Lecture up to 1 hour
Practice Management & Human Relations | AGD Subject Code 550

This high-energy keynote presents a powerful and practical framework for unlocking creative potential through “micro-innovations”—small, everyday actions that drive big results. Kaiser Yang, a globally recognized innovation expert, dispels the myth that innovation is reserved for the few and emphasizes that it can—and should—happen at all levels, in all roles.

Participants will discover five key mindsets that empower high-performing individuals across industries, and learn actionable techniques to become more inventive, resilient, and effective problem-solvers in their daily work.

Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:

• Identify and apply the mindsets, habits, and strategies used by high-performing individuals across creative and business disciplines.
• Demonstrate how inventive thinking and creative confidence can be used to solve problems and pursue new opportunities.

Mr Yang does not have any affiliations to disclose.

Kaiser Yang is the CEO and co-founder of Platypus Labs, a global innovation research, consulting, and training firm. He is an award-winning author, accomplished hyper-growth leader, and internationally recognized expert on innovation.

With more than 25 years of experience at the forefront of global innovation, Kaiser has built and scaled multiple technology startups and led transformative initiatives for clients such as Microsoft, Disney, The Gap, and other Fortune 500 companies. He is a passionate advocate for the idea that innovation doesn’t have to be complex—it can be fast, scrappy, and accessible to everyone.

Kaiser’s acclaimed book, Crack the Code: 8 Surprising Keys to Unlock Innovation, outlines his proven framework to help everyday people drive innovation in their daily work. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is an award-winning restaurateur, an avid koi fish breeder, a golf enthusiast, and a proud father of teenage twins.

He is the president, CEO and medical director of the Boone Heart Institute, a Denver-based health care organization dedicated to the eradication of heart disease and stroke. From 2008 through 2013, Dr Boone served as a member of the NFL Cardiovascular Committee. Dr Boone works as the Preventive Cardiology Consultant for the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League and the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

He has authored and co-authored numerous professional articles and books pertaining to cardiovascular risk, preventive cardiology and stress medicine. Dr Boone’s unique clinical approach focuses on aggressive prevention of cardiovascular disease, including the evaluation of the cardiovascular consequences of mental stress, the early clinical use of the latest cardiac imaging techniques and the advanced detection and treatment of cardiovascular risk.