https://youtu.be/p6XgmVhklEw
Editor’s Note: We had some connectivity issues from 13:15-15:15.
My guest DP Prakash (LinkedIn Profile) is one of best enterprise innovation leaders I’ve seen. He has tremendous energy, bridges the business and tech wonderfully, and is at excellent at bringing people together to solve tough problems.
DP is Co-Chief Executive Officer, YOUTOPIAN, which helps companies deploy AI/VR/IoT technologies. Previously, he was Global Head of Innovation for GlobalFoundries, one of the world’s top semiconductor manufacturer.
📝 Show Notes
- People mentioned
- Grandmaster Taejoon Lee (Hwarang Do, Black Belt Hall of Fame)
- Coach John Wooden (UCLA, Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Prof Harold Fetterman (UCLA, EE Dept)
- Prof Subu Iyer (UCLA, EE Dept; former IBM Fellow)
- Tom Caulfield (CEO, Global Foundries)
- Jack Welch (former CEO, GE)
- John Chambers (former CEO, Cisco; CEO JC2 Ventures)
- Prof Clayton Christensen (Harvard Business School)
- Amir Husain (CEO, Spark Cognition)
- CEO needs to be deeply involved
- Innovation lab as a safe play where ideas can come and play
- Key business outcomes to target are unchanging with time -
- Safety
- Operational Excellence (zero down time)
- Competitive Advantage
- Customer Satisfaction
- The end game: AI-model driven predictive organizations, zero waste, and nature-centered
- Measure your life by seconds
- The arts are a way to enhance life
- Be considerate of the human cost of AI automation. Give your home team a fair chance to rebuild innovation muscle and self reliance.
- Innovation leader must be a sweeper of obstacles for the Team to reach high performance
- At the end of the day, lead with ROI and Happiness as ultimate success metrics