The Innovation Engine Podcast

On this episode of  The Innovation Engine , we'll be looking at the importance of cause with Dr. Jackie Freiberg. Among the topics we'll discuss are how one insurance company, National Life, managed to change their industry at least in part thanks to being a cause-driven company; why it's vitally important to define your business' "why" in this day and age; and why employee...

On this episode, we talk with the entrepreneur behind a newly released tool called Bisualizer . Bisualizer was created to help small business owners and entrepreneurs visualize the gears and levers that drive any business forward. We discuss how energy, information, and rules are the 3 constants that move any business forward; the three other constants that they are more commonly known as; and the...

On this episode of  The Innovation Engine , we'll be looking at the importance of place and space with Rachael Stott of Refraction. Among the topics we'll discuss are how the physical environment of a workplace can have a marked impact on the performance of the teams that work in it, some of the research Rachael conducted over the course of a 3-year period to come to some of these conclusi...

For a very special episode of the podcast, we're giving you a look inside the 2017 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW celebrates the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. SXSW Interactive focuses on emerging technology and has developed a reputation as a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies. The festival includes a trade show, speakers, parties, and a...

On this episode of  The Innovation Engine , we look at building the Internet of Things - why it, in many ways, represents the next generation of the Internet, the implications that has for companies in a wide range of industries, and some words of wisdom for those looking to dip their toes into the IoT waters for the very first time. We're joined by Maciej Kranz, the author of the recently rel...

On this episode of  The Innovation Engine , we look at the upcoming O'Reilly Design Conference , which will run from March 19-22nd in San Francisco, CA. We'll take a look at who the conference is for, explore some of the most topical points in the design space attendees can expect to hear about, and discuss what the future of design holds beyond the traditional user interfaces we've al...

On this week’s episode, we’ll be learning how to think like innovators by exploring the importance of lateral thinking. Among the topics we’ll discuss are how lateral thinking can be applied in a business context, what the famous Fosbury flop can teach us about thinking like an innovator, and much more. Joining us on this episode of the podcast is Paul Sloane, author of  Think Like an Innovator: 7...

Braden Kelley joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about how to make change efforts stick within any organization. Among the topics we discuss are how non-software companies can still benefit from Agile methodologies, how to develop actions when the desire to make changes reaches a groundswell, and ways to make changes seem less overwhelming and more human. Braden Kelley is a co-founder...

For a special episode of The Innovation Engine, we pass the mic to Julia Slattery of our sister podcast, Take 3. We've been hard at work recently helping get Take 3 published to iTunes, so we wanted to share the latest episode of Take 3 with you here in the spirit of cross-promotion. On this episode of Take 3, Julia talks with Oana Stinga and Daniel Markovitz about DL Labs, an initiative that...

On this episode, we look at the importance of narrative in helping companies and organizations crystalize their message and their identity. Among the topics we discuss are why narrative will only continue to become a more valuable commodity in the world of social media and 24/7 news cycles, why it's imperative to understand the importance between narrative and story, and what some of the compo...

Laura Roeder joins us on this episode to talk about "the art of the pivot." We start with looking at some of the pivots Laura has made over the course of her career to go from Junior Designer to CEO of Edgar. Edgar's SaaS social media product, available at MeetEdgar.com, allows users to get more mileage out of their social media posts. We also look at the types of questions the leader...

The concept of an 'Innovation Burst Event' is the topic of discussion for this episode. Mike Shipulski joins us to talk about how to know whether an IBE is right for your company, why it’s important to go off-site with your IBEs, and who should be there when you roll up your sleeves and start getting to work designing the future of your company. Mike Shipulski is a Product Development Exec...

Dr. Max McKeown joins us on this episode to talk about his latest book #NOW: The Surprising Truth About the Power of Now . Among the topics we discuss are what research has shown about impulsivity and how we make decisions, some of the qualities that make "nowists" different than "thenists," and the concept of anti-goals and how to avoid them.  Prior to #NOW , Dr. McKeown wrote  Th...

Jeremy Caverly joins us on this episode to talk lean product and customer experience management. We cover some of the forces at play that have brought the lean approach to the forefront in the world of software development, the skill sets and mind sets a team needs to be able to implement lean product methodologies successfully, and why customer experience entails so much more than the more common...

On a very special episode of the podcast, we take The Innovation Engine  on the road to attend the first annual RightsTech Summit in New York. The RightsTech Summit took place on July 26th and brought together a cross-section of companies, associations, and industry leaders to discuss innovation in rights management from Blockchain to Enterprise. Panel discussions included topics like Machine Read...

On this week’s episode, we take a look at security in the software development space. Among the topics we discuss are why security is of paramount importance when it comes to developing software, how a company called Codiscope is working to help developers of all stripes build more secure software from the start, and the role their new developer tool called Jacks plays in that mission. Gary Jackso...

On this episode of the podcast, we talk with the founder and president of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Perianne Boring, about the promise of blockchain technology and how regulatory actions in the financial services space will either accelerate or suffocate the next wave of tech-fueled innovation in the sector. Among the topics we discuss are the role of government here in the U.S. in fintech...

For a very special episode of The Innovation Engine , we welcome 3Pillar CEO David DeWolf back into the studio for our 100th episode. David was the very first guest to appear on the podcast, and he has been on the podcast numerous times to discuss technology trends and corporate leadership. On this episode, we talk about David's journey as an entrepreneur and the path he has taken over the cou...

On this episode of the podcast, we look at the concept of "visual intelligence" and discuss how to see and communicate more clearly in all aspects of life. We talk about how to benefit from looking at the world around you the way you look at a piece of art, the three questions you can ask yourself to immediately make sense of a situation, and how one word can drastically change the way we...

Understanding blockchain technology is the focus of this episode of the podcast. We start with an introduction to blockchain technology before talking about why it just may represent the internet 2.0, or "the internet of value." We also talk about why blockchain is a technology that companies not just in the financial services space but in a wide variety of industries should be evaluating...

Mitch Gelman joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about what to expect from the brave new world of virtual reality and the first wave of headsets that are hitting the market. Mitch walks several of us through the virtual reality experience using the HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR. Tune in to this episode to hear why billions of investment dollars are being poured into VR, why Mark Zuckerb...

For this episode of the podcast, we're bringing you another episode of 3Pillar's new audio endeavor, Take 3. This episode of Take 3 centers around virtual reality, and we are using it to set the stage for the next episode of The Innovation Engine podcast, when we'll be getting hands-on with several of the latest and greatest VR headsets courtesy of VR luminary Mitch Gelman. On this epi...

On this episode of the podcast we'll look at the present and future of streaming analytics & data visualization. We talk about a tool that a 3Pillar Global team built for digesting vast quantities of streaming video analytics data and for visualizing that data in a meaningful way. The tool we'll discuss was built as a proof of concept for a major public television network, and you’ll h...

William Duggan joins us on this week's episode of the podcast to talk about "the Seventh Sense" - what it means, how to harness it, and the impact doing so can have. Among the topics we discuss are how Howard Schulz tapped into the Seventh Sense to start a little coffee empire called Starbucks, the four elements that are necessary for the Seventh Sense to swing into effect, and the imp...

David Burkus joins us for this episode of The Innovation Engine to talk about corporate management and how some of the world's leading organizations are working to upend business as usual for their employees, and in so doing for their customers as well. Among the topics we discuss are why you're likely to get better results by being employee-centric rather than customer-centric, how scrapp...