Innovation is an improvement of the status quo that makes the world a better place :: Noah Schaul

What is Innovation?

Noah Schaul of Inchainge, maker of value chain management simulation games, talks circular economy, innovation, and impact.

More about our guest:
Noah Schaul, Business Development Manager at Inchainge, speaks five languages, has a background in sustainable business and works within the company’s corporate and partner management activities. Noah is also one of the company’s master trainers for the circular business game The Blue Connection, facilitating Train the Trainer events, professional programs, university courses and MBA’s. Besides that, Noah is developing experiential learning programs with various organizations around value chain management. As the contributor to the textbook Mastering the Circular Economy and passionate circular catalyst, he is inspiring professionals to go circular in The Netherlands and beyond.

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Episode Guide:

1:39 - Language exchange: What languages do YOU speak?

2:52 - What Is Innovation?

3:10 - Defining: improvement

4:55 - Defining: the 'status quo'

7:37 - What is Circular economy and its relation to linear economy

9:15 - Two sizes of Circularity: Technical and Regenerative organics

10:24 - What isn't Innovation

11:43 - Invention inside of Innovation

13:26 - Learning from natural concepts and systems

14:26 - Finding 'THE Balance'

17:10 - Globalization -- the global viewpoint on circular economy

19:02 - Matching resources

21:47 - Advice to innovators

24:34 - Innovation by Inchainge

26:25 - Inventing new curricula

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