Outthinker

Outthinkers

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The Outthinkers podcast is a growth strategy podcast hosted by Kaihan Krippendorff. Each week, Kaihan talks with forward-looking strategists and innovators that are challenging the status quo, leading the future of business, and shaping our world. Chief strategy officers and executives can learn more and join the Outthinker community at https://outthinkernetwork.com/.

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#7—Josh Linkner: Big Little Breakthroughs 14.05.2021 15:33

Innovations aren't born overnight, and we already know that. What many overlook is the idea that you don't have to have big changes in order to be innovative; some of the best out there were born out of a succession of small steps toward it. In this episode Kaihan welcomes Josh Linkner, a Creative Troublemaker passionately a believer that all human beings have incredible creative capacit...

#6—Vivek Wadhwa: Harnessing Tech for an Innovative Future 07.05.2021 18:11

In this episode Kaihan welcomes Vivek Wadhwa, who talks with him about exponential technologies, what it takes for a large legacy company to act like a nimble entrepreneurial one, and why at this moment, over the next decade or so, we have one of the biggest opportunities humanity has faced in our history. Vivek is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program. He’s bas...

#5: Lindsay McGregor: Primed to Perform 30.04.2021 21:49

Lindsay McGregor is the co-founder of Vega Factor and co-author of bestselling book,  Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation.  Previously, Lindsay led projects at McKinsey & Company, working with large fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, universities and school systems.  In this episode she shares the concept of Total Motivation,...

#4: Rob Wolcott: The Power of Proximity in your Strategy 23.04.2021 20:54

Rob Wolcott is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth, and Adjunct Professor in Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. A managing partner with innovation strategy consultancy Clareo, he is a regular contributor to Forbes regarding the impact of technology change on business, leadership and society. Co-author of the book Grow From Within: Masteri...

#3: Fons Trompenaars: Reframing Strategy as Reconciling Dilemmas 16.04.2021 16:31

In this episode of The Outthinker Podcast, Kaihan welcomes Fons Trompenaars. Fons is one of the world's leading thinkers in the area of cross-cultural communication and culture strategy.  His work infuses experience from his years as an executive and consultant for Shell, GM, Nike and other global fortune 500 companies with his own thought-leadership and research into the underlying drivers a...

#2—Rita McGrath: Strategic Planning Amidst Uncertainty 08.04.2021 22:35

In this episode of The Outthinker Podcast, Kaihan welcomes Rita McGrath , a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and a longtime professor at Columbia Business School. She is widely recognized as a premier expert on leading innovation and growth during times of uncertainty. She received the number one Achievement Award for Strategy from the prestigious thinker's 50 and has been consist...

#1—Scott Anthony: Innovate by Overcoming Inertia 01.04.2021 17:54

In this episode of The Outthinker Podcast, Kaihan welcomes Scott Anthony, Managing Partner at Innosight, a consulting firm founded by the late Clayton Christensen. Scott is the author of several books about business management and has been rated one of 2019’s top 10 management thinkers in the world. Listen in as Scott highlights practical actions you can take right now to boost innovation in your...