Lisa Bodell: Make room for innovation with "Wildcards"

(light music) … - One of the skills that I talk about … that's really important for people to have is agility, … and to be quite frank, … I think that's an often overused word now, … but it's a good one. … Being able to be agile or to pivot or turn on a dime, … that's just kind of the nature of the beast now, … so how you teach people to be able to do that … in a way that can be really successful, right, … versus draining, like (sighing) another change, … another pivot, … and one of the techniques that we use is called wildcards. … It's very simple, and here's how it works. … You get people into small groups again, … and you give them a similar challenge. … So it could be how could we become … the most innovative company in the world in the next year, … and of course, you give them, let's say, … 10 minutes to start to ideate. … After about seven minutes of that time, … you stop them, and you say oh my gosh, I forgot something. … You actually don't have a year to achieve this. … Some changes have happened, …