Posts tagged innovation
E20 A Concrete Innovation for Climate Change

The planet is warming at an alarming rate and Mehrdad Mahoutian may have invented one of the solutions that can help slow or stop warming temperatures. Merdad is CTO and Co-founder of Carbicrete which has developed a carbon-negative concrete manunfacturing process.

In this interview, Mehrdad, discusses how he discovered and further developed his new technology, the key aspects of making Carbicrete, and his plans for distributing the new technology in the future. He also talks about his education experience in Iran and Canada, and the failures and success along his academic journey. Finally, Mehrdad shares how carbon-negative technologies can aid in our fight against global warming.

Mehrdad Mahoutian has a Master of Science degree in structural engineering and earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. While in his Ph.D. program, he developed the technology that has led to the founding of Carbicrete.

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E16 Creating a Culture of Innovation

In this interview, innovation expert Simone Bhan Ahuja defines the role and impact of an “intrapreneur" in large organizations, the importance of creating a permissionless and safe culture for innovation to occur, and how c-suite executives need to encourage innovation at all levels. Simone also shares tips for large organizations to attract innovative talent away from start-ups and ways to build structured innovation into your organization. 

For 15 years, Simone has studied emerging markets and how organizations can continue to innovate across all levels in resource-constrained environments. Simone is the author of Disrupt It Yourself and co-author of Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth. Simone is also the Producer and Director of Indique | Big Ideas From Emerging India, a TV documentary on innovators in India. 

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