Innovation Rockstars

“If we want to be truly ahead of the market, we need to do more of what we've been doing, but so much faster and in a more intense way.” In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Roni Michael from KPMG International. Roni is dedicated to innovation at heart and in her role as Global Head of Innovation responsible for establishing, driving and accelerating innovation activities within KPMG's global organization...

“Being immersed in the customer operations is a key to producing things that are credible and innovative, not overload stuff with fancy things and technology." In this episode, we welcome Director Business Innovation & Foresight, Hans Lind from the Vovo Group. As part of the Volvo Connected Solutions Innovation Lab, Hans’ job is to explore ideas that add value to the business and help it stay relevant in the long term...

“The best part of being a futurist is: It allows you to take proactive action in all parts of your work and organizations." In this episode, we welcome Innovation Leader and Design Futurist, Steven Fisher from McKinsey. In addition to his secret sideline as a winemaker, Steven has a deep passion for exploring all the technologies that would change the world. This talk is all about futurology...

“Meine Mission ist es, die Würth Industrie Service jeden Tag ein wenig digitaler zu machen - sowohl technisch, als auch im Mindset.” In dieser Folge begrüßen wir den Managing Director Digital Solutions & IT, Stefan Reuss, von der Firma Würth Industrie Service. Seine Mission: die strategische Weiterentwicklung von Geschäftsmodellen, kundenorientierten Innovationen und Technologien...

“Targeted innovation requires a "single point of truth". A single source of information to guide people and to make it easy for them to find what's going on." In this episode, we welcome Andrew Willett, Senior Expert at Toyota Motor Europe. Together with Andrew, we explore "The Toyota Way" - a set of principles and behaviors that underlie the Toyota Motor Corporation's managerial approach...

"The key to an innovation mindset is in the culture we call a growth mindset. At Microsoft, we elevate learning, and kind of learn, above everything that we do.” In this episode, we welcome Nicholas McQuire, Director of Growth Innovation and Strategy, Strategic Missions and Technologies at Microsoft. His passion: Artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and enterprise innovation...

“Apart from creating a win-win situation, there’s a great benefit in partnering with other firms to really achieve the best value creation and added value for our customers.” In this episode, we welcome Dr. Eva Mitterreiter, Head of New Business Building & Innovation, Consulting at Bosch, and Jennifer Graf, Partner at digetiers...

"There is an enormous change going on forcing us to look for new business models without losing sight of the core business, because that's where the money is made." In this episode, we welcome Manuel Krauß, Senior Consultant Business Model Innovation at Bosch Innovation Consulting. His mission: Supporting internal and external innovation teams to validate new ideas and take innovation management to the next level...

“Logistics is sexy. It's a cool industry to work in. The same goes for innovation - it's also very sexy. You just have to find a way to make it happen. Don't give up. It sometimes takes some time and patience.” In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kerstin Höfle, Vice President R&D and Product Management at Körber Supply Chain...

“Die derzeit größte Herausforderung ist, dass wir alle Themen zeitgleich behandeln müssen, was einen enormen Zeitdruck erzeugt. Die Innovationsthemen sehen wir hierbei in erster Linie als “Enabler”, um bei der Umsetzung der aktuellen Themen Tempo aufzubauen.” In dieser Folge begrüßen wir wieder einmal zwei Gäste: Mirko Heid und Calvin Deppisch von den Stadtwerken Bonn...