I am joined this week by Aidan McCullen, a former professional rugby player, who played with Ireland, Leinster, and Toulouse during his rugby career. Aidan has since reinvented himself in a number of different career transformations. But I came across him first in his capacity as host of The Innovation Show podcast about 4 years ago. I actually would say it was one inspiration behind me starting this podcast.

Aidan has now written a book, ‘Undisruptable, A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations, and Life’. 

The book, I would say, is inspired by the culmination of all the phenomenal guests Aidan has attracted to his show over the last six years - some of the key strategic thinkers of the 21st century. 

But for every interview, he actually reads each guest’s book before they come on his show. So, I would say his book could be described as a distillation of all this acquired knowledge, filtered through Aidan’s creative mind to arrive at, Undisruptable, Aidan’s own take on how we need to do business in an increasingly changing, volatile business landscape. 

For anyone with an interest in new ideas, or in doing business in VUCA times (that is under Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous times), or who is just a fellow fan of The Innovation Show, this episode is for you! 

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Starting podcasts and creating habits!
•  The Innovation Show podcast - currently booked up until 2024!
• Mental models and learning: how to consume content
• Inspiration behind writing his new book, 'Undisruptable'
• Idea behind The Permanent Reinvention Mindset? 
• Explaining S-curves, and the need to learn in permanence 
• Return on Capabilities (RoC), and 'Assets in the Ashes' 
• Walt Disney's career - perfect example of a permanent reinvention mindest where he continually pushed boundaries and jumped S-curves 
• The science behind visualisation boards, journaling and practicing gratitude 
• Reticular Activation System (RAS): filtering system in our brain to attract that which we have told our brain is important
• Writing your goals, and remember to be grateful when you achieve your goals - gratitude attracts more great things (RAS in action) 
• The Immortal Jellyfish and Fujifilm: permanent reinvention in nature and business! 

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

• The Innovation Show website https://theinnovationshow.io/
• Aidan McCullen's 'Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent reinvention' book: https://theinnovationshow.io/undisruptable-book/
• Barbara Oakley and learning how to learn: https://barbaraoakley.com/ 
• R. Buckminster Fuller: https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller
• Clayton Christensen, world's top management thinker: https://claytonchristensen.com/
• Joe Dispensa: https://drjoedispenza.com/
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