10 Episodes
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70 Minutes
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English
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Self-Paced
Micro-Learning
Target Audience
About This Season
This season delves into Moonshot Thinking, a mindset that encourages developing products or services that are ten times more impactful than existing ones. You’ll learn how to apply this approach to drive radical innovation, leveraging exponential technologies to achieve groundbreaking results. Drawing on real-world examples from leading companies and personal experiences in global organizations, this season covers essential steps such as visioning, prototyping, and delivering ambitious projects. Gain insights into creating an environment that fosters bold thinking, managing risks, and learning from setbacks to craft new realities and drive profound global change.
What You'll Learn
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The mindset that drives 10x more impactful innovation.
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How to apply Moonshot Thinking to real-world challenges.
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Steps to create a compelling and visionary future.
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Balancing ambitious goals with practical execution strategies.
Templates
Methods
Join us on an exciting journey to discover the power of Moonshot Thinking. Learn to envision bold futures, create groundbreaking innovations, and lead transformative projects. Embrace the mindset to achieve the seemingly impossible and make a profound impact on the world. Start your journey today!
Episodes
Episode 1: Introduction
Importance of Moonshot Thinking
Origin and evolution of the term ‘Moonshot’
Developing a moonshot mindset
Examples of radical innovation from Google X, SpaceX, and the Human Genome Project
Steps to apply Moonshot Thinking in projects
Strategies for fostering ambitious thinking and managing risks
Episode 2: Moonshot Thinking and What It Takes
Definition and significance of Moonshot Thinking
Motivating entrepreneurs to pursue 10x improvements
Mindsets of moonshot entrepreneurs: radical optimism, embracing risk, breaking limits
Traits essential for moonshot entrepreneurs: resilience, vision, adaptability, passion, drive
Learning from entrepreneurial failures and successes
Episode 3: Visioneering: What If
Creating a Moonshot vision or Massive Transformative Purpose
Exploring ‘sensing’ and imagining potential futures
Example of developing a vision at ISC
Tools: Mind Mapping, Future Backward process, asking ‘What If?’
Crafting a compelling vision statement
Integrating the vision into daily activities and decision-making
Episode 4: Ideation and Creativity
Introduction to Science Fiction Prototyping (SFP)
How SFP blends imagination with technology development
Steps for implementing SFP
Benefits of SFP: innovative problem-solving, enhanced understanding, engagement
Enhancing SFP with workshops, role-playing, and feedback loops
Episode 5: Customer-Centric Innovation
Importance of customer-centric innovation
Methods: Wild Safari Method and Value Proposition Canvas
Gathering deep customer insights through observation
Aligning products with customer needs
Example of IBM Japan’s Smart Meeting Solution
Combining insights for powerful, customer-centric innovations
Episode 6: Prototyping Your Idea
The importance of prototyping in product development
Different prototyping methods: Wizard of Oz, paper prototyping, clickable prototypes, high-fidelity prototypes
Example of Dropbox’s MVP and Apple Siri’s development
Continuous iteration and user feedback
Avoiding common pitfalls: product-market fit, scalability, intellectual property
Episode 7: The Art of Pitching
Key elements of a persuasive pitch
Structuring a memorable narrative
Common mistakes to avoid
Effective use of visual aids
Importance of practice and feedback
Handling questions and objections
Episode 8: Building the Right Team
Importance of a strong, resilient team
People-centric vs. product-centric teams
Google’s Project Aristotle and psychological safety
Encouraging open communication and equal contribution
Embracing diversity and inclusion
Integrating a balanced approach to team building
Episode 9: Building Resilience
Importance of resilience in entrepreneurship
Personal story of overcoming burnout
Building physical, emotional, spiritual, and confidence resilience
Strategies for maintaining well-being
Cultivating resilience for sustainable success
Episode 10: The Entrepreneurial Journey
Recap of Moonshot Thinking and key entrepreneurial mindsets
Tools and methods for transforming vision into reality
Importance of prototyping and customer-centric innovation
Crafting a compelling pitch and building a strong team
Personal resilience and continuous learning
Inspiring others and designing a better future
About the Speaker
Kei is a Japanese American entrepreneur, award-winning innovation leader, and most recently Chief Business Officer at ISC Inc., Japan’s first and only startup focused on developing and servicing manned space travel, and designing commercial services for both micro and zero gravity environments. He focuses on prototyping the future to create world-first, region-first and industry-first projects, having led teams to develop Japan’s de facto national database of evacuation shelters, produce the world’s first AI classic concert at Ars Electronica that won a Silver Lion at the Cannes Festival and create a world’s first smart speaker that won a CES Innovation Award. Kei has previously held many notable roles including the Managing Director at global creative and technology agency R/GA, founding member and Lab Leader at Digital Makers Lab at IBM Japan, and before that the Global Innovation Director at the worlds single largest agency, Dentsu. Kei is one of Japan’s most active global keynote speakers having spoken in approximately 40 countries, and also contributes as pitch mentor for the Japan chapter of the world’s largest accelerator PlugandPlay. He is also one of three official evangelists assisting the Prime Minister’s Office in their promotion and business development around the national QZSS satellite. He is a graduate of Waseda University and with an Executive MBA degree from Quantic School of Business and Technology.
