Culture of Innovation

By: Leaders who innovate with a purpose
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  • Unconventional ideas are the seedbed of innovation and progress. In a Culture of Innovation we express our imagination and explore turning ideas into tangible ways to create value for our ecosystems and ourselves!
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Episodes
  • Mary Wells: Shaping Culture that Drives Success | Ep. 25
    Dec 9 2024
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Mary Wells for a fascinating conversation on shaping culture that drives success! Chief Marketing Officer Mary Wells has 25 years of global marketing leadership experience in the software industry. Prior to Cloudera, she served as CMO of enterprise IT management software provider ASG Technologies from 2017 until its 2021 sale to Rocket Software. Prior to that she held marketing leadership roles at HPE, Axeda, Kalido, BEA Systems, BroadVision, and Sybase. Mary has extensive experience in strategic marketing initiatives as well as sales alignment, operations, and enablement. She holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing and organizational behavior from Boston College and has attended numerous executive leadership programs. Mary also serves on the board of many organizations associated with animal advocacy, elderly advocacy, and mentoring. She is a frequent guest speaker. Index • 01:29 – Mary Wells Background • 03:57 – Finding yourself in the burgeoning software industry • 15:06 – Lessons in leadership essential for driving collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups • 22:24 – Mary’s perspective putting value on employee experience and generating revenue • 25:00 – Attuning to customer needs while leveraging an ecosystem of employees and partners • 33:52 – The innovation Mary would most like to see gain adoption Links – Cloudera: https://cloudera.com Women Leaders in Technology (WLIT): https://www.cloudera.com/about/women-leaders-in-technology.html WLIT community on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13104138 Mary Wells’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhwells If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E25”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ce61f5ea-6e14-4056-bcf4-bdb2717eb9ca/culture-of-innovation Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 17 December 2024
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    39 mins
  • Sangeet Paul Choudary: The Role of Re-Bundling in Ecosystem Innovation | Ep. 24
    Nov 3 2024
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Sangeet Paul Choudary for a fascinating conversation on the role of re-bundling in ecosystem innovation. Sangeet Paul Choudary is the best-selling author of Platform Revolution and Platform Scale and has advised CXOs at more than 40 of the Fortune 500 firms on platform strategy. Sangeet has been selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and his work on platforms has been selected by Harvard Business Review as one of the top 10 ideas in strategy, alongside Michael Porter, Clayton Christensen and others. He has been featured on four occasions in the HBR Top 10 Must Reads compilations. Sangeet is appointed to the advisory boards of ING, Standard Bank, GPA Brazil, and others and has formerly served as a member of the WEF's Global Future Council, the co-chair of the MIT Platform Strategy Summit, and a member of the ministerial advisory committee at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt of India. He has also served as an innovation evangelist for brands like Microsoft, AT&T, SAP, and Oracle. He is a frequent keynote speaker at leading global forums including the G20 Summit, the World50 Summit, and the World Economic Forum. Index • 01:15 – Sangeet Paul Choudary Background • 03:25 – Overview and economics behind unbundling and re-bundling • 11:47 – How does the move to specialization and partnering expand and enable the opportunity and what part do technologies like AL and ML play? • 16:53 – Fast Future Blur • 21:37 – What parts do standards and platforms play in growth and governance of these new models? • 27:52 – Skills needed to successfully expand beyond traditional pipeline models • 35:06 – What innovation would you like most like to see gain adoption? Links – Platform Thinking Labs: https://platformthinkinglabs.com Ecosystem Strategy Mapping Report: https://platforms.substack.com/p/ecosystem-strategy-mapping-report Ecosystem Innovation Playbook: https://platformthinkinglabs.com/ecosystem-innovation-playbook/ Twitter: https://x.com/sanguit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeetpaul If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E24”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ce61f5ea-6e14-4056-bcf4-bdb2717eb9ca/culture-of-innovation Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 6 November 2024
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    39 mins
  • Jessica Groopman: Regenerative Innovation for Ecosystem Health| Ep. 23
    Oct 2 2024
    Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Jessica Groopman for a fascinating conversation on regenerative innovation for ecosystem health! Jessica Groopman is the founder of The Regenerative Technology Project, a platform to encourage and accelerate the Tech industry’s shift towards supporting societal and ecological health. A technology industry analyst, author, and speaker, she studies the intersection of emerging technologies and regeneration, and advises forward-thinking leaders globally on disruptive “horizon 3” innovations. She has published over 50 reports on a wide range of emerging tech applications and implications across culture, business, economics, and environment. Jessica was also included in Onalytica’s list of the 100 Most Influential Thought Leaders on the Internet of Things and Top Women in AI Ethics, and recently co-authored a book about converging trends called The Fast Future Blur. Prior, she founded research firm, Kaleido Insights, and was formerly principal analyst at Tractica, Harbor Research, and Altimeter Group, later serving as Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, now Senior Innovation Advisor with impact consultancy, Intentional Futures. Jessica is also a distinguished fellow at RegenIntel, ambassador at Capital Institute, faculty at Fast Future Fundamentals, part of the Nexxworks’ collective of futurists, and serves on CapGemini’s Net Positive Advisory Board. Trained in anthropology, Jessica loves helping leaders think differently about the future. Learn more about Jessica on her LinkedIn, connect on Twitter or at these upcoming events, and find all past research at jessgroopman.com. Learn more about her latest projects at regentech.co and The Future Blur. Links – Website: www.jessgroopman.com Website: regentech.co Twitter: @jessgroopman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicagroopman/ If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to support@ridgeinnovative.com with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E23”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ce61f5ea-6e14-4056-bcf4-bdb2717eb9ca/culture-of-innovation Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation Release Date: 7 October 2024
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    42 mins

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