Running a business is not for everyone - but designers face an even steeper uphill battle. So why are some of us so ill-equipped when it comes to transitioning into business leadership roles? German Leon is the Founder and Chief Experience Off

Let your next opportunity find you, Forever employable - Jeff Gothelf

Mar 1st, 2022 58m 1s

What if you could stop looking for work and let your next job find you? Jeff Gothelf is a recognized Lean thinking and design evangelist and a global Lean UX movement founder. Now, imagine you could repurpose the principles Jeff has been cha

Building bridges between ideas and action - Bill Sherman

Feb 15th, 2022 50m 2s

Thought leadership is a phrase used to describe any number of activities, but few have been able to master its potential. These pursuits can build bridges between ideas and action, driving business results, according to Bill Sherman. Bill is t

Reignite your Curiosity: There is always something new to learn - Anthony Rocco

Feb 1st, 2022 53m 16s

Curiosity is one of our innate superpowers. It powers the human race and fuels innovation. It's what drives us to create new things and explore the world around us. More than often, Curiosity can be less present or move to the background. Ant

Find your voice: How to Tell a Story that Builds Trust and Converts Customers - Fei Wu

Jan 18th, 2022 53m 29s

A story is a way for people to talk about what they know and what they care about. It's a way to connect with an audience. And it's a way to build trust. Fei Wu is a content creator and digital marketer who helps small businesses and creative

Reverse Mentorship, The New Way to Get Ahead - Joshua Nuttall

Jan 11th, 2022 52m 5s

Shifting the traditional concept of mentorship into reverse to gain forward momentum. Reverse mentorship is a new concept in the workplace that will change the way we do things. According to this week's guest on the Creative Coffee Break, this

Research Rocket-fuel for Your Business - Kasia Gawlik

Dec 28th, 2021 52m 5s

One of the best ways to improve your business is to research your customers and prospects. Research can be a huge time suck, complicated, and sometimes expensive. Research is rocket-fuel, not a phase, according to, Kasia Gawlik a seasoned stra

Can a business be disruption proof? - Dennis Geelen

Dec 14th, 2021 40m 4s

Are you interested in building a more sustainable business? Join us this week for a discussion with Dennis Geelen, author of the 'The Zero In Formula' and Customer Experience & Innovation Consultant. We discussed what it takes to build a more e

How to Find Fulfilling Work - Tammy Gooler Loeb

Nov 30th, 2021 1h 30m

Can you find fulfilment in your career? What does the word "career" mean to an entrepreneur? Or, if you're getting a little grey like me, how can I go about looking for new challenges after so many years in the market? What's even worse. We onl

Design your event: How to make your meetings matter - Anthony Vade

Nov 16th, 2021 1h 14m

Have you booked that meeting recently? Two or more people on the invite? Guess what, you are an event owner. However, event design is more than agendas and aesthetics – they need to drive meaningful change and deliver measurable results. Ant

An innovation coaching session, over coffee - Jens Heitland

Nov 2nd, 2021 58m 36s

My guest is on a mission to help 1 Million people to innovate. It’s brave. It’s bold. It’s Jens Heitland! Jens is a former global head of Innovation at IKEA, has taken on this ambitious goal as a consultant, coach and entrepreneur. I’ll be twi

Burn the Sticky Notes! Ft. Tamara and Shawna Eberle

Oct 19th, 2021 1h 6m

Have you noticed how we have become so used to equating walls of sticky notes with innovation and design-related activities? Tamara and Shawna say it's time to burn those walls of sticky notes and focus on outcomes by unlocking your team's crea

Remove associations with certain "objects" to consider other possibilities - Jeff Parks

Oct 5th, 2021 52m 9s

According to Jeff Parks, we should remove our associations and experiences with certain "objects" to consider other possibilities. Jeff Parks is a User Experience and Product Design Leader and one of the OG's of Information Architecture and U

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Innovation Breakfast No. 02 - Leading cultural transitions

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 13m

This is a shared episode from the Jens Heitland Podcast. The "Innovation breakfast" format, where Jens meets with previous guests to explore specific topics related to entrepreneurship and innovation. Today's topic is leading cultural transit

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Innovation Breakfast No. 01 - Entrepreneurial Culture

Mar 22nd, 2021 1h 7m

The Good Place

Mar 1st, 2021 55m 42s

We're catching up with a quick update as we navigate the pandemic. A lot has changed, but just as many things have changed, some even for the better.Important Links:Werner's side project Podcast - https://www.findingfrequency.showWall S

A candid discussion about the color of our skin

Jul 6th, 2020 1h 3m

Werner and Jonathan sat down earlier last week to catch-up and discuss the current state of the world and how it is impacting them. They didn't realize at that point the flood gate they were opening.

How not to run a podcast, but keep things going

Jun 3rd, 2020 25m 20s

In this episode, Werner and Jonathan start by talking about their never-ending quest to find balance in their separate lives. In addition to an update of the status of their respective work situation, they discuss the importance of taking break

#63 Big rig driver

May 17th, 2020 2m

What will happen if you did a podcast a day for 366 days? Finding Frequency is a one man's journey to dial back into life to see the extraordinary in the ordinary one day at a time. This is episode #63, Big rig driver, and a salute to an uncle

How to (re)design your life

Apr 27th, 2020 29m 36s

Do you feel constantly having too many things that you absolutely have to do? We feel you... So many of us could fill their entire time awake only with tasks, whether they are professional, personal, or from hobbies. The paradox of that conditi

How to read without forgetting key concepts

Apr 14th, 2020 20m 36s

What is not to like about reading? What other media can engulf you in the wilderness of Alaska or the mind of a world leader at a critical moment of history, all from any place you would find fit for it. However, at a time when it's never been

How are you doing?

Mar 30th, 2020 29m 13s

The world has been upside-down for some months now as COVID-19 is transfigurating whole communities and creating a dreadful sense of fear in our collective psyche. So, in that context, what could happen in the mind of two solo-entrepreneurs at

How to write a winning proposal without anxiety and stress?

Mar 16th, 2020 33m 4s

As an independent, either solo-entrepreneur, freelance or consultant, you constantly have to negotiate and prove your value to your (potential) clients. It is a painful exercise that very few are prepared to face at the start of their adventure

How to cope with remote work without losing your mind?

Mar 14th, 2020 33m 4s

This week, we all discovered that the simple detail that was missing for companies around the world to suddenly discover the wonderful advantages of remote working was... a global pandemic. Now, millions of workers are supposed to become immedi

How to turn distraction into action?

Mar 2nd, 2020 30m 43s

Every single January, most of us go through the same ritual: full of hope, we set up ambitious goals for ourselves for the new year. Then comes the installation of new productivity apps encouraged by pervasive App stores, persuading us that thi