In this eye-opening keynote, Polly LaBarre connects the dots between the spread of open-source technology, the rising tide of distributed creativity, and a new, more open, more collective approach to innovation. She introduces the audience to a set of compelling initiatives already underway in a variety of industries and business settings. The real bottom line: you have to generate the best ideas from the most people, and turn those ideas into decisive action.
The only sustainable form of leadership is thought leadership: What ideas do we stand for? And how do those ideas challenge the accepted ways of doing things in our business? Originality is the acid test of strategy. In this inspiring presentation, keynote speaker Polly Labarre offers an inside look at a new generation of leaders, a special breed of companies, and an exciting mix of disruptive experiments that represent a remarkable force for growth.
Why does the human side of business remain the last item on most leaders' list of strategic priorities? It's one of the great mysteries
• and painful hypocrisies
• of life inside most organizations. To create a truly distinctive organization, you need to design a distinctive approach to the workplace. In this spirited talk, business speaker Polly LaBarre describes how the most distinctive (and winning) organizations not only cast their companies with star performers, but create robust systems for unleashing the best from each individual and maximizing collaboration.
We live in a world where change is relentless, disruptive, even shocking. Success has never been more fleeting, and the ability to adapt more important. In this context, one of the most important questions leaders face is: Are you changing as fast as the world is changing? If your answer is “No, not really,” you’re not alone. The “modern organization” was designed over a century ago not to adapt but to preserve the status quo, not to invent the new but to clamp down on deviations from the norm, and not to unleash people but to control them. How to change the DNA of an entrenched organization? Polly LaBarre has been exploring that question for nearly two decades. A captivating storyteller, Polly offers fresh perspectives to cast the most fundamental challenges for leaders and organizations in new light. Audiences walk away with mind-flipping insights on how to evolve their management model—the most powerful source of competitive advantage today – and to build an organization that is truly fit for the future: endlessly adaptable, relentlessly inventive, and genuinely inspiring.
What company today doesn’t put innovation at the top of the agenda? Yet few have devoted the energy and resources it takes to build innovation into the values, processes, and practices that rule everyday activity and behavior. No wonder. That disconnect is a product of organizational DNA – productivity, predictability, and alignment are embedded in the marrow of our management systems. But it’s experimentation, risk-taking, and variety that produce game-changing innovation. Polly demonstrates how to make every management process a catalyst, rather than a wet blanket, for innovation. She shares how the world’s most innovative organizations and leaders are strengthening their innovation DNA—and shows audiences how to lay out the welcome mat for new (and even dissenting) ideas, upgrade the innovation skills of every person in the organization, build in the crucial space and slack needed for innovation, develop a robust set of innovation metrics and tools, leverage new social technologies in service of invention and bust bureaucracy and promote experimentation.
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In this eye-opening keynote, Polly LaBarre connects the dots between the spread of open-source technology, the rising tide of distributed creativity, and a new, more open, more collective approach to innovation. She introduces the audience to a set of compelling initiatives already underway in a variety of industries and business settings. The real bottom line: you have to generate the best ideas from the most people, and turn those ideas into decisive action.
The only sustainable form of leadership is thought leadership: What ideas do we stand for? And how do those ideas challenge the accepted ways of doing things in our business? Originality is the acid test of strategy. In this inspiring presentation, keynote speaker Polly Labarre offers an inside look at a new generation of leaders, a special breed of companies, and an exciting mix of disruptive experiments that represent a remarkable force for growth.
Why does the human side of business remain the last item on most leaders' list of strategic priorities? It's one of the great mysteries
• and painful hypocrisies
• of life inside most organizations. To create a truly distinctive organization, you need to design a distinctive approach to the workplace. In this spirited talk, business speaker Polly LaBarre describes how the most distinctive (and winning) organizations not only cast their companies with star performers, but create robust systems for unleashing the best from each individual and maximizing collaboration.
We live in a world where change is relentless, disruptive, even shocking. Success has never been more fleeting, and the ability to adapt more important. In this context, one of the most important questions leaders face is: Are you changing as fast as the world is changing? If your answer is “No, not really,” you’re not alone. The “modern organization” was designed over a century ago not to adapt but to preserve the status quo, not to invent the new but to clamp down on deviations from the norm, and not to unleash people but to control them. How to change the DNA of an entrenched organization? Polly LaBarre has been exploring that question for nearly two decades. A captivating storyteller, Polly offers fresh perspectives to cast the most fundamental challenges for leaders and organizations in new light. Audiences walk away with mind-flipping insights on how to evolve their management model—the most powerful source of competitive advantage today – and to build an organization that is truly fit for the future: endlessly adaptable, relentlessly inventive, and genuinely inspiring.
What company today doesn’t put innovation at the top of the agenda? Yet few have devoted the energy and resources it takes to build innovation into the values, processes, and practices that rule everyday activity and behavior. No wonder. That disconnect is a product of organizational DNA – productivity, predictability, and alignment are embedded in the marrow of our management systems. But it’s experimentation, risk-taking, and variety that produce game-changing innovation. Polly demonstrates how to make every management process a catalyst, rather than a wet blanket, for innovation. She shares how the world’s most innovative organizations and leaders are strengthening their innovation DNA—and shows audiences how to lay out the welcome mat for new (and even dissenting) ideas, upgrade the innovation skills of every person in the organization, build in the crucial space and slack needed for innovation, develop a robust set of innovation metrics and tools, leverage new social technologies in service of invention and bust bureaucracy and promote experimentation.
Polly LaBarre is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Polly LaBarre for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Polly LaBarre generally travels from New Haven, CT, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Randi Zuckerberg, Eduardo Briceño, Marilyn Tam, Doug Lipp and Libby Gill. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Polly LaBarre for an upcoming live or virtual event.
In this eye-opening keynote, Polly LaBarre connects the dots between the spread of open-source technology, the rising tide of distributed creativity, and a new, more open, more collective approach to innovation. She introduces the audience to a set of compelling initiatives already underway in a variety of industries and business settings. The real bottom line: you have to generate the best ideas from the most people, and turn those ideas into decisive action.
The only sustainable form of leadership is thought leadership: What ideas do we stand for? And how do those ideas challenge the accepted ways of doing things in our business? Originality is the acid test of strategy. In this inspiring presentation, keynote speaker Polly Labarre offers an inside look at a new generation of leaders, a special breed of companies, and an exciting mix of disruptive experiments that represent a remarkable force for growth.
Why does the human side of business remain the last item on most leaders' list of strategic priorities? It's one of the great mysteries
• and painful hypocrisies
• of life inside most organizations. To create a truly distinctive organization, you need to design a distinctive approach to the workplace. In this spirited talk, business speaker Polly LaBarre describes how the most distinctive (and winning) organizations not only cast their companies with star performers, but create robust systems for unleashing the best from each individual and maximizing collaboration.
We live in a world where change is relentless, disruptive, even shocking. Success has never been more fleeting, and the ability to adapt more important. In this context, one of the most important questions leaders face is: Are you changing as fast as the world is changing? If your answer is “No, not really,” you’re not alone. The “modern organization” was designed over a century ago not to adapt but to preserve the status quo, not to invent the new but to clamp down on deviations from the norm, and not to unleash people but to control them. How to change the DNA of an entrenched organization? Polly LaBarre has been exploring that question for nearly two decades. A captivating storyteller, Polly offers fresh perspectives to cast the most fundamental challenges for leaders and organizations in new light. Audiences walk away with mind-flipping insights on how to evolve their management model—the most powerful source of competitive advantage today – and to build an organization that is truly fit for the future: endlessly adaptable, relentlessly inventive, and genuinely inspiring.
What company today doesn’t put innovation at the top of the agenda? Yet few have devoted the energy and resources it takes to build innovation into the values, processes, and practices that rule everyday activity and behavior. No wonder. That disconnect is a product of organizational DNA – productivity, predictability, and alignment are embedded in the marrow of our management systems. But it’s experimentation, risk-taking, and variety that produce game-changing innovation. Polly demonstrates how to make every management process a catalyst, rather than a wet blanket, for innovation. She shares how the world’s most innovative organizations and leaders are strengthening their innovation DNA—and shows audiences how to lay out the welcome mat for new (and even dissenting) ideas, upgrade the innovation skills of every person in the organization, build in the crucial space and slack needed for innovation, develop a robust set of innovation metrics and tools, leverage new social technologies in service of invention and bust bureaucracy and promote experimentation.
This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.
All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.
If you are the talent, and wish to request removal from this catalog or report an issue with your profile, please click here.