Innovation Storytellers
Episodes
256: How R&D Leaders Source Trends to Power Innovation
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to turn a great idea into something that works in the real world? In this episode, I sit down with Kofi Gyashi, Founder and C...
255: Are You Crushing Open Innovation?
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take for large organizations to keep innovating when speed, disruption, and AI are changing the rules faster than ever before? In ...
Innovation or Elimination — the new book by Itai Green
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when innovation shifts from a strategic advantage to a matter of survival? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sat dow...
253: How Buffalo Construction and O3XO Are Building Better with AI
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does real AI implementation actually look like when the hype fades, and the hard work begins? In this episode of Innovation Storytellers, I sit d...
252: How Authenticity Elevates Leadership Storytelling
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you tell a story that people actually believe, trust, and remember long after the meeting ends? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers ...
How to Scale Innovation Using a Repeatable Growth Playbook CFOs Love
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to turn innovation from a string of promising pilots into a repeatable growth engine that finance leaders can actually believe in? I...
250: How AI Is Transforming Enterprise Infrastructure from the Inside Out
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Rob Bearden, CEO of Sema4.ai, to explore how AI is transforming enterprise infras...
How Storytelling Became the Superpower of the AI Age
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to storytelling when AI can write, summarize, and generate content in seconds, yet the world still depends on humans to make ideas mat...
248: How Moody's is Rethinking AI in Finance
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you bring innovation to life inside an organization whose job is to help other people see risk before it shows up on a balance sheet? In this e...
247: How Do We Humanize AI In Innovation
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If every headline feels like it is rewriting the rules of business, leadership, and even identity, where does that leave the people tasked with drivin...
246: 100,000 Innovative Ideas at TD BANK
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to move innovation from idea to impact inside a 95,000-person organization? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Sh...
245: How Long Beach, CA is Closing Its Digital Divide
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to close a digital divide in a city as complex, diverse, and dynamic as Long Beach, California? In this episode of the Innova...
244: What's Your Storybuilding Process?
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with John Elbing, Business Storytelling Strategist and founder of Standpoint, for a th...
243: Three Words to Your Next Story
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the stories you tell about innovation are actually working against you? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I do something a ...
242: Are you a Punk or a Pinstripe in Innovation?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an innovator who feels caught between disruption and defensibility, wondering whether corporate innovation has lost its way? In this episode o...
241: How to Live in the Innovation Simulation
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you bring discipline to innovation without stripping away the creativity that makes it powerful in the first place? In this episode of the Inno...
240: Weathering the Tech Front: Amy Freeze on Avatars, AI, and Audience Connection
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storyteller Show, I sit down with Amy Freeze, a meteorologist, innovator, and public safety advocate who has spent d...
239: Does Corporate Innovation Actually Create Real Innovation?
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My conversation with Elliott Parker, CEO of Alloy Partners and author of The Illusion of Innovation, was one of the most downloaded of 2025. Drawing o...
238: How AXA's Risk Management Turns Impossible to NOW Possible
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if risk management were not about playing defense, but about giving innovation the confidence to move forward? This is a replay of one of the mos...
237: Transparency + Tech + Teamwork = The DHL Innovation Formula
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to innovate at a global scale when speed, precision, and trust all have to coexist? In this episode of the Innovation Storyte...
236: Branding the Innovator: How to Build Authentic Relationships in the Age of AI
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered whether your biggest roadblock is not the idea itself, but the way people see you before you ever open your mouth? This week, w...
235: From Grid to Great: How Duke Energy Sparks Customer Innovation
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do so many people still picture utilities as dusty infrastructure, monthly bills, and storm alerts, when in reality they sit at the centre of some...
234: How BAE Systems is Accelerating Defense Innovation
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when innovation is shaping your life in ways you never see? That is the question at the heart of this conversation with Portia Lane Child...
233: What MI5 and MI6 Teach Us About Risk, Secrecy, and Innovation
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can the world of corporate innovation learn from the people who spend their careers dealing with risk, secrecy, and the unknown every single day?...
232: How The Swiffer Story Won Billion $ Boardroom Approval
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Innovation Storytellers, I sit down with Robyn Bolton, Founder and Chief Navigator at MileZero, to uncover how one of the most successful...
231: Materials, Markets, and Mindsets: How Annalisa Gigante Creates Innovation Cultures
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Innovation Storytellers, I sit down with Annalisa Gigante, Vice Chair and Governing Board Member of the Henry Royce Institute, to e...
230: How Quantum Computing Is The Real Game Changer for Innovation's Biggest Questions
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Jesper Kamp, Regional Director for Europe at Atom Computing, to explore how quant...
229: The Authentic Innovator: How OK Go's Damian Kulash Creates Connection Through Innovation
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when music, art, and technology collide in the hands of a true innovator? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down...
228: How Ailo's Green Data Center Could Become the Fastest IPO in SV
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's special Nordic Visionaries episode on the Innovation Storytellers Show, I enjoyed a conversation that started at TechBBQ in Copenhagen ...
227: How Mastercard Payments Services is Centering Cybersecurity in Innovation
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Nordic Visionaries, I had the chance to sit down with Magnus Egeberg, CEO of Mastercard Payment Services, live at TechBBQ. Magnus s...
226: How to Continue, Kill, or Pivot Your Pilots with Clarity and Confidence
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with John Rossman, the former Amazon executive who helped launch the Amazon Marketplac...
225: How SAP Signavio Uses Storytelling to Derisk Innovation
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Lukas N. P. Egger, VP of Product Strategy and Innovation at SAP Signavio, to explore how storytelling derisks significant transformati...
224: Mandates, Metrics, and Momentum: How Enterprises Innovate with Itonics
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mandates, metrics, and momentum decide whether great ideas ever reach the boardroom. In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down w...
223: Tech for Good: Consumer Reports' Fight for Digital Consumer Rights
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sit down with two innovation leaders from one of America's oldest and most trusted consumer brands. Leah Fischman Hunter, Director of the Innovation...
222: How Hensel Phelps is Diverging from the Construction Pack with New Innovation Strategies
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Thai Nguyen, Managing Director of Diverge, the corporate venture and innovation a...
221: How to Use "Inception" Strategies to Win Over Stakeholders And Create Quick Wins
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sat down with Naftali "Naf" Jaman, a man whose career has stretched from engineering roles in the U.S. Air Force to leading open innovati...
220: How Medical Innovation Really Works: Friction, Failure, and Forward Motion
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Dr. William Pao, physician scientist, former Chief Development Officer at Pfizer,...
219: How 3Daughters is Changing Women's Contraceptives for Better
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Mary Beth Cicero, co-founder and CEO of 3Daughters, a clinical development compan...
218: How Venture University Teaches Corporate Giants to Innovate
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take for corporate innovators to stop killing startups and start working with them productively? In this episode of The Innovation Storyt...
217: The Babson Research that Shows How Successful Corporate Innovation
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Innovation Storytellers Show, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Gina O'Connor, Professor of Innovation Management ...
216: How Austin is Innovation's Newest Hot Spot
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to turn an entire city into a thriving innovation hub? In this episode of The Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Callie T...
215: How Microsoft Garage Harnesses the Innovative Power of 70,000
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if getting your big idea across the finish line wasn't about pitching harder, but about thinking like a storyteller… or a mastermind? In this e...
214: Does Corporate Innovation Actually Create Real Innovation?
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do corporate innovators truly innovate, or are they trapped inside systems that make real transformation impossible? On this episode of The Innovation...
213: How She Unlocked Incredible Process Innovation at Southwest Airlines & the DoD
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to fix a billion-dollar bottleneck inside a company famous for saying no to new spending? And how do you translate that same ...
212: NASA Retiree and Leader/Speaker on Open Innovation, Open Talent, and the Future of Work
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Rader returns to share how open innovation has transformed from an experiment to a mission-critical tool inside NASA and beyond. As a newly mint...
211: How the Blue Horizons Is Innovating the USAF from the Inside Out
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to shake up one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world from the inside out? On this episode of the Innovation St...
210: How Therapy Brands Hit a $1.25B Exit in Alabama And Grew the Innovation Ecosystem
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Shegun Otulana, founder and former CEO of Therapy Brands. His journey from arriving in Birmingham, Alabama at 18 to l...
209: How Stanford University Is Inspired By Nordic Sustainability Methods
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Nordic Visionaries, I'm joined by Lincoln Bleveans, Senior Sustainability Executive at Stanford University. He is leading o...
208: How BIG Is Architecting Sustainable Structures from Earth to the Moon and Back Again
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Nordic Visionaries edition of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I am joined by one of the most influential architects of our time, Bja...
207: Beyond Profit: How Gen Z Leaders Are Creating a Circular & Sustainable
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does building a business with climate responsibility at its core look like, not as an add-on but as a starting point? In this episode of Innovati...
206: The Icelandic Blueprint: How Videntifier and NATO Innovation Fund Are Shaping a Safer, Smarter Future
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Innovation Storytellers, part of our Nordic Visionaries Pocket Podcast series, we explore that connection with Ari Jónsson, COO of...
205: Regulating the Future: Innovation, AI, and Global Tech Power
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to innovate with principle in a world of complexity, volatility, and accelerating change? This week, I spoke with Anu Bradford, Pr...
204: How Nordic Data Centers Supercharging New Energy Source to Power AI
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was thrilled to speak with Peder Naerboe, Founder and Owner of Bulk Infrastructure, for my Nordic Visionaries series. I've known about dat...
203: How TOMRA is Rethinking the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Paradigm
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What will it take to move beyond the traditional recycling conversation and into a future where circularity is a business imperative, not just a susta...
202: How Nordic Capitalism Prioritizes Profit and Climate for A More
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the key to creating a more sustainable future lies not in reinventing capitalism entirely, but in looking at how it already works elsewhere? I...
201: How Global Hackathons are Accelerating Sustainable Tech
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was delighted to sit down with Ann Molin, CEO & Secretary General of Hack for Earth, for an in-depth conversation on how citizen-led innov...
200: How To Turn Banking Customers Into Sustainability Champions
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this opening installment of Nordic Visionaries, I introduce a fresh series spotlighting entrepreneurs, creators, and advocates at the crossroads of...
199: What the US Navy Can Teach us about Executive Leadership
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered the role that discipline, trust, and storytelling play in shaping truly innovative leaders? In this episode of the Innovation...
198: How to Put Trust At the Center of People First Innovation Equation
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can innovation truly succeed without trust, integrity, and the right team behind it? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show I welcome Tra...
197: How the Automotive Industry is Democratizing AI from the Technicians to the Top
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI meets automotive repair? Can technology bridge the growing knowledge gap between seasoned mechanics and the next generation of te...
196: What Innovators Can Learn from Music's Biggest R&B Breakthroughs
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the songs artists love the least become the ones fans can't live without? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with...
195: How HealthcarePoint is Using Big Data to Transform Clinical Trials
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when big data meets healthcare innovation? In this episode of the Innovation Storyteller Show, Susan Lindner talks with Tina Posey, CEO o...
194: How Breakthroughs in Batteries are Supercharging the EV Revolution
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The way we power the world hasn't fundamentally changed in decades—until now. In this episode of the Innovation Storyteller Show, I speak with Dr. M...
193: How Siemens Transforms Its Culture to Drive Innovation Further
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do so many groundbreaking ideas stall before they even get started? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Podcast, Dr. Stefan Dietrich, S...
192: How The Resilience Plan Supports Innovation Leaders & Change Makers
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you keep pushing forward when faced with constant setbacks, resistance, or uncertainty? For innovators and leaders, resilience isn't just a nic...
191: How RTI International Builds a Global Culture of Innovation
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation is often seen as a function of big ideas and long-term investments, but in today's fast-changing world, organizations must rethink how they...
190: How AXA's Risk Management Turns Impossible to NOW Possible
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if risk management wasn't just about avoiding failure but enabling innovation? In this episode of Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with R...
189: How Hershey's is Putting the Sweet and Salty in Product Innovation
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Charlie Chappell, Vice President of Innovation, Research & Development at The Her...
188: How to Bridge the Gap Between Startups and Corporate Innovators
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a seamless connection between the agile world of startups and the structured environments of corporate innovators? In this ...
187: The Old and New Rules of Successful Innovation
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the holidays, I am reflecting on one of my most downloaded episode of 2024 with my innovation guide and intellectual beacon, Peter Temes. In th...
186: How the WHO Innovation Hub is Changing Global Health Outcomes
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I reflect on my most downloaded episode of 2024 with Louise Agersnap, the Head of WHO Innovation Hub, part of the Digital Health and Innovation Depar...
185: What's the Future of Customer Experience with AI?
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to thrive in a world where AI is redefining customer experience and business innovation? On this episode of the Innovation Storytell...
184: How Corning International is Manufacturing Innovation in New Markets
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What role do trust, cultural understanding, and collaboration play in global innovation? In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit do...
183: Taking Innovation Women to the Stages
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Innovation Storytellers Show, I'm joined by Bobbie Carlton, an award-winning marketing, PR, and social media professional who is tr...
182: How 17 Songs on the UN's SDGs and AY Young Will Save the Planet
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it takes to use creativity to drive global change? In this episode of the Innovation Storyteller Show, I had the absolute ...
181: How to Use AI in Innovation for Massive Productivity Gains
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, a Strategic Futurist and Global Keynote Speaker known for ...
180: How ExxonMobil is Crushing Open Innovation
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the most groundbreaking solutions weren't waiting within your organization's walls but scattered across industries, continents, and discipline...
179: How Partnerships, Startups and Tech Are the Recipe Long Term Innovation
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Innovation Storytellers, I sit down with Yaron Flint, author, and seasoned innovation strategist, to explore what it truly takes to...
178: How Impact Frameworks will change Innovation
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In my new episode of Innovation Storytellers, I chat with Rob Majteles as we delve into the transformative potential of Impact Frameworks in Innovatio...
177: How the VA Taps Veterans to Spark Innovation
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What role does innovation play in the federal government, especially when it comes to healthcare? On this episode of Innovation Storytellers, we take ...
176: What Cleantech Storytelling at Deloitte Can Teach Us About Innovation
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David Schatsky, a retired Research & Innovation Executive from Deloitte, shares his profound insights on leveraging narrative to cham...
175: Creating a Halo Effect Around Innovation That Drives Real Value
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storyteller Show, I sit down with Alex Trotta, Product Owner at Moody's, who brings over 14 years of experience work...
174: How Verizon is Helping Doctors and Patients Tell a Healthier Innovation Story
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I explore the intricate world of healthcare innovation with Robin Goldsmith, Global Lead of Healt...
173: The Art of Innovation Storytelling -- Making the Complex Simple
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we turn complex problems into simple, innovative solutions that drive real-world impact? In this episode of the Innovation Storyteller Show, I ...
172: What PayPal Taught Us about Failing Fast and Fearlessly
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, Susan Lindner engages in a compelling conversation with Mike Todasco, a distinguished figur...
171: How CMT Drives Consumer Safety with Breakthrough Telematics
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Innovation Storytellers Show, I'm joined by two pioneers in telematics—Hari Balakrishnan, Co-Founder and CTO, and Bill Powers, Co...
170: How Redbox is Supercharging Your Creativity
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Edwin Garcia, Partner & General Manager at RedBox Inno...
169: Can Innovators Adopt a Global Standard for Innovation Systems Management?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're discussing the future of innovation management with Joanne Hyland, President of rInnovation Group. Joanne brings a wealth of ex...
168: How CNA Unlocked the Tools & Tactics to Accelerate Innovation
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could your organization benefit from a new approach to innovation? In today's episode of Innovation Storytellers, Benjamin Atkinson, Director of Innov...
167: How to Use Fluid Thinking to Unleash Your Innovation Mind
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am going to take you on a fascinating journey into the subconscious realm of our minds, exploring the science of fluid thinking and...
166: How TIAA is Transforming Retirement into Longevity
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Melora Zaner, the Chief Design Officer at TIAA, to discuss the often-overlooked value of incremental innovation and the transformative...
165: From Uganda to Harvard, How the "Queen of Trash" is Changing the Environment
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Judith Tumusiime, federal grants manager at the Cambridge Community Development Department, on the Innovation Storytellers Show, who shares h...
164: How IDEO and Kaiser Permanente Rethink Healthcare
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's edition of Innovation Storytellers join us on our journey to re-imagine healthcare with Jennifer Lo, Senior Director of Design at IDEO....
163: How Sage Built their Innovation Academy from the Ground Up
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I'm joined by Bronwyn Dorrofield, Director of the Innovation Academy at Sage. Bronwyn, who...
162: Book Launch: How PROXIMITY is the new digital strategy all Innovators Need to Know
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to explore how digital advancements reshape industries and create new business opportunities? In this exciting episode of the Innovation...
161: How Diageo's Smoke DNAi is Reimagining the Future of Whisky
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how tradition and modern science blend to create the perfect whisky? In this captivating episode of Innovation Storytellers Sho...
160: How Airbus is Pushing the Envelope on Innovation Marketing
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you push the boundaries of innovation marketing in one of the most high-tech industries in the world? In this episode of the Innovation Storyte...
159: How Millennial Innovators are Changing the Game
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm thrilled to be joined by Maarten van Kroonenburg from the Netherlands. Maarten is the visionary behind BW Ventures, and if you're not f...
158: Why Now? How Good Timing Makes Great Products
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret ingredient to startup success isn't just what or how, but when? This week on the Innovation Storytellers Show, we're joined by Paul...
156: How Disruptive Edge Accelerates Innovation Globally
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I am joined by two trailblazers in the field of corporate innovation: June Barrage, Market Leader...