The Innovation Show

Dale Archer M.D. is a Psychiatrist and Founder/CEO of The Institute for Neuropsychiatry and NYT bestselling author of two great books: 'The ADHD Advantage' and 'Better than Normal'. We talk to Dale about how ADHD can be a huge advantage if we society reframes ADHD-ers to see it as an advantage and not a sickness. We talk about the perfect storm of overdiagnosis, the profits from ADHD medication and trigger-happy prescriptions of ADHD drugs. We talk about how the ADHD brain works and is challenged by our one-size-fits-all education system. We talk about the ADHD gifts of resilience, "Bingo-Brain, non-linear thinking and multi-tasking. Dale shares some tips for parents of ADHD-ers and we celebrate some of the heroes of ADHD. You can find out more about Dale Archer and his work, including where to buy his books here: http://drdalearcher.com/

From Buddhist monks to the early stages of psychology, attention has been deemed a vital element of success. In a world vying for our attention, if we can become masters of this attention, we can lead happier more present lives. Dr Joseph Cardillo is this week's guest. He is a martial artist, doctor and author of: 'Body Intelligence - Harness Your Body's Energies for Your Best Life', 'The Five Seasons', 'Your Playlist Can Change Your Life', 'Be Like Water', 'Bow to Life' and the focus of today's show Can I Have Your Attention? How to Think Fast, Find Your Focus and Sharpen Your Concentration'. We explore some of the attention building exercises and processes outlined in his book and how we can reset our increasing attention deficit. We discuss how we can maximise our attention at work, in key moments where we are about to "lose our mind". We discuss how we can give our children the tools for better sleep as well as ourselves. We touch on how we can be victims of unintentional bias. Finally, Joseph emphasises the merits of meditation and the myriad benefits it can give us.

We speak with Andrew Keen, the pioneer of calling into question the impact of technology and the resulting new business models on society. He has been called a luddite and a technological Antichrist for calling out such concerns. Today, no-one calls him that today. He is the author of the fantastic books: 'The Cult of the amateur' 'Digital Vertigo' 'The Internet is Not the Answer' and the focus of our chat: 'How to Fix The Future' Andrew's book "How to Fix the Future" outlines a map of how we might approach the future of humanity amidst a world of ai, technology, algorithm and tech behemoths. Andrew looks at how humanity has overcome huge change in the past and how we can use what we have learned in the past to fix the future. We explore: Legal regulation, where innovation and regulation are symbiotic. Andrew discusses some of the exemplars of regulation and how we can learn from them. We also discuss governments driving change such as Estonia, Singapore and even China. Innovators and innovation diving change The role of consumers and social responsibility, where consumers shape society with their needs. Philanthropists, non-profits and committed change makers like Edward Snowden and you Andrew Keen! Education and our roles as parents, teachers and educators of every kind. You can find more about Andrew and where to buy his books here: http://www.ajkeen.com/how-to-fix-the-future/

The anti-bullying movement has been full throttle for 18 years since Columbine shooting in 1999. The efforts to stop students from becoming victims of bullying have been solely focused on changing the world around the victim to create a less hostile environment. This has failed. Brooks Gibbs has flipped the approach to bullying and empowers victims to be emotionally resilient so they are not hurt in the first place. This is a simple solution to a complex problem and the only approach that can keep children from killing themselves or others in retaliation. So we will be contrasting a direct versus indirect approach to help kids. A legal versus psychological approach. More on brooks here: https://www.brooksgibbs.com/ and his programme here: https://brooks-gibbs.mykajabi.com/store/97335cvs

Friederike Fabritius, M.S., is a trained neuropsychologist, a certified coach, a popular keynote speaker, an internationally recognized management consultant, and author of The Leading Brain. She is an expert in the field of Neuroleadership. We discuss strategies to improve our lives by understanding how to maximise the brain. This great conversation includes thoughts on sleep, exercise, brain training, meditation, ageing, children and technology and much more. You can find out more about Friederike and her work and where to by the book here: https://www.fabulous-brain.com/ https://www.fabulous-brain.com/the-leading-brain

Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of six books including his most recent Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller, Finish: Give yourself the gift of done. For over 20 years he's helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples. He speaks internationally and was named amidst the INC. top 100 leadership speakers. We discuss how one of the biggest blockers to our success is our perfectionism. We explore ways to change this and help us achieve our goals and challenge our excuses. We discuss traits of exceptional leaders and we look at how we might maximise our work practices to work for us.

Steve Waddell is founder and CEO of Nasoni. Steve is disrupting a very mature market, this is the first functional change to the faucet in over 80 years. Steve shares his mindset, his background, his challenges and his motivation. This show is very useful for anyone who wants to understand bootstrapping a physical product from everything from patent to prototype. You can find out more here: https://nasoni.com/ https://vimeo.com/249864698 https://nasoni.com/pages/what-else-can-fontanina-be-used-for

David Gluckman is the common denominator of so many brands we know and love. Kerrygold butter, Baileys Irish Cream, Smirnoff Black, Le Piat D'or and many more. We discuss his book That s!it will never sell! through the lens of the lessons it imparts. We discuss the best ways to sell ideas. We discuss the best ways to deliver ideas. We discuss new product development and how to get them over the line. David shares some of his failures and the lessons learned and the ones that got away. You can find out more about the book and David here: http://www.thatshitwillneversell.com/ You can read his Linkedin articles reference on the show here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/marketing-success-requires-appetite-risk-david-gluckman The story of the ship mender is here: https://atkinsbookshelf.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/the-parable-of-the-ship-mechanic/

On this week's show, we discuss how goods and services are no longer enough. How competing on price alone will kill your business. We discuss how we need to move beyond designing the thing to designing the experience of the thing. We discuss how business is a theatre and how employees should be cast members. How employees shift from task mindset to experience mindset, it is no longer about a task but how the task is done. We discuss how staging experience means the customer is the products and how merchandise is part of the experience and not the product at all. Joe paints a picture of the landscape and we differentiate Commodities /Goods /Services /Experiences. Amazon books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/B.-Joseph-Pine/e/B001JP9UY2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_6?qid=1517360950&sr=1-6 Thoughts page of Joe's posts: https://strategichorizons.com/books-and-ideas/thoughts/ The Experience Economy Expert Certification class to be held August 6-10 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota https://strategichorizons.com/learn-and-engage/public-events/certification/ New HBR Article: Shoppers Need a Reason to Go to Your Store — Other Than Buying Stuff

Smartbox is the European leader in experience gifts and offers unique experiences to create unforgettable memories. Ex-Apple Senior Executive John Perkins shares his story and why he sees Smartbox on the crest of a wave. We talk experience economy, the gifting market and company culture.

In this great chat, we discuss every aspect of creativity from personal energy to organisational energy. From personal purpose to aligning the purpose of the organisation. We talk how our brains can be our enemy and our liberators. We touch on how we can enable our inner genius and once again be confident in being who we truly are. Chris is determined to inject energy and more humanity back into business and into life. You can find out more about Chris and his books here: https://uppingyourelvis.com/books The app is here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wake-up!-app/id1147350401?ls=1&mt=8 The Ted Talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HfWX8OMlEc

We discuss Mike's journey to becoming the Godfather of sketchnoting. We look at how it helps us in our note taking in work, school and at conferences. We explore how it might help liberate different thinkers and add to the much need revolution in the education sector. Twitter http://twitter.com/rohdesign Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rohdesign/ Books http://rohdesign.com/books Rohdesign Dispatch http://rohdesign.com/newsletter/ Sketchnote Army http://sketchnotearmy.com Sketchnote Army Podcast https://soundcloud.com/sketchnote-army-podcast Sketchnote Video Podcast (10 episodes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCdugvAzY7lZMqV2VguMVPWEzW1aftQ1a Sketchnote Mini Workshop (32 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Xq4tSQ31A&index=2&list=PLCdugvAzY7lbmXLHr2vu2LgZvUdysaeqv&t=173s The Sketchnote Handbook Free Chapter 4 PDF download Free PDF Worksheet download Use coupon code SKETCHNOTE for 35% off The Sketchnote Handbook at Peachpit.com The Sketchnote Workbook Free Chapter 5 PDF download Free Chapter 7 PDF download Use coupon code SKETCHNOTE for 35% off The Sketchnote Workbook at Peachpit.com

We discuss this new understanding in the context of business and life, by understanding that we are not victims of other people and experiences, but we have been simply victims of thought allows us to liberate ourselves and become happier and more peaceful. You can find out more about Jill here: http://whatdidyoudowithjill.com/ Her online course is here: http://whatdidyoudowithjill.com/explore-illusion-of-me/ The book is here: Victim of Thought: Seeing Through the Illusion of Anxiety

The Mindful Entrepreneur is a book that synthesises a wealth of business knowledge while telling the true story of what it is really like to be an entrepreneur. It tells the true story of existing entrepreneur and guest on this week's show Howard Finger. Howard is CEO and founder of Vinciworks. Mapping the story from near bankruptcy to success we are exposed to Howard's transformative journey. This includes the turning point of his meeting with co-author and guest on the show Joel Gerschman. Joel is a leading coach and educator in the field of business growth, management and leadership. We also learn of Howard's personal transformation with his meeting and mentorship by Aryeh Goldman. Aryeh has dedicated his life to helping his students and clients actualise their potential. If you want to hear some practical, real-life, hard-hitting advice this is the show for you. If you are an entrepreneur at your wit's end, this is the show for you. If you want to transform your business and your life, (including your personal life) this is the show for you. You can learn more about the book here: http://mindfulentrepreneur.co/the-book/ You can buy the book here: http://a.co/3N2Aw9q Joel is here: http://mindfulentrepreneur.co/ Howard is here: http://www.vinciworks.com Aryeh is here: http://www.amindfuljew.com/

In a world where people are talking about crypto and digital currencies, we look at the real psychology of money and why and how we spend it. Jeff Kreisler and Dan Ariely brilliantly give us some great pointers on how we can avoid the many pitfalls and psychological traps behind our spending habits and behaviours. Money is the top reason for divorce, the number one cause of stress for people and we are demonstrably worse at all kinds of problem-solving when we have money problems on our minds. Money has changed the human condition as much as any other advance—as much as the printing press, the wheel, electricity, and al the tech advances we are now seeing We look at several of the biases and forces at play behind our financial choices and lack thereof, we discuss the following: Opportunity cost neglect and Alternatives We absolutely must, consciously or not, consider opportunity costs every time we use money. We should consider the alternatives we are giving up by choosing to spend money now. The endowment effect The Ikea effect Loss Aversion Emotional Accounting Anchoring Gateway Drugs Virtual Ownership Retirement savings Fairness and effort Anchoring Payments Frictionless. Painless. Thoughtless The pain of paying Language and how it affects what we pay. More about Jeff and where to find his books and his speaking opportunities here: http://www.jeffkreisler.com/

Beenest is the home sharing platform for hosts to list their homes and for guests to find accommodation. Beenest rewards users with network incentives, commission-free transactions, and security unrivalled in the home sharing industry. On this week's show, we delve into what Ethereum is, what decentralisation is and how a company could disrupt a disruptor using The Blockchain. Find out more https://www.beetoken.com/

We talk everything from creativity, the law of attraction, setting goals, living life to the fullest and how we can unlock our inner innovation. Links to Pam: www.pamgrout.com Ted Talk https://youtu.be/1VCrPvvohGk Books: https://www.amazon.com/Pam-Grout/e/B001HCWQX4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1514653824&sr=8-1

Dr Srini Pillay. Srini is CEO of Neurobusiness group and part-time assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard. He is Author of 'Think Less, Learn More' In this fantastic chat, we discuss how individuals can harness their inner creativity through a series of easy to do daily rituals. Dr Srini Pillay shares some of the tools he had developed to unleash our innovation. We discuss how and why individuals can become more innovative, more creative, happier and less stressed. We discuss how corporations can embrace the true diversity of thought. We discuss how leaders can harness vision to create better organisations. We discuss the mindset behind the law of attraction and why it works when done properly.

GDPR is a Tidal wave headed for the digital media ecosystem. All data brokers and publishers who make margins based on personal data will be affected. This includes Global giants such as Facebook and Google. Websites are leaking personal data to unwarranted parties. Consenting audiences will be tiny compared to what we have today. The transition to non-personal data is the answer. This week's guest is Dr Johnny Ryan, Head of Ecosystem for PageFair. Johnny is currently focussing on GDPR, the ePrivacy Regulation, and media sustainability. Johnny is also the author of "A History of the Internet and the Digital Future". Johnny breaks down what GDPR means in general and more specifically for digital publishers of all types. He discusses the pitfalls and the solutions.

Shane Reilly is co-founder of Moyee Coffee in Ireland with Killian Stokes. Moyee Coffee is a social business supplying Ethiopian speciality coffee to offices, independent retailers and online subscribers since September 2016. Their approach to changing the coffee industry is called FairChain, which is about leaving more value, profit and jobs in coffee-producing countries like Ethiopia. Since the early November, Moyee has been running a pilot project in Ethiopia with blockchain pioneers bext360 to prove more than ever that coffee is capable of leading the way to a more honest, fairer society. The first 'block' in the chain has already begun and you can follow real-time payments to Ethiopian farmers for their coffee cherries. This is nothing less than a revolution and the start of a project that will bring an unprecedented level of transparency in a profoundly unfair industry. The bext360 blockchain project will mean by next year all Moyee's coffee will be fully blockchain-traceable from the washing station in Ethiopia to our retail and office customers in Europe.

Vince tells us how Blockchain will act like a canvas to connect the World, like a giant brain. We discuss the many benefits of a connected World built on this new technology. Vince gives us a plethora of fantastic examples where we will see Blockchain realise its potential. We discuss the blockers to adoption, some possible routes of how to begin. We discuss accountability, transparency and trust and how the World of business will dramatically change. Fascinating listen, worth the time investment. http://www.brightlands.com http://techruption.org/ www.LockChain.co

Nathan Waters is the founder of Peerism, a blockchain-based economic protocol which aims to solve job automation and wealth inequality via skill tokens, proof-of-skill and matching paid work to tokenized skill levels. He is a futurist, entrepreneur and social decentralist. He also founded and organises one of the largest Ethereum meetups in the world SydEthereum and the largest independent hackathon in Australia Hackagong. http://peerism.org https://medium.com/peerism/blockchain-commons-the-end-of-all-corporate-business-models-3178998148ba http://sydethereum.com

Don is a leading Global authority on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored over 15 books, including Wikinomics, The Digital Economy, Digital Capital, Growing up Digital, the Naked Corporation, Radical Openness and Blockchain Revolution We talk a little about Don and his ethos and how he has overcome adversity to change over the years. We talk about his phenomenal 2008 "Wikinomics - Mass Collaboration" Don tells us how technology changes the way society functions and how collaboration is an engine of the new economy. We talk Decentralisation, Blockchain v middlemen, banks, governments, smart contract, establishing trust, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. We talk how bank systems exclude poorer nations, prohibitive costs and complex systems and how Blockchain can reduce corruption and improve contracts. 70% of the world has no enforceable claim to the land they own and this can be fixed. We talk Imogen Heap and music payments and copyright. We talk about data issues and how you own your own identity, you could rent data to an advertiser for example. Blockchain and smart contracts can enable many smaller players to play just like the internet liberated people from the printing press. For more on Don's latest work see: http://dontapscott.com/ For more on his Blockchain Research instate, see https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/ For Don's books see: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Tapscott/e/B0045AJUQ6/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1512690802&sr=8-1 For Don's Ted talks see: https://www.ted.com/speakers/don_tapscott Twitter: @dtapscott

Should we fire top talent if they are killing our workplace? What will it do to the rest of the team? Will it kill your business? Will it kill morale? Or will it be the best decision you ever made? We talk to software architect and technical collaboration leader at UCLA, Jonathan Solórzano-Hamilton. Jonathan wrote a blog post that took the world by storm where he told us of his experience in letting go the top talent and with that the toxic attitude that talent brought to the workplace. Links: https://medium.freecodecamp.org/we-fired-our-top-talent-best-decision-we-ever-made-4c0a99728fde https://medium.freecodecamp.org/@peachpie

EP 66: Rising above a Toxic Workplace - Brutal Bosses. Poisonous People. Soul-Crushing Cultures. Are you operating in a toxic workplace? Is your boss a narcissist? Do you have a black walnut tree in your midst? Is it worth risking your health for financial gain? Do you know what to do? We are joined by Dr. Paul White, psychologist, speaker, consultant and author whose passion is "making work relationships work." For over 20 years, he has assisted businesses, government agencies, schools and non-profit agencies. Paul talks to us about the challenges of a toxic workplace and how we can deal with it.

On this episode, we talk about how to get the boss to buy into new ideas. Jim Detert is a Global expert in this field. Organizations do not prosper unless middle managers have the confidence to identify and champion change. Getting buy-in is key. Jim identifies the problems faced by so many corporate innovators, intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs in residence. He then discusses his frameworks on how to circumnavigate so many blockers to enable much-needed change and innovation. We also discuss how leaders can create the conditions for such recommendations to be made from simple changes in where ideation happens to how they mingle with their teams.

What ways could people have escaped from the Titanic? How can we unlock talent in gifted people who are framed as less? We explore how we can be fixed in our mindsets and how there are techniques to unlock their thinking. We discuss a new kind of school and approach with Eagle Hill School. We discuss how AI and humanity can co-operate for even better results than working separately. We talk to "Captain Sideways" a.k.a. Dr. Tony McCaffrey, CTO, Innovation Accelerator, Inc. and Director of Entrepreneurial Studies at Eagle Hill School

We talk to two founders. CEO of Coindrum Lukas Decker tells us of Coindrum, which provides airport self-service units that turn leftover coins into duty-free vouchers worth 110% of deposits. Lukas tells us of his journey and how he had the radar on for an innovation. He discusses his mindset and how he made it all happen. http://www.coindrum.com/ Founder of Cubii Shivani Jain joins us to tell us how Cubii can help us. She tells us how ignorance can be an advantage when starting out and how her co-founders and her benefitted from the maker community and the help of others to forge Cubii. For years, we've been told how 'sitting is the new smoking' and that prolonged sitting can increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, varicose veins and high blood pressure and cholesterol. Recent studies suggest active sitting could be the solution. Active sitting has numerous health benefits including better circulation, core engagement, higher energy and productivity levels and improved posture. https://mycubii.com

Corporate structures are broken and rely on managerial hierarchies and organizational structures developed for the 19th and 20th century. Holacracy is a revolutionary self-management practice used by companies, like Zappos, Blinkist and the David Allen Company and developed for the way business is done today. Brian is an experienced entrepreneur, organizational pioneer, and author of the book Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World. He is most well-known for his work developing Holacracy, a self-management practice for running purpose-driven, responsive companies. Brian currently works as a business partner at HolacracyOne, the organization he launched to steward the Holacracy practice and assist other organizations seeking to adopt it. Holacracy has been adopted by over 1,000 companies around the world to date. We talk about his background, why he pioneered Holacracy, who thrives in this system and how you can get started. Links: https://www.holacracy.org/ Talks, Blogs, Events: https://www.holacracy.org/resources/#top Book: http://a.co/8YusiTc

On this week's innovation show we shine a light on the lack of gender balance in the workplace. Bringing balanced thinking into the workplace means different thinking, in a world craving different thinking. Representing 100% of your customers inevitably leads to innovation and breakthroughs, yet half the population is often underserved or misunderstood. In parallel, 60% of today's global graduating classes female, yet they are entering workplaces designed for their fathers. This is not a case of fairness, when 60% of the talent and 80% of the market is female, this is no longer a diversity dimension, it's the future! Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is CEO of the leading gender consultancy, 20-first, and a world authority on leadership, gender and business. Avivah suggests we stop Fixing the Women, and start adapting the workplace to 21st-century talent and markets. That's where innovation lies. Right here, right now. Not on the other side of the world, or in Silicon Valley's latest app. But sitting right there, on the other side of the kitchen table. You can find out more about Avivah, her consulting, books and keynotes here: http://20-first.com/

Dominic Frisby is a true polymath, actor, writer for MoneyWeek, presenter and author of the excellent "Life after the State", "Let's Talk about Tax" and "Bitcoin". While Bitcoin is around since the financial crisis, it is misunderstood. Dominic gives us a jargon-free history of the origins of Bitcoin. He also tells us where it is headed and how so many industries will be disrupted. As always, these industries are late to react, while Dominic tells us "The horse has bolted". If you want to understand Bitcoin and Blockchain this is well worth a listen.

Peter Himmelman is an American singer-songwriter and film and television composer from Minnesota, who formerly played in the Minneapolis indie rock band Sussman Lawrence before pursuing an extensive solo career. Peter is also the founder of Big Muse, a company which helps individuals and organizations unlock their creative potential. Peter is also the author of the best-selling "Let Me Out", a book which aims to liberate creativity and potential in individuals and organisations. On this week's show, we talk about the tools that can unleash potential, about the way corporations shackle their talent and how we as individuals can take control of their lives to release their potential. You can find out more about Peter here: http://www.peterhimmelman.com/home.php and here: http://www.bigmuse.com/ You can find his book here: http://a.co/akxm8VO You can find his albums here: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/artist/peter-himmelman/id910855

Jerry Kennelly is one of Ireland's original tech success stories. Jerry tells us how his childhood was key to his successful mindset. We talk about his parents' business run from the home in Kerry and how their focus on craft, quality and customers informed his own working practices. He tells us of how his family built one of Ireland's most successful regional papers "Kerry's Eye" www.kerryseye.com, still in the family today. He tells us of how his family built one of Ireland's most successful regional papers "Kerry's Eye" www.kerryseye.com, still in the family today. Jerry tells us how to overcome the dark days of entrepreneurship and how focus and commitment led him to build Stockbyte, one of the world's first royalty-free stock imagery websites. After the acquisition of Stockbyte Jerry tells us how he focused on not-for-profit ventures in entrepreneurship. While he still continues to mentor and supports the entrepreneur community Jerry co-founder Junior Entrepreneur http://www.juniorentrepreneur.ie/,a phenomenal movement to instil the mindset and practices of entrepreneurship in children at a young age. Finally, Jerry tells us of his current venture www.tweak.com, which democratizes design offering a similar model to that he built with Stockbyte and offering organizations an easy way to control and save costs on their design and creative process.

Bill tells us of a gaping void we have in our midst. Children are being raised to do what they think their parents want more than what they want themselves. A huge number of third level students are afraid to study what they want and instead chose subjects that are "accepted" and "expected". We talk how this originates in the home with "Tiger Parents", we discuss the problems of pressure and aimlessness on the campuses and the so-called "Stanford Duck Syndrome". We discuss the true meaning of diversity and how corporations can harness it for the future. We discuss the inequality of the education system and how it is no wonder that GroupThink is alive and well. Bill also informs us of how presidential candidates all follow the same path of education. Finally, Bill offers some sound advice to break the cycle so we stop producing 'Excellent Sheep' You can find out more about William, including how to book him for Keynote talks here. http://www.billderesiewicz.com/ You can find Bill on twitter here : https://twitter.com/WDeresiewicz

Professor Naftali Tishby is a professor of Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a Global leader in machine learning research and computational neuroscience and his numerous ex-students serve at key academic and industrial research positions all over the world. In this week's show, Naftali discusses his breakthrough in understanding how machines learn. He calls this the "bottleneck technique". During our chat, we draw parallels in how we humans learn and the lessons we can draw from his findings in how education might work in the future. We go off on a tangent after we discuss how part of learning is forgetting. We explore the gifts of ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and how if understood early people can harness the gifts and thrive. We discuss the future of humanity, the history of machine learning and the present of education. It is a truly fascinating listen. Professor Naftali Tishby, Computer Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, machine learning, computational neuroscience, bottleneck technique, innovation, artificial intelligence, Ai, AGI, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, ADD, ADHD

Imagine the possibilities, maybe we would be in a job we actually like, maybe we would have written a best-selling novel, maybe we would have written Harry Potter. What is worse, our education and often our parenting teaches kids to fear failure and to fear exploration. As we discuss on the show some kids are fearful of "going outside the lines" and this continues in life. We learn how comedian Chris Rock uses a fail fast method to win over his audiences. We learn how to use a "happiness map" and we learn lessons from pottery class. Ryan Babineaux is the author of 'Fail Fast, Fail often'. He is CEO and founder of Happenstance Counseling http://www.happenstancecounseling.com/ Ryan is leading a Stanford research project that examines the work practices of masters in diverse fields—beer making, journalism, social entrepreneurship, engineering, long-distance running, mathematics, etc.He earned his M.Ed. in psychology and human development from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University.

On this week's innovation show we talk to Hamilton Perkins the founder and CEO of HPC, the Hamilton Perkins collection. Hamilton tells us how his passion to find the perfect bag led him to create it. Not only that, this former financial consultant ensured this bag was made from recycled materials and made HPC into a B corporation, which gives back as it earns. As an extra bonus use the coupon code InnovationShow and save 10% on your first order.

This episode is for those who are selling anything, whether it is an idea to their boss, product to their client or the idea of a new car to their partner. For over 25 years, Jeffrey Fox has been helping clients grow revenues and increase gross margins. Jeffrey is founder of Fox & Company, a management consulting firm that shows clients how to dollarize their value proposition to overcome the price objection and to shorten the sales cycle. Fox has written eleven best-selling business books that have been translated into over thirty languages Fox is the author of How to Become CEO which was on the NY Times, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Knight-Ridder, and Amazon.com best seller lists. His books have been best sellers in France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Russia. His book How to Become a Rainmaker was selected as one of the 100 best business books ever written. His Dollarization Discipline was selected as one of the top thirty business books of 2005. He is a popular speaker, appearing regularly before senior management groups and sales forces. Jeff is a graduate of Harvard Business School. Fox & Company is located in Chester, CT

Aaron Price is CEO and Founder of Propelify, which is an event, but more than that, it is a community. Aaron tells us how the authentic approach to events is a huge advantage. He tells us how starting events with Minimal Viable Products (Meetups) is a smart move. He tells us how involving the community from day 1 is the best way forward. Great chat with Aaron, you can sign up for Propelify Beta Community now here: https://www.propelify.com/ Ben Raffi is CEO and Founder of Growlabs, a sales force automation tool with a difference. Growlabs uses both AI and natural language processing to save the sales team time mining emails and deleting polite "go away" (P.F.O) emails by analysing sentiment. Growlabs also has an ultra clean database of emails and positions by geography, company and responsive rate. You can find out more here: www.growlabs.com

Maura Nevel Thomas is an expert on the topics of productivity, attention management, and work-life balance. She is a speaker, trainer, and author of Work Without Walls and Personal Productivity Secrets. You can find out more about Maura here maurathomas.com. We talk about our waning attention spans, how we are training ourselves to have less focus. In the current shift to a knowledge worker economy, where we do most of the work with our brains, we must protect those brains. Deep work is essential and so is the ability and environment to perform it. We talk about the workplace, open space working, email culture and personal hacks to overcome email fatigue, which accounts for half of our workdays every day. We talk about leadership understanding the outputs of knowledge work and telecommuting and what it means to the workplace and leadership.

On this week's innovation show we talk to Dr. Wendy Suzuki, PhD, author of "Happy Brain, Healthy Life", Wendy is Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Centre for Neural Science at New York University. We talk about how exercise changed the course of Wendy's life, her career and her brain. We talk about Brain Hacks and how we can all benefit from small changes for big effects. We talk about how new experiences create new synapses and brain connections and how children can get an advantage in a distraction and tech obsessed society. http://www.wendysuzuki.com/the-book/

On this week's Innovation show, we talk to Author, lecturer and Futurist in Residence at the Tech Foresight Practice at Imperial College, Richard Watson. We talk about the threat to deep thinking in this digital age, even though that's the last bastion for human jobs. We talk about the sex life of ideas and how ideas are formed. The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled - Plutarch 46-120AD. We talk about the benefits of free play and how children can escape flippant thinking and a reliance on screens. We talk about screenagers as multi-taskers and how that means less "deep" in their work and how they are constantly connected causing unnecessary mental stress. Despite an increase in IQ, basic reading and writing skills have deteriorated hugely. How they are mentally agile but culturally ignorant. In the workplace we talk about "Busyness" and indeed the lack of "tune-out" and sleep due to distractions and overwork. We also touch on corporate resistance to change and how it may be possible to plant new ideas in old companies and how corporations can attract new thinkers. Finally, we look at solutions for the future. You can find out more about Richard and his work here: https://nowandnext.com/who-is/ and the book is here: https://www.amazon.com/Future-Minds-Digital-Changing-Matters/dp/185788549X

On this week's innovation show we talk to Mark Emalfarb the founder and CEO of Dyadic International, Inc. a public company that trades on the OTCQX Markets under the stock symbol "DYAI". This is a phenomenal story and a truly remarkable 4 decade entrepreneurial journey. Mark was told he had rocks in his head when he helped pioneer the concept of using rocks (pumice stones) in a washing machine, the process of stonewashed jeans. When Mark looked to innovate and move to enzyme-based stonewashing, he hired a team of Russian bioengineers and biotechnology experts to develop an enzyme that could soften and fade denim using a biotechnology process that was more environmentally friendly, thus making denim more comfortable and fashionable. Through this work he discovered a Russian fungus that he nicknamed C1 which Dyadic scientists hyper accelerated C1's ability to make large amounts of low cost enzymes Dyadic sold to the blue jeans manufactures like Levi, Guess, Wrangler and others for use in the stonewash process. In December of 2015 Dyadic's industrial biotech company was acquired by DuPont for $75 million and this has allowed Dyadic to focus on what Mark describes in his interview as the final frontier. Ever the pioneer, Mark and Dyadic are now focussed on pursuing research and development collaborations, licensing arrangements and other commercial opportunities with its partners and collaborators to leverage the value and benefits of the C1 technology to help in developing and manufacturing biopharmaceuticals. In particular, as the ageing population grows in developed and undeveloped countries, Dyadic believes the C1 technology may help bring biologic drugs to market faster, in greater volumes, at lower cost, and with new properties to drug developers and manufacturers and, hopefully, improve access and cost to patients and the healthcare system, but most importantly save lives.

We talk to change maker Bibop Gresta, co-founder and chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Bibop tells us about his past as a teen tech whizz, managing a department of developers while a teenager in school. His subsequent stint at being a popstar and then an MTV presenter. After selling his company he moved to California in search of a mission with meaning. This meaning in fact found him, when he met his co-founder of Hyperloop Dirk Ahlborn. He is now chairman of what is dubbed the biggest startup in the world. Hyperloop was made popular after an Elon Musk white paper outlining the possibility. That vision is now being realised by Bibop and a team of visionaries, scientists and contributors from all over the world. Hyperloop is always looking for collaborators and more can be found on this movement on www.hyperloop.global.

Barney Loehnis has a diverse rich background as a Chief Digital Officer, in digital transformation, customer experience, digital product management & integrated marketing. He gives us insight into the future of work and how data can help us make better choices in our lives.

Brian Merchant is a journalist and producer based in Los Angeles. He is editor of Motherboard, VICE's science and technology department. Brian is also founder of Terraform, the VICE online fiction outlet, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, Slate, VICE Magazine, Salon, Fast Company, Discovery, GOOD, Paste, Grist, and beyond. Brian is author of the great book 'The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone.' Brian has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, BBC World News, NPR, and a host of other TV, radio, and livestream shows; he's spoken at SXSW Eco, NYC's Green Room, and the Social Change Institute, and was an author of Occupying Wall Street: The Inside Story of an Action that Changed America, published by OR Books.

Kim Parnell is the co-founder and Chief Evangelist of Blank - a ground-breaking technology that builds apps automatically without code, thus making app development available to everyone. She's a social media influencer, a professional speaker, a fitness enthusiast and a startup veteran with a successful exit under her belt. Her passion for Blank comes from her frustration in finding a technical partner during the early phases of her first software startup. Alongside the team at Blank, she's working to level the playing field so that anyone with an idea and the ambition to make it happen has the tools they need to do so. We chat with Nico Bouchard, CEO and Founder of Sex Positive Diagnostics of Sex Positive Diagnostics of Macrofluidics Ltd. His biotech product is an at-home self diagnosis kit for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Nico tells us about his experience in becoming a biotech founder from his previous profession as a teacher. He also shares with us the benefits of being part of the Rebel Bio accelerator in Cork, Ireland.

Joel is founder and leader of MMM, Man Made Music is a strategic music and sound studio. MMM score entertainment and brand experiences by creating and curating soundtracks and sonic ids. Joel Beckerman is an award-winning composer and author and had the vision to set up MMM, when very few saw the value in sound. Fast forward to today and Joel is a leader in his field and his services employed by Global, forward-thinking brands. Joel is author of the great book 'The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy'. We discuss the book, the main insights and how you can use sound to transform your brand and yourself.

We talk to Professor Barry O'Sullivan, Director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in UCC. He is also deputy president of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) and current SFI researcher of the year. Barry discusses the impact of Ai, we talk about the inevitable bias in data based Ai and how it is extremely important to "teach" Ai responsibly. We discuss UBI, Universal Basic Income, job automation and the societal challenge ahead.

Shep Hyken is an author, amazer and consultant on customer service. Shep began his customer amazement at the ripe age of 12 with his magic shows and tells us how some early lessons from his parents shaped his career. We talk Amazon, Netflix, Nordstrom. Shep tells us how customer amazement is a philosophy and not a thing you just do. Packed with some great anecdotes, this is a great conversation. For more on Shep and customer amazement be sure to visit www.Hyken.com and check out Shep Hyken titles such as 'Amaze Every Customer Every Time' The Amazement Revolution and The Cult of the Customer, all available here and listed here. Also check out Hyken.com, Shep TV and the online courses available here.