Dennis Stauffer - Innovator Mindset Keynote Speaker from Minneapolis, MN

HIGH CONTENT! HIGH ENGAGEMENT! HIGH IMPACT! Dennis Stauffer will inspire your audience to learn, discover and INNOVATE. Helping them unleash a mindset that’s adaptive, curious and resourceful. One that creates dramatic new value. He primes conference attendees to be eager for what’s to come, and excited to gain new insights. He helps entrepreneurs become astonishingly successful. His clients span organizations of all sizes. Whether you’re facing resistance to change, strategic uncertainty in your business, or want to enhance your organization’s capacity to innovate, he provides research-based solutions that your people will embrace and apply. During your event, in their jobs, and throughout their lives. Dennis is globally acclaimed for his unique expertise in developing the attributes of highly effective innovators, entrepreneurs and change makers. As founder of Innovator Mindset®, he delivers engaging keynotes, workshops and strategic interventions throughout the U.S. and around the world. Dennis has studied innovativeness in entrepreneurs in cooperation with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and developed innovativeness in students under a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation. He’s a former Emmy winning journalist, news anchor, business editor, and award-winning author. In other words, he’s still figuring out what he wants to be when he grows up. _________________________ "Thank you for your excellent and insightful presentation. The feedback from our members has been overwhelmingly positive: “Entertaining, thought provoking” “Great topic, great speaker” “Very entertaining way to get message across” “Very timely, given my situation” “Energizing” “Dennis has a unique approach.” “Makes me eager to go to work tomorrow and apply” “Great speaker!” --Oded Gallil, Project Management Institute _________________________ "Dennis has a deep understanding and brilliant insights into ways in which to organize thinking in order to get breakthrough results. --Bob Barbour, Centre for Competitiveness, Northern Ireland _________________________ Past Clients include: Cargill Wells Fargo General Mills Medtronic Federal Aviation Administration 3M CREA Europe Xcel Energy Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia Enterprise Ireland Centre for Competitiveness, Northern Ireland United International College, Zhuhai, China Creative Problem Solving Institute University of Minnesota The Nature Conservancy Dennis’ unique expertise is based on core concepts that fit a wide range of challenges and. Any of these keynotes can also be delivered as a half-day or full-day workshop. A MINDSET FOR THESE TIMES Topic: Adapting to Change and Creating Value in this Incredibly Dynamic World Core Message: An Innovator Mindset is the mental framework we all need—as individuals and as organizations—to navigate the 21st century. Target Audience: Humans BREAKING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY: INNOVATING THE FUTURE Topic: Leading effectively when it’s not clear where you need to go, or what to expect. Core Message: In business today, uncertainty is everywhere and getting worse. But with the right mindset and strategies, leaders can still prepare themselves to find success. Target Audience: CEOs. C-Suite Executives, and other Team Leaders THE ENTREPRENEUR’S SECRET WEAPON: OPTIMIZE YOURSELF FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS Topic: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Mindset Core Message: To create a killer business, you first need to optimize your greatest business asset—yourself. Target Audience: Entrepreneurs, those who aspire to be one, and those who work with and support them. THE INNOVATION IMPERATIVE: UNLEASHING GENIUS Topic: Organizational Innovation Core Message: To fully leverage your organization’s capacity to innovate, you must shift how your people think about innovation. Target Audience: Everyone in your organization, from experienced top leadership to your newest hires, will benefit from Dennis’ research-based insights. INNOVATING THROUGH CHANGE: SHIFTING MINDSETS Topic: Handling Organizational Change Core Message: Turn change from an unfortunate challenge into a powerful opportunity, with the right mindset. Target Audience: Everyone involved in, or impacted by, changes in your organization. INNOVATING THE INNOVATORS: RESHAPING MINDSETS Topic: Optimizing Innovation and R&D Teams Core Message: The most effective innovation and R&D teams leverage universal principles of science, research and innovation, by shifting mindset. Target Audience: Innovation teams. New product, process and service developers. R&D teams. Innovation leaders. C-Suite Executives. INNOVATING EDUCATION: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A DYNAMIC FUTURE Topic: Innovation in Education Core Message: Students need more than knowledge to prepare for the life ahead. They need to know how to continually learn, adapt and innovate. Target Audience: Educators of all types, at all levels