OPEN MINDS Podcast

OPEN MINDS Podcast

The American Express Open OPEN MINDS conversation series places you alongside some of the world's most brilliant thinkers as they examine how we live and work. Hosted by Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way, this podcast combines research from behavioral psychology, management science and the history of innovation, to offer deep insights on how to make your work life more productive, connected and fulfilling. Visit openforum.com/openminds to learn more about this series from American Express OPEN Forum®.

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January 10, 2018 31 mins

Innovation is not just for start-ups. It’s a discipline, like marketing, like finance—and like those other disciplines, innovation needs structures that support it. In this conversation, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman and bestselling author Steven Johnson dive deep into the inner workings of innovation. Along the way, they explain how to encourage healthy nonconformity in the workplace, build an innovative team, and unlock your o...

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Making work meaningful for employees is not just some feel-good idea. It’s essential to building an innovative, successful business. In this conversation, authors Susan Cain and Emily Esfahani Smith discuss the qualities of a supportive, productive, and meaningful workplace.

Visit openforum.com/openminds to learn more about this series from American Express OPEN Forum®.

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Too much focus on productivity can be a trap. You want to make sure that it’s tied to meaningful goals and that it’s grounded in daily habits. In this conversation, productivity blogger James Clear and bestselling business author Nir Eyal explore the simple, regular behaviors that leaders use to excel.

Visit openforum.com/openminds to learn more about this series from American Express OPEN Forum®.

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There are times when institutions may benefit from the principles and practices employed by successful startups. In this conversation, Eric Ries, of The Lean Startup fame, sat down with Morten Hansen, author of Great At Work and Collaboration, and co-author with Jim Collins of Great By Choice, to talk about how smart leaders are rebuilding their companies to thrive in a climate where the only constant is change. Visit openforum.com...

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