

Human Innovation | The Jens Heitland Show
Jens Heitland
Long form conversations with CEOs and senior leaders on leadership, decision making, and innovation inside complex organizations.
Hosted by Jens Heitland, CEO of Heitland Media Group and former Global Head of Innovation at IKEA Centres.
© The Jens Heitland Show - Heitland Media Group
Hosted by Jens Heitland, CEO of Heitland Media Group and former Global Head of Innovation at IKEA Centres.
© The Jens Heitland Show - Heitland Media Group
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Feb 21, 2022 • 53min
EP 148: Innovation For Good - Marta Del Castillo about purpose driven organizations, innovation culture and doing good.
Marta del Castillo, CEO of Spain Startup - South Summit joined me to talk innovation.She shares her inspiring story from living on 4 continents in different circumstances. We I talk about the importance of purpose driven organizations , Female Leadership as the core skills and of course innovation in startups and corporates. Guest Links: Marta on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-del-castillo-0166618/Spain Startup - South Summit: https://www.southsummit.co/Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTER If you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitland My businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Feb 17, 2022 • 52min
EP 147: Leadership Matters- Steve Baker on Leadership, Coaching and being coached, limiting beliefs and more.
Steve Baker Facilitator, Coach and Keynote speaker. Steve shared his story and experience working with great leaders as an employee and later as coach. We talked about company Culture, Leadership styles and Leadership capabilities.Enjoy the show. Guest Links: Steve on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevejbakerdotcom/Website: www.stevejbaker.comLink to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTER If you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitland My businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Feb 14, 2022 • 57min
EP 146: Radical Innovation - Alberto Rodriguez and Anders Haddad about innovation space supporting corporations and startups.
Alberto Rodriguez is a serial entrepreneur who has built a software business that he sold in 2014 he used this to do a gap year and build interesting innovative businesses.Andres Haddad grew up in Venezuela, worked in Italy and Belgium before he moved to spain first as an intern and today as CEO of The Cube.Together we explore their stories, the innovation ecosystem and of course THE CUBE and how especially Andres and his teams use radical innovation to support companies. And how they learned from uber to build and operate a workation spot as THE CUBE extension. Guest Links: Alberto on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertorodriguez1/Andres on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-haddad/The Cube: https://thecubemadrid.com/en/ Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTERIf you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitland My businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-foLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Feb 10, 2022 • 54min
EP 145: Demystify Innovation - Stephen Brooks and Jens Heitland defining innovation and how companies can benefit from it.
Stephen Brooks the Retail Expert and I explore the definition of innovation, how the Retail Real Estate industry can benefit from innovation and how organizations and leadership can adapt. Guest Links: Stephen Brooks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenabrooks1/Jens Heitland LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensheitland/Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTER If you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitland My businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Feb 7, 2022 • 57min
EP 144: Storytelling through travelling - Ranjan Pal on travel writing and the process of telling stories
EP 144: Storytelling through travelling - Ranjan Pal on travel writing and the process of telling stories Ranjan is Travel Writer who stept out of the corporate world and documents his adventures for the most famous travel magazines around the world. We go deep into his process and uncover his learnings. Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjan-pal-1891981/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ranjanpaltravel/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJaeA-GCZGiany04of4rqCAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RanjanPalTravel/Twitter: @RanjanPalTravelWebsite: https://ranjanpal.com/ Adventure travel videos (including the famous bungee jump !)Adventure Travels through South Africa: https://www.facebook.com/RanjanPalTravel/videos/337529307626234/Interview with Nandinii Sen on Cope With Hope with adventure clips:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zAc3R0I3E4Top whitewater rafting adventures with Aquaterra:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosVvDsqOoMLink to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTERLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 3min
EP 143: Curiosity as superpower - Monica Canfield Lenfest on healing, teaching, and building curiosity.
Monica and I explore her story how she early on learned the value of authenticity the physical move to San Francisco changed her life and of course healing, teaching and curiosity in all depth to innovate yourself and business.Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicacanfieldlenfest/Architecting curiosity: https://www.architectingcuriosity.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredmirrorshealing/SACRED MIRRORS HEALING:https://www.sacredmirrorshealing.com/offerings/Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.jensheitland.com/00:01:56An intro to Monica.00:08:27Cultural reactions to gender change.00:11:54Misunderstandings and judgments.00:12:50San Francisco and a change of mindset. 00:17:14Change impacting profession.00:22:20An entrance into healing.00:25:13A path to teaching.00:30:38Seeing energy.00:34:39Experiences with businesspeople.Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.jensheitland.com/Links to Jens Heitland:Sign up for Jens weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where he shares the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. he discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTERIf you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8SaFollow Jens on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitlandMy businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothiLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Jan 31, 2022 • 34min
EP 142: Innovation as a plateau buster - Innovation Culture Coding featuring Doug Faulkner
How to innovate through personal impact. Doug Faulkner Performance & Career Coach, Personal Impact & Innovation Training Practitioner joined me to deconstruct a fictive case in the Innovation Culture Coding live show.The Case:A successful design agency has reached a plateau and is in their comfort zone. They look for different ways to innovate. They know they need to involve the team and co-create the future. The Agency reaches out to Doug to help them to explore their way.Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTER If you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitland My businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Jan 27, 2022 • 1h
EP 141: Retail: Innovating through people on the frontline - with Ulrike Spang-Lessnow, Ron Thurston and Stephen Brooks
Retail Experts Ulrike Spang-Lessnow, Ron Thurston and Stephen Brooks joined me for the Innovation Breakfast Club Retail edition to explore innovation through the people on the frontline.Guest Links: Ulrike Spang-Lessnow:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrike-spang-lessnow-56179a22/Ron Thurston: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rthurston/The Retail in America Tour: https://www.retailpride.com/Stephen Brooks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenabrooks1/Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.jensheitland.com/00:00:52Hello to our guests.00:01:53Innovating from the frontline in retail.00:11:00Bottom up or top down.00:21:12Retail innovation for 2022. 00:30:35Leadership mindset shifts.00:37:44Innovation in the physical space.00:45:12The evolution of the auto industry.00:50:33Fostering innovation in 2022.Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.jensheitland.com/Links to Jens Heitland:Sign up for Jens weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where he shares the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. he discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTERIf you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connec teurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8SaFollow Jens on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitlandMy businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Jan 24, 2022 • 54min
EP 140: Disrupt the Disruptors - Innovation Culture Coding featuring Bruno Pešec
How might a leading European bank grow its market share and remain competitive in the 21st century? Bruno Pešec President Pesec Global joined me to deconstruct a fictive case in the Innovation Culture Coding live show.The Case:European banks have been hit on multiple fronts, from changes in customer expectations and behaviour driven by fin-techs to new market entrants due to PSD2, to unbundling and disintermediation from neo-banks, and much more. One of the leading European Banks decides to reinvent itself, and hires Bruno Pešec to support them.Link to the show:Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.heitlandinnovation.com/innovationculturecodingGive a review:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Connect with Jens Heitland:Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTER If you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on Discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitland My businesses Businesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 7min
EP 139: Organization design in Web 3 - Daniel Ospina on the power of web 3, decentralized autonomous organizations and more
Daniel Ospina Organization & Social System Designer and former Head of (decentralized) Governance at Aragon joined me to talk about organization design in the web 3 environment and the power of decentralized autonomous organizations.Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conductal/Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at https://www.jensheitland.com/00:01:24An introduction to Daniel.00:12:04Breaking out of corporate structure to innovate yourself.00:16:29Personal growth through reinvention.00:18:14The increase in learning speed as a solo entrepreneur. 00:21:54An intro to Web 3.00:26:58Community as an enabler.00:28:48The limitations of self-managed teams.00:30:00Building structures for self-organization.00:36:33Building wealth in Web 3 organizations.00:43:15Freedom from the 9-to-5.00:47:55Disrupting the corporate model.00:50:35Building tools for decentralized organizations to operate.00:53:50Facilitating the transition from Web 2 to Web 3.00:58:47If you could lead a project of global significance what would it be?01:01:32Where will you be in one year from now?01:02:50How do you stay up to date?Links to Jens Heitland:If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview.Sign up for my weekly Newsletter ("Connect the Dots") where I share the innovative articles, books, podcasts etc. I discovered during the week.: https://bit.ly/Connect-the-dots-NEWSLETTER If you are interested in joining an INNOVATION COMMUNITY feel free to join the Connecteurs Community Hub on discord https://discord.gg/ZAZ36WU8Sa Follow Jens Heitland on social media: https://linktr.ee/jensheitlandBusinesses:Heitland innovation: https://www.heitlandinnovation.comReverse Mentorship: https://www.xyzplayground.com/Applied Innovation Transformation: https://ai-fortuna.com/Innovation Lifestyle clothing: https://heitlandclothing.comLink to the show: Please find all resources like video, audio, show notes and as well some shorter clips of the episode at the show page Give a review: If you enjoy this podcast would you be so kind as to leave a short review on Apple Podcast. It takes less than 1 minute and really makes a difference to convince future interesting guests to join me for an interview. Connect with me: Sign up for my weekly Newsletter and get the latest human innovation news into your inbox. Follow me on social media: LinkedInFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeTikTok My businesses Businesses: Heitland innovation SUCCEED ...


