Youth Buzzwords, Innovation Team Value, and Side Projects with Brian Ardinger and Robyn Bolton

About this episode

This episode discusses youth culture buzzwords, the value of innovation teams, and the limitations of side projects.

On this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we talk about youth culture buzzwords, calculating the value of your innovation teams and how your side project won't save you anymore. 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 Youth Culture Moves Faster Than Innovation Cycles [00:00:40] Brian Ardinger: Welcome to another episode of Inside Outside Innovation. I'm your host, Brian Ardinger. And with me I have Robyn Bolton from Mile Zero. Welcome back, Robyn. How are you? [00:00:48] Robyn Bolton: I am great. How are you doing, Brian? [00:00:51] Brian Ardinger: I am doing well. We're excited to have another opportunity to talk about innovation and its various forms. Maybe we'll just get right into it. 2026 is moving very fast. One of them that popped up is from…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Ardinger

Guest: Robyn Bolton

Topics covered

• youth culture
• innovation teams
• side projects

Keywords

• innovation
• business
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Substack, Generation Alpha, the Time Max, Casio

Books & works: Analog Revival and Escaping “Slop Life

Places: New York City

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