Episode 11 | I’m In Podcast: Future innovation

Episode 11 of our official IoH I’m In Podcast is available to members today!

Ahhhh, Innovation. It’s all around us. But can it always be considered a good thing?

To find out, Phil was once again joined by three wonderful IoH members in Maria Lopez-Casado AIH, Andrew Di Sora MIH and James McComas FIH. Before we got tucked into our main course subject, our members once again gave us their brilliant reasons for saying #imin to the IoH which included:

• Networking
• Connect with leaders
• Learning
• Reminder you are part of something bigger than yourself
• Collaboration and camaraderie
• Giving back
• The international network
• Live events

Moving onto the main topic of discussion: Future innovation, there were some great points raised including:

• It’s important to analyse all areas of your business and see where improvements can be made through innovation
• Innovation can be a small change, doesn’t always have to be a huge move
• Innovation can come from anyone within your organisation
• Take each challenge on its own merits
• Hospitality can be a hotbed for innovation as it is forever changing
• Keeping on top of consumer trends can help you see where innovations are coming
• In pursuit of innovation, always ensure you are protecting the here and now
• Innovation should be about making guests’ and teams’ experiences better
• Keeping yourself updated on what is out there is key
• You don’t have to go full-on into full-scale innovation. Phased innovation can be just as effective and sometimes necessary
• Innovation has a different meaning for everyone
• Today’s innovations often become tomorrow’s norms
• Keep innovation as part of your overall journey, not your destination

As always, a huge thank you to our guests for giving up their time and opinion.

Enjoy!

IoH members can listen by clicking the link below from today (Thursday 28 July), and non-members can catch it on their favourite podcast platform in a fortnight!

Members can listen here first!

For any feedback on the show or to put yourself forward as a future guest, please contact Phil Street directly at phil.street@instituteofhospitality.org