What does innovation really mean? And how did Games Engineering navigate through it as a “startup” within Netflix

Learn how embracing paradoxes, discovery-driven learning, and integrative decisions enabled collaboration and unlocked innovation at Netflix.

Speakers: Bruce Wang

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November 14, 2025

What does “innovation” really mean, and what are the conditions that enable it? The book “Collective Genius” highlights that Leaders of innovation need to make sure they collaborate, engage in discovery-driven learning, and make integrative decisions. Additionally, embracing “paradoxes” in every situation will help you approach problems with a “both/and” mentality. Learn from our struggle in Games Engineering to create this environment and how we embraced these tensions to unlock innovation for Netflix Games.

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