In this episode of iNNOVATION Insights, Dr. Eulanda Sanders sits down with Barbara Salopek, MBA, MS — Innovation Strategist, TEDx Speaker, Founder of Vinco Innovation, and author of Future-Fit Innovation.

Barbara shares why most AI and innovation initiatives fail — and it is not because of technology. It is because of people, culture, and leadership. Drawing from 20+ years of international innovation leadership across Europe,

Barbara explains why innovation must work on three levels:

• The individual

• The team

• The organization

Skip one, and the transformation stays superficial.

⚫In this conversation, you will learn:

• Why innovation is a marathon, not a sprint

• The hidden human blocks that stall AI adoption

• How functional fixedness limits creativity

• Why psy ...