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Invisible Solutions

Stephen Shapiro

37 episodes

6 months ago

In today’s complex world, everyone is struggling with challenges they’ve never dealt with before, or persistent problems that won’t go away. But what if you could find solutions to these problems quickly and systematically? Join Stephen Shapiro and special guests each week as they solve your real-world problems, real-time using his 25 years of innovation experience. If you and your business want to solve your difficult problems once and for all, this is the podcast for you.

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In today’s complex world, everyone is struggling with challenges they’ve never dealt with before, or persistent problems that won’t go away. But what if you could find solutions to these problems quickly and systematically? Join Stephen Shapiro and special guests each week as they solve your real-world problems, real-time using his 25 years of innovation experience. If you and your business want to solve your difficult problems once and for all, this is the podcast for you.

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Entrepreneurship

Episodes (20/37)

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E37: Interview with Joe De Sena from CNBC's No Retreat

Want to be a better problem solver? What if the solution is to get in the mud? In this episode, I interview Joe De Sena. He's the founder of Spartan and is the host of CNBC's No Retreat: Business Bootcamp. This incredibly powerful show puts business people in physically challenging situations as a way of getting them to be more resilient. This is an episode you won't want to miss.

3 years ago

26 minutes 44 seconds

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In this freeform podcast episode, I share my thoughts on my next book: DIVOT. A divot is a term from golf. It's when you swing at the ball, if you go too deep, a chunk of grass goes flying, and this is a divot. And that's the premise of the next book - how can we go deep and create more customer value? Rather than changing direction (pivot) it is about deep value creation.

3 years ago

22 minutes 22 seconds

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E35: Want What You Have

To celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States, I decided to share this segment from my book, "Goal-Free Living." Chapter 4 is entitled, "Want What You Have." Instead of looking for more and creating a different future, appreciate what you have now.

3 years ago

15 minutes 52 seconds

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E34: From Boxes to Lines

This podcast celebrates 20 years since the launch of my first book, 24/7 Innovation. It also marked the time when I left Accenture and started my own innovation business. In honor of this special period in my life, I read the Prologue to that book and share some thoughts on where we have come in the last two decades.

4 years ago

13 minutes

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E33: Don't Think Outside the Box

What if instead of thinking outside the box, you want to find a better box? This is Chapter 4 from Best Practices are Stupid. We explore the power of Challenge-Centered Innovation and why it leads to higher ROI than idea-driven innovation.

4 years ago

11 minutes 7 seconds

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E32: Asking for Ideas is a Bad Idea

What if asking for ideas is a bad idea? In this episode, I share Chapter 3 from Best Practices are Stupid. In it, we explore why looking for a quantity of ideas can be the downfall of your innovation efforts.

4 years ago

12 minutes 10 seconds

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E31: Solve Internal Problems by Looking Externally

What if the best solutions to your internal business problems can be found by looking externally? In this episode, I have a conversation (using the Invisible Solutions® lenses) with my friend and colleague Jon Fredrickson. He is the Chief Innovation Officer for InnoCentive (part of Wazoku) and has 15 years of deep open innovation experience.

4 years ago

24 minutes 56 seconds

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E30: How Can You Avoid Becoming a One-Hit Wonder?

Chapter 2 from Best Practices are Stupid: How Can You Avoid Becoming a One-Hit Wonder? Last week in Chapter 1, I explained the three levels of innovation (event, capability, system). In this week's episode I share more details on what it takes to create level 2 - an innovation capability.

4 years ago

9 minutes 11 seconds

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E29: It's Not Survival of the Fittest

In this episode, we explore why speed and power do not lead to long-term innovation. It's not survival of the fittest; it's survival of the adaptable. The content in this episode is from Chapter 1 of my Best Practices are Stupid book.

4 years ago

8 minutes 55 seconds

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E28: Randomness Is Not Random

We assume randomness lacks a pattern. But there are inherent patterns in randomness. Unfortunately, our brain is wired to find patterns even when they don't exist in order to create shortcuts that speed decision-making. But what if this very process can lead us down the wrong path?

4 years ago

19 minutes 26 seconds

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E27: How Can We Clone Stephen Shapiro?

On today's episode, we look into ways of "cloning" someone digitally. In particular, we discuss how to take the knowledge from someone's brain and convert it into workable tools. My guest problem solver is Adam Leffert, a freelance, C#, .Net Software Architect and Developer based in the Boston area. And he is the creator of the Invisible Solutions® Tools.

4 years ago

23 minutes 7 seconds

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E26: To Sell With Data, Stop Leading With Data

In order to sell your ideas, you need to be better at using data. But what if leading with data might be the very thing that prevents you from selling your ideas? The problem we tackle: "How can we drive data-driven decision-making forward without having to rehash the analysis and background each time we start a conversation?"

4 years ago

23 minutes 38 seconds

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E25: How Can We Find Time For Innovation?

In this week's episode, I am joined by my guest Dan Kaus. Together we tackle the problem: "How can we find time for innovation?" Dan has innovation experience with a wide range of companies and industries, including Accenture, BP, Campbell's Soup, and many others.

4 years ago

24 minutes 57 seconds

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E24: Generate Luck and Creativity By Seeking Out Adventure

In this episode, we explore the power of adventure and new experiences as a means for improving luck, increasing creativity, and enhancing problem-solving skills. This episode is dedicated to the memory of my friend, Dr. Jeff Salz, the quintessential adventurer, who passed away last month.

4 years ago

18 minutes 26 seconds

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E23: Stop Telling People What to Do

Thought leaders for years have told people what to do. They write books, shoot videos, give speeches, and create online training programs. Consultants on the other hand do all of the heavy lifting for their clients, implementing the solutions. But what if the key to creating more value for your customers/clients – and for your business – requires a different type of solution?

4 years ago

16 minutes 58 seconds

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E22: Don't Grow Your Network; Nurture It!

Marketers will tell you the importance of growing your network. But what if the key to long-term success is about nurturing your network? In today's episode we explore some power of creating deep relationships versus a large number of transactions.

4 years ago

16 minutes 9 seconds

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E21: Scaling a Service-Based Business

Scaling a service-based business isn't easy. Especially if you are a solopreneur who doesn't want to hire employees or have expensive overhead. Short of cloning yourself or working 24 hours a day, what's the solution? In this episode, we will explore six lenses from Invisible Solutions that will provide a half-dozen different ways to grow your business - without hiring anyone.

4 years ago

17 minutes 46 seconds

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E20: Stop Worrying About the Novelty of Your Ideas

It gets easy to fall into the trap of equating novelty with innovation. But they are not the same. Value and relevancy are what matter with innovation. In this episode, we explore how to make sure you are solving the real problem. And we also spend some time exploring lens #22: REAL BUSINESS. What business are you really in?

4 years ago

17 minutes 18 seconds

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E19: What Innovators Can Learn from Magicians

In this episode, I share three useful tricks every innovator should steal from magicians. Then I share one of my favorite lenses - #24: VARIATIONS.

4 years ago

18 minutes 56 seconds

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E18: Best Practices are Stupid

When looking for solutions to your problems, it seems logical to turn to best practices for answers. But what if best practices are stupid? What if they are not the key to innovation or problem-solving and may lead you down the wrong path?

4 years ago

17 minutes 55 seconds