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Frans Johansson

Keynote Speaker Frans Johansson Frans Johansson is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. His recent bestselling book, The Medici Effect, was named one of the top-10 best business books of 2004 by Amazon.com, the innovation book of the year by several other organizations and has so far been translated into 17 languages. In this remarkable book, Frans looks at how individuals, teams and organizations can create an explosion of groundbreaking innovations by combining ideas and concepts from different fields, cultures, and industries.

The book looks at how individuals, teams and organizations can create an explosion of remarkable ideas at the intersection of different fields, cultures and industries. Frans Johansson has been living in the Intersection most of his life; he was a founder of both a Boston-based software company and a medical device company operating out of Baltimore, Maryland and Stockholm, Sweden. He has written articles on healthcare, information technology and the science of sport fishing. He has been featured on CNN’s AC360, ABC's Early Morning Show, and CNBC’s The Business of Innovation series along with Jack Welch and Muhammad Yunus.

Frans enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons, fishing with his father and friends and pursuing a never ending array of intersectional ideas. Raised in Sweden by his African- American and Cherokee mother and Swedish father, Frans earned his BS in environmental science at Brown University and his MBA at Harvard Business School. Frans currently resides in New York City with his wife and daughter.

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"He captured the tremendous business value of cultural diversity and its impact on innovation – in a very fun way! Frans’ presentation was one of the highlights of our conference."
Sam Palmisano, CEO IBM

"Frans has a unique and captivating way of looking at things. He led my organization and one of my ideation teams through high-energy innovation sessions. In just one session, he took our team from: struggling with no direction or ideas to: fully developed ideas with a process and plan…I highly recommend his approach—truly one of the best corporate development experiences I have ever had."
Donna David, Chief Information Officer & Vice President, Johnson and Johnson

"Frans – your energy and passion were electric and your content created a lot of buzz."
Anne Blouin, CAE, Chief Learning & Community Officer, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership

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Why Risk, Luck and Passion Drives Success

In this talk, Frans shows that the pursuit of success depends on taking risks, requires more luck than you think, and a whole lot of passion. Without risk, luck or passion, we cannot outrun the treadmill in our lives or stand out from our competitors. But how do you think about risk in a risky world? How can you take advantage of luck? And if passion is so critical to success – why do we keep on ignoring it? In this counterintuitive and radical talk, Frans will show:
* Why most things you know about risk-taking are wrong
* Why most strategies are destined to not work for you and what you can do about it
* That passion is the single most critical success factor


The Medici Effect

What do goat milk, spiders, and fishing lines have in common? Music records and airlines? Bikinis and burqas? Most of us would assume nothing. But out of each of these seemingly random combinations have come radical innovations that have created whole new fields. In this talk, Frans Johansson takes us on a fascinating journey to the Intersection: a place where ideas from different fields and cultures collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary new innovations. See how companies become global leaders, how products and services yield huge margins, how researchers, managers and artists outdo their peers. In a talk unlike any other, Frans will show:
* How to find groundbreaking ideas by combining different fields and cultures
* How to make these intersectional ideas happen
* How to think differently about the risk


Diversity Drives Innovation

The world is changing fast. More people than ever before are moving across cultures and countries. Companies, cities, even nations, must compete on a global basis just to stay on the playing field. In this world, diversity is the key driver for innovation. Frans explains how today’s most innovative companies form culturally diverse talent pools and teams as a strategy to innovate. These companies have become world leaders, and remain on the forefront of innovation. In this compelling and persuasive talk, Frans will show:
* Why diversity drives innovation
* Why diversity is critical for companies that want to innovate
* That most companies are far from leveraging the diversity they already have.

Additionally, Frans offers The Medici Experience: Unprecedented, high-energy and with an incredible impact! Learn more on how you can participate in The Medici Experience, either customized at your company or at one of the events open for the public.

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