What is innovation? | A Bit of Optimism #Podcast

PODCAST 🎙️: Starting a company from scratch isn't easy. Doing it multiple times seems downright impossible.

Eric Ryan is one of those serial entrepreneurs. He's the co-founder of Method soaps, as well as the founder of Olly vitamins, Welly first-aid kits, Cast jewelry—and he has more ventures planned.

I sat down with Eric to ask him about his creative process. Check out the full episode wherever you listen to podcasts for our conversation about serial creativity and why reinvention is the key to repeating creative success.

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Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.

Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do.

Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game.

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Simon’s books:

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#SimonSinek

[t.j.]

@Simon Sinek I love watching how present you are with everyone you speak with and the genuine happiness you have other people's success. You are amazing 😍

[KevinRStrauss]

💯 YES! If it's simple, it'll likely work. If it's complicated, it likely will not. I love that he mentioned "great people" - i.e., relationships. In the book Innovate The 1%, that is what Ch. 2 is all about.

[Ali_A_Behzadi]

((A bit of optimism)) has become my legendary podcast ever since I started listening just for fostering my listening skills as English learner. At first it was simply making a positive thinking atmosphere, but then it involved my whole thinking process and turned it upside down; just like a spark which awakened me from heavy sleep of ignorance. Now I realize that we all need to make even a slight adjustment in the old way we are going on, so that live a happier, more practical and filled with humility life. Thank you Simon by all means. You are my idol through being perfect in human definition.

[chi]

Thank you very much I never knew I’m such wonderful person

[dimalunga-nq]

Hey I see 11 comments, I just want to say that your shorts have a common trait of a genuine and positive bit of information. Great hook, I'm onto your short list, I will dig and if there is variety like a net over what I like, it's the best hook then. I think

[vineshvss]

Can people management help to build great people?

[BenQotsa]

No, this guy just wanted to look creative

[brendanjameswilliams]

I've always thought "inventing" was creating something new and usable, "innovation" was modifying through advancement

"Phone" - "Invention"
"Iphone" - "Innovation"

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Successful business or innovation is not the purpose of life