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Innovating Better and Faster

Jeremy Gutsche’s Top Keynote on Innovation and Creativity

Jeremy Gutsche
Trend Hunter, 2016
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Your “farmer” brain limits your “hunter” potential, according to innovation consultant Jeremy Gutsche. He advises tapping into your insatiable, curious self on your quest for innovation. Gutsche’s presentation technique is frenzied and full of jargon, and his enthusiasm and graphics tend to overshadow his clever, pragmatic content. Nevertheless, attentive listeners will glean shrewd, fresh insights into the innovation process. getAbstract recommends Gutsche’s report to creatives of all ilks who wish to maximize their big ideas.

Summary

The human brain has evolved in a way that inhibits responding to change. Humans are programmed to replicate the activities that led to last year’s harvest. This “farmer” mind-set is “complacent, repetitive” and “protective.” Thus, in an economic climate where the average life span of a Fortune 500 company has fallen from 75 years to 15 years, adaptation is critical. A “hunter” mind-set, conversely, seeks change. Hunters are “insatiable, curious” and “willing to destroy.” They generate “predictable opportunities” from chaos by “connecting the dots.” For example, Robert Lang, a NASA engineer with a love of origami, found new ...

About the Speaker

Jeremy Gutsche is CEO of Trend Hunter, a website dedicated to identifying consumer trends.

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