— Suzanne Nugent

Episode 12. Innovation as a Practice with Jeremy Utley

“There were times where I'd surprised myself, where I didn't know where that idea came from. And there were these epiphany moments that became somewhat addictive, and I thought, ‘Wow, I wanna help other people have that experience.’ ”

On today’s episode, Suzanne talks to Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design Jeremy Utley about innovation, context, and collaboration.

About Our Guest:

Jeremy Utley is one of the world's leading experts in innovation. He's a General Partner at freespin capital and co-author of "Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters."

For over 12 years, he served as the Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka "the d.school"), where his courses were experienced by nearly a million students of innovation worldwide. He advises corporate leaders on how to imbed the methods and mindsets of design thinking into their organizations, and works with professionals to cultivate a robust personal creative practice.

As co-host of "Stanford's Masters of Creativity," Jeremy shines the spotlight on exemplars of creative practice across disciplinary boundaries, from entrepreneurs like Randy Hetrick (TRX) to authors like Kim Scott (Radical Candor) and Daniel Pink (Drive, To Sell Is Human) to corporate innovation leaders like Astro Teller (Google X).

A self-proclaimed “recovering MBA, spreadsheet junkie, and management consultant,” he now studies innovation in large enterprises and startups. He advises CEOs and senior leadership teams in the United States, Europe, and Asia on growth and innovation strategy, and has led scores of capacity-building initiatives worldwide.

He's a prolific blogger and podcaster, and is co-author (alongside Perry Klebahn) of “Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters.” (Penguin Portfolio, 2022)