# innovation
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13:28Creative thinking — and why the label holds it backLeanne Elliott: Another skill that was, was highlighted in the report was around creative thinking, and I think There aren't maybe perhaps many leaders who would necessarily think of themselves as creative. Maybe I'm oveEP 307 · 4 Jun 2026·interview· 13:28–20:1935:28'Night vision' and founding WPP Black OpsAl Elliott: I just want to ask you about this night vision that I believe people have described you as having this night vision. What the hell are they talking about? Danni Mohammed: This is when I was working at WPP actEP 293 · 16 Apr 2026·interview· 35:28–40:557:18Why HR tech hasn't changed in 15 yearsJeffrey Fermin: Reality is there's not, in my opinion, not much has changed in terms of the tech being used. And a lot of the same issues are still kind of out there and prevalent where employees still feel actively diseEP 285 · 19 Mar 2026·interview· 7:18–9:0120:04Innovation vs. efficiency: how strategy dictates which factors to prioritise?: And 2 out of 3 of us are devilishly good-looking ?: Seamless, seamless Al Elliott: Tell us about your latest episode, PhilEP 264 · 6 Jan 2026·panel interview· 20:04–25:329:37Apple's Leadership Shake-Up: Is Innovation Stalling?Al Elliott: Apple. Now, you know a company, it doesn't normally make a lot of fuss, and suddenly they start making a lot of noise. That unfortunately has Apple right now, in the space of a week, they've waved goodbye to EP 258 · 16 Dec 2025·news roundup· 9:37–16:3330:13The secret ingredient for Workforce 2020Leanne Elliott: I have to ask you, what was the secret ingredient for Workforce 2020? Tony Cooke: Well, the idea was that, that there was a, a nefarious gangster who'd heard about it, uh, this secret ingredient, uh, and EP 231 · 11 Sept 2025·interview· 30:13–32:1937:46Story 5: Duolingo's AI-first revolutionLeanne Elliott: I will. Number 3, Duolingo's AI-first revolution Al Elliott: Oh, I don't know this, I don't think Leanne Elliott: Oh, you doEP 226 · 26 Aug 2025·other· 37:46–46:0339:12Keeping geniuses aligned without stifling innovationAl Elliott: So imagine you've found and hired these brilliant people. You've screened for ego. You've identified they can work collaboratively. Now, how do you give them enough creative freedom to innovate without lettinEP 213 · 10 Jul 2025·interview· 39:12–43:2710:08Story 2: Steve Jobs and Creative Rule-BreakingAl Elliott: I have been reading an article about Steve Jobs. Now you might have heard of him Leanne Elliott: iPhone dude Al Elliott: iPhone dude. Exactly. This, this article was like Steve Jobs and creativity and all theEP 208 · 24 Jun 2025·news roundup· 10:08–15:130:02Corporate Buzzword BingoAl Elliott: Coming up on This Week in Work. Is the British attitude to work quietly killing innovation? One writer says yes and claims it's the reason American businesses are 5 times more successful. Are we too relaxed aEP 188 · 15 Apr 2025·news roundup· 0:02–8:5646:06Workplace Surgery Q3: AI-powered cheating or workplace innovation?Al Elliott: Anyway, you got me a bit pink by saying I sounded sexy. I'm gonna move on to question number 2. I'm not sure if I'm angry or impressed by our sneaky team. Um, I manage a team of content creators who work remoEP 178 · 11 Mar 2025·workplace surgery· 46:06–53:4322:16Integrating AI into Service DeliveryJodie Hill: But what I would really like to, to see is we are, we are integrating AI into the, the service delivery, trying to, you know, not necessarily do more work and work more hours. It's more about how can we be moEP 73 · 11 Jan 2024·interview· 22:16–24:0247:07Clip 13 — Dr. Ryan Sherman: entrepreneurs and disruptionLeanne Elliott: My final choice is Dr. Ryan Sherman, Chief Science Officer at Hurrican Assessment Systems. I I couldn't quite believe, my teeny tiny little psychology mind was blown when not only did Hogan Assessments enEP 52 · 17 Aug 2023·other· 47:07–52:3856:27Google's 20% time — culture in actionLeanne Elliott: Again, I think we're talking here about psychological safety, around making sure that workloads actually facilitate time to innovate and create. Um, you can't just say, oh, we have a culture of innovationEP 39 · 17 May 2023·other· 56:27–57:1224:41The Steve Jobs/Pixar Story and the Loss of Informal MomentsAl Elliott: So let me ask you then, there's a story I read about when Steve Jobs took over Pixar, or didn't— I don't think he took over it. Did he buy into it? I can't remember. Anyway, he took a management role in it, aEP 05 · 25 Jul 2022·other· 24:41–29:05
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