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SAATKORNSpecial: PASCAL FINETTENavigating the liminal space
**Pascal Finette war einer der beliebtesten Speaker letzte Woche auf dem EMBRACE Festival. Grund genug, den Podcast mit ihm hier nochmal zu featuren. **
Pascal Finette, Founder von radical✦ und Autor von „Disrupt Disruption“, ist in dieser SAATKORN Podcast Episode zu Gast. Mit spannenden Stationen unter anderem bei google, ebay, Mozilla und der Singularity University ist er einer der spannendsten Gesprächspartner aus der bisherigen SAATKORN Historie. Für mich ein echtes Highlight.
_„Die einzige Art und Weise, die Zukunft vorherzusagen, ist, sie zu gestalten.“ _ so Pascal in unserem Talk. Unter anderem haben wir üb...
2025-07-0234 min
saatkorn PodcastSpecial: PASCAL FINETTEPascal Finette war einer der beliebtesten Speaker letzte Woche auf dem EMBRACE Festival. Grund genug, den Podcast mit ihm hier nochmal zu featuren.
2025-07-0234 min
SAATKORN#468 mit PASCAL FINETTEBecome a Futurist & Disrupt Disruption!
Pascal Finette, Founder von radical✦ und Autor von "Disrupt Disruption", ist in dieser SAATKORN Podcast Episode zu Gast. Mit spannenden Stationen unter anderem bei google, ebay, Mozilla und der Singularity University ist er einer der spannendsten Gesprächspartner aus der bisherigen SAATKORN Historie. Für mich ein echtes Highlight.
„Die einzige Art und Weise, die Zukunft vorherzusagen, ist, sie zu gestalten.“ 💬 so Pascal in unserem Talk. Unter anderem haben wir über die folgenden Themen gesprochen:
✅ Neugier als Erfolgsfaktor
Pascal erzählt, wie seine Karriere von Neugier getrieben wurde und warum er sich immer a...
2025-04-0434 min
saatkorn Podcast#468 mit PASCAL FINETTEPascal Finette, Founder von radical✦ und Autor von "Disrupt Disruption", ist in dieser SAATKORN Podcast Episode zu Gast. Mit spannenden Stationen unter anderem bei google, ebay, Mozilla und der Singularity University ist er einer der spannendsten Gesprächspartner aus der bisherigen SAATKORN Historie. Für mich ein echtes Highlight.
„Die einzige Art und Weise, die Zukunft vorherzusagen, ist, sie zu gestalten.“ 💬 so Pascal in unserem Talk. Unter anderem haben wir über die folgenden Themen gesprochen:
✅ Neugier als Erfolgsfaktor Pascal erzählt, wie seine Karriere von Neugier getrieben wurde und warum er sich immer als „die dümmste Person im Raum“ sehen will, um maxim...
2025-03-2534 min
Future-Proof226. The evolution of AI, with Pascal FinetteAI adoption is surging, but most companies struggle to scale its value. Tech expert and be radical co-founder Pascal Finette helps leaders navigate the evolving technology landscape—and today, he’s breaking down what businesses get wrong about AI and how to get it right.With nearly 30 years in tech, including leadership roles at Google, eBay, and Mozilla, Pascal shares practical strategies for integrating AI, overcoming challenges, and driving real impact.Listen in to learn how to harness AI for growth, efficiency, and innovation.Resources:Pascal Finette websitebe radical Boston Consulting Group (BCG...
2025-03-0334 min
Wunderbar TogetherWie liest du die Zukunft, Pascal Finette?
Internet-Pionier, Gründer, Berater und ganz grundsätzlich ein jolly good fellow: Pascal Finette ist all das, und außerdem ein wundervoller Podcast-Gast. Pascal wurde uns schon mehrfach ans Herz gelegt – zuletzt von Silicon-Valley-Guru Andreas Rayo Kniep, dem wir dafür unheimlich dankbar sind. Denn mit Pascal darüber zu reden, wie man in die Zukunft blicken kann, ohne Kaffeesatzleserei zu betreiben, ist nicht nur spannend, sondern auch lehrreich.
Pascal ist gebürtiger Kölner und entscheidet sich nach der Schule für ein BWL-Studium – zunächst in Ermangelung eines besseren Plans, dann aber doch begeistert. „Das war für mich al...
2024-06-141h 35
Disrupt DisruptionThe Future of Spatial Computing (or: Whatever happened to AR and VR?)Join Pascal Finette in our dynamic bimonthly live event series to dive into the heart of innovation. Pascal engages in candid conversations with eminent experts who demonstrate progress in practice.
In our first session of 2024, we feature Aaron Frank, a longtime expert in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Spatial Computing. Together, we will explore the future of this field.
With the recent release of Apple's Vision Pro headset, Meta's ongoing efforts, the continuous updates to the Quest Pro hardware, and the entry of new companies into the market, this could be the moment when hea...
2024-03-2254 min
New Work Chat#214 Pascal Finette, CEO "Be Radical": Es lebe die Neugier!New Work Chat. Der Podcast für die neue Arbeitswelt. Von und mit Gabriel Rath
Pascal bei Linkedin // Pascal´s Company Be Radical - Website // Pascal Personal Website inkl Newsletter / Gabriel bei Linkedin // Gabriel´s Website (Keynotes und mehr)
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2024-03-081h 02
Future-Proof205. A.I. strategy: Fire, ready, aim, with Pascal FinetteWe're once again joined by Pascal Finnette, co-founder and chief heretic of be radical. Be radical is a guiding force for organizations seeking to restructure in anticipation of future challenges, and it inspires individuals to evolve into leaders prepared for the demands of tomorrow's world. I've engaged in numerous discussions with Pascal about shifting mindsets and embracing disruption. In this episode, we delve deeper into the realm of artificial intelligence, seamlessly continuing our exploration from the previous episode featuring Don Tomoff on how CPAs can initiate their journey with A.I.Pascal recently delivered a thought-provoking address...
2024-02-0539 min
EREIGNISHORIZONT#5 - Pascal Finette: Entrepreneurship in exponentiellen Zeiten, Disruptionen, Singularity UniversityLeben wir in exponentiellen Zeiten? Sind Technologien agnostisch, oder müssen die Entwickler/innen Verantwortung übernehmen? Wie schaffen wir es, konstruktiv unsere Zukunft zu gestalten?Pascal Finette ist praktischer Futurist und Serial Entrepreneur, lebt seit mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten in den USA, berät Firmen zu technologischen Entwicklungen und fasziniert sich für die Zukunft.
2023-11-041h 06Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Kacee Johnson (VP Strategy & Innovation at CPA.com)Kacee Johnson, as the Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at CPA.com, stands out in the realm of accounting technology. Grounded in global FinTech, she pinpoints pivotal trends and forges collaborations in the sector. Celebrated by Accounting Today and CPA Practice Advisor, Kacee also ranks among the Most Powerful Women in Accounting.
In our conversation, Kacee explores the complex issues of AI integration in the accounting realm. She emphasizes the need for robust infrastructure, the recruitment of talent knowledgeable in both AI and accounting intricacies, the critical role of upholding data quality for precise financial forecasts...
2023-10-1235 minDisrupt DisruptionA Conversation with David Beatty (Chair: The Sharon & David Johnston Centre for Governance Innovation, Professor of Strategy Rotman School of Management)In our discussion, David shares insights from years on the boards of major corporations. He urges CEOs to engage board members for strategic guidance, not just oversight. David sees board meetings as chances to focus on the future, offering strategies like independent incubators and migrating innovations from edge to core. He emphasizes selecting directors individually and fostering a strong chair-CEO relationship. For startups, he advises gradually building an advisory board of experts and wisely anticipating disruption.
With four decades of leadership experience spanning multiple industries and roles, David Beatty is a highly accomplished strategist...
2023-08-2237 min
Ecosystemic Futures24: Pascal Finette Part 3: Becoming AI Resilient Have your AI talk to my AI. In a world where generative AI is transforming the way things get done - the first step is to simply begin learning about and experimenting with the capabilities in order to build up your own muscle memory. To conclude this series on generative AI, our hosts connect with Pascal Finette, co-founder of Be Radical, to explore the practical actions we all can take to thrive within a world with increasingly pervasive generative AI. The conversation explores the practical adjustments to mindsets and methodologies that enable us to take...
2023-08-0821 minEcosystemic Futures23: Pascal Finette Part 2: What AI Can’t Do, And What It Means for our Future Can you spell 'mayonnaise'? Apparently AI cannot. Now, how much do you trust AI to operate your car with your children inside? To help get the next lander to the moon? We know AI can hallucinate. But can it dream? It can retrieve. But can it innovate beyond the boundaries of recombination and human imagination? In this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, our hosts connect with Pascal Finette, Founder of Be Radical, to continue the conversation about generative AI - what it can and can’t do. With the speed at which th...
2023-08-0822 minDisrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Brant Cooper (Author of “Disruption Proof”)Brant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Lean Entrepreneur” and “Disruption Proof,” and the innovative mind behind Moves the Needle. With a rich history of transforming industrial age dynamics into digital age opportunities, Brant brings unique insights on agility, digital transformation, and how to create real value for customers amidst today’s complex and disruptive business landscape.
What happened to the glory days when scrappy startups could disrupt entire industries? Brant Cooper says those days are over – but large companies shouldn’t retreat into their innovation labs hoping for breakthroughs. Instead, they mu...
2023-08-0238 min
Press Play On The Game-Changing Full Audiobook Now, Book-Lovers!Disrupt Disruption by Pascal FinettePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/8938to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Disrupt Disruption
Author: Pascal Finette
Narrator: Pascal Finette
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
Release date: 07-26-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Workplace & Organizational Behavior
Publisher's Summary:
Dive into the audio journey of Disrupt Disruption, where your guide, Pascal Finette, unravels the truth behind disruption. We often miss the real forces dictating business shifts, risking misunderstandings from the past and missing transformative opportunities for our organizations.
2023-07-264h 25
The Business of GivingThe Art of Embracing Change: Pascal Finette's Insights on Navigating DisruptionThe following is a conversation between Pascal Finette, the founder of the advisory firm, be radical, and author of Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.
2023-06-3037 minDisrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Dr. Frederik Pferdt (Adjunct Professor @ Stanford University and Google's First and Former Chief Innovation Evangelist)Frederik is a renowned global thought leader and former Chief Innovation Evangelist at Google, where he led the growth of the company's innovation culture and mentored a diverse global community of over 600 Innovation Evangelists. He is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University's d.school and teaches graduate classes on navigating ambiguity at the intersection of innovation, creativity, and design.
In our conversation Frederik and I talk about developing a future mindstate, why the future belongs to all of us and not just a few “innovators”, and his upcoming book on the topic.
2023-06-2039 min
Unicorn Bakery - Wie Startup Gründer erfolgreiche Firmen aufbauenWie du disruptierst und dich vor Disruption schützt – Pascal Finette, be radicalGerade in der heutigen Zeit kann es auf dem Markt schnell zu großen Makro-Veränderungen kommen. Doch wie reagiere ich als Gründer darauf? Pascal Finette macht mit be radical genau das: Er unterstützt Unternehmen dabei, sich selbst gegen Disruption zu wappnen und hat dazu sein neues Buch “Disrupt Disruption” geschrieben.Was du lernst:
Wie erkenne ich mir drohende Disruption und auf welche Signale muss ich achten?
Wie sehr muss ich beim Bau meiner heutigen Produkte die zukünftige Marktlage beachten, um nicht an Wert zu verlieren?
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2023-05-0535 min
Unicorn Bakery - For the World's Most Ambitious Founders & TeamsHow to disrupt and protect yourself from disruption - Pascal Finette, be radicalEspecially in today's market, major macro changes can happen quickly. But how do I react to this as a founder? Pascal Finette does just that with be radical: He helps companies arm themselves against disruption and has written his new book "Disrupt Disruption" to do just that.
What you learn:
How do I recognize impending disruption and what signals do I need to watch out for?
How much do I need to consider future market conditions when building my products today to avoid losing value?
2023-05-0535 minDisrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Christina Nesheva (CEO @ Officinae Bio)Christina is the CEO of biotech startup Officinae Bio, and the former cofounder of the Innovation Lab of ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer, and Shionogi. Previously she held leadership positions at GSK and has spent her career at the forefront of healthcare innovation."
Repeat guest Christina, and I discuss all things leadership, how to manage successful innovation initiatives and their teams, and the pitfalls which can present themselves along the way.
2023-03-1632 min
UnlearnOrganized Chaos with Pascal FinettePascal Finette is a well-respected entrepreneur and innovation expert with a wealth of knowledge and insights to share about achieving success in the business world. Having led entrepreneurship and open innovation tracks at Singularity University, Pascal is an experienced mentor and coach with a focus on amplifying positive change in the world. He is an advocate for finding companies with a greater purpose and mission, and emphasizes the importance of taking risks and being open to new opportunities. Pascal has also recently released a book, Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business, which shares...
2023-03-0130 minDisrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Mary Grove (Managing Partner @ Bread and Butter Ventures)Mary is Managing Partner of Bread and Butter Ventures. She began her career working on the Google IPO, and went on to lead new business development partnerships, negotiating early-stage product and technology deals worldwide. Mary served as the founding director of Google for Startups, leading the company’s global efforts to support entrepreneurs in over 100 countries. After her 15-year career at Google, Mary worked as an investment partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, where she led dozens of investments in a range of sectors, including healthcare, enterprise software, and fintech.
In our conversation, we d...
2023-01-2739 min
Making Magic With Shaun JayCreativity Allows Us To Be Weird w/ Pascal Finette: Disruption and Innovation SpecialistIn this episode, I chat with Pascal Finette. Pascal is the Co-Founder of be radical, EY’s wavespace Advisory Board Chair, and a member of Pearson’s Digital Advisory Board. Previously he held leadership positions at Google.org, Mozilla, and eBay, built technology startups, and launched a Venture Capital firm. He is the posse leader at https://TheHeretic.org and is a general upstart when it comes to creating meaningful change.
We discuss the magic of disrupting the current status quo with creative thinking and why it's ok to be a little weird while doing so along with...
2023-01-131h 21Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Josep Castellet (Group Head of Innovation @ Oberalp Group and General Manager @ POMOCA)Josep heads up Innovation at Swiss-based Oberalp Group, a world leader in mountain sports equipment. Further, he is General Manager at POMOCA, the market leader ski touring skin manufacturer.
In our conversation, we explore the many lessons which can be learned from the timeless classic Swiss army knife, why sustaining innovation oftentimes trumps the perceived need for disruption, and what might be next for the outdoor sports industry.
2023-01-0430 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Raphael Gielgen (Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn @ Vitra)Raphael Gielgen has spent most of his professional life working on improving the office environment. Raphael is Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn at the legendary design firm Vitra. His curiosity for architecture, technology, and social change in the context of working environments is his fuel — always connected to the question of how the global working world is changing and what impact it has on existing business models.
In our conversation, we explore the future of work, the role of the office (and other spaces) in this future, and how leaders can best prepare themselves for the future — not just the...
2022-12-1434 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Barak Berkowitz (Former Director Operations and Strategy Director @ MIT Media Lab)Barak is the founder of MarketCentrix, a consumer strategy consultancy for tech companies. Barak consults to start-ups, VCs, and large companies and serves as a board member or advisor to start-ups. Most recently, Barak was the Director of Operation and Strategy at the MIT Media Lab. Prior to the Media Lab, Barak was CEO of Evi, the virtual personal assistant acquired by Amazon, and is now the intelligence in Amazon Alexa. Over his 30 years + in consumer technology, Barak established a broad range of businesses. He was the founder or senior executive in many start-ups, including Wolfram Alpha, Six Apart, OmniSky...
2022-10-2735 min
StartSe PodcastsPMEx Podcast #8 - Pascal Finette: A verdade por trás das empresas que vão sobreviver a 2022Pascal Finette é co-fundador da Radical Ventures e também Presidente de Empreendedorismo e Open Innovation da Singularity University. Ele compartilha sobre o futuro das empresas que não querem se tornar Kodaks. Confira no também no YouTube: https://youtu.be/celfyjybGQI
Toda quinta-feira, às 17h, o PMEx Podcast traz um convidado com os temas mais relevantes para você. O PMEx é um programa de mentoria para empreendedores exponenciais, da StartSe University, apresentado por Marcelo Pimenta, head de Growth e sócio da StartSe.
2022-09-2923 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Natasha Gedge (COO @ Signol / Former MOD Innovation Leader)Natasha is the Chief Operating Officer of Signol. Natasha has a Masters of Sience in Global Crime, Justice, and Security from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to Signol, Natasha spent nine years working within the UK Ministry of Defence, specializing in intelligence. Her final role in Defence was as Chief Operating Officer of the MOD’s most successful innovation team, responsible for delivering novel technology in machine learning, data science, special operations, and sustainability to Defence through user-centered design and non-traditional suppliers.
In our conversation, Natasha and I explore her approach to innovation in a highly complex and interdependent environment, wh...
2022-09-2930 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Marques Anderson (Cyborg Anthropologist)Marques is a cyborg anthropologist, innovator, and world builder. Seeking to be globally impactful, he created the World Education Foundation in 2009 while writing his Master’s thesis for the Adult Learning and Global Change program at Linkoøping University in Sweden. The WE Foundation’s mission and aim focuses on bridging the gap between academia, technology, and implementation in local communities around the world.
In our conversation, we explore the fascinating work of a cyborg anthropologist, ancestral wisdom, and how to integrate this into one’s work.
2022-08-3025 min
2 Pages with MBS112. Have We Canceled Our Future?: Pascal Finette, author of ‘The Heretic, [reads] ‘Kraftwerk’Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What does it mean to be a radical? Karl Marx had this to say about it: “To be radical is to go to the root of the matter. For man, however, the root is man himself.” So, radical compassion, empathy, generosity, leadership, humanity - perhaps it’s time to be a radical. Pascal Finette is a founder of a boutique advisory firm, Be Radical, and the ‘posse leader’ at The Heretic, one of my favorite–very opinionated–newsletters. He’s worn many hats thro...
2022-08-0231 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Hemali Vyas (Project Development Leadership @ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Hemali is an industry-agnostic Multipotentialite with 30+ years of experience with in-depth technical and business acumen across different organizations. She is known for her thought leadership in Strategic Execution which includes strategic assessment, planning, governance, and implementation of complex systems with robust technical competencies. Hemali currently works at NASA / JPL – Caltech in Project Development Leadership for NASA’s flight projects and mission success and is Chair of the AIAA Space Economy Committee working to bring industry, academia, and innovators together. Hemali has co-founded and been an advisor for various technology startups and owned/operated a business in hospitality.
In our conversation we e...
2022-07-0829 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Grant Wood (Founder @ Knotion Labs)Grant is the founder of Knotion Labs where he works with leaders to invent breakthough products and get them into the hands of customers.
In our conversation we talk a about innovation best practices, the common pitfalls, and Grant’s anti-patterns of innovation and disruptive.
2022-06-2240 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with David Bell (Founder @ Ideafarm Ventures)David is the founder of Idea Farm Ventures where he invests into and helps build mission-driven companies for the modern consumer. He started and designed the Wharton School of Business’s first course on Digital Marketing and E-Commerce and the author of the book “Location Is (Still) Everything”.
In our conversation we dig into the wonderous world of direct-to-consumer businesses, what’s next for B2C companies, and the inner workings of disruptive innovation in the space.
2022-06-2232 min
Professionally OffensiveEP. 33 The Jester Always Tells The TruthPascal Finette, Chief Heretic and Co-Founder of be radical, is helping companies better understand their futures and pursue them with a practical approach. Pascal's experience spans Leadership roles at technology titans like Google and Mozilla, to the world of start-ups and VCs. After years as an operator, he now finds his purpose in helping companies better understand their future, what they can do to achieve it and how to stay grounded in that pursuit. Pascal describes how be radical's "jester" approach allows his Team to be unfiltered and extremely honest with their client's, because like a jester, there is no...
2022-05-191h 01
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with David Siegel (CEO @ Meetup)David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local community. He has over 20 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David’s book, Decide and Conquer: 44 Decisions that will Make or Break All Leaders lays out the framework for decision-making that leaders can use to ensure organizational and personal success.
In our conversation we talk about David’s approach to failing, learning, and...
2022-05-1736 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Bruce Smith (Founder & CEO @ Hydrow)Bruce Smith is the founder and CEO of hydrow, the fitness company which created the leading connected rowing machine. A former Head of the Charles winner, Bruce coached the US Lightweight Eight to a Bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.
In our conversation we explore the many disruptions and state changes happening in the fitness industry at large, how community becomes the cornerstone of personal transformation, the approach the hydrow team took to creating their revolutionary product in a category which hasn’t seen much change over the last couple of decades, and how this all translates into the wo...
2022-03-1629 min
Future-ProofChanges of State, Changes of Thought with Pascal FinettePascal Finette is co-founder and "chief heretic" with be radical, which researches, develops, and teaches tools and frameworks designed to transform their clients into practical futurists and successful disruptors.He recently gave a talk as the keynote speaker at the Digital CPA Conference, where he spoke about the correlation between disruption and "state changes" – moving from one state to another, like solid to liquid to gasHe talks about what happens to our skills, our processes, and our existing strategies when we encounter state changes like this. We also explore how we have to change ou...
2022-03-1537 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Riaz Shah (Global Learning Leader @ EY)Riaz Shah is EY's Global Learning Leader and a long-term partner in the firm. Throughout his career he has had senior leadership and client roles at EY and Capgemini, in Assurance, Advisory, Operations and Global Talent.
In our conversation we dig deep into the future of learning and work, how to prepare yourself and your team for the future and which skills are most needed today and tomorrow. It is a fascinating, deep dive into the ways one of the largest consulting firms in the world prepares itself and its workforce for the future — and what you can learn from it
2022-02-1632 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Cecilia Tham (Cofounder @ Futurity Systems)Cecilia “Cece” Tham is the cofounder, principle and future synthesist at Futurity Systems, where she and her team are hard at work creating the future. Previously she created a leading collaborative Coworking community in Barcelona, Spain, was a Senior Social Technologist at Telefonica Alpha, the European moonshot factory, among many other roles. She is an acclaimed public speaker, and educator.
In our conversation, we look at the world of innovation and disruption through the lens of a futurist, and explore the models and frameworks Cecilia and her team bring to her work in anticipating and creating the future.
2022-02-0328 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Samantha Snabes (Cofounder @ re:3D)Samantha is the cofounder and catalyst at re:3D, where she and her team pioneered large-scale 3D printers, as well as using recycled materials as filament. Previously, she was a social entrepreneur-in-residence at NASA Johnson Space Center and the cofounder of Bioflow Technologies, a biotech startup working on novel approaches to tissue cultures.
Together, we explore the future of manufacturing, how to build a manufacturing company from the ground up, and the disruptive nature of 3D printing ten years after the initial hype.
2022-01-2729 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Dave Friedman (CEO @ AutonomyWorks)Dave is the CEO of AutonomyWorks, a company which employs a team of people with autism to deliver exceptional business services, while building independent lives for employees. Prior to AutonomyWorks, he spent 25 years assisting retail and consumer organizations in building brands through great customer experiences. Most recently, David served as President, Marketing for Sears Holdings.
In our conversation we explore the disruptive opportunity of expanding your teams neuro-diversity, and the ways you can engage with a neuro-diverse workforce. We also tap into Dave’s extensive knowledge of the retail industry and discuss opportunities and disruptions within the sector.
2022-01-2127 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Dr. David Bray (Principal @ LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Distinguished Fellow @ Atlantic Council and Stimson Center)David is a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Stimson Center, and a principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures. He has served in a variety of leadership roles in turbulent environments, including bioterrorism preparedness and response from 2000-2005, time on the ground in Afghanistan in 2009, serving as the non-partisan Executive Director for a bipartisan National Commission on R&D, and providing leadership as a non-partisan federal agency Senior Executive.
In our conversation we dig deep into the leadership skills needed to navigate highly complex situations, and the need to explore the big(ger) picture of disruption and their implications on...
2021-12-0332 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Hannah Tucker (Founder @ Balance Point Ventures and Disruption Dinner)Hannah does independent research into the disruptive developments transforming the economy. She presents this content to business and investor audiences, while working with clients through her sustainability advisory business, Balance Point Ventures. Hannah is also the Founder of Disruption Dinner, providing culinary adventures through our changing food system.
Digging into Hannah’s latest research, we explore disruption from a sustainability perspective, what it takes for companies and their people to change, and how to best drive disruptive change in your organization.
2021-11-0326 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Philipp Pieper (Cofounder & CEO @ Swarm Network)Philipp is cofounder of Swarm Markets as well as the Swarm Network, an open source project and DAO. Philipp also co-founded Proximic (acquired by comScore), Loop Media (public at USOTC: LPTV) and Bitadel Crypto Trading. Philipp has been engaged in decentralized technologies and crypto asset trading since 2015. He is also a startup investor and mentor e.g. at Singularity University & StartX. Member of the AIMA blockchain committee and Digital Currency Trade Association (DCTA).
In our conversation we dig deep into the behaviors successful “disruptors” show on a daily basis, and why “aubergine people” are best avoided at all cost.
2021-10-2729 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Bill Pasmore (Professor of Practice of Social Organizational Psychology @ Teachers College, Columbia University)Bill is a Professor of Practice of Social Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, and an Executive Team member at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). He authored 30 books and numerous articles in leading publications.
Dig deep into the organizational and leadership aspects of disruptive change, what is required of the leader of the future, and how to be successful in navigating the increasing levels of change we experience today.
2021-10-1932 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Rob Evans (Managing Partner @ Imaginal Labs)Rob is the Managing Partner at Imaginal Labs, where he helps courageous leaders dream big and mobilize others to achieve those dreams. Prior to this he was a VP at Cap Gemini, as well as partner at EY. Rob was the founder of the innovative Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE) at Cap Gemini, that pioneered the development of new forms of large-scale collaborative projects to dramatically accelerate strategy and organizational transformation projects.
Dig deep into a riveting conversation about the origins of disruption, how organizations and their leaders best embrace today’s rapidly changing landscape, and how to unleash collaboration at sc...
2021-10-1233 min
Flo Mack ClubPascal Finette | Der Fortschritt der Technologie und die Rolle des MenschenIn dieser Folge tauchen wir in die Zukunft der Technologie, Künstliche Intelligenz & die Frage nach der Moral ein. Hat unser Land eine Zukunftsvision und welche Rolle nimmt der Einzelne darin ein? Pascal bereitet Unternehmen auf die digitale Zukunft vor und bringt Führungskräfte ins Nachdenken.
2021-10-0452 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Chris Clearfield (Author and Consultant)Chris helps leaders solve impossible problems. As a coach and consultant, he guides his clients to a deep understanding of their unique and complex challenges. With his assistance, they learn to engage others and solve their most challenging problems in creative, collaborative ways. He is the co-author of Meltdown: What Plane Crashes, Oil Spills, and Dumb Business Decisions Can Teach Us About How to Succeed at Work and at Home, which was named a best book of 2018 by The Financial Times and won the National Business Book Award.
Explore disruption from the perspective of a risk analyst, learn how black...
2021-09-1431 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Dave Goldblatt (General Partner @ Vibe Capital)Dave is a General Partner at Vibe Capital; formerly an early and long-time Facebook employee and startup founder.
Join us for an exploration of the deeply disruptive nature of blockchain-based and decentralized technologies, business models, and markets.
Here is Dave’s Suggested Crypto Reading List: https://davegoldblatt.com/copy-of-crypto-readinglistening-list
2021-09-0822 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Marshall Kirkpatrick (VP Marketing @ Sprinklr)Marshall is the VP Marketing at Sprinklr, the world’s leading customer experience management platform. Prior to this, he was a news-breaking journalist and startup founder.
Explore what a deep dive into social media can teach us about the state of disruption today, how to best leverage these tools to stay on top of innovation and disruption, and how to fine-tune your ability to listen to “the thin wisps of tomorrow.”
2021-08-3130 min
Disrupt DisruptionA conversation with Rick Smith (Founder and CEO @ Axon Enterprise)Rick is the founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise, a NASDAQ-listed global market leader in conducted energy weapon, body-worn cameras and software — probably best known for its TASER nonlethal energy weapon.
Learn why an enthusiastic press review of your new product or service can be the harbinger of doom, why overcoming “no” is important on multiple fronts, and why disruption requires the willingness and ability to stick it out.
2021-08-2424 min
Disrupt DisruptionA conversation with Lars Hyland (Chief Learning Officer @ Totara Learning)Lars is the Chief Learning Officer at Totara Learning, a leading learning and performance management system’s company.
Dig deep into why the Future of Work is the Future of Learning, how to learn to learn, what organizations need to do to up- and reskill their workforce, and what innovation and disruption looks like in the world of learning & development.
2021-08-1727 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Massimo Portincaso (Chairman @ Hello Tommorow)Massimo is the Chairman of Hello Tomorrow, a globally leading organization focused on Deep Tech. Formerly, he led Boston Consulting Group’s Deep Tech work as a Managing Director and Partner.
Explore why Deep Tech brings a fundamentally different approach to innovation and disruption, why the next decade will be even more disruptive than you might think, and how to best prepare yourself for the Deep Tech era.
Massimo kindly shares a series of reports:
– A report on deep tech and how the whole approach to innovation is changing, with big consequences for the problems we have to address: https://hell...
2021-08-1027 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Gustav Strömfelt (Former Lead for the Blockchain Portfolio & Innovation Accelerator, World Food Program)Gustav is the former Lead for the Blockchain Portfolio & Innovation Accelerator at the World Food Program, a design and strategy consultant with previous roles at IBM and Samsung, and a “dissatisfied idealist”.
Discover what innovation at incumbent organizations has in common with 300 year-old oak trees, why fierce networking might be the key to unlocking the disruptive potential inside of an organization and why measuring the right things is so hard (and yet paramount).
2021-08-0328 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Amy Radin (Strategist, Growth Hacker and Problem Solver and Fortune 100 Executive)Amy Radin is a strategist, growth hacker and problem solver who brings 25 years of experience as a Fortune 100 marketing, digital and innovation operating executive to boards and executive teams seeking to develop, build, grow and scale businesses that address today’s market needs.
Discover what innovation practitioners can learn from direct marketeers, why you have to reframe disruption away from its original definition of “to destroy what is there”, and how to get cross-functional buy-in inside a company.
2021-07-2726 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Alice Casiraghi (Co-founder and Design Strategist, Future Urban Living | FUL)Alice is the co-founder and Design Strategist at Future Urban Living (FUL) where she and her colleagues work on making the future circular. A UX and Service Designer by trade, Alice has worked for IBM, the Italian government and many other organizations.
Discover the disruptive potential of the circular economy, the business benefit of thinking about products and services holistically, and how to get started on your journey.
2021-07-2023 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Rodolfo Rosini (Founder, Stealth Startup and Lead Tech Coach, Conception X)Rodolfo is an AI expert and practitioner, currently working on a stealth startup in the semiconductor space, as well as being the lead technology coach at Conception X, where he helps transform PhD researchers into venture scientists. Previously he was a partner at Zeroth.AI and the cofounder and CEO of Weave.AI.
Learn about the connection between the long arch of the universe and innovation/disruption, why copying Apple is different from copying Apple’s products (and why that distinction matters a lot), and why Clayton Christensen is still underrated.
2021-07-1326 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Gianni Giacomelli (Head of Innovation Design @ MIT Collective Intelligence Design Lab)Gianni is Genpact’s Chief Innovation Officer where he drives and sponsors strategic initiatives aimed at sustaining clients’ transformation as digitally enabled companies, and Head of Innovation Design at the MIT Collective Intelligence Design Lab, as well as serves on numerous advisory boards.
Discover why collective intelligence will be the future of innovation and disruption, and what growing your own tomatoes can teach you about change-management.
2021-07-0626 min
The Recombobulator LabBeing a No BS, Entrepreneur Heretic with Pascal Finette-Ep.33Jason & Chris wrap Season 1 with internet pioneer and entrepreneur Pascal Finette. Pascal shares some history of his journey, beginning with his education in Cologne, starting his first company, and the Internet when the first web browsers were being developed.
The three discuss Pascal's "No Bullshit Zone" and relate it to some of their own experiences with people presenting as less than "real."
Pascal then shares some of the exciting new developments in business, technology, and society and answers the question, "will the robots kill us?"
Pascal's podcast is at...
2021-06-3035 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Ulrich Schmitz (MD @ Axel Springer Digital Ventures and Founding Partner @ FreeTech)Ulrich (“Uli”) is the Managing Director of Axel Springer Digital Ventures, a founding director of FreeTech, the Axel Springer Academy of Journalism and Technology, as well as the cofounder of the Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator. Previously he was CTO of Axel Springer’s Electronic Media Division.
Learn what made Axel Springer, one of the largest European media companies, a true champion in innovation and disruption, how they make M&A work, and why things take (a lot of) time and thus patience.
2021-06-2926 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Vanessa Liu (VP @ SAP.io Foundries North America)Vanessa is a business builder, digital media entrepreneur and technology innovator. She has been building, launching and re-launching six businesses over a span of 20 years and heads up SAP.io today, where she is investing in women and diverse-led B2B intelligent enterprise start-ups.
Discover why occasionally you have to hang out with motorcycle fanatics to unearth consumer insights, how corporations can and should work with startups, and why disruptive innovation is best explored through the lens of consumer actions.
2021-06-2224 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Gisbert Rühl (Former CEO, Kloeckner & Co SE)Gisbert Rühl is the former CEO of Klöckner & Co, a steel manufacturer and one of the ten largest companies in Germany. At Klöckner he led a hugely successful transformation initiative, positioning the company as a global leader in its space.
Learn from one of the most remarkable (and widely studied) transformations in the industry, and discover how to push for long-term thinking, align an organization behind a bold vision, and how to avoid the common pitfalls of doing so.
2021-06-1527 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Alvaro Delgado Aparicio (Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Innovation Officer at BREIN – BRECA´s Innovation Hub)Alvaro is the co-founder, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at BREIN, Grupo BRECA’s innovation hub. Grupo BRECA is one of the largest companies in Peru – a conglomerate spanning primary industries such as fishing and mining all the way to healthcare and financial services. Alvaro is also the director of the BAFTA-nominated feature film Retablo (streaming on Netflix).
Explore in this far-reaching conversation why innovation is like love, how to get an incumbent conglomerate to embrace change, and why running an innovation lab is comparable to making a feature film.
2021-06-0825 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Christina Nesheva (ViiV Healthcare)Christina is the former cofounder of the Innovation Lab of ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer and Shionogi and focused entirely on HIV therapies. Previously she held leadership positions at GSK and has spent her career at the forefront of healthcare innovation.
Learn why it is so important to “be in the game”, how leaders today need to operate in a two-track environment, and why fear is the major inhibitor for disruptive innovation inside a corporation.
2021-06-0123 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation with Kyle Nel (Singularity Labs / Lowe's)Kyle Nel is the President of Singularity Labs and formerly headed up innovation at DIY retail giant Lowe’s. Under his leadership, Lowe’s launched the first 3D printer into space, developed Augmented Reality experiences and in-store robots.
Discover what it takes to turn an incumbent organization into one of the posterchilds of disruptive innovation, why comic books are a great tool to communicate, and why storytelling is so important.
2021-05-2525 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With Maurice Conti (Former Head of Moonshots at Telefonica Alpha)Maurice is the CEO of Applied Intelligence and formerly led Telefonica’s moonshot factory Alpha as their Head of New Moonshots. Alpha has been described as the only European moonshot factory and the European Google [X].
Learn why disruptive innovation is a lot like owning a pet tiger, what cowboys with plastic guns and no horses have to do with disruption, and what companies have to do to navigate the treacherous waters of change.
2021-05-1829 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With George Constantinescu (Chief Transformation Officer at ATCO)George is the Chief Transformation Officer at ATCO, a large Canadian manufacturing and utility company. He is looking back onto a long, illustrious career in the sector, both inside of large corporations and his own startups.
Learn about George’s approach to first principles thinking and how to apply it to innovation, why disruption could be considered a negative force and how to structure innovation efforts inside large incumbents operating in regulated industries.
2021-05-1030 min
Unicorn Bakery - Wie Startup Gründer erfolgreiche Firmen aufbauenShorts 03 | Pascal Finette: Exponentialität verstehen lernenWarum ist Exponentialität so wichtig und warum können wir sie doch nicht begreifen?Täglich gibt es jetzt neue Ausschnitte aus alten & aktuellen Interviews, die zeitlose Inhalte enthalten und dich zum nachdenken anregen sollen.Während der Corona-Zeit hat sich das Phänomen der Exponentialität in unserem Alltag geäußert und doch ist es so schwer es zu begreifen. Technologien entwickeln sich ebenso rasant und exponentiell fort, wie Viren sich exponentiell vermehren.Um technologischen Fortschritt begreifen zu können, müssen wir uns ins exponentielle Denkmuster hineinfinden und mit di...
2021-05-0808 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With Wing Pepper (Former COO Factory & Plan44 Labs)Wing is the former COO at Factory and Pilot44 Labs, two of the most innovative innovation labs in Silicon Valley, where he worked with Fortune 500 companies as well as startups, creating innovative (and often disruptive) new products, services and business models.
Delve into the human aspect of disruptive innovation, and learn why companies, like life in general, move in circular motions. Deconstruct R & D, and learn why the two functions should be treated separately.
2021-05-0425 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With Ryan Merkley (Chief of Staff at Wikimedia Foundation)Ryan is the Chief of Staff at the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind Wikipedia. Before this he held leadership positions at Creative Commons, Mozilla.org and public offices.
Explore why and how open innovation works, why it regularly yields surprising results, and is extremely robust — and dig into the common pitfalls which happen when organizations embrace “open”.
2021-02-2339 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With Andy Billings (Head of Profitable Creativity at Electronic Arts)Andy currently serves as Head of Profitable Creativity at Electronic Arts, having helped the company thrive through two massively disruptive transformations. In addition, Andy hosts an award-winning, global leadership accelerator program with a 20+ year track record.
Dig deep into what makes gaming giant Electronic Arts tick, how the company managed to stay relevant longer than most of its peers, and why it might not be possible to be thoughtful or planful about disruptive change after all.
2021-02-2331 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With John O’Duinn (Distributed Work Expert, Author and Law Maker)John has written code and led systems engineering teams in four person startups, non-profits, multinationals, and the US Government. He is the author of the de-facto standard book on remote working “Distributed Teams”.
Discover the impact (and opportunities) of remote work on innovation practices and culture, and explore the practical tipps & tricks which make remote work work.
2021-02-2350 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With Lisa Kay Solomon (Designer In Residence at Stanford’s d. School)Lisa is a Designer in Residence at the Stanford d. school, where she focuses on bridging the disciplines of futures and design thinking, creating experiences like The Future’s Happening to help students learn and practice the skills they don’t yet know they need.
Delve deep into the world of design thinking and learn how it relates to disruptive innovation, explore the power of an outside/in perspective, and why it is so important to identify the fixed elements in any situation.
2021-02-2330 min
Disrupt DisruptionA Conversation With Bestselling Author Chris Yeh (Blitzscaling)Chris is the co-author of the bestselling book ”Blitzscaling: The Lighting-fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies“, which he wrote along with Reid Hoffman. He is a serial entrepreneur and venture capital investor.
Learn why Chris believes that companies are collections of units operating at different stages in their lifecycle, why people typically fit into one specific stage, and why rolling a die is the perfect innovation metaphor.
2021-02-2331 min
AckerschnackerInnovations-Entwicklung voraussagen | Ackerschnacker #1Pascal Finette über unternehmerische Modernisierung
Selbst in Krisenzeiten schreitet die Modernisierung mit stetig wachsendem Tempo voran. Da gehört schon einiges dazu, nicht abgehängt zu werden. Und dann der Entwicklung auch noch ein bis zwei Schritte voraus sein?
In dieser Folge vom „Ackerschnacker“ erklärt Pascal Finette – Entrepreneur, Lehrstuhlinhaber, Venture Capitalist – wie du Innovations-Entwicklungen vorausplanen kannst, welche Rolle Corona in dieser Entwicklung spielt und welche Themen in der kommenden Dekade essenziell werden.
Für Deinen nächsten Einsatz statten wir Dich mit folgenden Hinweisen aus:
1) …wieso exponentielle Kurven Entwicklungen so gut voraussagen können
2) …warum C...
2020-11-2330 min
You, Me, and Your Top ThreeLong Term Impact and In Love (wsg Jane and Pascal Finette)In this episode, Gregg touches on the importance of being able to play the long game. He then has one of his most insightful conversations yet, this time with a power couple. He speaks with Jane Finette and Pascal Finette. They speak about their storied careers that have led them through eBay, Mozilla, Google, and Singularity University, along with advising board executives to shape society. And of course, they each highlight their top three, which starts with one another and extends to professional friends and team members. And you have to hear their hints for having breakthrough moments and...
2020-10-151h 00
Pathfinder's PodSE1:EP6 - Pascal Finette & Fred SwanikerIn this week's episode, we hear from Pascal Finette, Co-Founder at Be Radical and Singularity University's Chair for Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation. And Fred Swaniker, serial entrepreneur and leadership development expert, and the Co-Founder & Trustee of African Leadership Group.
Pathfinder’s Pod features virtual conversations with intrapreneurs and how they are responding to the current Covid-19 pandemic and preparing for a new post-pandemic reality.
2020-06-1217 min
Business BookshelfPascal Finette, Dr Tiffany Vora and Rens ter WeijdeI often wonder how our previous guests are doing and so today we revisit three of them. Pascal Finette talks to us about how his company Be Radical is doing during the COVID-19 crisis and then shares some of his current thinking. Next Dr Tiffany Vora tells us how she is doing during lockdown, gives a COVID-19 update and what’s next and then how the development of the vaccine is going. Last, but not least, I talk to Rens ter Weijde about his company KIMO and also his involvement with the G20.
Pascal Finette - Co-Founder @ be radical. Singularity Un...
2020-05-1731 min
Unicorn Bakery - Wie Startup Gründer erfolgreiche Firmen aufbauenPascal Finette, be.radical & Singularity University | Digital LeadersExponentialität, Zukunft, Unterenhmertum und CoronaPascal Finette ist der Gründer von be.radical und besetzt bei der Singularity University den Chair of Entrepreneurship. Pascal beschäftigt sich vor allem mit digitalem Wandel, Exponentialität und der Zukunft und bricht diese für Kunden in konkrete Trainings und Handlungsempfehlungen runter.Im Interview sprechen wir über Pascals Definition von innovation, die Mozilla 2020 Vision, die Pascal 2012 maßgeblich mittgestaltet hat, die Zukunft als Expertise, Exponentitalität, und natürlich Corona.Wichtige Links:- Pascal's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pfinet...
2020-04-251h 02
Business BookshelfInterview with Pascal Finette - Co-Founder @ be radical. Singularity University‘s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open InnovationPascal is Co-Founder at be radical, Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation and a Venture Partner at BOLD Capital Partners.
Previously he held leadership positions at Google.org, Mozilla, and eBay, built technology startups, launched a Venture Capital firm. He is the posse leader at TheHeretic.org, and is a general upstart when it comes to creating meaningful change.
You can contact Pascal on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/pfinette/ or visit his website at https://beradicalgroup.com/.
Contact the host of the podcast at lance@ideastorm.co.za or www.ideastorm.co.za
2020-03-1532 min
tabula rasa - Der Podcast zur Zukunft der BildungPascal Finette: Wie lernt das Silicon Valley?Diese Folge ist eine Premiere, denn zum ersten Mal haben wir unseren Gast nicht persönlich getroffen – sondern haben Pascal Finette per Video Call aus dem Silicon Valley dazu geschaltet. Pascal ist Kölner, hat sich aber schon früh in seiner Karriere für die amerikanische Westküste als Wahlheimat entschieden. Heute ist er nicht nur Unternehmensberater, sondern auch der Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation bei der Singularity University (SU). Davor hat Pascal viele Führungspositionen beim Who-is-who des Silicon Valley hinter sich: eBay, Mozilla, Google. Die SU ist ein Weiterbildungsinstitut für Führungskräfte, UnternehmerI...
2020-03-1156 min
School for Good Living Podcasts47. Pascal Finette: The HereticPascal is Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation. He is the cofounder and enfant terrible of Radical Ventures, which he explains what that means. His work focuses on the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, culture, and global impact. Pascal has founded a series of startups and he has a deep background in technology including being on the Internet before web browsers. He led Ebay’s platform solutions group in Europe. He held leadership positions at Mozilla and he’s helped build startups. Pascal has written a book called The Heretic, Daily Therapeutics for Entrepreneurs and has blogged and wr...
2019-11-051h 57
Future-ProofWe’re Getting Disruption Wrong | with Pascal FinettePascal Finette is co-founder of be radical, an organization that teaches leaders how to create new business models for success, positively embrace disruption, and prepare their people to be future-forward and future-ready.He is also chair for Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation at Singularity University, which is a global learning and innovation community that uses exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. He previously held leadership positions at Google, Mozilla, and eBay.Pascal’s focus these days is what the future looks like, as it pertains to the intersection of business and technology. And that...
2019-10-0733 min
Future Forecast with Isabelle Ringnes#03 Pascal Finette: Building a Radically New FutureThis episode covers all things exponential technology, entrepreneurship and building a radically new future. Tune in to hear from Pascal Finette, co-founder of radical Ventures and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. Pascal Finette believes a change in mindset is where businesses need to start in this ever-changing world of tech. Learning how to think exponentially and making sense of fast-paced trends can keep organizations on par with the technological curve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-02-2736 min
The Innovation Engine Podcast145. Digitization Decoded: The Secret Code Giving Companies like Apple, Google, or Uber Their Edge - with Pascal FinetteOn this episode, we'll look at how to decipher the secret code giving companies like Apple, Google, and Uber their edge. We'll also talk about what it means to go through a digital transformation, how you'll know when you've successfully come out on the other side, and why you don't have to work at one of the world's most well-known tech companies to carve out a place for yourself in the digital world. Here with us today to talk all that and more is Pascal Finette, an expert on topics that include digitization, entrepreneurship, open i...
2018-09-1925 minThe Innovation Engine Podcast145. Digitization Decoded: The Secret Code Giving Companies like Apple, Google, or Uber Their Edge - with Pascal FinetteOn this episode, we'll look at how to decipher the secret code giving companies like Apple, Google, and Uber their edge. We'll also talk about what it means to go through a digital transformation, how you'll know when you've successfully come out on the other side, and why you don't have to work at one of the world's most well-known tech companies to carve out a place for yourself in the digital world. Here with us today to talk all that and more is Pascal Finette, an expert on topics that include digitization, entrepreneurship, open i...
2018-09-1925 min
On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit#64 mit Pascal Finette, Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation#MontagsAufDeutsch
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“Wir versuchen ihnen zu zeigen wie Technologie die Welt verändert.”
Pascal Finette ist gebürtiger Kölner, er lebt seit 10 Jahren im Silicon Valley. Bevor er vor vier Jahren zur Singularity University kam, hat er sich sowohl als Manager als auch als Unternehmer im digitalen Umfeld bewegt. Unter anderem wirkte er bei eBay, Mozilla und Google.org. Das Mission Statement der Singularity University passt sehr gut zu Pascal persönlicher Motivation. “Our mission is to educate, inspire and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges.”
Wir sprechen über die unterschiedlich...
2018-06-2554 min
On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit#64 mit Pascal Finette, Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation#MontagsAufDeutsch
#ThursdaysInEnglish
“Wir versuchen ihnen zu zeigen wie Technologie die Welt verändert.”
Pascal Finette ist gebürtiger Kölner, er lebt seit 10 Jahren im Silicon Valley. Bevor er vor vier Jahren zur Singularity University kam, hat er sich sowohl als Manager als auch als Unternehmer im digitalen Umfeld bewegt. Unter anderem wirkte er bei eBay, Mozilla und Google.org. Das Mission Statement der Singularity University passt sehr gut zu Pascal persönlicher Motivation. “Our mission is to educate, inspire and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges.”
Wir sprechen über die unterschiedlichen Programme der SU, über die Co...
2018-06-2554 min
The Disruptors1. Singularity University's Pascal Finette on Why VCs Suck at SciFi Tech Investing and Why AI and Synthetic Biology are the Industries of thPascal Finette (@pfinette) is Fastrack’s Executive Director and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. He focuses on helping change makers tackle the most intractable problems of our times.He got started on the net before there was a web browser, founded a series of technology startups, led eBay's Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla's Innovation Lab, created Mozilla's accelerator program WebFWD, headed up Mozilla's Office of the Chair and has invested into social impact organizations around the globe at Goog...
2018-05-2535 min
The Disruptors1. Singularity University’s Pascal Finette on Why VCs Suck at SciFi Tech Investing and Why AI and Synthetic Biology are the Industries of the Future[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590695" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"]
Pascal Finette (@pfinette) is Fastrack’s Executive Director and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. He focuses on helping change makers tackle the most intractable problems of our times.
2018-05-2538 min
Stories of Success PodcastStories of Success with Pascal FinetteThis week’s episode features Pascal Finette. A heretic (http://theheretic.org), a productivityist (https://gyshido.com) and the founder of the Singularity University (https://su.org) or you can find out more about him on www.finette.com. In our first meeting we discussed a wide range of topics. How failure leaves dark spots on your mind, yet might increase your chances of success. About entrepreneurship, global culture and how habits (also see Volker’s book: www.volkerballueder.com/bebetter) help you to improve your performance. We touch on global culture and how we should all take ourselves a bit le...
2018-02-0841 min
Business Authority RadioPascal Finette – Vice President Singularity UniversityPascal heads up the Startup Program at Singularity University where he grows startups tackling the world’s most intractable problems leveraging exponential technologies.He loves technology and believes that the Internet is deeply impacting mankind. He got started on the Net before there was a web browser, founded a couple of technology startups, led eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla’s Innovation Lab, created Mozilla’s accelerator program WebFWD, headed up Mozilla’s Office of the Chair and invested into social imp...
2017-06-2930 min
Learn Educate DiscoverEp 87: Conversation with Pascal Finette, VP Startups @Singularity University, Ex-Director @MozillaPascal Finette, VP Startup Solutions and Entrepreneurship Chair at Singularity University, talks about Exponential Thinking and Singularity University in this episode.
Pascal was previously Director of Open Innovation Group and Mozilla Labs at Mozilla Corporation. He was also Portfolio Manager at Google.org.
Some of the areas that Pascal touches upon in this episode include:
1. What is Singularity University
2. Types of programs offered at Singularity University including those for startups and a 10 weeks program (which is sponsored so free for candidates)
3. Examples of people you may find at Singularity University
4. Linear vs Exponential thinking
5. Resources to expose yourself to exponential...
2017-06-1835 min
Learn Educate DiscoverEp 87: Conversation with Pascal Finette, VP Startups @Singularity University, Ex-Director @MozillaPascal Finette, VP Startup Solutions and Entrepreneurship Chair at Singularity University, talks about Exponential Thinking and Singularity University in this episode.
Pascal was previously Director of Open Innovation Group and Mozilla Labs at Mozilla Corporation. He was also Portfolio Manager at Google.org.
Some of the areas that Pascal touches upon in this episode include:
1. What is Singularity University
2. Types of programs offered at Singularity University including those for startups and a 10 weeks program (which is sponsored so free for candidates)
3. Examples of people you may find at Singularity University
4. Linear vs Exponential thinking
5. Resources to expose yourself to exponential...
2017-06-1835 min
Analyse Asia with Bernard LeongEpisode 146: Singularity University Labs and The Heretic with Pascal Finette - Analyse Asia with Bernard LeongPascal Finette joined us for a conversation on the story behind Singularity University Labs and how they work startups with exponential technologies focusing on different global grand challenges out there. We also discussed his new book “The Heretic” and his reflections on the Silicon Valley ecosystem and why it has been difficult to be replicated elsewhere in The post Episode 146: Singularity University Labs and The Heretic with Pascal Finette appeared first on Analyse Asia.
2016-11-2334 min
Future Squared with Steve GlaveskiEpisode #61: Singularity University's Pascal Finette on Taking MoonshotsPascal Finette heads up Entrepreneurship at Singularity University as well as SU Labs, its accelerator program which grows startups that are focused on tackling the world’s most intractable problems leveraging exponential technologies. He loves technology and believes that the Internet is deeply impacting mankind. He got started on the Net before there was a web browser, founded a couple of technology startups, led eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla’s Innovation Lab, created Mozilla’s accelerator program WebFWD, headed u...
2016-09-0346 minFuture² - Corporate Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEpisode #61: Singularity University's Pascal Finette on Taking MoonshotsPascal Finette heads up Entrepreneurship at Singularity University as well as SU Labs, its accelerator program which grows startups that are focused on tackling the world’s most intractable problems leveraging exponential technologies. He loves technology and believes that the Internet is deeply impacting mankind. He got started on the Net before there was a web browser, founded a couple of technology startups, led eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla’s Innovation Lab, created Mozilla’s accelerator program WebFWD, headed u...
2016-09-0346 min
Authors & Books Archives -Pascal Finette – Vice President Singularity UniversityPascal heads up the Startup Program at Singularity University where he grows startups tackling the world’s most intractable problems leveraging exponential technologies.
He loves technology and believes that the Internet is deeply impacting mankind. He got started on the Net before there was a web browser, founded a couple of technology startups, led eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe, launched a consulting firm helping entrepreneurs with their strategy & operations, invested into early-stage tech startups, led Mozilla’s Innovation Lab, created Mozilla’s accelerator program WebFWD, headed up Mozilla’s Office of the Chair and invested into socia...
2016-09-0200 min
Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs PodcastEpisode 47: Interview with Pascal Finette, Head of entrepreneurship at Singularity UniversityPascal is a technology enthusiast with a wide ranging career which includes setting up a couple of technology companies, working at eBay, Mozilla Labs, as well as a stint at Google.org investing into social impact organizations around the world.Pascal now heads up the startup initiatives at Singularity University- whose aim is to grow startups solving the most intractable problems in the world, Pascal is the entrepreneurship chair and responsible for the Startup Accelerator and Venture Fund.Pascal publishes his opinionated newsletter, ‘The Heretic’, which is read by tens of thousands of entrepreneurs around the g...
2016-03-1034 min