FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

The Podcast for Entrepreneurial Thinkers

Author: Patrick J. McGinnis

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S13 E22 Inside Microsoft’s Innovation Playbook with Dean Carignan
Episode 22
Thursday, 19 June, 2025

How does a company as massive as Microsoft keep innovating year after year? Patrick McGinnis sits down with 20-year Microsoft veteran Dean Carignan, co-author of The Insider's Guide to Innovation at Microsoft, to find out. Dean reveals the surprisingly learnable and scalable strategies behind the tech giant’s transformation, from launching Xbox to navigating the AI frontier. You’ll learn why innovation isn’t just about invention, how a growth mindset reshaped Microsoft’s culture, and why the company’s “innovate with everyone” approach actually works. Plus, Dean shares lessons from Microsoft’s biggest misses—and how they paved the way for its biggest wins. Whether you’re leading a startup or driving change inside a big company, this episode offers a real-world roadmap to sustainable innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices