BIF-4 Collaborative Innovation Summit
BIF-4 took place on October 15-16, 2008 at Trinity Rep in Providence, R.I. and was co-hosted by BusinessWeek Contributing Editor, Bruce Nussbaum and 'Mavericks at Work' author, Bill Taylor. The slate of storytellers included fashion mogul, Marc Ecko, 37signals founder and CEO, Jason Fried, and Zappos.com CEO, Tony Hsieh.
John Abele at BIF-4
As a leader of the Grunion expedition, Abele recently rediscovered the WWII submarine his father disappeared on in 1942.
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Gary Koelling and Steve Bendt at BIF-4
This duo shares their experience creating Best Buy’s successful Blue Shirt Nation employee engagement program.
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David Berry at BIF-4
Principal at Flagship Ventures and dishes about the status of VC funding in earliest days of financial market crash.
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Deborah Brooks at BIF-4
In an interview with Bill Taylor, Michael J. Fox Foundation co-founder Deborah Brooks talks about how the fund began and what has driven their success in years since.
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Curt Columbus at BIF-4
Trinity Rep artistic director reminds us of the important of theatre in community and democracy.
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Matt Cottam at BIF-4
Cottam shares the story of BIF’s Nursing Home of the Future lab.
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Joseph Coughlin at BIF-4
Director of the MIT AgeLab weaves a powerful story about the truth of aging and the social and economic opportunities our country has to make more of, and more for, our elders.
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Marc Ecko at BIF-4
Global brand-maker shows how fame and community can unite to create a platform for educational reform.
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Jason Fried at BIF-4
37signals founder expounds on the unexpected sources of inspiration for his company.
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Jeffrey Hollender at BIF-4
In an interview with Bruce Nussbaum, Seventh Generation President candidly reflects on real-world sustainability and how his company overcame a major image crisis.
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