Bill Stainton

What if everything you thought you knew about innovation was wrong? What if it was actually easier than you previously believed? How could that transform your business, your life, and your world? Get ready to re-imagine your innovative potential with this energetic and entertaining keynote program by 29-time Emmy Award winner and Hall of Fame speaker Bill Stainton.

Key Takeaways:

• Debunk — for good — the myth that some people (and some industries) just aren’t creative.
• Discover that your next breakthrough idea could be sitting right next to you—literally.
• Experience what the creative process really feels like, so that you can reproduce it on demand.
• Find out what it means to be a Game Changer in your industry—and how to get there.
• Learn why innovation is all about connection—including connection with your fellow attendees.

There is no such thing as a “non-innovator.” There are only people who don’t believe they are innovative.

You probably have a number of these people on your team, which is great news. It’s great news because it means you’ve got an untapped gold mine at your fingertips.

In this energetic, entertaining, and enlightening keynote program, Hall of Fame speaker Bill Stainton will prove that everyone is an innovator—including everyone on your team! Imagine—really, imagine—if everyone on your team went to work every day, took a look at your business, and asked, “How can I make this better?” That’s the mindset of an innovator!

For 15 years, 29-time Emmy Award winning Executive Producer and keynote speaker Bill Stainton had to be innovative—on demand—each and every week. And he found that creative solutions are not a matter of “waiting for the lightning bolt”—they’re about specific, learnable techniques that spark innovation. Bill, the author of The Innovation Blueprint, knows those techniques because he implemented them. Every week. For 15 years. And he can teach you and your team how to implement them as well.

Key Takeaways:

• Discover the one thing that separates innovators from non-innovators (and how to use it to your advantage)
• Shatter—once and for all—the “I’m just not creative” roadblock.
• Find out what the “Homer Simpson moment” is, and how innovators treat it differently than the rest of us.
• Eliminate the idea that innovations have to be earth-shattering in order to “count” (and find out what this has to do with ketchup).
• Become an innovator. Immediately. Even before the program is over.

Creativity is Worthless!
Innovation, on the other hand, is priceless.

So what, exactly, is innovation? 29-time Emmy Award winner Bill Stainton defines innovation as “Turning Creativity into Money™.” In this highly-entertaining, highly-engaging keynote program, he outlines the four critical steps that leaders must follow in order to successfully — and repeatedly — turn raw ideas into valuable products and services.

For 15 years as the Executive Producer of the longest running and highest rated local comedy TV show in the US, Bill and his team had to be innovative — on demand — each and every week. During that time, he learned the secrets to unlocking innovation — as well as leading innovation in others.

The world is changing, and change demands new ways of thinking. The leader who knows how to harness the power of innovation will always have a competitive advantage. And, contrary to popular belief, innovation is a skill that can be learned, honed, and scaled.

Bill Stainton has done it. Every week. For 15 years. And he can teach you how to do it as well.

Key Takeaways:

• Learn the 4 critical steps for successful innovation.
• Debunk — for good — the myth that some people (and some industries) just aren’t innovative.
• Discover the secrets to unlocking hundreds of potentially great ideas.
• Gain hands-on tools for evaluating and implementing your most profitable ideas.
• Find out what it really takes to lead an innovative team.

THIS IS NOT A KEYNOTE. THIS IS THE PERFECT ADDITION TO ANY OF BILL’S KEYNOTES ON INNOVATION.

During Bill’s keynote, you learned what innovation really is, and how you (yes, you) can put it to use within your team.

Now it’s time to do just that.

During this invitation-only application session, you’ll roll up your sleeves and apply Bill’s innovation tools and techniques specifically to a challenge, problem, or opportunity that you are currently facing. The relevance of this session is guaranteed, because you yourself, in conjunction with your team, will actually choose the issue(s) you want to work on.

Depending on the length of your Lab (anywhere from 1 to 3 hours), you’ll apply multiple innovative approaches to your business, all under the guidance and facilitation of innovation expert Bill Stainton.

Key Takeaways:

• Generate dozens of creative and innovative solutions to your most pressing business challenges and opportunities.
• Experience highly effective innovation tools and techniques first-hand, so that you can use them over and over again whenever you want.
• Learn how to look at your business in new and different ways—including ways that your competition would never think of
• Discover that you and your team are innovative, and that innovation is actually much easier than you think
• Laugh a lot, because creativity, innovation, and laughter go hand-in-hand