Josh Linkner

Josh
Linkner
is
the
New
York
Times
Bestselling
author
of
Disciplined
Dreaming:
A
Proven
System
to
Drive
Breakthrough
Creativity,
named
one
of
the
top
10
business
books
of
2011.
Josh
is
the
CEO
and
Managing
Partner
of
Detroit
Venture
Partners.
Together
with
business
partners
Earvin
“Magic”
Johnson
and
NBA
team
owner
Dan
Gilbert,
Josh
is
actively
rebuilding
urban
areas
through
technology
and
entrepreneurship.
Josh
is
also
Adjunct
Professor
of
Applied
Creativity
at
the
University
of
Michigan.

Josh
is
the
Founder,
Chairman
and
former
CEO
of
ePrize,
the
largest
interactive
promotion
agency
in
the
world
providing
digital
marketing
services
for
74
of
the
top
100
brands.

Prior
to
ePrize,
Josh
was
the
founder
and
CEO
of
three
other
successful
technology
companies.
He
has
been
honored
as
the
Ernst
&
Young
Entrepreneur
of
the
Year
and
is
a
President
Barack
Obama
Champion
of
Change
award
recipient.
Josh
is
a
regular
columnist
for
Fast
Company
and
Inc.
Magazine,
and
his
work
has
been
featured
in
The
Wall
Street
Journal,
Forbes,
USA
Today,
and
The
New
York
Times.
Josh
is
also
a
Berklee-­‐
trained
professional
jazz
guitarist
performing
regularly
in
jazz
clubs
throughout
the
United
States.

Most
importantly,
Josh
is
on
a
mission
to
make
the
world
more
creative.

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1) Unleashing Creativity

We
now
live
in
a
world
of
dizzying
speed,
exponential
complexity,
and
ruthless
competition.
As
most
of
the
advantages
of
the
past
have
become
commoditized,
creativity
has
become
the
currency
of
success;
in
both
business
and
life.
In
this
interactive
talk,
Josh
shows
participants
how
to
jump-­‐start
their
creativity
to
drive
meaningful
and
immediate
results.
Attendees
will
learn
specific
techniques
to
unleash
their
most
valuable
resources
–
human
creativity,
imagination,
and
original
thinking.

2) Executing Imagination: Turning Creative Fire into Real Results

Organizations
often
have
an
abundance
of
raw
creativity,
but
lack
a
systematic
process
to
harness
it.
In
an
era
where
ideas
only
count
when
they
drive
results,
how
do
you
focus
your
team’s
imagination
into
practical
outputs?
Josh
Linkner
helps
you
make
the
leap
from
whiteboard
to
tangible
results.
How
do
you
ensure
your
best
ideas
don’t
get
lost
during
execution?
How
do
you
maintain
a
creative
culture
through
the
realities
of
your
hyper-­‐competitive
world?
How
do
you
drive
everyday
creativity
and
direct
it
toward
specific,
measurable
gains?
You
will
be
energized
by
the
answers
to
these
questions
and
more
in
this
fast-­‐moving,
fun,
and
interactive
session.

3) 7 Steps to a Creative Culture

Despite
today’s
ultra-­‐competitive
environment,
companies
like
Zappos,
Groupon,
and
Facebook
have
enjoyed
tremendous
growth
and
profitability.
The
leaders
of
hyper-­‐growth
companies
often
credit
a
culture
of
innovation
as
the
primary
driver
of
their
success.
In
this
interactive
session,
Josh
shares
proven
philosophies
and
practices
to
help
you
build
and
maintain
a
creative
culture.
In
turn,
you
will
enjoy
breakaway
growth
and
success
by
unleashing
your
organization’s
most
powerful
hidden
natural
asset:
human
creativity.

4) 5 Big Ideas from Starting 5 Companies

Celebrated
five-­‐time
entrepreneur
Josh
Linkner
shares
five
big
ideas
that
can
transform
your
organization
and
career.
Expanded
from
his
highly
acclaimed
TED
talk,
Josh
takes
audiences
through
a
journey
of
entrepreneurship.
From
triumphant
victories
to
crushing
defeats,
audiences
will
be
gripped
with
drama,
insights,
and
inspiration
throughout
this
exciting
talk.
These
philosophies
can
be
immediately
implemented
to
drive
breakaway
success
and
seize
your
full
potential.