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Introduction to Innovation Strategy

Hosted by Kenneth Lowe

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What you'll learn

Recognize What Innovation Strategy Actually Does

Learn how innovation strategy turns uncertainty into focused choices about where to explore, invest, and act.

Understand Why Innovation Is Hard

See how uncertainty, ambiguity, incentives, and bias distort decisions and make innovation difficult to manage.

Recognize the Patterns That Derail Innovation

Learn the recurring paradoxes and decision patterns that cause smart teams to make predictable mistakes.

Why this topic matters

Innovation is difficult because the work begins before the path is clear. Teams must make decisions with incomplete information, coordinate people with different perspectives, and learn while moving forward. Understanding these dynamics helps leaders recognize the patterns, paradoxes, and behaviors that shape whether innovation efforts succeed or stall.

You'll learn from

Kenneth Lowe

Author, Innovation Strategist, Speaker, Consultant

Kenneth Lowe is a technology strategist, product leader, speaker, consultant, and the author of Stone Soup Strategy: A Guide to Innovation Success. He has helped organizations turn unclear technology questions into practical products, roadmaps, and operating decisions.

Ken has built AI-enabled software, led zero-to-one product efforts, co-founded an innovation lab, delivered cloud and data platforms, and helped teams separate real business opportunities from hype, risk, and overbuilt solutions.

His focus is practical: helping leaders understand where technology belongs, what should be evaluated first, and how to make better decisions before committing time, money, or team attention.

Ken has lived on three continents, visited over 60 countries, and led teams with more than 35 nationalities.

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