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Inside Outside Innovation
by Brian Ardinger, Founder of Inside Outside Innovation podcast, InsideOutside.io, and the Inside Outside Innovation Summit
Inside Outside Innovation explores the ins and outs of innovation with raw stories, real insights, and tactical advice from the best and brightest in startups & corporate innovation. Each week we bring you the latest thinking on talent, technology, and the future of innovation. Join our community of movers, shakers, makers, founders, builders, and creators to help speed up your knowledge, skills, and network. Previous guests include thought leaders such as Brad Feld, Arlan Hamilton, Jason Calacanis, David Bland, Janice Fraser, and Diana Kander, plus insights from amazing companies including Nike, Cisco, ExxonMobil, Gatorade, Orlando Magic, GE, Samsung, and others.This podcast is available on all podcast platforms and InsideOutside.io. Sign up for the weekly innovation newsletter at http://bit.ly/ionewsletter. Follow Brian on Twitter at @ardinger or @theiopodcast or Email [email protected]
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Reinventing Retail with Ron Johnson, Co-Creator of Apple's Retail Experience
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with the legendary co-creator of the Apple retail experience, Ron Johnson. He's the author of the new upcoming book called Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius. Let's get started. Podcast Interview with Brian Ardinger...
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High-impact Individuals, Fewer Jobs, and AI Impact with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and I talk about the rise of the high-impact individual contributor, more startups and fewer jobs, and how AI is going to destroy our lives or not. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders...
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AI Risks and Opportunities for Creativity & Critical Thinking with Johann Roos, Author of Human Magic
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Johann Roos, author of the new book, Human Magic. Johan and I talk about the risks and opportunities that AI brings to the world of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and much more. Let's get started. Podcast...
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Synthetic user research, AI fog future, and AI readiness with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about synthetic user research, the future of AI fog, and why most companies aren't anywhere near ready for AI. Let's get started Podcast Interview Transcript with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton [00:00:00] Brian Ardinger: Welcome to...
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AI Agents, Innovation Antibodies, and PB&J with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about why AI agents should speak Latin, how to avoid the agentic convergence trap, and the power of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate...
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Building Companies That Last Without Selling Out with Brian Ardinger and Eric Ries, Author of Incorruptible
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Eric Ries, founder of the Lean Startup Movement, and author of the new book, incorruptible, why Good Companies Go Bad, and How Great Companies Stay Great. Eric and I talk about the challenges and opportunities of creating...
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Lean Analytics, Human in the Loop Lies & Moving Fast with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about the changes in lean analytics, how the human in the loop is a lie we tell ourselves, and the first thing to break when moving fast. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate...
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Building Momentum, Design's Value, and the Physical Store with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about how to stop forcing motion and start building momentum, the value of design in the AI era, and the comeback of the physical store. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate...
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AI Exposure, AI Exec Love, and AI Native with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about how AI may be exposing you, why executives may be more enamored with AI than individual contributors, and how to become AI native in five levels. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation…
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AI Addiction, Innovation Metrics, and Peer Influence with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about the addictive nature of AI, the levels of innovation metrics, and how peer influence can make or break your AI rollout. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next....
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Identic AI, AI agents, and Bigger than SaaS with Brian Ardinger & Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about the rise of Identic AI, why you need to build for AI agents first, and how AI is bigger than SaaS ever was. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week…
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Learning vs Execution with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about why 70% of startup acquisitions fail, why UX didn't die, and how everyone is still building their startups backwards. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next.…
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AI Trust, Inclusive Design, and Shipping Too Fast with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about some recent Stanford research, how designing for disability sparks innovation, and the hidden dangers of shipping too fast. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's…
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AI Judgment, Work Trends, and the Angel Investor Gap with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about Anthropic's bet on philosophy, trends shaping work in 2026, and why we need more angel investors. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week we'll give…
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AI Agents, OpenClaw, and Rise of Bot Networks with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn Bolton and Brian Ardinger talk about OpenClaw, how you can't work out on a limb if you can't trust the trunk, and how to hire the right people in an AI era. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation...
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When AI Works and When It Doesn’t with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about the red pixel in the snow, why MVPs should be delightful, and the robot AI deployment gap. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week we'll give you a…
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Youth Buzzwords, Innovation Team Value, and Side Projects with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about youth culture buzzwords, calculating the value of your innovation teams and how your side project won't save you anymore. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next....
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Counterintuitive Trends, Building Products, and TSMC Chips with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and I talk about counterintuitive trends for 2026, tactics for building great products, and how one company is controlling 64% of the future. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate...
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Mental Models for AI, Middle School Dating, and Robot Olympics with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down to talk about new mental models for working with AI, the similarities between startups and middle school dating, and lessons learned from the robot Olympics. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help...
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Radical Reinvention, IKEA effect, and AI Innovation with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about how change is changing, the IKEA effect on MVPs, and how AI is making companies more ambidextrous. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week we'll give…
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Portfolio entrepreneurship, AI research, and brain development with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about portfolio entrepreneurship, how AI tools are transforming market research and new brain research that indicates adulthood starts later than you think. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation...
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AI questions, value propositions, and industry veterans with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and Brian sit down to talk about the AI question that no one wants to answer, the power of a good value proposition, and why industry veterans are building tomorrow's billion-dollar startups. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the…
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Learning Smarter, Eating Less, and Innovating Better with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about Google's Learn Your Way platform, the ripple effects of GLP-1 Medications. And we explored the $10,000 question of why startups build products nobody wants. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help...
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AI Innovation, Customer Trust, and Startup Strategy with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and I talk about creating flywheel effects through customer obsession, the landscape of AI startups and what's real and what's not, and why workers don't trust AI. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help...
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AI Human Skills, YouTube's Impact, and Lesser Apes with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and Brian talk about the human skills needed to adapt to AI, how YouTube is changing the media landscape, and how we might just be becoming lesser apes. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation…
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Divergent Thinking, College Towns & AI Poison with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and Brian sit down to talk about divergent thinking, peak college towns, and how as little as 250 documents can poison your AI. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next....
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Hiring, Growth, Sameness, and Fridge Ads with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn Bolton and Brian Ardinger talk about hiring talent, tips on growth, why everything looks the same, and why nobody wants advertisements on their refrigerators. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation...
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Robots, Revivals, AI Slop, and the Bolt Conference with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about how an 86-year-old musical is creating a billion-dollar payoff for a bold innovator, how robots are helping 7-Eleven manage the labor crunch, and how AI work slop is damaging the progress AI is promising. Let's get started. Inside...
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Why Startups Fail & Where Innovators Thrive with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and Brian talk about why startups fail, the best workplaces for innovators, and the digital detox on college campuses. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week,...
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Corporate Innovation Tactics: When to Cut, Cull, and Create with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give you a front-row seat into what it takes to grow and thrive in a world of hyper-uncertainty and accelerating change. Join me, Brian Ardinger, and Miles Zero's Robyn Bolton. As we...
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Handwriting, Hype & The Future of Innovation with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton
Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week, we'll give you a front row seat into what it takes to grow and thrive in a world of hyper uncertainty and accelerating change. Join me, Brian Ardinger, and MileZero's Robyn Bolton as we discuss…
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Lead, Align, and Build what matters with Radhika Dutt, Author of Escaping the Performance Trap
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Radhika Dutt, author of the upcoming book Escaping the Performance Trap. Radhika and I talk about the challenges with traditional OKR systems and how companies can break free from the performance theater to create a better way…
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Product Design Empathy and Context with Wayne Li, GA Tech Professor and Author
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Wayne Li, author of the new book, Design Empathy and Contextual Awareness. Wayne and I talk about the changing landscape of design and some of the important concepts needed to make better products and services. Let's get…
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50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work with Jeremy Kourdi and Jonathan Besser
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Jeremy Kourdi and Jonathan Besser, authors of the new book, 50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work. From the Growth Mindset to Business Model Canvas, we delve into their guidebook for some of the key concepts, models, and...
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Innovator's Journey and Mapping your Progress with Robyn Bolton, founder of Mile Zero and author of Unlocking Innovation
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Robyn Bolton, author of the new book, Unlocking Innovation. Robyn and I talk about the Innovator's journey for unlocking architecture behaviors and culture of innovation and ways you can measure and map your progress. Let's get...
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Duncan Wardle, Disney's Head of Innovation and Creativity & Author of The Imagination Emporium
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Duncan Wardle, former head of Innovation and creativity at Disney, and author of the new book The Imagination Emporium. Duncan and I talk about his recipes for innovation and common tactics you can use to make your life and…
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Immigration's Importance for the Innovation Economy with Dave Brown, founder of Brown Immigration
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Dave Brown, founder and managing partner at Brown Immigration. Dave and I talk about the innovation economy and the importance of immigration, and the impact immigration policy has on its success. Let's get started. Inside...
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Shifting landscape of global talent with John Winsor, Open Assembly CEO
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with John Winsor co-author of the new book, Open Talent. John and I talk about the shifting landscape of talent and tools and dive into what companies need to do to adapt and thrive in a new global marketplace for talent. Let's get...
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The Entrepreneurial Journey with Maria Flynn, Author of Make Opportunity Happen
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Maria Flynn, author of the new book, Make Opportunity Happen. Maria and I talk about the entrepreneurial journey and some of the hands-on things you can do as an entrepreneur to make the journey more effective and rewarding....
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AI, VC, & Data Insights into Corporate Innovation with Thomas Thurston of Ducera Partners
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Thomas Thurston, Chief Technologist at Ducera Partners. Thomas and I talk about AI, venture capital, and some interesting data insights into what makes corporate innovation work or not work. Let's get started. Inside Outside...
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Pitfalls and Practicalities of Corporate Innovation with Elliott Parker, High Alpha Innovation CEO and Author of The Illusion of Innovation
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Elliott Parker, CEO of the Corporate Venture Studio High Alpha Innovation. Elliott is back on the podcast to talk about his new book, The Illusion of Innovation, where we talk about the pitfalls and practicalities of launching...
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Identifying and supporting Intrapreneurs with Louis Gump, Author of The Inside Innovator
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Louis Gump, author of the new book, The Inside Innovator. Louis and I talk about his experiences at The Weather Channel and CNN Mobile, as well as a myriad of topics for helping companies better identify and support inside...
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E-commerce, Supply Chain, and Logistics with Paul Jarrett, Cofounder of Bulu
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Paul Jarrett, co-founder of Bulu and one of the original co-hosts of this very podcast. Paul and I talk about Bulu's journey, as well as the future of e-commerce, supply chain, and logistics, and many more things. Let's get...
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Corporate Innovation in Uncertain Times with Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Celebrity Cruises CEO
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, former CEO of Celebrity Cruises, and author of the new book Making Waves. Lisa and I talk about the world of innovation in a legacy industry, role of talent and teamwork, and the skills required to navigate…
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Shadow Design Teams with Audrey Crane, Partner at DesignMap
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we welcome back Audrey Crane, partner at DesignMap. Audrey and I talk about the challenges and costs of shadow design teams and the impact of having non designers do design work. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to...
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Richard Lyons, Berkeley's Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Richard Lyons, Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the university's first ever Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. Richard and I talk about the evolving role of innovation and...
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Perpetual Innovators and their Key Drivers with Dr. Behnam Tabrizi, Author of Going on Offense
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Dr. Behnam Tabrizi, Author of Going on Offense: A Leader's Playbook for Perpetual Innovation. This week we talk about some of the key drivers that make companies like Amazon, Apple, Tesla, and Microsoft become perpetual...
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Exploring Corporate Innovation with Andy Binns, Author of The Corporate Explorer Fieldbook
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Andy Binns to talk about his follow-on book, The Corporate Explorer Fieldbook: How to Build New Ventures in Established Companies. Andy and I talk about what's happening in the world of corporate innovation and offer some...
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No Drama Innovation with Janice Fraser, Co-author of Farther, Faster and Far Less Drama
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with the amazing Janice Fraser, one of the leaders in the Lean Startup movement and co-author of the new book, Farther, Faster and Far Less Drama. Janice and I talk about the evolution of leadership and how today's world of...
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Corporate innovation is hard with David Rogers, Author of the Digital Transformation Roadmap & Columbia University professor
On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with David Rogers, Columbia University professor and author of the new book, The Digital Transformation Roadmap. David and I talk about why corporate innovation is so hard. And we unpack the iterative steps needed to navigate a path...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Inside Outside Innovation explores the ins and outs of innovation with raw stories, real insights, and tactical advice from the best and brightest in startups & corporate innovation. Each week we bring you the latest thinking on talent, technology, and the future of innovation. Join our community of movers, shakers, makers, founders, builders, and creators to help speed up your knowledge, skills, and network. Previous guests include thought leaders such as Brad Feld, Arlan Hamilton, Jason Calacanis, David Bland, Janice Fraser, and Diana Kander, plus insights from amazing companies including Nike, Cisco, ExxonMobil, Gatorade, Orlando Magic, GE, Samsung, and others.This podcast is available on all podcast platforms and InsideOutside.io. Sign up for the weekly innovation newsletter at http://bit.ly/ionewsletter. Follow Brian on Twitter at @ardinger or @theiopodcast or Email [email protected]
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Brian Ardinger, Founder of Inside Outside Innovation podcast, InsideOutside.io, and the Inside Outside Innovation Summit
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