Andrew Binns on the Personality of a Corporate Explorer

In dieser deutschen Episode sprechen wir mit Felix Wortmann, Professor am Institut für Technologiemanagement der Universität St. Gallen und gleichzeitig Scientific Director des Bosch IoT Labs. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in den Bereichen Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Information- und Technology Management. Mit Felix unterhalten wir uns intensiv über Platform Business Models, die zunehmende Bedeutung von Ökosystemen und die damit verbundenen Auswirkungen für Geschäftsmodelle. Shownotes: Kontakt zu Felix: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-wortmann-8ab6757/ Mehr über Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this episode, we talk with Alina, Zubair, and Yousof about the role of the metaverse for the future of companies. We kick-off with a definition of the metaverse and the role of the newly formed unit at Bosch „Bosch Digital“. Our colleagues share different use cases that the metaverse already offers and how it all impacts business life in companies like Bosch. We also talk about best practices and potential (new) business models in the metavers and finish this episode with our famous sentence completion exercise. More about our podcast guests: Alina Stepan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-stepan-95137a173/ Zubair Mohammad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubairhamed/ Yousof Alsatom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yousof-alsatom-397b783/ More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In dieser deutschen Episode von “Let’s Accelerate!” sprechen wir mit Marc Mombauer über die Wichtigkeit von Pressearbeit für Startups. Marc gewährt uns Einblicke in seine Arbeit als Pressesprecher eines großen Corporate und beleuchtet die Unterschiede von Pressearbeit in einem Konzern und in einem Startup. Wir sprechen über die wichtigsten Schritte, um den Bekanntheitsgrad eines Startups zu erhöhen und über die wichtigsten Kontakte. Marc spricht offen darüber, was Startups nicht tun sollten und gibt uns Einblicke in seine spannendsten Momente als Pressesprecher.

In dieser deutschen Episode sprechen wir mit Ole Reuss. Ole ist Head des Software Innovation & Development Center bei Volkswagen in Hannover. Zuvor war er mehr als 20 Jahre in der Medienbranche tätig. Wir freuen uns sehr, heute mit ihm über die Entwicklung des Digital Lab bei Volkswagen zu sprechen und zu erfahren, wie Agilität und Innovation zusammen passen. Außerdem wollen wir von ihm erfahren, welches Potenzial er in aktuellen Trends, wie z.B. dem Metaverse, sieht. More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this episode of "Let's Accelerate!" we talk to Ellie Amirnasr, Director Digital Ventures at MANN+HUMMEL. We talk about her hands-on experience about building corporate ventures and her role as CEO of qlair, one of MANN+HUMMEL's corporate ventures. Ellie shares the challenges she faced when starting this new venture and how it feels being a corporate explorer. As always, we end our episodes with our famous sentence completion exercise. Get in touch with Charles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellie-amirnasr/ More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this episode we talk to the godfather of Ambidexterity, Charles O'Reilly. We talk to him about his new book "Corporate Explorer", which he wrote together with Andrew Binns and Michael Tushman, and about what has changed since writing "Lead and Disrupt". Charles provides insights into why successful companies actually fail and how to shape an environment and culture in which beyond and core initiatives can be managed in parallel. We end this episode as always with our Sentence Completion Exercise and learn from Charles the most valuable tip he also gives to his students at Stanford. Get in touch with Charles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-o-reilly-98a53213/ More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this German episode, we talk to Julian Veit, corporate and startup customer advisor at "Techniker Krankenkasse", the largest German health insurance company. We discuss the role of stress for founders and ways to reduce it with stress management. If you want to learn how resilience relates to a car, it's worth listening in. Shownotes: Get in touch with Julian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-veit/ More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this episode we talk to Matt Lerner, Founder & CEO of Startup Core Strengths, about business innovation challenges when it comes to growth. He shares his thoughts about the similarities he notices between his business ventures and those of his prior experiences at large corporations. He also provides practical insights on methods and tools for successfully growing new ventures. Towards the end of this episode, we discuss with Matt metrics successful innovation projects should be using and we ask him what advice he would give to his younger self.  Get in touch with Matt: Startup Core Strengths: https://www.startupcorestrengths.com/ Matt publishes a two minute weekly newsletter every Tuesday morning, read past issues and subscribe here: https://startupcorestrengths.com/blog More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this episode of “Let’s Accelerate!” we talk to Björn Ognibeni, Practical Visionary an an expert when it comes to digital innovation, disruptive China and metaverse. We talk about what we can learn from China when it comes to digitalization, and how to apply those lessons to our own businesses and what the Metaverse might imply for our future business. Get in touch with Björn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ognibeni/ https://www.ognibeni.de/ More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/

In this episode of "Let's Accelerate!" we talk to Dr. Gunther Wobser, CEO of LAUDA Dr. Wobser GmbH. We discuss with him how innovation can succeed in medium-sized companies and what motivated him personally to write his latest book. Discover more about Gunther, his role as CEO, his time in Silicon Valley and how he manages to overcome various innovation dilemmas in this episode. Get in touch with Gunther: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guntherwobser/ https://www.lauda.de/de/ Gunther's latest book (in german): https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Gunther-Wobser/dp/3662645149/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GDKFTDLIUGSY&keywords=gunther+wobser&qid=1660661893&sprefix=gunther+wobser%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1 More about Bosch Innovation Consulting: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bosch-innovation-consulting/ https://www.bosch-innovation-consulting.com/