FastForward Radio Podcast

FastForward Radio is digital skills acelerator Digital FastForward's podcast. We deliver training and consulting on design thinking, technology innovation, and lean startup strategies. Digital FastForward: The Digital Innovation Excelerator.

Prioritize These 5 Capabilities To Drive Innovation Excellence 02/24/2023

Prioritize These 5 Capabilities To Drive Innovation Excellence What are the five key distinctions I see that separate the best from the rest? The most effective innovators are partnering and co-innovating with stakeholders. The key to effective innovation leadership is acquiring the skills necessary to partner very closely with the stakeholders in your organization and co-own getting to those outcomes you wish to achieve. After reading CEO Excellence, written by senior partners at McKinsey, it made me think about the key capabilities that differentiate mediocre innovation leaders from those innovation leaders who are knocking it out of the ballpark. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/25996797

30 Days of Innovation Highlights 12/23/2022

30 Days of Innovation Highlights /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/25408161

High Performance x Innovation = Consistent Results 11/16/2022

High Performance x Innovation = Consistent Results /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/24959721

3 Innovation Leadership Lessons Learned from My Dad 11/02/2022

3 Innovation Leadership Lessons Learned from My Dad I had a chance over the summer to spend a lot of time with my dad. I learned that he wasn't doing well, we found out that he had cancer. Knowing that he was sick really prompted me to start spending much more time with him and just asking him a lot of questions. My conversations with my dad led me to learn three big innovation leadership lessons. I want to share these lessons with you as the foundation of how to continue leveling up as an innovation leader. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/24806628

Develop Your Visualization Skills To Conquer Uncertain Times 10/18/2022

Develop Your Visualization Skills To Conquer Uncertain Times With persisting talk of inflation and recession, many of our colleagues and clients are anticipating a slowdown period in which innovation takes a back seat to cost-cutting and downsizing. These pullbacks may test the nerve of many innovation leaders, but I’m here to tell you: there has never been a better time to lean into the challenges ahead. Listen now to learn the three steps you can take to prepare. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/24664863

Your New Superpower? Letting Go Of Control Over Design Sprints 09/22/2022

Your New Superpower? Letting Go Of Control Over Design Sprints One of the most powerful tools in the Innovation Leaders’ quiver is the design sprint. Design sprints are compressed agile development cycles (quite typically a few days or weeks) in which stakeholders identify problems, then rapidly brainstorm and build out prototype solutions in order to validate ideas before investing heavily into developing them. Embrace letting go of control over your design sprints to discover your new superpower as an Innovation facilitator. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/24461292

Break Through These Low Code Barriers To Speed Innovation 08/01/2022

Break Through These Low Code Barriers To Speed Innovation One of the top challenges business leaders face when trying to accelerate digital transformation is expanding low code adoption throughout their enterprise. Large scale implementation is a powerful way to get more people involved with digital transformation and supercharge your innovation programs company-wide. However, some of the biggest obstacles business leaders face stem from misconceptions about what low code is and how it should be implemented. In fact, many of the notions that make people hesitant to roll out low code programs are just plain wrong. Subscribe to Digital FastForward for more innovation and design thinking tips and best practices, and find us at . Complementary strategy session: 5-Day Innovation Challenge: Innovation eXcelerator Coaching Program: Low-Code Transformation Programs: Innovation Nation Online Community: /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/23863869

Learn These Mental Toughness Routines To Avoid Innovation Fatigue 07/21/2022

Learn These Mental Toughness Routines To Avoid Innovation Fatigue As innovation leaders, we live in a space of “comfortable discomfort.” It is routine for us to be in a constant state of failure, which is how we refine and move forward through the innovation process. It is part of the job, but let's not discount the toll this can take on our minds. One of the most important skills we can acquire to avoid this innovation fatigue and personal burnout is mental toughness. In the context of creativity and innovation leadership, mental toughness is the habit of following through on ideas even when it's hard. Subscribe to Digital FastForward for more innovation and design thinking tips and best practices, and find us at . Complementary strategy session: 5-Day Innovation Challenge: Innovation eXcelerator Coaching Program: Low-Code Transformation Programs: Innovation Nation Online Community: /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/23818415

Use Them Or Lose Them: Putting The Employee Experience At The Center Of Your Innovation Program 06/22/2022

Use Them Or Lose Them: Putting The Employee Experience At The Center Of Your Innovation Program Employees are seeking more meaning and purpose in their work. This is an opportunity for us as innovators to embed employee experience in our innovation initiatives, connecting meaning and purpose to the day-to-day work employees do. And not just because doing so is likely to help engage and retain valuable team members. Putting employee experience at the center of innovation initiatives can produce better design ideas, improve the outcome of your projects, and increase efficiencies in your development. Subscribe to FastForward Radio for more innovation and design thinking tips and best practices, and find us at . Complementary strategy session: 5-Day Innovation Challenge: Innovation eXcelerator Coaching Program: Innovation Nation Online Community: /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/23511620

Unlock These High Performance Habits To Level Up As An Innovation Leader 04/13/2022

Unlock These High Performance Habits To Level Up As An Innovation Leader The habits of clarity, courage, and influence are essential for your success as an innovation leader. You can master facilitating design sprints and leading digital transformations without these habits, but you’ll see inconsistent results. These three habits are the bedrock you need to deliver high performance innovation. Innovation influence worksheet: High-performance innovation worksheet: Subscribe to FastForward Radio for more innovation and design thinking tips and best practices, and find us at . Complementary strategy session: 5-Day Innovation Challenge: Innovation eXcelerator Coaching Program: Innovation Nation Online Community: /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/22783910

Boost Your Energy With The Right Innovation Playlist 01/26/2022

Boost Your Energy With The Right Innovation Playlist Over the years I’ve experimented with different ways to manage and shift my own energy when I need to get my mind into a creative state. My favorite is to listen to a specially curated playlist designed to get me loose and into the right mindset for thinking creatively. Today I'm sharing some of the songs from my playlist FastForward Life with you. Listen to FastForward Life on Spotify: Subscribe to FastForward Radio for more innovation and design thinking tips and best practices, and find us at . Complementary strategy session: 5-Day Innovation Challenge: Innovation eXcelerator Coaching Program: Innovation Nation Online Community: /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/21908504

Don’t Let Collaboration Tools Derail Your Design Sprints 01/14/2022

Don’t Let Collaboration Tools Derail Your Design Sprints Collaboration tools are essential for remote design thinking sessions. But they can be just as much of an obstacle as they can help. The most important tool in your design thinking toolbox is you! Here are some tips for how to upgrade your facilitator operating system. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/21779465

Build Your Game Plan For What’s Next in Tech 12/21/2021

Build Your Game Plan For What’s Next in Tech This week I'm talking about my top three tech trends and predictions for 2022 and how you can quickly translate them into real business impact for your team. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/21565157

Build Your Influence As an Innovation Leader 11/01/2021

Build Your Influence As an Innovation Leader In this episode, I talk about how innovation leaders can become better influencers within their organizations. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/21014267

The Best Morning Routines for Innovators 06/07/2021

The Best Morning Routines for Innovators In this episode, I talk about my morning routine, and how innovation leaders can build a morning routine to help them be their best, most creative selves. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/19388042

How to Combine Design Thinking and Systems Thinking 05/28/2021

How to Combine Design Thinking and Systems Thinking In this episode, I tell you about my move to California...in order to explain why the combination of design thinking and systems thinking is so powerful. Combining systems thinking with design thinking will help you tackle tough challenges. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/19278212

How to Accelerate Post-COVID Innovation 05/17/2021

How to Accelerate Post-COVID Innovation In this episode, I go over the 5 C's of Work Redesign -- the five things you should focus on to increase your pace of innovation as the pandemic dies down. Assess yourself on the 5 C's here: https://programs.digitalfastforward.com/assessments/2147494570 /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/19138694

Now is the Time to Find Your Innovation Rhythm 05/11/2021

Now is the Time to Find Your Innovation Rhythm In this episode, I go over the four steps to create an innovation rhythm that ties together grassroots ideation and support from executive leadership. If you struggle to maintain energy long enough to execute on all those new ideas, you need an innovation rhythm. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/19068509

Becoming a Design Thinker 04/23/2021

Becoming a Design Thinker Making the commitment to design thinking is a fundamental shift in how you solve problems and look at the world. Taking the three steps I recommend will help you feel more confident to abandon the traditional process thinking mindset. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18840389

Achieving Innovation Nirvana 04/16/2021

Achieving Innovation Nirvana In this episode, I want to talk to you about low-code, and how you can combine low-code and design thinking to triple your ideation efficiency. Low-code is a powerful tool for creating simple digital prototypes to share with users to get feedback while your idea is still fresh. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18753053

How to Be a Thought Leader 03/31/2021

How to Be a Thought Leader Thought leadership can be such an overloaded concept, so I wanted to share my perspective on it as a former Forrester analyst and a current CEO of a fast-growing startup. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18350417

Build Your Destination Postcard for Innovation Success 03/26/2021

Build Your Destination Postcard for Innovation Success Visualizing your destination postcard is a great way to get clarity about your personal innovation mission for 2021. In this episode, I walk you through how to write your destination postcard and why it's important. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18350330

Innovation Productivity Hacks 03/22/2021

Innovation Productivity Hacks Recently, one of the innovation leaders going through our Innovation eXcelerator Coaching Program asked me “How do you get it all done? How do you find time to focus on innovation and creativity when you have all this other stuff going on?” As an innovation leader, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question. In this episode, I talk about the innovation productivity hacks I use and recommend for innovation leaders. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18350252

Blueprint vs Blue Sky 03/16/2021

Blueprint vs Blue Sky In this episode, I talk about blueprint and blue-sky innovation mindsets, and how to assess your own mindset to achieve the best results. If you’re an innovation leader or an aspiring innovation leader, I recommend assessing your team or even your personal life to see if you’re taking a blueprint or a blue-sky approach. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18350144

Compass Consulting Group - Reshma Block 02/23/2021

Compass Consulting Group - Reshma Block In this episode, I interview Reshma Block, Principal at Compass Consulting Group, a woman-owned IT consulting firm specializing in business continuity and recovery strategies. Reshma shares how a 10-page paper changed the trajectory of her career, and the vulnerability of one of the largest technology companies in America. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18064310

Rhythm Systems - Cindy Praeger 02/23/2021

Rhythm Systems - Cindy Praeger In this very special episode, I interview Cindy Praeger, Co-Founder & Managing Partner with Rhythm Systems. Rhythm Systems helps mid-market firms develop their growth strategies and provides software that helps get everyone aligned to execute on an organization’s gameplan for growth. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18064262

Pegasystems - Baruch Sachs 02/23/2021

Pegasystems - Baruch Sachs On this episode, we interviewed Baruch Sachs, Vice President of Client Innovation at Pegasystems. His company is a leading provider of cloud software for customer engagement and operational excellence. Enjoy the conversation. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18064247

Willis Towers Watson - Shane Bray 02/23/2021

Willis Towers Watson - Shane Bray In this episode, we interview Shane Bray, Head of Customer Experience (CX) at Willis Towers Watson. His company is one of the leading health care providers in the country. Enjoy the conversation. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18064214

Experience Point - Greg Warman (Part 2) 02/23/2021

Experience Point - Greg Warman (Part 2) This is part 2 of our interview with Greg Warman, Principal at Experience Point. His company has developed a breakthrough approach for quickly ramping up enterprises on design thinking. Enjoy the conversation. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18064196

Experience Point - Greg Warman (Part 1) 02/23/2021

Experience Point - Greg Warman (Part 1) On this episode, we interview Greg Warman, Principal at Experience Point. His company has developed a breakthrough approach for quickly ramping up enterprises on design thinking. Enjoy the conversation. /episode/index/show/fastforwardradio/id/18064169

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