#3 Mentoring for Innovation with Zsanett Andresin

In this episode we discuss the application of mentoring in the
field of corporate innovation. Our guest, Zsanett Andresin, has
been a mentee, a mentor, and has organized a mentoring program
for the Startup Program of OTP Group.


Mentoring is a well-known concept in Human Resources, mostly used
for talent development and employee engagement, but it has only
recently found its way into the world of innovation. My guest
Zsanett is one of its early adopters for startup acceleration,
especially in her role at OTP Group’s innovation hub - the OTP
Lab, which she describes as a matchmaker. To quote Zsanett: “The
qualities of a good mentor are the qualities of a good
matchmaker.” 


OTP Group is one of the largest financial institutions in Central
and Eastern Europe. It operates in 10 countries and provides
financial services to more than 18 million private and corporate
clients in thousands of branches all over the region, and of
course digitally. The financial sector has been a subject of
disruption and constant innovation in the past decade so Zsanett
has a lot to tell. 


At OTP Lab she has designed and established a corporate-startup
cooperation program to connect startups and scaleups with the
group and drive external innovation on levels. In the past 4
years she and her team have screened thousands of startups and
supported more than 100 business units in finding and adopting
innovation from outside. Mentoring has played a critical role in
the process and we are going to discuss in detail how and why.


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Topics: corporate innovation, startup collaboration,
acceleration, open innovation


Connect with Zsanett:
https://hu.linkedin.com/in/andresinzsanett 


More information about OTP Group:
https://www.otpbank.hu/portal/en/AboutUs/OTPGroup


More information about OTP Lab and their startup program:
https://www.otpbank.hu/portal/en/OTPLAB_ENG 


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This podcast is a production by Mentessa GmbH. Mentessa develops
an innovative remote platform for the targeted exchange of
knowledge in agile organizations and communities. Users can
quickly and easily find suitable matches for 1: 1 discussions,
mentoring and networking on the basis of skills and thus expand
their knowledge, acquire new skills and start interdisciplinary
projects. An intelligent AI accompanies them as a “mentor at
work”. With Mentessa, organizations can promote a modern
corporate culture of diversity and collaboration, new work, and
the emotional bond between employees. More information about
Mentessa for mentoring: https://mentessa.com/business 


Moderatorin: Dr. Tina Ruseva
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaruseva/ 


Musik: Pixabay, Innovation, John Sib