Join us in our latest podcast episode as we explore the power of inspiration and intention with our guest, Ion Valaskakis, President at Portfolio IV Media and Consulting. We delve into the importance of these factors and their impact on our ability to innovate, including how circumstantial inspiration and the default mode network can affect our creative process. Tune in to our latest episode on your favorite podcast platform to gain valuable insights and join the conversation about innovation.
Ion Valaskakis, President at President, Portfolio IV Media and Consulting talks on importance of these factors and their impact on our ability to innovate, including how circumstantial inspiration and the default mode network can affect our creative process.
More about our guest:
Ion Valis is a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs and executives by helping them anticipate the future, accelerate their performance, and reinvent themselves when necessary. He enables organizations to "see around the corner" through two proprietary frameworks that he has developed - the FuturePROOF Scorecard and Playbook. His book 'The Magnificent Mistake' talks on how to learn from your mistakes, he has also given a TEDx Talk on the changing nature of leadership in the 21st century, and hosted a bi-weekly podcast on how to apply the management consultant’s toolkit to everyday problems. Ion plans to launch an online course called "Reinvention Boot Camp" that will empower thousands of people with the tools, skillset, and mindset to reinvent themselves regularly.
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Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro
2:32 - What is Innovation?
4:35 - Breaking down Inspiration and Intention
6:48 - Circumstantial inspiration: humanistic
9:40 - Lag-time of elements
10:33 - Default mode network
14:52 - Revenge Procrastination
17:06 - Gradual erosion vs falling off a cliff analogy
17:46 - Moore's law
21:50 - Stagnating human innovation
24:02 - Surveillance capitalism
28:03 - Dopamine Capitalism
33:04 - Mind and body connection
35:37 - Best way to be creative
42:27 - Advice for the public
52:30 - The next revolution
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