Frans Johansson

Even exceptionally capable leaders hold back out of fear that they will fail - and what the consequences of such a failure could be. In this talk, Johansson focuses on what leaders can do both strategically and mentally to overcome this fear and unleash their true potential.

The shelf-life of traditional IP is trending towards zero. Instead an organization's ability to move fast, respond to changing conditions, capitalize on unexpected success and scale rapidly is becoming the key to future growth. Transform your company and drop the time of executing from 12 months to 12 weeks, even 12 days.

Johansson demonstrates how his Renaissance ideas have driven regional growth throughout the world, such as medical City in Orlando, startup incubators in Sweden, the economy of Trinidad and Tobago - and how you can do the same in your region.

Success, we're told, is the outcome of careful planning, analysis, and strategy. But the truth is, success is far more random than we'd like to believe. In fact, in today's complex, volatile, and random world, the five-year business plan is obsolete and going through the motions can no longer guarantee strong performance. If planning is out the window, what do you have? According to Frans Johansson, look for "click moments"—rare opportunities, often serendipitous, to change course. He will discuss how to spot click moments and increase their occurrence in our lives, how to place lots of high-potential bets, and how to harness the complex forces that lead to a winning strategy.

Johansson demonstrates why diversity is a key driver in innovative success and how you can capitalize on this fact. This talk has singlehandedly catalyzed organizational change across industry after industry.

Johansson calls for a complete overhaul of how an organization delivers on its diversity and inclusion promise. He outlines the steps an organization must take to turn diversity and inclusion into a strategic force. It is a perfect follow-up talk after Diversity Drives Innovation.