Season 3

In season 3, we explore the challenges facing innovators today on their road to breakthrough growth.

A New Chapter: Introducing Manifold

Manifold founding partners Sean Johnson and Joe Dwyer discuss the launch of Manifold, how our model has evolved, and why this kind of flywheel is necessary to capture alpha in this brave new world..

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Season 2

In Season 2, Manifold Founding Partner Sean Johnson delves into the role of innovation and technology in shaping the future of key industries.

Episode 13

The future of professional services

A conversation with KPMG on where professional services are headed and how firms can transform themselves for growth.

Episode 12

Innovation in insurance, managed marketplaces, and taking the startup plunge

How to make the startup leap, systematically de-risk your idea and how to build both sides of a managed marketplace.

Episode 11

The future of healthcare

How Jefferson Health transformed itself into a nimble, tech-enabled organization in record time.

Episode 10

How X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory, pursues innovations

How X surfaces truly disruptive opportunities, vets them, and spins them out. Plus a discussion on the future of energy.

Episode 9

How to hack Kickstarter, build a hardware company, and stop companies from spying on you.

How to build a hardware startup and strategies for leveraging crowdfunding.

Episode 8

The future of book publishing

How to innovate inside of legacy industries, and what the book of the future will look like.

Episode 7

Why your organization sucks at change, and what to do about it.

How organizations can clear the roadblocks preventing effective change management.

Episode 6

How Salesforce helps clients jumpstart their innovation initiatives

How Salesforce helps customers embrace design thinking processes to kick their innovation initiatives into high gear.

Episode 5

IoT at Scale: The creator of Disney MagicBands

How to create transformative experiences at scale using connected devices.

Episode 4

The Creator of the Design Sprint

How the Design Sprint methodology got started, and strategies for making the most of them.

Episode 3

How Uber, Twitch and Cameo grew marketplace businesses

Lessons from unicorns on growing the supply side of marketplace businesses.

Episode 2

Community Building - How LEGO built an empire with the help of its fans

How LEGO turns customers into raving fans at scale, and how organizations can do the same.

Episode 1

Innovation in residential real estate

How technology will transform the way we choose where to live.

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Season 1

In Season 1, Manifold Founding Partner Sean Johnson examines the fundamental aspects of building and scaling new products and businesses.

Episode 8

Scaling SpotHero and the Future of Mobility

Discover how Elan helped SpotHero scale, discover strategies for building marketplace businesses and pursuing strategic partnerships, and find out where mobility is headed.

Episode 7

How to build a growth team

Discover the difference between growth and marketing, a methodology for prioritizing experiments, the components of a good growth team and more.

Episode 6

Innovation in Financial Services: Literally Everything You Need to Know in 2018

Learn how fintech is allowing financial services organizations to adapt while juggling compliance and security concerns, and discover how companies are leveraging emerging technologies.

Episode 5

How Amazon Builds Remarkable Products

Amazon has developed a unique culture that allows them to execute across a variety of industries. Learn why Amazon's culture of writing is the key to its success, and why Amazon believes the phrase "Minimum Viable Product" should be outlawed.

Episode 4

Technology trends in the hotel industry

The hotel industry is full of opportunities to leverage innovative new technologies. Learn about the unique operating structure of hotels and the challenges that presents to innovation.

Episode 3

Using data science to transform the social sector

A conversation with Andrew Means, founder of the Data for Good conference and cofounder of Impact Lab.

Episode 2

The Politics of Innovation

21 ways to break logjams, sell your ideas and make innovation happen inside your organization.

Episode 1

11 Laws of Product Development

There are dozens of ways of building a product or a particular feature. Not all of them are created equal. How to build and iterate your way toward a product people love to use.

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