What if innovation doesn’t come from alignment—but from constructive conflict? In this episode of The Innovation Show, Aidan McCullen explores The Innovation Code with Jeff and Staney DeGraff, revealing how breakthrough ideas emerge when opposing perspectives collide. Learn the four innovation archetypes—Artist, Engineer, Athlete, and Sage—and how to harness tension to drive creativity, adaptability, and long-term success.
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What if negotiation wasn’t about winning—but about fairness? In this episode, Barry Nalebuff explains the Split the Pie method, a principled approach to negotiation that focuses on creating value and dividing it equally. Discover how to avoid arbitrary bargaining and use data, logic, and game theory to reach fair outcomes.
Classic Enhanced Audio Episode: Scott Galloway on Algorithms, Tech Giants, and the Retail Apocalypse
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Scott Galloway, NYU Stern Professor and bestselling author of The Four, discusses the future of media and retail. In this classic episode, Galloway unpacks platform dominance, the retail apocalypse, voice technology, and how big tech is rewriting the rules of advertising, subscriptions, and data intelligence.
Posted 4 months ago Tagged Accelerated S-Curve Big Bang Disruption Business Strategy Catastrophic Success Chief Strategy Officer Creative Destruction Disruption Harvard Business School Innovation Moore’s Law Orchestration Paul Nunes Pivot to the Future S-Curve Collapse strategic thinking Supply Chain Strategy Technology Adoption The Innovation Show Transient Advantage
In this explosive episode from Harvard Business School, Paul Nunes—co-author of Big Bang Disruption—explains why traditional S-curves are collapsing and how businesses can thrive in a world of hyper-speed innovation. Learn how to manage multiple S-curves, avoid catastrophic success, and orchestrate innovation in a networked economy.
Posted 6 months ago Tagged AI and Humanity Aidan McCullen Aidan McCullen Podcast Artificial Intelligence Artificial Life Biology and Computing Code and Creativity Coding and Philosophy Digital Language Evolution and AI Future of Technology innovation podcast Philosophy of Technology Sam Arbesman Samuel Arbesman Interview Simulation Hypothesis Technology and Society The Innovation Show The Magic of Code Thinkers50 Thinkers50 Innovation Award
Aidan McCullen and Samuel Arbesman dive into code as a humanistic “superpower,” biology–computation parallels, artificial life, and the simulation hypothesis—tempered by humility and curiosity.
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Michael Raynor explains why most strategies fail and how CEOs can fix them, exploring the RAP model, BCE’s diversification, and lessons in strategy.
Posted 8 months ago Tagged Adaptive Learning Aidan McCullen Creativity and Failure Deep Learning Educational Psychology Failure and Success growth mindset Innovation in Education Innovation Mindset Leadership and Change Learning and Education Lifelong Learning Manu Kapur Overcoming Setbacks Productive Failure Resilience and Failure Teaching and Learning Strategies The Innovation Show
Manu Kapur joins The Innovation Show to discuss his book Productive Failure, showing how failure fuels deeper learning, creativity, and adaptability in education, business, and life.
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Startups like Figma disrupt giants like Adobe not just through technology, but by reshaping mindsets. In this episode, bestselling author Sangeet Paul Choudary joins Aidan McCullen to explore how AI, cloud-first models, and unlearning are transforming the future of work and the knowledge economy.
Posted 9 months ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Blockbuster failure business case studies business resilience Carl Icahn Blockbuster Clayton Christensen Corporate Learning Corporate Transformation Digital Disruption Fuji vs Kodak Greg Satell Innovation Strategy John Antioco Kodak myth laser printer innovation Paul Nunes Steve Sasson Strategic Decision-Making The Innovation Show Xerox Park
Join us as we welcome Greg Satell and Paul Nunes to uncover the misunderstood truths behind the so-called failures of Blockbuster, Kodak, and Xerox. Discover why these legacy companies weren’t as blind as the myths suggest—and what you can learn from their experience.
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In Part 2 of our Humanocracy finale, Aidan McCullen welcomes Gary Hamel to spotlight companies that defy traditional hierarchies—like steelmaker Nucor and Chinese giant Haier. Discover how these organizations flatten management, unleash innovation, and build people-first cultures that outperform their peers.