Innovation Expert: Embrace the Creative Process and Find Joy in the Unknown | JoAnn Garbin

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Dr. Michael Gervais

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🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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What does it take to go from nothing to something—and then scale it into meaningful impact?

I want to introduce you to someone you may not be familiar with, unless you’re in the innovation space -- JoAnn Garbin. JoAnn has led innovation teams at some of the world’s most influential companies—including Microsoft, and she is one of those rare minds who can dance between deep technical systems and the human heart of innovation. She has a 25-year track record of turning big ideas into reality and is co-author of The Insider's Guide to Innovation at Microsoft.

In this episode, we unpack how innovation isn’t some magical gift—it's a process rooted in values, shaped by principles, and fueled by the courage to face fear. JoAnn shares how divergent thinking, psychological safety, and even AI can be used to unlock new futures—not just for businesses, but for each of us as individuals. We also get into the human side of it all—her personal story of resilience, her vision for building ease in the midst of chaos, and what it means to be part of something bigger than yourself.

If you’re looking to innovate and stretch the edges of what’s possible—in work, in life, in your own path to becoming—then this one’s for you.

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0:00.0	When you start in a life that you don't want to lead for the next however many years,
0:04.6	you got two decisions.
0:06.0	Like, I'm just going to take what I got and I'm going to go with it and that's the breaks.
0:10.9	Or I'm going to figure out how to change this.
0:13.5	What does it take to go from nothing to something and then scale it into meaningful impact?
0:19.1	Welcome back.
0:19.8	Or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm your host,
0:22.9	Dr. Michael Jerva, by trade and training, a high-performance psychologist. I want to introduce you to
0:27.7	someone you may not know unless you're in the innovation space. Joanne Garbin. She's a technology
0:33.1	entrepreneur with a 25-year track record of turning big ideas into reality. And she's the co-author
0:39.2	of The Insider's Guide to Innovation at Microsoft. I think innovation, what we go to is it's value
0:46.2	creation. So it's not just about delivering an idea or something new, but it's fundamentally
0:52.1	bringing value to other people from their perspective.
0:56.1	So how do you help folks understand where fear sits in the innovation process and how to work
1:01.1	well with fear? For a lot of people, even just sharing idea is scary. What if it's dumb? What will
1:06.8	they think of me? That'll never work. And your response is, not my person. Next.
1:12.4	Right, yeah. Joanne has led innovation teams at some of the world's most influential
1:16.4	companies, including Microsoft. And she's got so much to offer about how to work well with failure,
1:22.0	how to navigate uncertainty, and how to turn your idea into something that can change the world.
1:27.1	The open space needs to be a space of possibility.
1:30.5	If you participate in the creative process, you will tap into something that is fundamentally
1:36.2	joyful.
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