An interview with Luca Cottini (PhD) for the #podcast "Beauty at Work" (hosted by Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan, associate professor and chair of sociology at the Catholic University of America) Intro | presentation of "Beauty at Work" (min 1:00) | Our conversation! (min 2:00) * Italian culture as a model of #designthinking * The impact of beauty on science. From Galileo to Fabiola Gianotti * Culture and entropy. How #fiction and #art can provide understanding of #complexity * The Italian #innovation paradigm vs the American pioneering model * Science & #creativity. Ingenium as engineering and ingenuity * The piazza as a model of relational #entrepreneurship The podcast show Beauty at Work explores how beauty shapes our lives and the work that we do. In this interview-based podcast, sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan examines the role of beauty in domains like science, business, religion, food, and justice, in dialogue with leaders and experts across many fields. You can find the podcast on all major platforms. More info on the project at https://www.beautyatwork.net/podcast Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project.

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Andrea Prencipe (Professor of Organization and Innovation, and Rector of Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome) * The founding vision of @LuissGuidoCarli . To establish a #university requires trust and the willingness to invest in the future (1:45) * What makes the institution distinctive in the Italian #academic landscape (6:45). * The #pandemic as an occasion to re-design #universities. On #datascience and the process of #internationalization (11:10) * The secret of #madeinitaly is #education. The value & meanings of "educated in Italy" (17:55) * An ideal portrait of the student of the 21st century (in dialogue with J.H. Newman - 21:50) * An ideal portrait of the #innovator of the 21st century (in dialogue with I. Calvino - 26:45) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Alberto Milani (entrepreneur, creator of the jewelry & lifestyle luxury brand Alberto Milani "a love affair with Italy", president of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of New York, and co-founder of Piazza Italia Market in New York City) * A leader in jewelry. The path to #entrepreneurship (1:10) * Between tradition and innovation. What's in a jewel? (3:00) * How does the Italian obsession for beauty translate into #jewelry design? The 3 qualities of Made in Italy (6:48) * The distinctive character of Alberto Milani jewelry lines (11:50) * The history and service of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce in New York (13:48) * The #innovation hub of Piazza Italia (16:25) * (in italiano) Le difficoltà e le sfide di un'azienda italiana che voglia entrare nel mercato americano; come si fa a creare un'influenza (20:00) * The recipe for excellence: creative #design and strategic thinking (27:05) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Gianfranco Zaccai (designer, architect, innovator, founder of the design firm Continuum, president of the Foundation for Augmented Intelligence) * A story in between worlds. From #education to the establishment of Continuum (1:26) * The genesis of Reebok Pump (5:50) * The migrant's mindset as a key to originality (7:40) * Design & food (8:12) * How is an idea born? The explorative and creative process behind P&G's Swiffer (11:36) * How does an object become a web of interactions? How can a product matter? (17:45) * The creation of Omnipod and the power of hiding (21:36) * #designthinking as a key way to #innovation (23:05) * Holistic thinking and the quest for elegant solutions in #design and #academia (26:00) * The foundation for augmented intelligence. Design as a force for good (29:20) * From design of objects to design of experience. Re-inventing the semester abroad in Italy (34:10) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode of "Italian Innovators". If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Luigi Crema (associate professor of international law at the University of Milan) * Roman #law and the foundation of modern legal systems (0:45) * The post-war making of Italy's constitution and the primacy of #labor (7:00) * A comparative analysis. The young Italian constitution and the old American constitution (12:30) * The Italian #constitution and the status of contemporary Italian democracy (18:00) * The necessary relationship of law and culture. The American, Italian, and European cases (24:00) * The Italian contribution to human #rights (26:53) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode of "Italian Innovators". If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Chiara Montanari (Antarctic expedition leader, manager, researcher, coach, consultant in strategic mindset, TEDx speaker and author of “Ice chronicles. 90 days in Antarctica"). * The Antarctic mindset as a metaphor of #entrepreneurship (2:05) * The success of an "impresa" in an extreme environment: a balance of rigor and flexibility (4:00) * How to see the unforeseen as not an obstacle but as an opportunity (9:10) * Dynamism, mutability, and the need of self-care (14:50) * The #feminine mindset as a seed of innovation (19:24) * Leadership and joy (22:00) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode of "Italian Innovators". If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Simone Cinotto (professor, author, and food scholar at University of gastronomic sciences in Pollenzo, Italy) * Local and global. Italian and American. A clarification of terms and a brief history of #culinary culture in Italy (3:10) * A #cuisine of exchange, hybridization, and creativity (9:15) * The post-war Americanization of Italian cuisine. New modes of consumption (11:50) * A brief history of the Mediterranean diet. From the Italian problem to the Italian model (16:20) * From Coca-Cola to slow food. American models and Italian recreations (28:15) * The creation of a transatlantic diet. Italian food in the US. American #influence in Italy (32:08) * Slow food and the university of gastronomic sciences. Food studies in Pollenzo (43:25) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode of "Italian Innovators". If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Jessica L. Harris (assistant professor of history at Saint John’s University, author, and scholar of African-American history, women’s history and modern Italy). * Italy in the aftermath of WWII. The Marshall Plan as both aid and economic #opportunity (1:15) * The emergence of Mrs. Consumer and the Americanization of Italy (4:10) * The American model in Italy. The case of Mondadori and La Rinascente (7:25) * The diffusion of American refrigerators and its impact on #food conservation, the birth of grocery stores, and the emancipation of women (14:40) * Hygiene and #cosmetics. A new model of American beauty and womanhood (22:15) * Italian women as the target of American consumerism and the terminal of Italy's culture wars (28:00) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode of "Italian Innovators". If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Emanuele Cappelli (Creative Director at Cappelli Identity Design and Professor in Brand and Graphic Design at the Rome University of Fine Arts) * The story of Cappelli Identity Design and the creative soil of its founder (1:27) * The complementary paths of #academia and #entrepreneurship in creating value (4:40) * Visual #design as effective communication: the Felliniana & Olivetti Lettera 22 fonts (7:00) * Dynamic #branding as a relational way to create consistent and flexible identities, and achieve perennial livelihood in digital #communication (10:05) * What is the difference between recognizing a logo and knowing a #brand? (16:35) * Applying dynamic #branding to teaching and the promotion of the #humanities (20:35) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode of "Italian Innovators". If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2022

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Marina Puricelli (Senior professor at SDA Bocconi University, author, and host of the blog "Il meglio del piccolo" - "the best of small") * Small size, #entrepreneurial organization, family ownership, vocation to #craftsmanship. The Italian recipe for industrial success. (1:32) * The Italian entrepreneur and the Anglo-Saxon #manager (6:00) * The relevance of the human factor in a hyper-technological world (10:20) * Innovation from the perspective of the industry and #academia (14:30) * The Italian constellation of industrial stories. A case-by-case approach (16:43) * A multi-perspective approach to Italian industrialism (academic research, journalism, storytelling, content-based blogging) (20:47) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Patrizio Cionfoli (Director of Design and Interaction at Studio Volpi) * What is the philosophy of Studio Volpi? (1:20) * Disegno and progetto. Italian design as an operative fusion of #aesthetics and functionality (2:20) * The integrated #design of experience. What's behind an interface? (6:12) * The culture and value of virtual reality #VR (11:35) * The Internet of Things (#IoT) and the value of #storytelling (17:10) * The rebranding of a #heritage. Design as a synthesis of user experience and innovation (22:15) * The unique value that an Italian #design company brings to the American market (27:00) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Giovanna Bonomo-Blescia (international editor for Canada’s luxury magazine Preferred, and author of “Lost and found in Italy”) * Italian Studies as a resource in #professional development * Italy as a #luxury destination. The pursuit of a unique value * In search of Italy. The Italian #journey as a form of self-discovery * The market of Italian #travel. From organized tours to virtual reality * A perspective shift. Learning languages as a tool of professional and human flourishing Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Luca Vullo (actor, director, performer, author, speaker, and communication coach) * From Sicily to the world. Discovering a professional path (1:57) * Gestures as a key feature of the Italian flair and #entrepreneurial success (7:20) * The grammar of the #body. Non-verbal communication and team building (11:42) * From #theatre to social media. The applications of emotional intelligence (19:38) * From theatre to film. The visual language of a documentary (25:23) * The creative #gesture. Where does creativity spring from? (28:05) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Filippo Poletti (Top Voice LinkedIn influencer, Digital Product Communications Manager at Fiera Milano, journalist, author, host of the "New Normal" live show on LinkedIn). * From music to #journalism. The #humanities as a key factor in the industry (1:20) * Fiera Milano as a key site of Italian #industrialism (6:00) * Internal #communication. From the human factor to the human factory (8:55) * #linkedin as a human and professional network. "In the knowledge-based economy, sharing counts as much as ownership” (12:55) * The protagonist of the #digital revolution is the #entrepreneur. Italy & Innovation (16:15) * From the Internet of Things (IoT) to the Intranet of People (IoP). How to create one's own voice or brand on the web (20:25) * The adventure of entrepreneurship. On #branding, design, and teaching (27:00) Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Gabriele Caprotti (global sales director at Zanotta) * The Italian leadership in design #furniture * Aurelio Zanotta and the making of a legendary company * Heritage and #innovation. Art museums, experimentation, and the contemporary market * What's in a #chair? The obsession of Italian #designers Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021

A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Paolo Taticchi (Professor of Strategy & Sustainability and Deputy Director of MBA and Global Engagement at University College of London - School of Management, Intrapreneur, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Speaker) * From father to son. The craft of #scholarship & teaching * Italians as trend-setters. What is the Italian #influence? * Innovative approaches to #sustainability in the Italian industry * The sustainability of #education. The future of #universities * From the ideal city to the smart city. The Italian model of urban development * On humanities and #entrepreneurship. The Italian way to humanistic #management Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, make sure to leave a comment here below and subscribe to this YouTube channel as a way to enrich this conversation and receive notification of new episodes. Also, don’t forget to visit the official webpage of the show at www.italianinnovators.com for more information about this project. All rights reserved | © Italian Innovators 2021