“Innovation Beyond Technology: Insights from Survivors on Leadership, Business Models, and Problem Solving”

Innovation does not necessarily have to be linked to technology issues. The three guests of the most recent episodes of Survivors they are very clear about that address this issue from other spheres such as leadership in organizations, business models and problem solving.

In these conversations, which took place within the framework of InnovaFest’22 organized by El Colombiano, experts from different fields explained why it is so important to think outside the box in a world that is constantly evolving and in which not only You must think differently, but execute and carry out all those ideas to materialize the innovation.

After the launch of the first four episodes last Tuesday, here’s what the next three are about, which you can find on the air from today, May 2.

Episode 5: The importance of listening to others

For Juan Camilo Suárez, CoCEO of Isobar Colombia, it is important to differentiate between innovation and creativity, since he considers that the latter is the way of thinking about new things, while the other is the way of implement what is new.

Similarly, Suárez explains that the Listening has become his secret to discover references and new ideas. “Before, I sat down to think about new things, now I sit down to talk with clients and people, I am always listening. Listening well, I think it is key to generating ideas because there you are shortening the validation processes, if you are listening it means that there is already a critical mass ”, she explains.

Listen below to the conversation of this eternal learner, disciplined and passionate about understanding people.

Episode 6: This is how innovation works for a tech giant

Innovating on a day-to-day basis is a challenge, but in a technology company as large as Huawei it becomes a constant challenge. Fernando Vegas, Huawei business development director, in his conversation Survivors account How are these processes within the Asian giant.

This company, with more than 190,000 employees in more than 170 countries, has a clear priority: the customer. They understand that operational problems should not affect their consumers, since they must feel that they have a business partner next to them, which not only has devices, but other solutions and products to accompany the technology. Learn more about how Huawei works in the following episode.

Episode 7: Simple Questions, Innovative Answers

Much of the innovation arises from simple questions about the problems to be solved. Laura Gaviria, specialist in venture capital and active mentor of startupsknows that in order to achieve efficient solutions and deliver value, first it is necessary to question and see the world in another way.

In this exchange, Gaviria emphasizes the power of words and that is why the word ‘no’ is not in their vocabulary. Listen, in the following talk, what are his strategies to break that paradigm and find affirmations when before he found negative answers.

Every Tuesday you can find these conversations that address innovation from different fields of knowledge, with characters that are characterized by their transformative DNA. Ultimately, everyone Survivors.