Summary: <a href="http://www.gayleallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blog-Post-Amantha-Imber.png" rel="attachment wp-att-3146"></a>Is there a formula for innovation? Yes! And the most successful individuals, teams, and organizations rely on it to achieve their goals.<br> Innovation psychologist, bestselling author, and Founder of the leading innovation firm in Australia, <a href="http://www.inventium.com.au/">Inventium</a>, Amantha Imber has worked with organizations like Google, Disney, LEGO, and Virgin. In her book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Formula-Science-Based-Creating-Culture/dp/0730326667">The Innovation Formula: The 14 Science-backed Keys for Creating a Culture Where Innovation Thrives</a>, she distills the science behind game-changing innovation and offers concrete examples of what leaders can do to cultivate it in their teams.<br> In this interview, we talk about: <br> <br> What it means to democratize innovation in our organizations<br> Innovation as change that adds value <br> What happens when we assign projects for challenge vs capacity<br> The Imagination Breakthroughs Project at GE<br> The diminishing returns of cash rewards for performance<br> Why leaders are trading cash for time to support innovation<br> Guarding against groupthink in long-standing teams<br> The value in walking in stupid for doing innovative work<br> The kind of leadership that sets the most innovative organizations apart<br> Why leaders should do innovative work rather than delegate it<br> How the Kickbox project helps companies like Adobe spark innovation<br> Why blue-sky brainstorming is a lazy way to innovate<br> Innovative ways Engineers without Borders and Tata Group learn from failure<br> The power of assuming abundance by sharing generously<br> Why we need a certain level of noise to do creative work<br> Hack-in-a-box to support student innovation and entrepreneurship<br> <br> Selected Links to Topics Mentioned<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/amantha">@amantha</a><br> <a href="http://www.inventium.com.au/">http://www.inventium.com.au/</a><br> <a href="http://www.ge.com/about-us/leadership/jeff-immelt">Jeff Immelt of GE</a><br> <a href="http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=34629">Imagination Breakthroughs at GE</a><br> <a href="http://www.wk.com/">Wieden + Kennedy Advertising</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Originals-How-Non-Conformists-Move-World/dp/0525429565">Originals by Adam Grant</a><br> <a href="https://kickbox.adobe.com/">Adobe Kickbox project</a><br> <a href="http://www.tata.com/">Tata Group</a><br> <a href="http://www.ewb-usa.org/">Engineers without Borders</a><br> If you enjoy the podcast, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Steindl-Rast">please rate and review it on iTunes.</a> For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-minds-innovation-inspiration/id1049183266?mt=2">subscribe</a>. As always, thanks for listening!<br> Thank you to Emmy-award-winning Creative Director <a href="https://vimeo.com/vanidavae">Vanida Vae</a> for designing the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-minds-innovation-inspiration/id1049183266?mt=2">Curious Minds</a> logo, and thank you to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmancabelli">Rob Mancabelli</a> for all of his production expertise!<br> <a href="http://www.gayleallen.net">www.gayleallen.net</a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayleallen">LinkedIn</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/GAllenTC">@GAllenTC</a><br>
