Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcast

Oleks and Mike discuss the role of academic institution as it relates to Corporate Innovation. They explore questions such as: What is the missing ingredient for corporate innovation? What is the role of academics in corporate innovation? and what can we do today to start innovating?

Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.

Host:  Mike Procee is an entrepreneur, facilitator, innovator and problem solver. Working in the Calgary Energy Sector, Mike strives to build the innovation ecosystem and community. From his volunteer position on the Strategic Capability Network, where he founded the Calgary Innovation Peer Forum, to pursuing his DBA in Winter 2024, focused on innovation, Mike is pushing the thinking on what it means to be a corporate innovation practitioner. 

Guest: Oleks Osiyevskyy is the Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Calgary. Oleks' primary area of expertise is innovation management in established organizations. He applies the insights of rigorous management research to provide actionable advice on innovation strategy and systems to companies and new ventures. As an entrepreneurship and innovation professor, Oleks is dedicated to helping business leaders achieve their best. He believes that entrepreneurship should be deliberate, reliable, and effective, serving as a source of growth for both established companies and new ventures.

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Show Links:

• University of Calgary
• Haskayne School of Business 
• Creative Destruction Labs 

Show Quotes:

"As much as we all love Innovation, innovation for the sake of innovation has no strategic meaning" 
"Innovation needs to unpin competitive advantage of your organization"
"There is no such thing as innovation strategy, there is just strategy"

Credits...

This Episode Sponsored By: New Idea Machine

Episode Music: Tony Del Degan

Creator & Producer: Al Del Degan