Off the Whiteboard into the Real World
Alexander Osterwalder
September 21, 2012
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.
As a leader of the Grunion expedition, Abele recently rediscovered the WWII submarine his father disappeared on in 1942.
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This duo shares their experience creating Best Buy’s successful Blue Shirt Nation employee engagement program.
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Principal at Flagship Ventures and dishes about the status of VC funding in earliest days of financial market crash.
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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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Trinity Rep artistic director reminds us of the important of theatre in community and democracy.
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Cottam shares the story of BIF’s Nursing Home of the Future lab.
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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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Global brand-maker shows how fame and community can unite to create a platform for educational reform.
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37signals founder expounds on the unexpected sources of inspiration for his company.
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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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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 .
This year will bring us another amazing group of storytellers. Check back often for the latest. Here are our early additions.
Director of Business Innovation, Intel Corporation
Founder, Buzzcar and Zipcar
President, ArtPlace
Research Scientist, The Center for Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
CEO and Founder, Civic Ventures
Chief Strategy Officer, Spigit
Executive Director, Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
CEO and Founder, KaBOOM!
Founder, Chief Scientist, orgnet.com
Bestselling Author and Illustrator of The Way We Work and The New Way Things Work
Executive Director, Providence After School Alliance
Founder, PeaceLove
Dean of Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College and Conservatory
Founding Editor, Fast Company, Coauthor, Mavericks at Work, New book, Practically Radical