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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 1H 1M

Episode 4: What if your organization is solving the wrong problem? 

from Activate Innovation Lounge · host Open Solve Studio LLC

In this episode, I talk to Jon A. Fredrickson, pioneer in open innovation and founder of Einstein's 55, who’s dedicated most of his career to working Fortune 500 companies, government, and nonprofit organizations leverage open innovation challenges to source innovative solutions and innovators. In this episode, he reveals why most organizations misdiagnose their biggest challenges and how leaders can break through organizational antibodies, cultural resistance, and insular thinking to source breakthrough solutions from unexpected places. Jon shares the BOOM methodology, real stories from NASA to humanitarian organizations, and why getting the problem right matters more than having all the answers. If you're leading innovation and feel stuck, this conversation will change how you think about problems, solutions, and who gets to solve them. Jon is the founder and CEO of Einstein55.

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In this episode, I talk to Jon A. Fredrickson, pioneer in open innovation and founder of Einstein's 55, who’s dedicated most of his career to working Fortune 500 companies, government, and nonprofit organizations leverage open innovation challenges to source innovative solutions and innovators. In this episode, he reveals why most organizations misdiagnose their biggest challenges and how leaders can break through organizational antibodies, cultural resistance, and insular thinking to source breakthrough solutions from unexpected places. Jon shares the BOOM methodology, real stories from NASA to humanitarian organizations, and why getting the problem right matters more than having all the answers. If you're leading innovation and feel stuck, this conversation will change how you think about problems, solutions, and who gets to solve them. Jon is the founder and CEO of Einstein55.

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