E356 - Current & Critical - Nannette Ho-Covernton, Innovation, Sustainability & Building Mentorship Culture
“The more we think we know something, the more dangerous that becomes. That’s the most important thing - just continually asking questions.”
Innovation comes in many forms - technological, social, and economic. as a few examples. Nannette argues that if a solution doesn’t bring value to a company, it’s not innovation since it isn’t making real change. She demonstrates how Spartan Controls has abated over 22 megatons of CO2 out of the ecosystem and discusses how the company leverages opportunities, like Avatar Innovations, to bring together people with different backgrounds and knowledge to solve a collective problem. You’ll also get her perspective on the opportunities and challenges in small, mid and enterprise level industry companies to affect real change and foster an innovation mindset.