In the tradition of perennial sellers like Creativity, Inc., and Flow, Jeremy Utley of Stanford restores creativity to its position of central importance in business, offering managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs a robust and flexible set of disciplines for generating more and better ideas—and dramatically boosting the creative output of their organizations.

In this searching examination of the personal and interpersonal practices (rather than events) that fuel breakthrough thinking, Jeremy Utley will share insights from the book, Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters. Having taught the subject of innovation for the last 13+ years at Stanford, he has seen the topic become over-hyped, yet remain an undernourished capability. This is true not only on the personal level, but also on the team and organizational. This dynamic session will attempt to set the record straight on some foundational mindsets and practices that fuel not just repeatable innovation, but satisfaction and engagement at work and in life as well.

Many organizations have recognized the benefits of constructing diverse teams. Fewer have robust practices for leveraging the diversity of perspectives they have gathered, let alone processes for amplifying the benefits that a diverse team can contribute to the organization. Drawing upon academic research and real-world experience, Jeremy will deliver an engaging and dynamic speech and workshop designed to help organizations amplify the innovation potential of the diverse teams he's helped assemble. Don't leave potential on the table. Turn your diverse team into a sustainable competitive advantage.

Low-Resolution prototypes and rapid experimentation have been popularized by the Lean Start-Up and Design Thinking methodologies for their ability to drive product development and consumer engagement at a fraction of typical product development costs; yet there are critical psychological biases that keep teams from using these tools. In this 70-minute session, Jeremy will showcase several tools for rapid prototyping and user testing, and provide tangible experiences to convey the importance of the shift to rapid experimentation for the entire team.

Participants leave this session with a deeper understanding of, an appreciation for, and practical tools of rapid prototyping and how they can use them actively in their current work within an organization.