An Open Conversation about Open Innovation

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🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM and an expert in open-source software and innovation. During their conversation, Jim reveals how embracing moments that initially feel like chaos can ultimately lead to more open organizations and broader access to new ideas.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, this is Smart Talks with IBM, a podcast from Pushkin Industries,
0:10.0	High Heart Media, and IBM about what it means to look at today's most challenging
0:14.8	problems in a new way. I'm Malcolm Gladwell. In this episode I'm speaking with
0:21.6	Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM.
0:25.0	In his time with IBM as both an advisor and former president, Jim was responsible for
0:30.0	the IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software Organization and Corporate Strategy.
0:35.0	Jim is an expert in open innovation.
0:38.0	During his time as President of IBM,
0:41.0	Jim embedded his philosophy into the company, helping clients and
0:45.0	partners on their own digital transformation journeys. Today we'll be talking
0:50.8	about the ways open culture at companies can change the way we lead and work together.
0:56.3	I realize, hey, this isn't insanity or chaos. It's actually a different way to run an organization, is trying to seek its way into the future.
1:06.3	Before coming to IBM, Jim was the president and CEO of Red Hat.
1:11.7	Red Hat has been a leader in enterprise open source software and while CEO
1:16.3	Jim helped it become the first 1 billion revenue open source software Company in 2012.
1:24.0	Let's dive in.
1:26.0	Hi, Jim.
1:33.7	Hi Jim. Hey, how are you?
1:35.0	I'm good.
1:36.0	Thank you for joining me today.
1:39.0	Let's, there's some of the things I want to talk to you about.
1:40.7	Whenever I read the resume of someone like you I always wonder how did he get there?
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