Innovation (C)

<p>Technology is creating the most exciting innovations the world has ever seen. It is also causing anxiety about our future. Navigating technological change at light speed is much harder if you don&#39;t have a trusted Sherpa to be your guide.</p><p>Vivek has rejoined Harvard as a Distinguished Fellow, Harvard Law School, Labor and Worklife Program, where he will help lead a critical three year research project on the effects of technology on future employment and work. This will be the first study on how technology will effect the core foundations of our economy. &lt

<p>An internationally renowned futurist, Anders Sörman-Nilsson helps business leaders decode trends, decipher what’s next and turn provocative questions into proactive strategies for performance and growth.</p><p>Anders Sörman-Nilsson is a global authority and visionary at the intersection of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability. As the founder of the avant-garde think tank, Thinque, Anders offers data-driven insights and strategic foresight to global brands, helping them navigate the complexities of the modern world.

<p>Luke Williams is one of the world’s leading business thinkers on disruptive innovation. He fires up audiences as he shares his strategy to ignite innovation.</p><p>Williams pulls audiences in with a bold idea: at some point, someone, somewhere, is going to disrupt your entire industry – why shouldn’t it be you?

<p>A best-selling author and entrepreneur, Polly LaBarre is an inspiring and provocative voice on the big ideas and important questions that will shape the future of organizations, work, and success.</p><p>As co-founder of the Management Lab, LaBarre spent the last decade working to develop a methodology, platform and practical tools for building organizational capability and accelerating change.

Hailed as an expert on the future of travel, technology and urbanism by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and CNN, Greg Lindsay, is a journalist, futurist and established authority on globalization and innovation.

Described as “intellectually stimulating and thought-provoking,” the two-time Jeopardy! champion (and only human to go undefeated against IBM’s Watson) has been invited to share his insights at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the U.S. State Department and with several Fortune 100 companies, including Google, Intel, Boeing and FedEx.

<p>When the most important work isn’t getting done, it’s not the people that need to be fixed – it’s the work. Lisa Bodell, a global leader on simplification, collaboration, and innovation, helps organizations transform performance by reimagining the work. By trading complexity for simplicity, organizations find new ways to unleash creativity and spark the energy so essential to innovate and compete. It also lifts morale, increases engagement, and improves employee well-being and retention.

<p>Robin Chase is a transportation entrepreneur. She is co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest carsharing company in the world; as well as co-founder of Veniam, a network company that moves terabytes of data between vehicles and the cloud. </p><p>Her recent book is <i>Peers Inc: How People and Platforms are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism</i>.

Dr. Soren Kaplan is a bestselling and award-winning author, a columnist for Inc. Magazine, the founder of Praxie.com, former head of strategy at HP in Silicon Valley, and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at USC’s Marshall School of Business. Business Insider and Thinkers50 have recognized him as one of the world’s top management thought leaders and consultants.