Jeffrey Baumgartner
Innovation, Podcast

PBTO10: Creativity, Innovation & Anti-Conventional Thinking

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/10_PBTO10__Creativity_Innovation__Anti-Conventional_Theory.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSWho is Jeffrey? In this episode, we host Jeffrey Baumgartner. He is an entrepreneur, artist, teacher, author and an innovation consultant and not  your typical Innovation consultant. He is the author of the book, “The Way of the Innovation Master” & “The Insane Journey” He is also the creator of a new & effective creative thinking methodology called “Anti-Conventional Thinking” as an alternative to traditional brainstorming methods. He also runs the Report 103, which is one of the longest running eJournal or blog on creativity and innovation in business. Why is […]

Thanks
Ideas, Leadership, Strategy

Gratitude, Celebrations and Progress

This post is the 300th post on this blog. This calls for two things actually: Gratitude: One of the most important things in life is to show gratitude for everything that is good in our life. Gratitude and thanks are due to every single reader who have supported this blog by reading, subscribing and sharing the posts on the blog. So, THANK YOU! Your constant support is what makes the time and effort that i put in to write, even more worthwhile. I can only hope and request you all to continue to support the blog by not just reading/sharing […]

Innovation, Podcast

PBTO9: Myths of Creativity – In Conversation with David Burkus

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/09_PBTO9__In_conversation_with_David_Burkus__Myths_of_Creativity.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSWho is David Burkus David is the author The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies Generate Great Ideas. He is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, PsychologyToday and 99U. He is also the founder and host of LDRLB (pronounced “leader lab”), a podcast that shares insights on leadership, innovation, and strategy. Why is he on the show? He is an awesome person with lots of insights on how to be creative as an individual and innovate as a team. What are we talking about? In this episode, we talk about some of the most common […]

Entrepreneurship, Podcast

PBTO8: Thoughts on the startup ecosystem in India

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/08_PBTO8__In_Conversation_with_an_Investor_in_India_-_Shashank.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSShashank P S, an investor with BVP India in Bangalore, joined in 2012. He focuses on investments in internet and mobile. Most recently, Shashank was co-founder of Atticous, a platform to power the online identity of businesses, where he handled strategy and business development. He has also served as a senior consultant at Zinnov Management Consulting. He worked with several technology majors looking to make a foray or expand their presence in India. In this episode, he shares his journey of how he became a VC at a young age of […]

Sales

SIMPLE Framework: ‘Leading’ your Prospect to Close the Deal for Them

We are currently at the 5th stage in the SIMPLE Framework for winning at B2B Sales. If you have not already read about the first four steps (Surprise, Inspire, Motivate & Position), I would strongly encourage you to go back to those posts and read them in the right order. The fifth step in the process is where most of the sales teams lose the deal to their competition. It is not enough to position yourself or your product/service/expertise to solve a need you helped your customer identify, you need to lead them through their decision cycle so that you are […]