SIDEBAR#11: Proximity is the Mother of Innovation
Listen now (49 mins) | Authenticity isn’t declared, it’s earned ... and lived experience is the only way to get there.
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SIDEBAR #10: Corporate Innovation at the Council ... a Challenger Cities crossover
Listen now (62 mins) | What happens when you take someone fluent in corporate innovation and drop them into council-led adult social care? A surprising amount of clarity on what actually counts as value.
SIDEBAR #9: Can We Trust the People & Break the Process for Innovation?
Innovation used to mean small bets and big possibilities. Now it means frameworks and funnels. Maybe it’s time to get back to trusting the curious.
SIDEBAR #8: Will More Technology Really Make Us Feel Less Alone?
Listen now | The best tech will never really replace human connection, but perhaps it can nudge us back toward it. AI should be a bridge, not a substitute, for the relationships we truly need.
SIDEBAR #7: Have We Innovated Ourselves Into a Corner? And Does The Way Out Lie in the Built Environment?
After years of digital first innovation, have we hit a saturation point? And could bigger opportunities lay in reimagining the physical world we’ve somewhat neglected.
SIDEBAR #6: The Future(s) of Innovation
Innovation has become almost infinite in its potential output, with tools that let anyone create at speed, but without clear intention we risk pumping out slop instead of delivering progress.
SIDEBAR #5: How Do You Hire for Innovation? Well, It Doesn't Start with a Role Description.
The best innovation teams aren’t built from traditional resumes. They’re built from people with a mix of expertise, fresh perspectives and a habit of questioning the status quo.
SIDEBAR #4: Transforming Organisations Through the Power of Great Questions
Listen now | If businesses make questioning more of a habit rather than an exception, will they make better decisions, with stronger teams that can deliver on innovation?
SIDEBAR #3: From Studio to Strategy & Why Creativity Matters in the Workplace
We explore why businesses resist creativity, how innovative companies embed it into their culture, and what modern organisations can learn from Renaissance art studios and restauranteurs.
SIDEBAR #2: DeepSeek Challenging the AI Establishment, Unaccountability Machines & Implications for Innovation
Listen now (45 mins) | The real question isn’t which AI is the best, but how we use it. And there might just be some lessons on how innovation can work in there too.