Do you how people do the impossible? Do you know why kids are more innovative than adults? Would the ability to harness the creativity of others be useful to you?

In today's episode of "Why It Works," Michael Barnes reveals some of the hidden mechanisms behind why Innovation through Community works. We explore why wording is so important to innovative thinking, what we can learn from drug cartels, and what kills innovation. Hint: It's not the drug cartels.

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Michael Barnes is passionate about the power of new ideas to solve "impossible" problems. Formerly a scientist at the #2 ranked children’s hospital in the United States, Michael has since started two businesses. Currently he is building a movement to solve some of society’s most intractable problems through Awakening Innovations. He KNOWS they can become tractable!

Michael believes that gathering the Wisdom of the Community will give us the best solutions to some of today’s toughest challenges including homelessness, poverty, hunger, and human trafficking. All it takes is a concerted effort to identify innovative ideas using the voice of the (often) voiceless.

Not only CAN we solve these problems, we MUST. We have a responsibility to bring all partners to the table and take action.

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Email: mbarnes4321@gmail.com

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MUSIC

Opening features the song "Morning" by Cambo Smith, available under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Promo features the song “Corporate Business" by scottholmesmusic.com.

Recommendation segment features the song "Delta" by Moonove, under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 International License

Closing features the song "Siesta" by Jahzzar under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

Have you ever wished you were more creative? Do you roll your eyes at the mere mention of another corporate innovation event? Ever wonder why some ideas are met with accolades and resources while others are sent to the Island of Misfit Toys?

In today's episode of "Why It Works," Kirsten Richert, CEO of Richert Innovation Consulting reveals some of the hidden mechanisms behind why Innovation works. We explore how breaking Functional Fixedness is key, what it means that "your mind is inside your body," and the dark side of innovation.

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MEET OUR GUEST

"What if there was a way to fire the imagination of 
your people and focus it on taking effective action?"

Kirsten Richert

Kirsten Richert is CEO of Richert Innovation Consulting, a firm that brings together strategy and innovation to help leaders spark change. Drawing upon her experience in three core disciplines—business management, ideation, and facilitation—Kirsten utilizes fail-safe methods that have been successfully used in many corporate and nonprofit environments as practical and effective approaches to creativity, innovation, and problem solving.

Formerly Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Pearson, the world’s leading educational textbook publisher, Kirsten oversaw the creation of breakthrough “digital-first” K-12 curriculum. Trained as a corporate on-call innovation coach, she helped teams plan new efforts, generate ideas, and execute on strategies.

Now an innovation catalyst, Kirsten leads change efforts for organizations, especially in the areas of education and human development. Kirsten facilitates strategic planning processes for corporations, departments, startups, and nonprofits. She conducted the Strategic Plan process for the evolution of The Community Chest, 80+ year old respected nonprofit funder, which received unanimous Board approval. Kirsten also runs Think Tanks that openly, safely, and energetically engage diverse communities in thinking about an organization’s goals and initiatives. For example, the Barat Foundation’s Think Tank produced a new marketing story for their public art programming. She assists organizations with Board development, including trainings and retreats. Kirsten recently facilitated the Board Retreat for the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking that focused on roles, responsibilities, and organizational structure.

Kirsten received her undergraduate degree in Social Science from Hampshire College, her master’s degree in Education from Teacher’s College at Columbia University, and her training in innovation and facilitation methods from SIT (Systematic Inventive Thinking) and ToP (Technology of Participation). She teaches Design Thinking and Communication and Innovation at Pratt Institute, Management at Montclair State University School of Business, and Leadership at Fordham University’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership.

email: kirsten@richertinnovation.com

phone: 201.563.0505

website: richertinnovation.com

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For a limited time, on orders of over $125 listeners of Why It Works will receive $50 off!

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AUDIBLE.COM

For you, the listeners of WHY IT WORKS, Audible is offering a FREE audiobook with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.

A great book to go with this episode is How the Body Knows Its Mind: The Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel, by Sian Beilock. Learn now the mind-body connection is more like a circuit than a one-way street and why that’s important.

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CLIPS

Thinking Outside the Box: Awe Cultivation and Functional Fixedness

Moneyball: Baseball thinking is Medieval

Lighting up lives | Pepsi Liter of Light

Apollo 13 (1995) - Square Peg in a Round Hole Scene

MUSIC

Opening features the song "Morning" by Cambo Smith, available under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Recommendation segment features the song "Delta" by Moonove, under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 International License

Closing features the song "Siesta" by Jahzzar under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.