How to Think Better, Challenge Assumptions, and Innovate in an AI-Powered World
AI is moving fast.
The real question is whether our thinking is keeping up.
This keynote reframes innovation in the age of AI—not as a technology problem, but as a human one—and shows leaders how to use AI to amplify curiosity, judgment, and creative problem-solving instead of replacing them.
Keynote Description
In too many organizations, teams are stuck in the comfort of the status quo. We’re moving faster than ever, surrounded by powerful AI tools—but spending less time thinking than ever. That’s the real risk. AI doesn’t replace thinking; it exposes whether we’re doing any at all.
The challenge isn’t a lack of technology. It’s a lack of curiosity, courage, and clarity. Many of the processes designed to drive innovation actually suppress it, reinforcing existing behaviors instead of challenging them. When AI is layered onto these systems without intention, it simply accelerates what already exists.
This keynote is an inspiring call to rethink how we approach change. It reframes AI not as a shortcut or crutch, but as a thinking partner—one that helps humans question assumptions, explore new possibilities, and make better decisions. True innovation starts by changing how people think, not just what tools they use.
Drawing on insights from Kill the Company and Why Simple Wins, Lisa Bodell shows how to reignite the most underused human capabilities in organizations: curiosity, creative problem-solving, and judgment—and then amplify them with AI in practical, responsible, and unexpected ways.
This is not a passive keynote. Through live, interactive moments, participants transform the room into a real-time innovation lab—challenging assumptions, stress-testing ideas, and uncovering new opportunities together. Attendees leave inspired and equipped, ready to think more bravely about change, growth, and transformation.
A clear understanding of AI’s blind spot: it amplifies thinking, it doesn’t replace it
Practical ways to reignite curiosity and creative problem-solving at work
Insight into using AI as a safe provocateur—not a substitute for human judgment
Human-centered techniques to drive innovation immediately
A clearer, braver mindset for leading change in an AI-powered world
Innovation starts with curiosity, judgment, and courage—AI simply makes those strengths visible and scalable.
Participants confront how existing processes quietly suppress new thinking, even in organizations that say innovation is a priority.
Rather than positioning AI as an answer engine, Lisa shows how it can be used to provoke better questions and decisions.
The audience actively engages in real-time experimentation and insight, turning the keynote into a live innovation lab.
This keynote is designed for organizations that:
AI will continue to evolve. The real advantage will belong to organizations that know how to think clearly, challenge assumptions, and lead change with intention.
Bring Unleashing Innovation: AI-Enabled, Human-Led to your organization and equip your leaders and teams to use AI as a catalyst for better thinking, smarter decisions, and real innovation.