In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Tendayi Viki, innovation expert and associate Partner at Strategyzer.
We talk about his new upcoming book Pirates in the Navy, and how to build an innovation culture where intrapreneurs can flourish.
Topics covered in today’s episode:
- 00:01:30 How intrapreneurs need to act like pirates and privateers within a company
- 00:03:30 The problem is that if you act like a pirate, you will have people rooting for you to fail
- 00:05:30 Building an innovation portfolio
- 00:07:45 What distinguishes a pirate from a privateer, who works on behalf of the organisation
- 00:10:00 What helps change a company’s innovation culture is to get an early win
- 00:12:30 How to figure out where a company’s innovation successes have been
- 00:15:00 Building a bridge to the core to build an ambidextrous organisation
Links mentioned in today’s episode:
- Book: Pirates In The Navy: How Innovators Lead Transformation https://amzn.to/2RAZKco
- Tendayi’s website: https://tendayiviki.com/
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Nick Skillicorn
Chief Editor, Founder & CEO at Improvides Innovation Consulting
Creativity & Innovation expert: I help individuals and companies build their creativity and innovation capabilities, so you can develop the next breakthrough idea which customers love. Chief Editor of Ideatovalue.com and Founder / CEO of Improvides Innovation Consulting. Coach / Speaker / Author / TEDx Speaker / Voted as one of the most influential innovation bloggers.
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