Think to Thrive: From Inspiration to Innovation

Event Name: 
Think to Thrive: From Inspiration to Innovation
Date of Event: 
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Event Location: 
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State Street, Chicago

Event Schedule: Registration and Networking: 7:30am – 8:30am
                            Program and Q&A: 8:30am – 10:00am

* Bring your business card for a chance to win great door prizes!
* Includes continental breakfast, coffee, tea and juices.

The next century is here. Expand your mind and view of the future from listening to and learning from these inspirational innovators. Leapfrog your competition and find out how you can create value for the customers of the future. Don't get left in the dust of last century.

Speakers

Andy Stefanovich

Andy Stefanovich
Chief Curator and Provocateur, Prophet Consulting
Author, "Look At More: A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth, and Change

As Chief Curator and Provocateur at Prophet, Andy has earned a reputation as one of the most disruptive and effective advisors in business. He spent the past 20 years helping companies like GE, General Mills, Procter & Gamble, The United States Olympic Committee, and the Coca-Cola Company drive innovation from the inside out - enriching their people and driving marketplace growth. Andy's true passion lies in guiding clients through the powerful evolution from inspiration to creativity to innovation. He teaches practical skills, leadership behaviors, and specific processes for developing and implementing ideas at work.

Andy is a nationally recognized innovation thought leader, and acts as visiting professor at many leading universities, including Dartmouth, University of Michigan, Duke, University of Richmond, and the Wharton School of Leadership. He is a published author and is frequently called upon to share his insights with the media. His book on innovation, Look at More, is an Inc. bestseller. You can follow Andy on Twitter.

Andy strongly believes in supporting community through education, non-profit, and civic initiatives including the HYDE school, HomeAgain and ChildSavers. Andy is on the Board of Directors of KaBOOM!, a non-profit organization focused on giving every child in America a great place to play within walking distance. Andy holds a B.S. from Miami University of Ohio.

The Museum Mentality: Focusing Your Organization on Inspiration and Innovation

Why do we give ourselves permission to be inspired at a museum, but not at work? Because we expect it at the museum. To drive innovation and growth in business we need to give that same permission, and create that same expectation, for the people in our organizations. The permission to inspire and be inspired.

Participants will:
•Learn how to become "curators" for innovation, editing the excellence of the world and bringing it to their organization to inspire innovation.
•Demonstrate the three museum mentality techniques to inspire your organization by delight, by design, and on demand.