Chris Griffiths was an unlikely leader, bullied as a kid, who went on to create a highly successful tech company, sell it, and then lose all his wealth on a bad investment. He reinvented himself and built a number of successful enterprises at the intersection of creativity and technology. Chris has a wealth of experience and practical advice on how to innovate better and avoid cognitive bias traps. A must listen for those interested in innovation and creativity, and leadership built out of the ashes of failure.

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Why you should listen:

• How traditional to-do lists are too linear and not effective for helping us prioritise - and how we can make them visual instead (hint: this is a game changer)
• How he had the opportunity to run a brainstorming session with a group of Nobel Laureates at the invitation of his Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at the Petra Nobel Conference and why it totally flopped! (turns out smart people have some significant cognitive biases)
• 4 definable steps to innovation that avoid cognitive bias traps

We explore:

• The hard lesson of hubris that cost a young 26 year old Chris five sportscars, a house, and a relationship
• What invites respect from others if you don’t have  physical presence or charisma on your side
• How creation of new knowledge, of new perspective, is real power

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Books Mentioned:

Grasp the Solution - Chris Griffiths

The Creative Thinking Handbook - Chris Griffiths

The Intelligence Trap - David Robson

About the Dunning Kruger Effect

About Chris:

Chris Griffiths has over 28 years experience in setting up and leading successful businesses that have ranked in the ‘Deloitte European Fast 50′ and ‘The Sunday Times Fast Track 100′. He sold his first company at the age of 26. He is a TEDx creativity expert who has previously coached Nobel Laureates and three royal families, in addition to Senior Leadership Teams in the European Commission, Parliaments and Courts.

Chris is the founder of OpenGenius and is a bestselling author on creativity and innovative thinking skills, his books have been translated into over 15 languages. Chris created the ThinkBuzan Licensed Instructor Course in Mind Mapping and established a global network of over 1,000 instructors.

Chris’ software and services have been used by over 2 million people worldwide, his most recent creation, Ayoa, is a unique twist on task management, bringing creativity into the process of everyday work.

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About your podcast host, Zoë Routh:

Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.

Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.

Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.

www.zoerouth.com