The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People
In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Mauro Porcini to discuss the human side of innovation: the power of people in love with people.
Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s first ever Chief Design Officer. He joined the food & beverage corporation in 2012 and in said role he is infusing design thinking into PepsiCo’s culture and is leading a new approach to innovation by design that impacts the company’s product platforms and brands, which include Pepsi, Lay’s, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Sodastream, Doritos, Lifewtr, Bubly, Aquafina, Cheetos, Quaker, 7Up, Mirinda, amongst many others.
Episode Highlights
00:00 Intro
01:25 Changing the way you think about communication
08:47 How to bolster digital transformation with effective delivery
14:15 How to reinforce the human element in design
16:50 The inspiration behind The Human Side of Innovation
23:06 Find your purpose across different mediums
27:12 The power of finding new platforms for communication
34:30 Start innovation with play
41:20 Identifying employee “superpowers”
48:20 The traits all leaders need to thrive
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