Counterintuitive Trends, Building Products, and TSMC Chips with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton

About this episode

Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton discuss counterintuitive trends for 2026, tactics for building great products, and the dominance of TSMC in the chip market.

On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, Robyn and I talk about counterintuitive trends for 2026, tactics for building great products, and how one company is controlling 64% of the future. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is the podcast to help innovation leaders navigate what's next. Each week we'll give you a front row seat into what it takes to grow and thrive in a world of hyper uncertainty and accelerating change. Join me, Brian Ardinger and Miles Zero's, Robyn Bolton as we discuss the latest tools, tactics, and trends for creating innovations with Impact, let's get started. Podcast Transcript with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton [00:00:40] Brian Ardinger: Welcome to another episode of Inside Outside Innovation. I'm your host, Brian Ardinger. With me, I have Robyn Bolton. How are you, Robyn? [00:00:49] Robyn Bolton: I am good. How are you, Brian? [00:00:51] Brian Ardinger: I'm doing great. It's the beginning of 2026 in the midst of trying to ramp up new talent, and that's always fun. So that's what's new on my side. What's new in your world? [00:01:02] Robyn Bolton: The course that I teach at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design is starting in…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Ardinger

Guest: Robyn Bolton

Topics covered

• counterintuitive trends
• building products
• TSMC chips

Keywords

• innovation
• entrepreneurship
• business strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: TSMC chips

Books & works: Six Counterintuitive Trends to Think About for 2026, Unlearn

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