CL215: Loonshots And The Problem With Disruptive Innovation - Interview with Safi Bahcall

Safi Bahcall is the author of Loonshots. After studying physics at Harvard and Stanford, he founded a biotech company specializing in cancer drugs, led its IPO, and served as its CEO for 13 years. He was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008 and in 2011, he worked with President Obama's council of science advisors. In this episode, we cover: 5:18 – The problem with 'Disruptive Innovation' 9:45 – How to win the Nobel Prize 10:43 – What to ignore 12:03 – How to write a non-fiction book 13:48 – How phrase transitions work 14:43 – An emergent behaviour 18:15 – The power of competing forces 19:23 – Stake in the outcome vs Perks of rank 22:32 – What we can learn from Richard Branson about innovation and creativity 27:25 – How McKinsey promotes executives 28:44 – How ideas get crushed in companies 30:26 – Structure vs Culture 31:59 – Organisation as a weapon 37:20 – REAS Resources mentioned in this episode: loonshots.com Tool: Copernic Album: Nina Simone Greatest Hits Book: Short Stories by Vladimir Nabokov If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. The post CL215: Loonshots And The Problem With Disruptive Innovation - Interview with Safi Bahcall appeared first on James Taylor .