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Episode 1

Introducing the Power of the Crowd: A Talk with Jonty Slater
Hi! Welcome to Episode 1 of the Power of the Crowd. We are so excited to welcome you to this journey! Listen in on Jonty & Esther’s talk and participate in the conversation!

 If you like what you hear… you can find some exciting additional information on the topics of open innovation on this page. You can turn to the podcast and the extra material on this website anytime you feel like you want to explore further! The Global Crowd Website is where you can find the best summary of sources and information to deepen your understanding and journey into the world of open innovation!

We also feature some questions you can ask your colleagues and friends to have your very own open innovation explorations through conversations with people around you.


About Jonty Slater

Jonathan is a highly experienced innovation consultant, keynote speaker and board member. He specialises in inspiring and rewarding problem-solving with a particular focus on international development. Jonathan has 15 years of experience helping governments, international development agencies, academics and corporations approach people to find solutions to their challenges. As a result, he knows how to get the most out of a crowd of bright and motivated innovators on both a local and global level.

Jonathan currently advises and supports a number of large-scale innovation programmes, placing best practice at the heart of his work, and is an expert in his field, having researched, designed and delivered over 450 innovation programmes. He has spoken at numerous conferences including the European Innovation Conference in Brussels in 2016 and Open Innovation in Manufacturing in 2017.

Connect with Jonathan via LinkedIn or find his most recent opinion pieces for The Future Shapers.


Episode summary:

The first episode of The Power of The Crowd informs you about what crowd innovation is, what innovation prices are, and takes you into the exciting world of challenge driven innovation!

We hope this podcast finds you wherever you are in your current journey as an innovator - and we are really excited whether you are just curious about innovation or have already had much experience -  we are grateful to take you with us on this journey. Innovation is a way of living, and if your mindset is one of creativity and solution-seeking - that’s all you need to enter the world of challenge driven innovation with us today! Your host is Esther Jaromi, she is part of the Global Crowd team. 

In this episode, Esther is in conversation with Jonty Slater, a highly experienced & inspirational innovation consultant, keynote speaker and board member with over 15 years of experience in the field of open innovation. Tune in!