Redefining Success: Inside Patagonia’s Revolutionary Business Model

Redefining Success: Inside Patagonia’s Revolutionary Business Model

Vincent Stanley from Patagonia discusses their shift from traditional growth to a purpose-driven approach, focusing on regeneration over mere sustainability. This strategic move signifies a deeper engagement in environmental stewardship. Patagonia’s culture, rooted in innovation and collaboration, supports this transition. Stanley highlights how the company aligns profitability with ethical responsibility, exemplified by initiatives like Worn Wear and Action Works, showcasing a model where business success harmonizes with a positive environmental and social impact.

The Co-Founder of Square on How Nonprofits Could Benefit from “Stacked Innovations”

The Co-Founder of Square on How Nonprofits Could Benefit from “Stacked Innovations”

For many entrepreneurs, launching a single successful startup would be enough. But for Jim McKelvey, his success involves a half dozen different startups, the best known of those being Square. But another one would be LaunchCode, a non-profit organization based in St. Louis that is building a skilled workforce by creating pathways for driven people seeking careers in technology. He is also the author of The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time, and he is with us now.

The Founder of Inventium Speaks About Innovation, the 4-Day Workweek, and Time Management

The Founder of Inventium Speaks About Innovation, the 4-Day Workweek, and Time Management

Inventium is Australia’s leading innovation and behavioral science consultancy since 2007. This helped provide people from around the world with the tools to innovate, adapt, create, experiment, and grow. They’re also leading the way and helping us all work smarter — so critical in this time of COVID-19. And here to share some of their insights with us is Dr. Amantha Imber, the founder and chief maker of Inventium. 

Keys to Making Innovation an Organizational Habit

Keys to Making Innovation an Organizational Habit

Most companies and organizations would admit they have failed to create a truly innovative culture, one where the processes that spur innovation just come naturally. My next guest draws on behavioral science to provide a system for empowering individuals and teams to be their most curious and creative every single day. And in the midst of this pandemic, couldn’t we all use that? He is Scott Anthony, a senior partner at Innosight and author of Eat, Sleep, Innovate: How to Make Creativity an Everyday Habit Inside your Organization. 

“Think Outside the Building” says Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter

“Think Outside the Building” says Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter

My next guest believes that the leadership paradigm of the future is the ability to “think outside the building,” to overcome establishment paralysis and produce significant innovation for a better world. She is Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business at Harvard Business School and the Author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time.