innovation capabilities that have made them successful and the mindset that’s needed to deal with uncertainty.

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Innovation through Anthropology

May 05, 2022 • Bella Rushi • Season 1 • Episode 12

Consumers often struggle to articulate their needs and data contains gaps that can be difficult to identify without seeing consumers conducting tasks in-context. The focus often lies in what the anthropologist notices that the consumer may not have thought to demonstrate.

More companies are taking an anthropological approach to their business because they understand that qualitative research skills are essential to making sense of the big data. An Anthropologists lens helps you to framing or reframing your work in a way that makes sense to stakeholders and overturn any misconceptions. In the show I talk with Mike Youngblood who bridges the gap between big data and the consumer. We dive into inhibiting Factors of Innovation, Rethinking About Your User Design Framework, how to Capture Observations and setting Goals & Thinking Systemically.

What we cover in this episode:

03:20 Corporate anthropology on the rise

05:34 Anthropologist mindset- reflectiveness

08:19 Four inhibiting factors of innovation

12:30 Rethinking about your user design

16:14 framework to capture observations

21:13 Goal is not to have data points but understand what it means

23:32 holistic thinking/ systems thinking when solving for sustainability

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What is “The Innovative Executive” Podcast?

Insightful conversation with business and thought leaders who share knowledge and stories about project selection and company growth. With a focus on Rethinking your business model, innovation and collaboration and leveraging technology. You’ll learn how to strengthen your innovation capabilities.