Human Innovation | The Jens Heitland Show

Human Innovation explores leadership where decisions, responsibility, and scale intersect.

Hosted by Jens Heitland, CEO of Heitland Media Group and former Global Head of Innovation at IKEA Centres, the show features long-form conversations with CEOs and senior leaders from international organizations.

Each episode focuses on how leaders think, decide, and navigate complexity, not just what they have built. The conversations move beyond surface level success stories to examine judgment, trade offs, and the human realities of leadership at scale.

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Jens Heitland 6/26/22 Jens Heitland 6/26/22

EP 180: The future of city design - Ocean Jangda on urban design technology innovation districts and cycling.

Ocean Jangda Urban Technologist world traveler and passionate about Real Estate and City Development.

Ocean shared his personal story living in different spaces and we explored technology development in urban design and the impact of it. We talk about cycling and the innovation district in Barcelona.

Jens Heitland 2/9/22 Jens Heitland 2/9/22

EP 145: Demystify Innovation - Stephen Brooks and Jens Heitland defining innovation and how companies can benefit from it.

Stephen Brooks the Retail Expert and I explore the definition of innovation, how the Retail Real Estate industry can benefit from innovation and how organizations and leadership can adapt.

Jens Heitland 9/1/21 Jens Heitland 9/1/21

EP 93: Accelerate Diversity the future of Real Estate

Gerard Groener Experienced Executive with more than 35 years in the Shopping Centre / Real Estate Industry. Together we explore the innovation mindset for the industry, look into empowerment Leadership approaches and the future potential of diversity for the Real Estate industry.

Jens Heitland 7/18/21 Jens Heitland 7/18/21

Ep 41: Outcome based urban strategies

Connecting the dots of innovation and entrepreneurship with Christopher Choa. Chris is a Global Trustee of the Urban Land Institute. He is an active Board Advisor for a wide range of organizations related to real-estate, urban mobility, energy, and digital design.

Jens Heitland 7/2/21 Jens Heitland 7/2/21

Ep 23: Malls & Meeting Places

As the Managing Director of Malls & Meeting Places within Fit For Commerce, Gary Burrows is bridging the offline and online world of retail and real estate.