Conversations with industry pioneers who are shaping the future, setting trends, and creating the selective pressures driving innovation.

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Narrative Design & World-Building: USC Media Lab • Alex McDowell

61 | Future-Proofing Strategy: World-Building Over Product Cycles • USC Media Lab

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Entertainment & Media: Veep / Seinfeld • David Mandel

54 | Distribution Shifts: Business Model Disruption Destroys Moats • Seinfeld / Veep

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Journalism: The New York Times • Carl Zimmer

44 | Narrative Framing: Storytelling as an Organizational OS • New York Times

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Home Entertainment: Blockbuster • Jim Keyes

26 | Strategic Vulnerability: Speed & Convenience vs. Scale • Blockbuster

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Opera: Boston Symphony Orchestra • Meredith Hansen

24 | High-Stakes Performance: Operationalizing Stress Resilience • Opera Star

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Amusement Parks: Disney / Universal • Denise Weston

16 | Experience Architecture: Monetizing Shared Emotional Assets • Disney / Universal

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Gaming: Xbox / PlayStation • Yohan Sengamalay

04 | Overcoming Executive Myopia Through Customer Codesign • Xbox / PlayStation

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Photography: Kodak • Steven Sasson

01 | Corporate Inertia: Why Success Blinds Leaders to Market Shifts • Kodak

Thank you for joining us on this journey through innovation and evolution—your curiosity fuels the conversation, and we’re grateful to our visionary guests for sharing their insights.

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