Breakthrough Innovation
Breakthrough Innovation
Podcast Description
Breakthrough Innovations dives into the stories and strategies of leaders and innovators driving change. Each episode uncovers insights on leadership, overcoming challenges, and creating transformative impact across industries.
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The podcast explores themes centered on leadership development, technological advancements, and creativity in business. Episodes highlight diverse topics including ethical AI implementation, the intersection of technology and society, behavioral change techniques, and innovative marketing strategies, with examples such as utilizing AI for user acquisition and fostering a culture of experimentation.
Breakthrough Innovations dives into the stories and strategies of leaders and innovators driving change. Each episode uncovers insights on leadership, overcoming challenges, and creating transformative impact across industries.
In this episode of Breakthrough Innovation, we sit down with David J. Bland, founder of Precoil, co-author of the global bestseller Testing Business Ideas, and creator of the EMT (Extract, Map, Test) framework — a practical approach that Fortune 500 teams use to run smarter experiments and reduce risk in real innovation work.
David shares hard-won truths about why most innovation efforts stall, how to build momentum inside bureaucracy, and how to stop treating experimentation like a one-time event.
📉 Why innovation theater is still rampant — and how to spot it
🧪 The real reason most experiments don’t de-risk anything
📊 Why failure needs structure, not slogans (“fail smart” > “fail fast”)
🎃 How “Dead Projects Day” at DuPont changed how leaders saw failure
🎯 How to shift accountability from performance to learning
Whether you’re building a venture, running a transformation, or leading a product team, this episode is packed with field-tested wisdom from one of the best in the game.
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