THE INNOVATION STREAM

CDP presents THE INNOVATION STREAM – short, insight-packed interviews, exploring breakthrough developments in technology and design with experts at the top of their game.

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EPISODE 5

Jon Powell on manufacturing

Jon Powell, Capability Lead, in conversation with Dr Hannah Critchlow, author, broadcaster, and presenter, on:

• Thinking ‘manufacturing’ at concept creation
• How COVID-19 changed global manufacturing – and what happens now
• The realities of scaling up manufacture
• Harnessing digital manufacturing

RUNNING TIME 11 MINS / RELEASED JULY 14, 2022

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EPISODE 4

Matt Morris on sustainability

Matt Morris, Sustainability Lead, in conversation with Dr Hannah Critchlow, author, broadcaster, and presenter, on:

• Consumer behavior driving sustainability innovation
• Quick gains in consumer-packaged goods and new frontiers in consumer technology
• Companies collaborating with competitors for sustainability success
• Bold start-ups applying new technologies blazing trails for others to follow
• New business models decoupling people’s consumption from companies’ growth

RUNNING TIME 12 MINS / RELEASED MAY 30, 2022

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EPISODE 3

Rory Cellan-Jones on technology

Rory, former BBC technology correspondent, shares:

• the tech that defined an era
• the story of Raspberry Pi
• what went wrong with Google Glass
• the appeal of the metaverse
• why he’s yet to be convinced by crypto

RUNNING TIME 15 MINS / RELEASED MARCH 10, 2022

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EPISODE 2

James Harmer on futuring

James, our Planning & Innovation Strategy Leader, discusses:

• how far into the future brands need to look
• the building blocks required to ‘see’ a company or product’s future
• the trends that will define the future
• tech’s role in the future – and how it’ll develop to get there
• how futuring improves on ways we look to the future already

RUNNING TIME 13 MINS / RELEASED FEBRUARY 17, 2022

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EPISODE 1

Jessica Platt on FemTech

Jessica, our FemTech Lead and Insights Researcher, explores:

• the FemTech innovation that’s blown her away
• sectors where FemTech is breaking new ground
• the three pillars of FemTech development success
• addressing FemTech’s accessibility and affordability;
• the FemTech-shaped gap that’s waiting to be filled.

RUNNING TIME 13 MINS / RELEASED FEBRUARY 3, 2022

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