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 Dennis
Stauffer is a seasoned keynoter who presents throughout the
U.S.
and abroad on topics linked to innovation and personal effectiveness. He is
a long time member of the National Speakers Association and currently serves
as the President of NSA-Minnesota.
Dennis is an author, journalist, researcher and
life-long student of the behaviors that enable us to be creative and
innovative.
Whether you’re striving to drive innovation through
your organization, enhance the creativity and agility of your people, or
provide entertaining and thought-provoking insights to kick-off or wrap up
your event, Dennis provides compelling research-based content playfully
delivered to engage your audience and give them actionable ideas.
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Keynotes
Getting Lean AND Innovative,
The Secret to Managing Stress and Staying Engaged in Tough Times
Objective: Build engagement, resilience and optimism
When the economy tightens, we all feel the stress. But the solution isn't to simply work harder and hope for the best. We need to find ways to change the way we do business and do our jobs. We need to get creative and innovative. While it takes courage and insight, it not only helps us survive, but to continue to find our work fulfilling.
Discover some strategies you can use immediately to:
- Adapt to new challenges as an organization
- Keep everyone engaged in their work and in finding solutions
- Enhance collaboration and reduce conflict
- Successfully weather the storm
The Game Has Changed,
Do You Know The New Rules?
Objective: Reduce barriers to innovation while enhancing personal creativity and adaptability
We are entering an unprecedented new era, one in which the old skills and behaviors are no longer appropriate, in which the path to success has changed, in which both individuals and businesses must learn to play the game in new ways.
The new rules are so radically different that they make almost no sense at all in the game most of us have been playing all our lives. In fact, they might get us into considerable trouble. But they make perfect sense in the world we’re now entering. They’re rules that we all need to know for the sake of our personal and business success. In this playful, interactive and innovative keynote, attendees will not only learn these new rules, they will practice applying them.
Discover
- How the game of innovation is played and what changes it requires.
- Why some of our most fundamental metaphors about ou r work need to change.
- Why some of our most cherished orthodoxies must be revised.
- Why this new game is going to be the best one yet!
The Mindset of an Innovator
Leading the Behaviors that Drive Innovation
Objective: Cultivate and instill the mindset that drives successful innovation
We are all born innovators. We already have an innate ability to explore and experiment. Yet most of us have been conditioned to suppress those behaviors, both in ourselves and in how we lead others.
Discover some simple patterns that define the difference between successful innovation and getting trapped in the status quo. These patterns or mental models have the power to make each of us more effective innovators. Or, undermine even the most thoughtfully designed innovation processes, when we fail to recognize the patterns we’re following.
This interactive keynote will give you fresh insights to enhance your team’s flexibility and mental agility, as well as your own ability to be creative and handle novel challenges.
Participants will:
- Discover the mental models that drive (or obstruct) innovation.
- Gain fresh insights into how to apply imagination and creativity to generate innovative solutions.
- Identify and leverage behaviors that promote creativity and innovation on a team and throughout an organization.
Keynotes can be adapted as a break-out, or can be followed by a break-out, offering further depth.
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