{"id":21040,"date":"2022-11-09T13:57:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/3-mind-blowing-things-i-learned-in-nebraska\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:57:47","slug":"3-mind-blowing-things-i-learned-in-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/3-mind-blowing-things-i-learned-in-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Mind-Blowing Things I Learned in Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GUEST POST from RoIn the Before Times, we attended conferences to learn, make connections, and promote ourselves and our businesses. Then COVID hit, and conferences became virtual.\u00a0\u00a0 Although that made them easier to attend, it also made them easier to skip. Because, if we\u2019re honest, most conferences were more about connecting and promoting than learning.<\/p>\n

Last week, I went to one of those rare, almost mythical, conferences more focused on learning and connecting than promoting. It was fantastic! It was also in Nebraska (which is a pretty interesting place, btw).<\/p>\n

Here are my three biggest mind-blowing takeaways from\u00a0Inside Outside<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0IO2022 Summit<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cStrategy is the direction you take to win in the future\u201d<\/p>\n

Kareen Proudian<\/a>, Managing Partner at\u00a0Faculty of Change<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a bit embarrassing to admit, but if you asked me to define \u201cStrategy,\u201d I\u2019d respond with a long and rambling answer. Which means I can\u2019t define \u201cstrategy.\u201d\u00a0 This admission is especially embarrassing because I have a resume littered with places where I developed, drafted, and implemented strategies, so I should have learned what the word means. But nope, I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I suspect I\u2019m not alone.<\/p>\n

Asking for the definition of strategy is like asking if you must wear clothes to the office. You should know the answer. But unlike whether or not clothing is mandatory, most of us don\u2019t know the answer, AND it\u2019s easy to get away with never knowing the answer.<\/p>\n

The elegant simplicity of Kareen\u2019s definition of strategy blew my mind. It\u2019s short, memorable, and something that most people can understand. Maybe I should share the definition with my alma maters and past employers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we feel threatened, our IQ drops 50 to 70 points\u201d<\/p>\n

Alla Weinberg<\/a>, CEO at\u00a0Spoke Wheel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When I first heard talk about Psychological Safety and Safe Spaces in today\u2019s business world, I rolled my eyes. Hard. As a Gen X-er, I grumbled about how we didn\u2019t need \u201csafe spaces\u201d when I grew up because we were tough and self-reliant, and I lamented the inevitable downfall of society caused I was wrong.<\/p>\n

Psychological Safety<\/a>\u00a0is absolutely and unquestionably essential for individuals to grow, teams to work, companies to operate and innovate, and societies to function and evolve. I\u2019ve seen teams and businesses transform and achieve unbelievable success These results aren\u2019t surprising when you realize that you feel threatened when you are in a complex situation in which you cannot accurately predict the outcomes. And when you feel threatened, you are half as intelligent, effective, and creative as you are when you\u2019re calm.<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re a manager and you\u2019re upset that your people aren\u2019t as intelligent, effective, or creative as they should be, it may not be their fault. It may be yours.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStage expertise, not industry expertise, is key to innovation success\u201d<\/p>\n

Sean Sheppard<\/a>, Managing Partner at\u00a0U+<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There is deep comfort in the known. It\u2019s why we gravitate to people like us. It\u2019s also why companies ask job candidates and consultants about their experience in the industry and choose those with deep experience and impressive expertise. Often, there\u2019s nothing with this question or the resulting decision.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, it\u2019s precisely the wrong question.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, functional expertise is significantly more important than industry experience. After all, if you\u2019re the hiring manager at a healthcare company looking for a Director of Finance, who would you hire \u2013 a Marketing Director from a competitor or a Finance Director from a CPG company?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the case with innovation.<\/p>\n

Decades of real-world experience (not to mention the successful launch of 100+ startups) show that successful corporate startup teams had expertise (mindsets, skillsets, executional drive) in the startup\u2019s phase and a working knowledge of the industry rather extensive industry expertise and little to no innovation experience.<\/p>\n

Questions are good. The right questions are better. So, the next time you\u2019re staffing up an innovation team (or hiring a consultant), choose based on their innovation experience and willingness to learn about your industry.<\/p>\n

Innovation happens everywhere<\/h3>\n

That\u2019s why people from San Francisco, Austin, Washington DC, NYC, Toronto, Boston, and dozens of other places converged on Lincoln, Nebraska.<\/p>\n

We went to see innovation in action and learn about the thriving startup community in the middle of the country. We also went to learn and connect with others committed to creating new things that create value.<\/p>\n

Getting our minds blown was a bonus.<\/p>\n

Image credit: Pixabay<\/p>\n

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