BIF-6
On September 15-16, 2010, the BIF-6 Collaborative Innovation Summit will bring together more than two dozen of today's most compelling innovators, business model renegades and true transformers to discuss innovation success through personal storytelling. New storytellers added every week. Confirmed storytellers include
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BIF-6 Storytellers
BIF Summit storytellers all have something very special in common: each has a personal story about his or her experience with innovation and with transforming how value is delivered. Below is a list of confirmed BIF-6 storytellers. New storytellers are added each week, so please check back soon.
A contemporary/abstract artist and rising star in the Native art world, Marla is a member of Laguna Pueblo and finds comfort in making her art and... more
Gov 2.0 innovator Ben Berkowitz co-founded advocacy website SeeClickFix.com that allows citizens to report public works issues such as potholes, graffiti,... more
Jacob's social enterprise allows people to complete micro-tasks for organizations, causes or people they're passionate about, using a iPhone or web... more
The grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, Fabien is dedicated to carrying on his legacy, helping to preserve the beauty and health of our... more
At the forefront of the emerging narrative medicine discipline, Sayantani DasGupta is teaching students a new form of practice that connects literature with... more
Dale heads up Maker Media, which serves tech-savvy DIY enthusiasts. Maker Media produces Make Magazine, Maker Faire, and Make Television. more
Entrepreneur who launched Tabula Digita, a developer of educational video games that look and feel like 3-D PlayStation games and teach core K-12 subjects... more
Passionate advocate of simple, clear, and elegant web-based user interface design, 37signals CEO and popular blogger Jason Fried has co-authored a new... more
John Hagel III has nearly 30 years' experience as a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur, and has helped companies improve their... more
Directing HP Labs Central Nervous System for the Earth project, Peter Hartwell is building a planetwide sensing network using billions of tiny, cheap, tough... more
Former documentary filmmaker and news producer who is now innovating in the most challenging and cutting-edge areas of the digital arena and creating a new... more
With a desire to spend 10% of his time studying the structured elements of what makes all of us happy, Tony Hsieh is on a new mission to deliver happiness... more
Since 2006, Rita has been documenting the evolution of IBM's Virtual Universe Community. Her revealing work sheds new light on the critical importance... more
Josh believes digital should be fun and thinks all media experiences could be better and more productive. Through ScrollMotion Josh develops original mobile... more
A pioneer in the field of life/work designing, Richard Leider is devoted to helping individuals, leaders, and teams discover the power of purpose. As... more
Social entrepreneur who co-created a sustainable system for converting used vegetable oil into bio-fuel to heat homes. more
World-renowned artist, graphic designer, computer scientist and now RISD president whose career reflects his philosophy of humanizing technology. For more... more
Carmen Medina retired this February from a 30+year career at CIA, most recently as the Director for the Center for the Study of... more
A master storyteller, Jana has produced three films that have won Academy Awards and an additional eight that have received Oscar nominations. more
Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
Peter and Faith will present their latest photographic collection from their new book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets. Featuring portraits... more
Exploring how batteries are re-shaping the transportation and stationary power sectors. more
Former BusinessWeek editor and now a professor of innovation and design at The New School focused on showing students how design tools, methodologies and... more
Named to Popular Science's Brilliant 10 list of young geniuses shaking up science today, John Rinn is a "genomic origamist" turning... more
A pioneer in surgical robotics and telemedicine, Richard Satava glimpses a not so distant future in which robotics and other advances have radically... more
As a new wave angel investor, Kim takes the best parts of capitalism and marries them to the best parts of philanthropy to create a "pay it forward... more
Leonard A. Schlesinger became the 12th president of Babson College on July 1, 2008. He came to Babson from Limited Brands, where he served in executive... more
A renowned visionary committed to renewable energy, Jigar Shah launched SunEdison in 2003 based upon a business plan he developed in 1999 for a university... more
A masterful storyteller and one of the world's leading authorities on business strategy, Don will be taking time from his cross-country cycling... more
Applying his luxury hospitality experience to the world of healthcare, this President and CEO of the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is... more
Award-winning, nationally-recognized editor, author and columnist, Webber co-founded Fast Company, the fastest growing, most successful business... more
John Winsor is a leading strategic marketing and product innovation thinker especially known for his work in collaboration, co-creation and crowdsourcing.... more
Pregnancy is a leading cause of death amongst women of childbearing age in the developing world. As founder of Maternova, Meg is fulfilling a glaring need... more
Considered one of the most influential consultants in the world, Keith Yamashita is the man companies call when they are stuck in a rut and want to figure... more
Thanks to Mashable for naming the BIF Summit one of the top seven places to connect with great minds.
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“The Business Innovation Factory shares my passion for creating experiences that spark intelligent conversations. Their Collaborative Innovation Summit attracts smart individuals who tell fresh stories about their passions, ideas and failures. BIF understands that when you look in the gray area between disciplines, good, inspiring concepts will arise.”
— Richard Saul Wurman
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