Stalled innovation: a human problem

I’ve noticed something after years of working with innovation leaders.

Most organizations don’t need more or better ideas.
They need better conditions for ideas to survive.

That’s what I explored yesterday in my opening keynote at the In-VALUE-able conference.

At its core, stalled innovation isn’t a process problem; it’s a human one.

Fear, incentives, power dynamics, and risk perception shape what actually moves far more than any framework. And when we intentionally design for the human conditions that matter – clarity, safety, alignment, and support – progress becomes far more likely.

This is work I care deeply about: helping organizations get high-potential ideas out the door by working with the human realities already present.

✨ If you’re planning an upcoming conference or leadership gathering and are looking for a keynote speaker on innovation, change, and the human systems that enable progress, I’d love to be considered.

Thank you to Anne Blum and Kait Rezabek from Health Action Council for the invitation to speak, and for the care they bring to creating spaces like this.

It was an honour to be part of an exceptional speaker lineup alongside Marcus Whitney, Rebecca Heiss, PhD (she/her), Rich Bracken, and Heather Meade.

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