John Winsor is a prominent figure in strategic marketing and product innovation, known for his deep understanding of future work trends and open talent strategies. His expertise in collaboration, co-creation, and open innovation has made him a key influencer in innovation, disruption, and storytelling. He founded and chairs Open Assembly, an organization pioneering the adoption of open talent and freelancing. At Harvard Business School's Laboratory for Innovation Science (LISH), as...

Jeanne Liedtka is the Professor of Business at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business,  where she teaches both MBAs and executives, as well as consulting on innovation, organic growth and design thinking. Jeanne, has served as Associate Dean of the MBA Program at Darden, Executive Director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation, and Chief Learning Officer at United Technologies Corporation, and consulted with a diverse set of...

W. Russell Neuman is Professor of Media Technology at New York University, a founding faculty of the MIT Media Lab, he served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.   His books like The Digital Difference: Media Technology and the Theory of Communication Effects and his most recent book EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter are rooted in the view that human intelligence and human communication are intertwined. Language...

Tobias Dengel is President of WillowTree, a TELUS International Company. WillowTree designs and builds digital experiences for the world’s largest brands, and they sit at the forefront of this breakthrough. Tobias understands voice technology's profound, wide-ranging implications for every industry, including marketing, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, media, and more. He counsels leaders in all these fields about how their companies must adapt to the coming age of voice. He is the...

Sukhinder Sing Cassidy is the leader of the growth and performance of Xero globally. With more than 25 years’ experience in Silicon Valley as a CEO, digital leader and board member, she has experienced building and scaling global companies including Google, Amazon, Yodlee, Joyus and StubHub. She currently serves on the board of publicly traded fintech, Upstart with previous experience serving on the boards of Ericsson, Trip Advisor, Urban Outfitters, Stitchfix and J.Crew.  Working across such...

Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist at 3M who currently holds 80 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and as is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields to drive innovation. She has a MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University,...

Jean-Manuel Izaret, or, JMI as he often prefers to go by, is a BCG managing director and senior partner and the global leader of the Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice based in San Francisco. His work as a BCG Fellow focuses on the topic of pricing model transformation. JMI has worked on pricing issues across industries, including consumer goods, retail, high tech, financial services, and industrial goods. JMI has a talent for condensing the intricate and vast topic of pricing into...

Sheena Iyengar is the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, where she has taught since 1998. A graduate of both Wharton and Stanford, she is one of the world's experts on choice and innovation. Famously known for her “Jam Study,” which transformed the way we think about products offered in the marketplace and how we curate them for customers, you may recognize her from one of her Ted Talks, which have collectively been viewed nearly seven million times. Sheena is a...

In this episode, David Lancefield, a catalyst, strategist and coach, explores how strategy and culture not only intertwine, but directly develop each other, and how to encourage the right set of behaviours in doing so.

In this podcast episode, Bob Sutton—organizational psychologist and professor of Management Science and Engineering at the Stanford Engineering School—delves into how friction, the natural complexities that arise in companies, can be both a hindrance and a tool.

In this episode, we are joined by Andy Binns and Ellie Amirnasr who enlighten us on the role of corporate explorers within organizations, and how leaders can create an environment to allow them to thrive.

In this episode, Shannon Banks—managing director of Be Leadership—shares the 12 essential social leadership skills all leaders should develop to help their teams and individuals discover their purpose.

In this episode, Matt Abrahams, leading expert in strategic communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach talks with us about the importance of audience-centric communication, the role of structure in effective messaging, and offers practical tips for improving your daily communication skills.

In this podcast episode, Bob Muglia, data technology investor, author and former CEO of Snowflake, discusses the importance of people in digital transformation and strategic initiatives, sharing insights on leadership, strategy, and the value of partnerships based on his experiences working with Microsoft and Snowflake.

Outthinkers releases its 100th episode! To celebrate this milestone, we take a journey through with our 99 guests, highlighting some of our favorite insights.

In this podcast episode, Daniel Trabucchi—author of Platform Thinking—discusses the evolving definition of platforms, highlighting their various types beyond digital ones like Airbnb and Uber, and how afford new avenues for value creation. He also explores how established organizations can leverage platforms for innovation, challenging traditional business models.

In this episode, Dorie Clark—bestselling author and #1-Ranked Communication Coach—shares insights into building an effective personal brand and standing out—especially in the age of AI.

In this episode, Tiffani Bova—Global Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce—shares why your EX (Employee Experience) is paramount and inextricably connected to your CX (Customer Experience), how companies often neglect this aspect, and how to re-align them.

In this episode, award-winning professor and author Michael Lenox discusses the core technologies driving digital transformation, how competitive advantage differs in the platform age, and how strategists can prepare their organizations for leadership in the digital age.

In this podcast episode, Terence Mauri—founder of Hack Future Lab—encourages leaders to embrace disruption in a complex and uncertain world. We explore concepts like 'unlearning,' minimizing bureaucracy, fostering curiosity, and the dangers of stagnation.

In this podcast episode, Ralph Birchmeier, a former partner at a global investment firm, draws from his book "Reasons to Pass" to share insights on the top reasons investors might pass on investing in a company, and what a strategist should be thinking about given these insights.

In this episode, Rob Cross—co-founder and current research director of the Connected Commons—shares the surprising effects of microstresses on health and organizational effectiveness, and offers tips to reduce their negative effects.

In this podcast episode, Elizabeth J. Altman—associate professor of management at the Manning School of Business and guest editor of the MIT Sloan Management Review Future of the Workforce project—discusses the changing nature of the workforce, where contractors and partners make up a significant portion, and the implications it has for organizations.