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Total Innovation Podcast

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United Nations Development Programme
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Welcome to "Total Innovation," the podcast where I explore all the different aspects of innovation, transformation and change. From the disruptive minds of startup founders to the strategic meeting rooms of global giants, I bring you the stories of change-makers. The podcast will engage with different voices, and peer into the multi-faceted world of innovation across and within large organisations... more

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Samuel Arbesman is a complexity scientist and writer. He is passionate about bringing together seemingly unrelated ideas from science and technology. Samuel works with companies and founders that recognize that the future happens at these boundaries,... more

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Innovation is lonely work. Sam West built a museum of failure to make visible what organisations hide — and found it gives people permission.

Working in innovation is lonely. You're usually pushing against the culture, not with it. You're the person... more

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50 episodes. 4 seasons. One stubborn question: what does it take to make innovation work? Simon Hill looks back at the lessons so far. 

One stubborn question: what does it actually take to make innovation work? In this special milestone edition, hos... more

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Mike Butcher (M.B.E.) is the Founder and Editor of Pathfounders. He was formerly the Editor-at-large for TechCrunch for 18 years. He has been a technology journalist since 1995.

He has written for UK national newspapers and magazines and been named... more

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Recent Guests

Mike Butcher
Journalist, founder of Pathfounders
Pathfounders
Episode: 49. Mike Butcher MBE: Tech, Truth and Finding the Path
Gina Lucarelli
Harvard Business School lecturer and leader inside UNDP's innovation labs
Harvard University; United Nations Development Programme
Episode: 48. Gina Lucarelli: Grassroots Innovations: UNDP Accelerator Lab Network
Martin Eriksson
Author of The Decision Stack; founder of ProductTank and Mind the Product; operator, founder, investor, and product partner with EQT
ProductTank; Mind the Product; EQT
Episode: 47. Martin Eriksson: The Decision Stack: How Strategic Alignment Unlocks Organizational Momentum
Vladislav Belousov
Engineer with a background in robotics, automation, and biotechnology; solver on Innocentive platform
Independent researcher/engineer
Episode: 46. Vladislav Belousov: How to be a successful solver
Sonia Ferreira
Leader of Maersk's Global Innovation Ecosystem (Ocean Terminals, Sustainability, Integrated Logistics)
Maersk
Episode: 44. Sonia Ferreira: Inside Maersk’s Innovation Ecosystem
Marta Jakab
Guest with two decades at the intersection of strategy, innovation and execution, expert in enterprise AI in financial services
Episode: 43. Marta Jakab: Aligning Strategy, Innovation, and AI
Tom Staley
Guest expert focused on culture, collaboration and innovation performance
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Episode: 41. Tom Staley: Why Open Innovation Still Fails – and How the Best Organisations Are Finally Making It Work
Susanna Laurson
Co-founder of Tonik, entrepreneur
Tonik (Tonik conference)
Episode: 40. Susanna Laurson: The Edge Advantage: Building Innovation from the Faroe Islands
Alexander Osterwalder
Co-creator of the Business Model Canvas and Strategyzer co-founder
Strategyzer
Episode: 39. Alexander Osterwalder - The Era Business Model Innovation

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Simon Hill
Host of Total Innovation Podcast; known for guiding discussions on innovation, organizational change, and open collaboration.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
  • Finally an Innovation Podcast that promises to bring practice as well as theory

    I’m really excited to hear this series as all too often innovation discussions become abstract. The focus on practice from both the people doing it and the sector experts giving practical advice is much needed! Bring it on.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MrSmyth
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Exciting!

    Have heard Simon as a guest on other podcasts and really excited to get regular Innovation insights

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JenniferDBegg
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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Practical, grounded coverage of innovation; avoids abstract theory.
Credible host who brings credible guests and thoughtful questions.
Appealing mix of practitioner insights and expert perspectives on AI and open innovation.

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47. Martin Eriksson: The Decision Stack: How Strategic Alignment Unlocks Organizational Momentum
Q: How does autonomy interact with alignment in organizations?
Autonomy without clarity leads to chaos; the stack provides the context and boundaries that let teams act independently yet in a unified direction, enabling momentum without sacrificing alignment.
47. Martin Eriksson: The Decision Stack: How Strategic Alignment Unlocks Organizational Momentum
Q: What is The Decision Stack, and why is it different from traditional strategy frameworks?
It is a mental model that connects five core questions—where are we going, how will we get there, what matters now, what actions, and how will we choose—implemented as a stack that enables upward and downward decision-making and emphasizes clarity and coherence across the organization.
47. Martin Eriksson: The Decision Stack: How Strategic Alignment Unlocks Organizational Momentum
Q: What does the next stage of your career add to that that builds towards getting this book out?
Martin describes a maturation of his work across ProductTank, Mind the Product, and EQT, culminating in a focused effort to synthesize his experiences into a book that translates high-level strategy into actionable, team-level decisions, with a strong emphasis on alignment and coherence.
43. Marta Jakab: Aligning Strategy, Innovation, and AI
Q: How should organizations structure their innovation work to ensure AI is used effectively rather than as another tool?
Start with a tight structure: define governance and a clear lifecycle for ideas and projects, implement continuous monitoring with KPIs based on expected value, and ensure the problem statements originate from strategic needs before applying AI to explore solutions.
43. Marta Jakab: Aligning Strategy, Innovation, and AI
Q: What do you see as the core reasons why innovation is often treated as theater rather than a driver of real value, and how can AI help fix that?
The core issue is not lack of ideas but misalignment between what the strategy requires and how problems are defined and tackled. AI helps by framing problems clearly, linking them to strategy, quantifying urgency, and surfacing the most impactful opportunities for investment and action.

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What is Total Innovation Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A practical, insider-focused series exploring how large organizations innovate, transform, and adapt in a fast-changing landscape. Episodes frequently center on open innovation, governance and measurement of value, ecosystem collaboration, AI's role in decision-making, and translating pilot initiatives into scalable change. Guests range from tech journalists and product leaders to public-sector innovators and founders, offering grounded frameworks, real-world case studies, and lessons learned about building innovative cultures within big companies. A standout aspect is the emphasis on systemic thinking and cross-domain approaches—connecting strategy, operations, and culture to drive measurable impact. Listeners are likely decision-makers an... more

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2. Gina Lucarelli
3. Martin Eriksson
4. Vladislav Belousov
5. Sonia Ferreira
6. Marta Jakab
7. Tom Staley
8. Susanna Laurson

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