Finding the Balance of Innovation, Agility, and Management

On episode #155 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Nick Smith chat about their experiences managing humans, agility, and innovation--simultaneously! Nick shares the following formula for managing innovation: Meaningful unique ideas = [(stimulus )^(Diversity)] / Fear Since, as Robert Frost put it, “Ideas are feats of association,” the key is for managers to put people in stimulating environments where collisions of disparate ideas can happen without without fear of judgement. But that can be difficult to do when business leaders are tasked with upskilling their team, managing the core business, adjusting to changing market demands, and, of course, driving innovation. Visit rethinkmarketingpodcast.com to learn more about the show or just peruse our guest list and episode library. Let us know what you're rethinking by emailing us at: [email protected]. Send us your feedback and we will send you a highly sought after Rethink Marketing Podcast t-shirt!  Just include size and mailing address with your comments. Thank you to Arrasmith Promotions for making today’s episode possible! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices