What exactly do we mean and want when it comes to innovation? Is diversity relevant? Is failure really permissible or are we just dealing in rhetoric? In a new podcast series, Gen Woods is joined by two of Accenture’s most exciting leaders in this space: Saideep Raj is Accenture’s Global Managing Director for Innovation; and Marc Carrel-Billiard, who is Global Senior Managing Director for Technology Innovation.

It is widely believed that people work best in innovation when they are being most authentic to themselves. As a result, they need to bring their whole selves into the workplace. But is this an idea that can be more readily expressed than executed? Is it a good idea to be your true self in work? How do we compensate people for work in which we’re asking them to bring their whole, true selves? And for people does this actually mean they are always working and always on? We’re joined by...

"We are all focused intensely right now on what may be about to happen whether it’s in the world of tech, medicine, economics or politics. Here in The Dock, Accenture’s global R&D hub, anticipating and calculating future trends over a broad set of disciplines is everyday life. For this podcast we’ve gathered some of The Dock’s most interesting thinkers to suggest how they see things unfolding within their area of expertise. DockPod is presented by Laurence Mackin and produced and edited...

To secure their futures, organisations need to constantly innovate. And if you need compelling evidence of this, 2020 has it in spades. In a moment of reflection, DockPod brought together several of our innovation leaders to discuss what innovation really means when you are working with it day-to-day and whether or not companies have a real appetite for the experimentation and attendant failure that is necessary to make it work. This episode features Ryan Shanks, Director of The Dock in...

Is now a good time for businesses to be bold and is the banking sector in particular ready for a radical overhaul? Welcome to the latest episode of DockPod, which is produced by The Dock, Accenture’s flagship R&D and global innovation center. We are living through tough times: Along with the ongoing threat to public health, the global economy is under severe pressure and many countries are experiencing their worst unemployment rates in decades. Given these circumstances, it could seem...

Responsible AI is one of the most pressing issues facing the tech world – so what does it look like in the near future, and what does it mean for business? This episode features some of the best thinkers in this field: Rumman Chowdhury, Accenture’s Responsible AI lead; Paddy Connolly, Research Manager at The Dock; and Azeem Azhar, an entrepreneur and creator of Exponential View. 

A new series of DockPod starts with an episode on Cybersecurity, featuring a panel of experts from the worlds of policing and security. From ransomware to spear phishing, and doxing to data breaches, cybersecurity has never been higher on the CEO agenda, with new threats emerging every day. So what steps can we take to keep ourselves safe, as individuals and as organizations? How do companies strike a balance between keeping customers secure and giving them with a seamless experience? And...

A Dock Pod special featuring a conversation between the Unreasonable Group founder, Daniel Epstein and Claire Carroll from the Human Insights Lab at The Dock. Claire and Dan discuss the ethics of progress, regenerative capitalism, mining introversion, empathetic meetings and more. The episode is introduced by Laurence Mackin and produced by Sinead O’Shea.

In recent weeks some of the biggest companies in the world, including Accenture, have pledged to put the planet ahead of profit. But just how feasible are such commitments? Can big business really redefine itself or is this really a marketing strategy? And. Can they really make a difference? In this edition of Dock Pod from The Dock, Accenture’s global R and D hub, we’re going to ask if sustainability in the business world can truly take place. DockPod is presented by Laurence Mackin and...

What does it take these days for customers and clients to feel something? In an age of constant stimulation, strategy and sheer noise, how can businesses hope to make any kind of emotional impact? We're going to discuss The Business Of Feelings.

How much time are you spending at home and what are you doing when you’re there? Have we changed our idea of home and has technology anything to do with it? And where are the business opportunities for companies in the home space, and how comfortable are consumers with them? In this episode of the DockPod, coming to you from Accenture's flagship R&D and global innovation centre in Dublin, we dig into new research on the smart home and its surprising conclusions about why, despite a huge...

Is now the best time to be a consumer? Do our rising expectations reflect our innate desires as humans or are we spiraling out of control? April Durrett from our Fjord team, Dr Mairead Brady from Trinity College Dublin and design director John Moriarty discuss working at the coalface of spiraling consumer expectations and demands. DockPod is presented and produced by Laurence Mackin and Sinead O’Shea.

In this episode, Laurence Mackin and Sinead O’Shea are joined by fellow Docker Derek McGrath, Tara Levins from Accenture Ireland, and Neva Elliot McGinley, CEO of Crash Ensemble, to discuss how hierarchy has both helped and undermined their working lives, and what we can learn from different workplaces and their approach to structure. DockPod is presented by Laurence Mackin and Sinead O’Shea and is produced by Sinead O’Shea.

In our first episode, we discuss failure. It’s the ability to experiment, to encounter setback and to handle failure that creates real success. Failure is not a pleasant experience but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from it. Our guests are The Dock’s Director Ryan Shanks, Jess Majekodunmi from our Client Innovation Services team, and Lorna Ross, who leads our Human Insights Lab. DockPod is presented by Laurence Mackin and Sinead O’Shea and produced by Sinead O’Shea.