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Disciplined DreamingTM
A proven system to drive breakthrough creativity.
The Big Idea
A proven system to drive breakthrough creativity. Learn how to balance raw imagination with business rigor to drive profound and predictable results. Boost creativity and rigor simultaneously to drive better outcomes.
Keynote Description
In our modern AI-driven world, creativity has become the currency of success. It’s the one thing that can’t be outsourced or automated; the indisputable competitive advantage. We are all hard-wired to be creative, yet most of us have underdeveloped creative skills. And today, more than ever before, creative problem-solving and inventive thinking are crucial to overcoming obstacles and seizing opportunities.
Based on the breakaway New York Times bestselling book published in 19 languages and globally recognized by over 2 million readers as the definitive work on applied creativity, author and creativity expert Josh Linkner takes the audience on a journey to unlock their dormant creative capacity. Inspiring stories, surprising truths, and instantly-applicable solutions make this keynote both energizing and actionable.
Outcomes & Experiences
Audience
This Keynote Serves Leaders & Teams Who Are:
- Facing increasing challenges and competitive threats.
- Craving a new approach to harness their full creative potential.
- Struggling to keep up with the pace of innovation.
Outcomes
The Audience Will Leave With:
- A proven model for harnessing and applying human creativity.
- An understanding of how the most innovative and disruptive leaders think and act.
- Practical techniques to generate more high-quality ideas at any time and for any challenge.
Suggested Event Formats
While Josh carefully customizes this keynote for every event type, Disciplined Dreaming™ has proven to be highly effective in the following formats:
- Strategy kick-offs
- R&D meetings
- Sales kick-offs
- Client events
Josh has unmatched ability to embrace innovation.
At his repeated visits to Viacom, Josh has consistently offered the strategic ideas and practical techniques necessary to drive creative thinking.”
Nia Bates
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Viacom
With the pace of innovation and resulting changes in consumer behavior, no company can afford to sit still. Growing a successful company requires creative assessment and disruption – and this constant change can be tough on an organization.
Josh Linkner illustrates how to steward this mindset in your organization; how to lead your employees to not only accept, but embrace, the necessity for continuous reinvention.”
Carol Kruse
Former Chief Marketing Officer, ESPN
Here’s a secret that the top business schools don’t want you to know: everyone has the ability to be an innovator.
You’ll learn how to unleash your inner creativity and apply it to everything you do. With never-before-told stories of everyday innovators from across the globe, Josh Linkner inspires us to contribute to our communities through our creativity."
Vijay Govindarajan
Coxe Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business
For Meeting Professionals
Frequently Asked Questions
About Josh
In addition to having delivered over 1,300 keynotes worldwide, Josh is the Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation consulting firm, and the Managing Partner of Muditā Venture Partners, a venture capital firm investing in startups at the cutting edge of innovation. He's also the proud dad to four amazing kiddos.
Josh is a passionate advocate for the superpower already inside each of us - human creativity and ingenuity. He feels called to help individuals, leaders, and organizations unlock their dormant creative capacity and thrive through uncertainty and volatility.
YES! One of Josh's most requested keynotes is the Business of Music keynote. It's a memorable experience with a fusion of a live musical performance and keynote presentation. The finale includes audience members
"joining the band" to compose and perform a song in real-time to the audience's delight. Cameras will flash as the entire group is dazzled by their colleagues' improvisation and spontaneous invention.
About Josh's Keynotes
Absolutely! In fact, in the 1,300+ keynote he's delivered worldwide, Josh never given the same keynote twice. Through a proven framework of pre-event calls, stakeholder interviews, and AI & human-powered industry research, Josh handcrafts every keynote for every organization— no "canned" talks.
Yes! Josh has extensive experience in curating the content and the format of keynotes to meet his client's needs.
After every keynote, audience members often walk up to Josh to share they're inspired to tap into their creative and innovative potential. Through live and virtual solutions, Josh helps organizations translate this inspiration into transformative results.
- Facilitated leadership sessions/fireside chats with executive leaders.
- Customized interactive team leader workshops to introduce and practice innovation mindsets & techniques.
- Customized In-Person & Virtual Consulting Solutions to help organizations drive a culture of innovation.
Booking Josh
Josh is always available for discovery calls to explore fit and customized programming options. Nothing is more important to Josh than finding the best fit for your event— even if it means a different speaker.
Yes! Josh has extensive experience in curating the content and the format of keynotes to meet his client’s needs.
Josh lives & practices his message of finding a way. Regardless of lead time, please fill out the Book Josh Form, and he'll do his best to make it work or help you find another speaker who'll be a great fit for your event.