BIF-1 Collaborative Innovation Summit

Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - Thursday, October 20, 2005

Co-hosted by Richard Saul Wurman and John Seely Brown, the BIF-1 Collaborative Innovation Summit was held at the Hotel Providence in Providence, R.I. on October 19-20, 2005.

Charlie Cannon at BIF-1

Charlie Cannon is an architect by training who uses design thinking as "urban acupuncture" to catalyze community improvement. For the past six years he has developed and refined tools of collaboration in the Rhode Island School of Design's Innovation Studio Program. The Program aims to develop ecologically sound infrastructures such as eco-industrial parks, power plants and municipal waste systems through interdisciplinary teamwork.

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David Cicilline at BIF-1

By restoring trust in city government, Mayor David Cicilline has transformed Providence, Rhode Island's City Hall into a more transparent, efficient, and innovative 21st-century organization.

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Carol Coletta at BIF-1

Coletta, President and CEO of CEOs for Cities, is helping city leaders such as mayors, corporate CEOs, university presidents and foundation officials, to improve urban competitiveness.

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Steve Denning at BIF-1

Author of several books, including "Squirrel, Inc: A Fable of Leadership Through Storytelling," and "The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge-Era Organizations," Denning works with clinets like GE, IBM, the World Bank, UNDP, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Federal Treasury, on strategies to enhance knowledge management and organizational storytelling.

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Dean Esserman at BIF-1

Nationally recognized as a leader in public safety innovation, Providence's Chief of Police has revamped the city's crimefighting force and sucessfully replaced the department's traditional methods with a new community policing concept.

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Felice Frankel at BIF-1

A science photographer at MIT, Frankel uses photography to communicate complex ideas. Her work has appeared on the covers and inside pages of Nature, Science, Wired, Newsweek, Scientific American, and Discover Magazine.

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Randall Kempner at BIF-1

As Vice President for Regional Innovation at the Council on Competitiveness, Kempner has directed economic development and innovation initiatives nationally and in countries throughout the world.

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Kathleen Kingscott at BIF-1

Director of Innovation Policy at IBM, Kingscott is putting innovation at the forefront of the national agenda.

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Josh Koppel at BIF-1

Josh Koppel sees things that others don't. No, not ghosts, but visions: Ideas, concepts and, ultimately, new products capitalizing on emerging digital technology that is changing our ways of communicating. "I think about things I'd like to see in the world, and then I make them," says Koppel.

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Jim Lavoie at BIF-1

As CEO of Rite-Solutions, Jim Lavoie is creatively inspiring employees as a source of innovation for the companies software development efforts. With his vision, strategic outlook, and understanding of the commercial market, Jim's main responsibility is charting the course for Rite-Solutions. With his charismatic presence, he helps create the culture that separates Rite-Solutions from the typical IT firm.

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Exclusive Post-Summit Workshop

Following the BIF-8 Summit, get your hands dirty with Saul Kaplan and Alex Osterwalder, in an exclusive Workshop digging into the challenges and opportunities of business model innovation. Only 100 tickets are available for this exclusive event. Register by April 30, 2012 and save $150 off the regular ticket price .

BIF-8 Storytellers

This year will bring us another amazing group of storytellers. Check back often for the latest. Here are our early additions.

Check out all of our past storytellers