The Human Side of Innovation: Jill Ellul of Mojoco on Leading with Curiosity

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Leadership Discoveries #16: The Human Side of Innovation: Jill Ellul of Mojoco on Leading with Curiosity

Jill Ellul has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and is the Founder & Managing Director of Mojoco, a business consultancy that offers innovation-led solutions to the Pharma, MedTech, and Biopharma sectors. Hear how to boost innovation & creativity in your organisation, how to dissolve groupthink, whether generative AI helps or hurts innovation, how to keep innovation the priority in your organisation, and whether all industries have room to be innovative.

This episode covers everything from innovation to curiosity. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How are organisations fostering innovation & creativity?

• What's the difference between innovation & creativity?

• Can we all be creative?

• Why doesn't Jill like the title Chief Innovation Officer?

• How important is diversity when it comes to innovation?

Connect with Jill at MeetMojoco.com on LinkedIn.

Check out the episode and show notes below:

Show Notes

• The Human Side of Innovation: Jill Ellul of Mojoco on Leading with Curiosity

• [0:28] Welcome back to Leadership Discoveries!

• [0:39] Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn, and Jill at MeetMojoco.com on LinkedIn

• [1:25] What is Mojoco?

• [2:49] How are organisations fostering innovation & creativity?

• [6:07] What's the difference between innovation & creativity?

• [7:02] Can we all be creative?

• [11:05] How do you inspire change in organisations?

• [13:25] Does AI (Artificial Intelligence) help or hurt innovation?

• [15:15] Why doesn't Jill like the title Chief Innovation Officer (CIO)?

• [16:25] How do you keep innovation the focus of your organisation?

• [20:52] How important is diversity when it comes to innovation?

• [24:15] How do generations differ in the workplace?

• [28:32] How do you inspire more innovation in your organisation?

• [30:21] Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn, and Jill at MeetMojoco.com on LinkedIn