Our call for sessions for our 2012 conference is now open. If you’d like to propose a session topic and/or speaker, please apply here. We will announce our 2012 sessions as they are finalized.
Chip Conley, Joie De Vivre Hotels
Despair = Suffering - Meaning
Who starts a company with no experience? Me…at 26. Joie de Vivre became the #2 boutique hotel company in America. But, when the economy tanked – and five friends committed suicide – I was devastated. Viktor Frankel’s "Man's Search for Meaning" inspired this simple math mantra that saved me: Despair = Suffering - Meaning. And I wrote EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS to help others better understand and manage their emotions in good times…and bad.
Scott Berkun, Author
The History of Failing to Learn from Failure
Santayana said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" but what odds do those who don't study history have? This fun, provocative talk shares great lessons from innovation history, using mistakes from great minds of the recent and ancient past, to inspire us to making great works today.