John Bessant

Managing innovation - creating value from ideas

Business EN ↓ 144 episodes

Innovation doesn't just happen. It's not like the cartoons - a lightbulb flashes on above someone's head and that's it. No - it's a journey and we need to understand how best to prepare for that journey, whatever kind of value we are trying to create. This podcast is about some useful lessons we might take on board to help develop our capabilities. For more, see my website:https://johnbessant.org

Author

John Bessant

Category

Business

Podcast website

johnbessant.org

Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

Bridging different worlds - unlocking the power of recombinant innovation 21.10.2024

You can find a transcript together with many other innovation-related resources at my website here

Continuing continuous improvement 04.10.2024

⁠You can find a transcript together with many other innovation-related resources at my website here⁠

Irresponsible innovation anyone? 12.09.2024

Why innovation isn't always a good thing - and what we can do to manage that. You can find a transcript, together with many other resources - video, audio, cases, tools, activities, etc - to help explore innovation management at my website here.

Hitching a ride to higher productivity 20.08.2024

You can find a transcript, together with many other resources - video, audio, cases, tools, activities, etc - to help explore innovation management at ⁠my website here.⁠

Cartography matters! - the importance of maps in navigating the uncertain journey of innovation 21.07.2024

You can find a transcript on my website here together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

Impact intrepreneurship - leveraging the power of organizations for social innovation 03.07.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

In the (innovation) soup.... 26.06.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

AI is a no-brainer... 23.05.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

Irrelevant innovation 27.04.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

It's not (only) what you know... 02.04.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

Beating the scaling innovation blues 13.03.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

Changing the world, one innovation at a time 22.02.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

Innovation lessons - from a skateboard! 25.01.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

Innovation is rubbish! 14.01.2024

⁠You can find a transcript on my website here⁠ together with many other resources - blogs, videos, cases, tools, interviews - to help you explore the world of managing innovation

A Christmas innovation fairytale 22.12.2023

Some seasonal thoughts to accompany all good wishes....! You can find a transcript of this, together with many other resources - video, audio, cases, tools, even some innovation songs - at my website here.

Start-up success - an interview with Faisal Abid, Co-founder and CTO of Eirene Cremations 06.12.2023

Faisal Abid shares some fascinating insights into the do's - and don't's of trying to launch and grow a new venture, drawing on his experience in founding and growing a number of businesses. You can find a transcript of this, together with many other resources - video, audio, cases, tools, even some innovation songs - ⁠at my website here.⁠

Pathways to scale 25.11.2023

Taking an innovation from a small-sized success story to something which delivers value at scale is not an easy one. You can find a transcript of this, together with many other resources - video, audio, cases, tools, even some innovation songs - ⁠at my website here.⁠

Growing up fast 09.11.2023

This podcast features Zach Rattner, founder of Yembo and author of ‘Grow up fast!’, a great book which captures some powerful learning about innovation and entrepreneurship You can find a transcript here, together with many other innovation resources including video, audio, cases, tools, even some songs!

Tell 'em a story - another innovation song 31.10.2023

Innovation is all about trying to convince others — people to help develop your idea, sponsors to back you, markets to buy in to your great new thing. So it makes sense to spend time and effort crafting a tale which will draw them in, intrigue them, capture their attention. ⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠ together with many other innovation resources including video, audio, cases, tools, even s...

Prove it to me! 16.10.2023

Why evidence is so important for scaling innovation A good idea will sell itself, right? Unfortunately not – Emerson was spectacularly wrong when he suggested that all you needed to do was build that better mousetrap to have the world beating a path to your door. This podcast explores the crucial role which evidence plays in getting innovations adopted. ⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠ together...

The entrepreneur's journey - another song 04.10.2023

I'm running a course on entrepreneurship and was looking for a way to help students remember some key milestones on the journey - value proposition, minimum viable product, prototyping, business model development, etc. So trying it out in the form of a song. ⁠⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠⁠ together with many other innovation resources including video, audio, cases, tools, even some songs!

Unlocking creativity 07.09.2023

This podcast explores some of the key lessons we've learned from research into creativity. ⁠⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠⁠ together with many other innovation resources including video, audio, cases, tools, even some songs!

The power of position innovation 14.08.2023

How creating experiences for underserved markets can be a key innovation strategy ⁠⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠⁠ together with many other innovation resources including video, audio, cases, tools, even some songs!

Crystallising the spirit of innovation 07.08.2023

An interview with Hannes Erler, Strategic Director for Innovation Ecosystems, Swarovski. This wide-ranging interview looks back at how a major European company grew over a hundred-plus years from a small engineering start-up to become a global player in the fashion, jewellery and accessories business through constant innovation. ⁠⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠⁠ together with many other innovat...

Why value networks matter in scaling innovation 16.07.2023

Innovation needs ‘complementary assets’ – the ‘who else?’ and ‘what else?’ pieces of your innovation jigsaw puzzle. This podcast explores the different roles involved in constructing value networks - ecosystems which can deliver shared value at scale. ⁠⁠ You can find a transcript here,⁠⁠ together with many other innovation resources including video, audio, cases, tools, even some songs!

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