52 Tech CEOs gathered among the vibrant, red rocks of Sedona 🏜️🇺🇸

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Last week, I had the honor and pleasure to feature with an Innovation Keynote at the Arizona Technology Council's annual CEO Leadership Retreat at the Poco Diablo Resort and Spa.

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Special thanks to Steven Zylstra and Darryle Emerson for the invitation and fantastic organization.

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Among many other topics, we discussed:

🔹 The role of the CEO in the innovation process

🔹 How can you build an Innovation Engine for your organization?

🔹 The optimal mix: Culture and Organizational Design

🔹 Why '20% Time' and 'Moonshots' often fall short

🔹 Innovation Portfolio: What do VCs and highly innovative firms have in common?

🔹 Timing in the business lifecycle: when to start developing innovation capabilities?

🔹 Measuring Innovation Capabilities using The Innovation Scorecard™

🔹 To what extent can you predict disruption?

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I enjoyed the fantastic and insightful contributions by Genein Letford, M.Ed, Douglas Griffen, Linda C. Drake, Matthew Clyde, Sean Richards

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‍Very grateful for the engaging discussions with fellow innovators and new friends, including: Eric Miller, Diana Vowels, Brian Sherman, Ashley Sawdaye, Joe Wylezik, Igor Ilyinsky, Jenelle Dubois, MBA, Karen Nowicki, David FowlerMarc T. Pierce, Joacim (Jay) Mattisson, Anne E. Dougherty, Kristen SwingleJames Riley, Eli GurevichMark Sutter, CSL, MBA, Irina Ilyinsky, Devon Underwood, Joe Faherty, Steve Taplin, Tony Wiedenski and many others.

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Big shout-out to the sponsors who made this possible: Vincit, DialpadMicroAgeIN8 SolutionsArizona Commerce AuthoritycStor, and others.

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