Zurich Talks
Future Innovation

Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, but what really goes into it? A new panel discussion poses questions and offers up some answers on what each of us can do to unleash the innovator in all of us.

Watch our full episode Future Innovation
(first aired on 12.08.2022)

Zurich Talks Episode
Future Innovation

Full episode, 60:00 min

Innovation is a convenient word to toss around. It is, after all, at the heart of so much of what we do. But what really goes into innovation? What does it look like? What does it feel like? How does a light-bulb moment become a life-changing product? In the new episode of Zurich Talks, we take a deep dive into the subject with some of the brightest minds in technology and business.

Event highlights

Video, 02:25 min

Innovation. Innovation. Innovation. It's on the tip of everyone's tongue. It's nothing really new. Humans have been innovating since the beginning of time. A fireside chat between Steve Wozniak and Ericson Chan, the 12 winners of the Zurich Innovation Championship along with our 2019 success story and three passionate business experts and thought leaders take a deep dive into innovation and what it looks and feels like.
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Fireside chat

Video, 04:47 min

“Go to sleep dreaming and wake up in the middle of the night with a solution”, says the inventor, Silicon Valley icon, and co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak. In a fireside chat with Zurich's Ericson Chan, this legend of our digital times reveals all in our third Zurich Talks - sharing his inspiration, how to become truly innovative and his formula for happiness.
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Zurich Innovation Championship

Video, 06:31 min

What does innovation mean in practice? Meet the winners of the 2022 Zurich Innovation Championship along with our 2019 success story to hear what it means to them. This competition finds the best new ideas for our industry, provides a forum where brilliant, innovative ideas can combine with the experience, the expertise and support of an established multinational organization, like Zurich, to help create the future of insurance one of versatility, agility and sustainability.
Zurich Innovation Championship
Discussion panel

Video, 04:59 min

Today, innovation is advancing at greater speed than ever, and it seems to be at the heart of virtually everything we do. But how do organizations push themselves to think in fresh, bold ways and to create an innovation culture, a culture which embraces change and new ways of thinking throughout the entire company? Hear from 3 passionate business experts and thought leaders who share their success stories and challenges, leaving us with lots of inspiring thoughts.
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Behind the scenes interview

Video, 02:55 min

Hear the fun and quirky responses when we asked thought leaders 'with a twist' about innovation culture and collaboration.
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Voices of contributors

Steve Wozniak
Co-Founder of Apple

“When you're doing something innovative, it's new. It hasn't been done before. That's the hardest thing in life.”
Attila Toth
Founder & CEO of Zesty.ai

"I'm very proud to say that we have been able to change the lives of a lot of people. And this would not have been possible without our participation in the Zurich Innovation Championship."
Dr. Alex Osterwalder
Co-founder and CEO of Strategyzer

“Executing ideas is what feels safe. But in innovation, it's not about execution. It's about adapting.”
Dr. Barbara Frei
Executive Vice President, Industrial Automation
Member of the Executive Committee, Schneider Electric

“Learning quick and failing quick is at the core of an innovation culture.”