In this episode, Christian Hüttenhein talks with entrepreneur and consultant Mark Poppenborg to uncover the art of organizational development and the keys to building thriving innovation communities. Mark draws from his extensive experience, discussing the challenges large corporations face and the pivotal role trust and distrust play in achieving success. This episode is essential listening for anyone aiming to foster lasting change within their organization.

Takeaways:

• Creating lasting change in large corporates requires addressing external references and creating safe spaces for innovation.

• Innovation initiatives should be associated with existing campaigns and learnings from pockets of high performance within the organization.

• Organizational development and community building are essential for driving innovation and achieving innovation impact.

• Corporate venturing requires a balance between serving existing customers and disrupting and innovating the business.

• Business theater can be necessary to a certain extent, but it's important to identify and call out excessive or misleading practices. Addressing organizational bullshit can raise the level of communication and quality within a company.

• Understanding the context in which arguments arise can help resolve conflicts and improve collaboration.

• Trust and distrust serve different functions in navigating complex situations.

• Authenticity is subjective and depends on the role and context in which it is expressed.

• Breaking traditional rules, such as not using PowerPoint slides, can create a more engaging and authentic conversation.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background of Mark Poppenborg

09:20 The Importance of Organizational Development and Community Building in Venture Tools

19:01 The Challenge of Balancing Exploit and Explore in Large Corporates

25:07 Overcoming Resistance to Innovation and Transforming the Company

29:49 Breaking Down Innovation into Use Cases and Dealing with Business Theater

37:30 Identifying and Addressing Organizational Naivety and Business Theater

38:31 Addressing Organizational Bullshit

41:06 Understanding the Context of Arguments

45:26 The Functional Equivalence of Trust and Distrust

48:49 Authenticity: Subjectivity and Context

58:12 Breaking Traditional Rules

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