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TED Talks
from inspiration
to innovation
Innovation and digital transformation are two of the most loosely defined business topics that dangerously flirt with buzzword status.
Innovation
Together they are responsible for a new generation of business models and disrupting others in the process.
Innovation
Human element
However, technology is not the star of the show. It's the human element behind innovation strategies that deliver the ways of working that businesses need
to succeed.
Human element
Throughout history, economic recessions have been a catalyst for innovation.
Recessions
Recently, there have been many great examples of how brands have pivoted their business model to help people affected by the coronavirus and thrive
in a post-COVID-19 world.
Recessions
Inspiration
"My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other, and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done
by a team of people.”
Inspiration
- Steve Jobs
Technology
Innovations in technology
have also made it possible for employees to work and meet virtually with colleagues in a way that keeps everyone safe. But this is just the beginning.
Technology
A dramatic reduction in resources means that businesses will need to be innovative to accomplish more with less.
Resources
Resources
But what is innovation?
A quick Google search will deliver many different interpretations from various self-proclaimed thought leaders, ninjas, and gurus.
Definition
Definition
TED talks
TED
talks
Thinking outside the box
Sure, for the most part, it has all been done before. But innovation often involves taking what you already have and transforming existing or unoriginal ideas into something entirely new.
Unlocking the innovation blind spots in your business
In Noémie Delfassy's TEDx Talk, she spoke about the importance of finding your blindspots.
Blind
spots
“The powerful mind thinks it knows better. And it blinds us from seeing reality as it is. And we become stubborn in our ways.”
Blind spots
Video
Contrary to popular belief, groundbreaking ideas are not confined to the minds of elite teams of creative thinkers.
Every one of us is armed with an innovative mindset and a creative spark.
Diversity of thought
Diversity and inclusion are crucial when building a culture of innovation.
Embracing diversity of thought
Here are the big questions to think through when embracing diversity of thought:
Questions
1
Are diverse organizations more innovative?
Can diversity be more than something one needs to comply with?
2
3
Can diversity of thought be a real competitive advantage?
Questions
Management consultant and diversity researcher Rocío Lorenzo surveyed
171
companies,
Answers
and the answer was a resounding “yes” to all of the above.
“Companies that are more diverse are more innovative, and companies that are more innovative have more diverse leadership.”
Answers
Video
Innovation
How do you access your inner innovator?
Dr. Amantha Imber is an innovation psychologist, science nerd, and founder and CEO of Inventium.
Can you design an innovative culture?
Using a science-based methodology, the company has helped more than
200,000
people
Methodology
become better innovators and promote a culture in which innovation thrives.
Methodology
According to Dr. Imber, seeking out challenges is the number one most impactful thing that you can do to drive innovation. So, rather than brainstorming for innovative ideas in a room full of people, you need to find challenges.
Challenges
When you feel challenged, you are
67%
Challenges
more likely to be innovative.
So, where should you begin?
Where to start
Where to start
Exciting challenges
“The first thing you need is a big challenge, something that excites you and maybe scares you too. You then need the skills. You need the right match between the challenge and the skill so that you’ve got the skills to rise to that challenge. And then finally, you need the resources, time, and money to be able to solve that challenge.”
-Dr. Imber
Exciting challenges
Video
Fear
Despite living in a digital age of exponential change, fear of innovation continues to hold back individuals and entire companies.
Fighting the fear of change
Innovation is not about providing a platform for self-appointed creatives to lead the way; it’s about ensuring that everyone within
your organization feels comfortable about putting their innovative ideas forward.
Psychological safety
Psychological safety
Do you remember when Xerox, Kodak, Nokia, and Blockbuster appeared to be untouchable?
Start-ups
Seemingly out of nowhere, they were blindsided by start-ups that disrupted their industry.
Start-ups
Old ways
The problem is that a large corporation can quickly become a prisoner of its own corporate structure, process, and culture.
“If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” is the mantra, and the entire corporate machine will continue doing the same as it has done for years.
Old ways
Lifecycles
However, business model lifecycles are much shorter than they used to be, and preparing for an uncertain future has become a priority because of COVID-19.
Lifecycles
In his TED Talk, design thinker Joshua Lavra hammered home this point by highlighting that
88%
Joshua Lavra
of the Fortune 500 companies that existed fifty years ago no longer exist.
Joshua Lavra
Video
Customers
We live in an age of one-click checkouts, where we can access a favorite book, album, or movie with the swipe of a smartphone.
It’s not the big tech companies pushing these changes, however, but the users and their continuously rising expectations.
Customers are the architects of innovation
By removing traditional pain points, the landscape now looks very different.
New landscapes
Facebook doesn’t create content, Alibaba has no inventory, and Airbnb has more rooms than any hotel chain but doesn’t own any real estate.
New landscapes
Way back in 2009, in the wake of the U.S. financial crisis of 2007–08, CEO and columnist John Gerzema delivered a TED talk about what he called the great unwind.
John Gerzema
John Gerzema
Capitalism
With thirteen trillion dollars in wealth having evaporated in just two years, people were beginning to question capitalism.
It was at this moment the consumer began to take back control and demand total transparency.
Capitalism
Video
Although this TED talk is over 10 years old, it feels more relevant than ever.
Video
Value of mistakes
We all celebrate our successes online and are guilty of creating our highlight reels on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. We proudly showcase ourselves accepting awards or celebrating our achievements.
But we don’t learn anything from our highs. It’s the mistakes, missteps,
and failures that offer
the most value.
Adversity can drive innovation.
Every person will face adversity during their lifetime. The problem is that many of us will also allow failures or challenges to hold us back.
Fear
Why are we so afraid of failure?
Adversity
Maybe we should look at adversity differently and flip it to our advantage.
For example, on your innovation journey, how many of your perceived barriers are real?
Adversity is good
In her talk, founder and CEO of Customer Fanatix Heather Younger urges her audience to take control of adversity and make it work for themselves by embracing cognitive reframing.
This psychological technique can help anyone identify those dreaded irrational or maladaptive thoughts.
Heather Younger
Heather Younger
Cognitive Reframing
Younger explains how cognitive reframing can enable entire teams to view ideas, concepts, and emotions in a different light to help them discover more positive alternatives and become more innovative.
Cognitive reframing
Video
Transparency
Businesses now need to be transparent, inclusive, and accountable.
Do you remember a time when we only placed our trust in governments, banks, and companies?
Trust and transparency
Trust
In recent years, our concept of trust has transformed. We routinely check user reviews on Tripadvisor before booking a holiday and read consumer reviews on Amazon before we hit the one-click checkout button.
Trust
Author Rachel Botsman uses her talks to highlight how we are increasingly seeking the advice of strangers.
Rachel Botsman
Platforms such as Airbnb and Uber are thriving thanks to the technology that removes the need for intermediaries.
Rachel Botsman
New era
As emerging technologies such as Blockchain begin to gather pace, Botsman believes that we could be entering a new era of trust and transparency.
New era
Every day, 5 million
people take a trust leap and ride with Uber.
In China, on the ride-sharing platform Didi, 11 million
rides are made each day.
Examples
That’s 127 rides per second, showing that this is a cross-cultural phenomenon.
These are just two examples of how technology is creating trust between people on a scale never possible before.
Examples
Video
We live in an age of instant gratification, where tangible results are delivered on-demand.
We are surrounded by technological change that is moving forward at a breathtaking speed, and the reality facing every business leader is that it will never move this slowly again.
Innovation is a marathon, not a sprint
Marathon
Don’t be fooled into believing that the pace of digital development can help you change the world overnight.
Long
game
Instead of focusing on quick fixes for their problems, an effective leader must play the long game to become a winning innovator.
Play the long game
Innovation is misunderstood and feared by many organizations, who foolishly think that it’s a rare gift only enjoyed by the privileged few in leadership roles.
Innovation
The secret to success involves identifying the talents within your entire team.
Finding success
Only then can you work through the innovation process together.
Secret to success
Individuals seldom
drive innovation;
it takes a collaborative environment to change organizational behavior.
Collaboration
Collaboration
In his talk, Marco Alverà explains how his company works to create a culture of fairness that taps into our innate sense of what’s right and wrong.
Marco Alverà
If you are serious about getting the best out of people, show them how much you care.
Get
the best
That is the moment where they will leave their fears behind and bring their authentic selves to work.
The reason why every leader isn’t making fairness a priority is baffling.
Get the best
Video
This time during our COVID-19 lockdown is an opportunity to learn from the world’s greatest innovators and help others on their innovation journey.
Innovators
TED talks can enable you to see the world differently and from multiple perspectives. But it’s up to you how you use a combination of these skills and your passion for creating something new to solve real problems.
Influential innovators
Although it might feel daunting at first, you have nothing to fear. You can follow in the footsteps of history’s greatest innovators who have left a clear path for us.
Nothing to fear
Nothing to fear
Here are a few questions that many of us think about.
1
Where did we come from?
Questions
2
Are we alone in the universe?
3
What is the future of the human race?
Professor Stephen Hawking also tackles such questions in his 2008 TED talk.
Questions
Affirmation
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the Universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up."
- Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking affirmation
Space
Hawking offers a warning that our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain to look inwardly on planet Earth but to spread out into space.
Space
Disabilities
He goes on to say that he feels lucky that his disability has not been a serious handicap.
“Indeed, it has probably given me more time than most people to pursue the quest for knowledge.”
Disabilities
Shining star
Stephen Hawking was science’s brightest star and will be remembered for being one of the greatest minds of our time.
In questioning the universe, he quickly realized that time is our most precious resource and that making mistakes is important.
Shining star
Imperfection
On this same subject, Hawking once famously quipped, “without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.”
Imperfection
Optimism
Hawking was an eternal optimist and had a great sense of humor.
He taught us to have a sense of purpose, never to give up, and always to be curious—all of which are the essential traits required to innovate.
Optimism
Video
Journey
Innovation is a journey, not a destination. Embedding a culture of innovation takes a great deal of time and commitment.
Journey
Resources
Find the book by Neil C. Hughes at the link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1645172163/
To listen to the author's podcast visit
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-blog-writer-podcast-startup/id1018727913?mt=2