Discovering Innovation Where You Least Expect It

🔊 Imagine the task of driving innovation at Boeing and building a community of trusted innovators who must rapidly (and viably) advance aerospace. Now, imagine doing that with an all-female team at the forefront of your industry, and with great success.

Introducing Nichola Bates, who is doing just that. As the Head of Global Accelerators and Innovation Programs at Boeing and Managing Partner at Aerospace Xcelerated  she is on the lookout for the best approaches to advancing solutions, nurturing local innovation ecosystems, and growing the aerospace sector across the globe. To accomplish this, Bates also leverages Boeing's extensive internal and global network.

In this extraordinary episode, Adam and Nic explore her strategic approach to discovering and partnering with innovative companies and individuals. She highlights the importance of cultivating a community of trusted innovators who fully comprehend the rigorous safety and fidelity standards of the aerospace industry and emphasizes the value of diverse teams, which have been demonstrated to perform better and produce more robust products.

Host: Adam Olsen | Podcast Host - HeroX
Guest: Nichola Bates | Managing Partner, Aerospace Xelerated & Head of Global Accelerators and Innovation Programs, Boeing

About Nicola
Nichola Bates With over 15 years of experience in startups and corporate environments, she champions SMEs and fosters collaboration between them. Leading the Aerospace Xelerated program, Nichola invests in and supports startups disrupting the aerospace sector. A strong advocate for women in tech, she believes in the power of finding one's tribe and inspiring others to think big.

About Aerospace Xelerated
Aerospace Xelerated is a funded, 3-month accelerator for early-stage startups striving to advance the future of sustainable aerospace. 

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🔉 About the Innovation Heroes podcast

The Innovation Heroes series covers all things open innovation, crowdsourcing, and remote work. It’s time to open up the airways, share strategies, engage partners, and leverage the power of crowd intelligence to expedite solutions to the pressing problems facing every level of organization, individuals, and the world. The key word here is OPEN.

We're bringing our partners in innovation, organizations who have run their own crowdsourcing projects, innovator powerhouses, and remote work legends into the spotlight. There is a global network ready to contribute time, energy and intelligence to just about any challenge that comes their way. All we need to do is provide the opportunity. Thank you for being a part of the solution. Discover the Power of the Crowd.

Adam is your Podcast Host at HeroX, connecting with innovation leaders from around the world to gain insights on how they approach innovation, the technologies they're most excited about, and how these innovations impact their industries. HeroX is a platform and open marketplace for crowdsourcing innovation that allows anyone, anywhere, to solve everyday business and world challenges using the power of the crowd.

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