Ep. 50 - Future Ready Organizations with Singularity University's Nick Davis
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Nick Davis, the Faculty Chair for Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. Nick helps organizations identify and capitalize on the exponential trends that will impact their industry, and the world. He’s just authored a new book titled Future Ready: A Changemaker's Guide to the Exponential Revolution, which is described as a “resource for developing skillsets for future success”. Nick is also a Venture Partner at BOLD Capital, which invests in high-growth startups that leverage exponential technologies, and serves as the Chief Platform Officer for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
They discuss what it means to be future ready, the importance of mindset, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and much more.
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Show Notes
Focus on Making Future Ready Leaders [2:42]
Nick’s background & path to innovation [3:48]
SU’s Corporate Innovation Offerings [6:08]
Singularity University Case Studies [8:19]
The Purpose of the Future Ready Book [14:06]
The Importance of Mindset [15:49]
Kodak and Being the Disruptor [18:25]
Implementing Change [20:48]
Importance of Combinatorial Innovation [24:12]
Businesses for Social Good [27:18]
Startup Partnerships [29:40]
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic [32:13]
Future of Remote & Distributed Work [34:18]
Regulation & Working with Regulators [37:38]
Following Passions to Build the Future [40:53]
Mentioned
Reaching The Future Faster
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mitra Best
Adam Hoffman of Singularity University on Future Grind
https://www.midohiofoodbank.org/
Microsoft HoloLens
Elon Musk
Kodak digital photography history
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