A Conversation with Ulisses Mello: Brilliant Strategist, Brave and Visionary Researcher who Thinks Ahead of his Time.

This is a podcast episode titled, A Conversation with Ulisses Mello: Brilliant Strategist, Brave and Visionary Researcher who Thinks Ahead of his Time.. The summary for this episode is: <p><strong>About Ulisses:</strong>&nbsp;Ulisses was born in Brazil, in the culturally vital and historical city of Ouro Preto. Ever since his youth, he has shown the determination and intelligence to deal with adversity and achieve his goals. Ulisses is currently the director of the global technology outlook (GTO), which examines in great depth the trajectories of new technologies in IBM Research and in the marketplace, in an attempt to set the agenda for future investment of the IBM company.</p><p>In this podcast (the first episode hosted by Heloisa), Ulisses talks about his own trajectory as a geologist, research scientist, previous director of the IBM research lab in Brazil, and now the director of the GTO.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Some recommendations from Ulisses:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Miles-Interviews-Encounters-Davis-Musicians/dp/1641604670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles Davis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Miles-Interviews-Encounters-Davis-Musicians/dp/1641604670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">(Musicians in Their Own Words) </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Business-Platforms-Strategy-Competition-Innovation/dp/0062896326/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30MO09S9A374E&amp;keywords=cusumano+business+of+platforms&amp;qid=1667745773&amp;s=boost&amp;sprefix=cusumano+business+of+platforms%2Cspecialty-aps%2C74&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Business-Platforms-Strategy-Competition-Innovation/dp/0062896326/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30MO09S9A374E&amp;keywords=cusumano+business+of+platforms&amp;qid=1667745773&amp;s=boost&amp;sprefix=cusumano+business+of+platforms%2Cspecialty-aps%2C74&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Competition, Innovation, and Power </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Accelerate-Software-Performing-Technology-Organizations/dp/1942788339/ref=sr_1_1?%20crid=3VAKIAT5KMMEI&amp;keywords=accelerate+nicole&amp;qid=1667745815&amp;s=boost&amp;sprefix=accelerate+nicole%2Cspecialty-aps%2C75&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Accelerate-Software-Performing-Technology-Organizations/dp/1942788339/ref=sr_1_1?%20crid=3VAKIAT5KMMEI&amp;keywords=accelerate+nicole&amp;qid=1667745815&amp;s=boost&amp;sprefix=accelerate+nicole%2Cspecialty-aps%2C75&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221/ref=sr_1_1?crid=253VUHEYDT94R&amp;keywords=doerr+measure&amp;qid=1667745855&amp;s=boost&amp;sprefix=doerr+measure%2Cspecialty-aps%2C73&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221/ref=sr_1_1?crid=253VUHEYDT94R&amp;keywords=doerr+measure&amp;qid=1667745855&amp;s=boost&amp;sprefix=doerr+measure%2Cspecialty-aps%2C73&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foundation Rock the World with OKRs </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Way of True Inspiration </a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>