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The Innovative Leader
A modern framework to lead with confidence
in the face of uncertainty and change
The Big Idea
Become an unstoppable force by unlocking ingenuity in yourself and your team, gaining confidence and boosting results in times of dramatic uncertainty and disruption. Elevate your capacity to lead and win in volatile times.
Keynote Description
The business you're running today isn't the business you'll be running next year. In this moment of volatility and uncertainty, we are being called to lead in a radically different way… more decisive, creative, and adaptable. So how can we use this defining moment to ensure relevancy, sustainability, and success in the future?
In this inspiring and practical keynote, battle-tested CEO, venture capital investor, and leadership expert Josh Linkner delivers a modern and accessible framework to help leaders thrive in the face of uncertainty and leverage their skills to move into uncharted territory with confidence.
You’ll learn how to unlock inventive thinking, creative problem-solving, and ingenuity in every box of the org chart. The most successful leaders today help everyday people become "everyday innovators." They make sure that innovation is an everyday business.
This can’t-miss session goes way beyond the future of work. This is the future of growth, the future of relevancy, the future of leadership, and the future of success.
Outcomes & Experiences
Audience
This Keynote Serves Leaders & Teams Who Are:
- Being called to lead in a bold, new way.
- Overwhelmed with the demands of modern leadership.
- Craving a more innovative approach to drive explosive growth, gain competitive advantage, and get more from their teams.
Outcomes
The Audience Will Leave With:
- A modern framework for innovative leadership.
- Insights from some of the world’s most prolific leaders.
- A behind-the-scenes view of legendary business disruption.
- Strategies to drive growth, engagement, and success amid change and uncertainty.
Suggested Event Formats
While Josh carefully customizes this keynote for every event type, The Innovative Leader has proven to be highly effective in the following formats:
- Strategy kick-offs
- R&D meetings
- Sales kick-offs
- Client events
The speed of invention is threatening traditional products and services, already relegating some to history. No business can afford to pause for a moment from the headlong drive to meet new challenges.
Josh reminds us that to reinvent the workplace we must continually reinvent ourselves as leaders.”
Deborah Hopkins
Chief Innovation Officer, Citibank
Josh Linkner delivers a clear path for renewal and resilience that is compelling, insightful, and practical.
He presents a blueprint for leaders to follow so they are able to not just stay in the game, but stay ahead of it.”
Brian Owens
Head Of Global Brand Strategy, eBay Inc.
Josh Linkner helps organizations discover and exploit their strengths in a changing business world.
He clearly shows how to reignite innovation and unlock new business value such as speed, agility, persistence, and partnership.”
Alan Boehme
Chief Innovation Officer and Global CTO, The Coca-Cola Company
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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.