The Power of Together
Diversity, Inclusion, Collaboration and Team Building for Innovation
Explore the Power of Together on October 17! Join us on Butler University campus for this year’s Day of Innovation conference. Expect energizing, interactive sessions on inclusion, diversity, collaboration and team building—and how these relate to innovation. Whether you’re new to the innovation team or you’ve been leading growth projects for years, there is something for everyone this year. Register now for Indiana’s premier full day innovation event that brings together hundreds of leaders and practitioners from all sectors and backgrounds.
New This Year
A panel discussion on diversity and inclusion will give you practical advice for building a more inclusive organization. Explore our micro-lessons fair at your own pace to get exposed to quick (and fun!) ideas and tools for innovation.
What’s In It for You?
Meet the Emcees
Drew Kinscius
Creative Director
beLithe, LLC.
NaShara Mitchell
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Butler University – Lacy School of Business
Keynote Speaker
Saleema Vellani
Social Innovator, Author, Co-Founder & COO of Innovazing,
Professor of Entrepreneurship at The Johns Hopkins University
An award-winning researcher and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University, Saleema Vellani helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers maximize their impact through developing 21st century skills such as empathy, grit, and resilience. In her keynote, Inclusion as a Catalyst for Innovation, she will explore:
- How inclusive innovation starts with “I”—with us as individuals—and developing diversity self-awareness
- How to learn from those we have least in common with
- How to embrace divergent thinking and failure
Breakout Session Leaders
Alan Gray
Director of Customer Insights, Herff Jones
Fail Fast? Get It Right the First Time
Benjamin Atkinson
Innovation Engineer, Toyota
Perception Mapping: Leveraging Diverse Thinking to Identify Innovation Targets in Complex Systems
Dayna Beal
Business Lead – Discovery | Marketing, DISHER
How to Develop a Culture of Innovation with Design Thinking
Stevie Cromer
Cultural and Engagement Manager, Partner Liaison, LUNA Language Services
Creating a Culture of Care
Maria Meschi
Owner, Your Creative Accomplice
Improv to Ignite Innovation (I³)
Lisa Bosman
Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Why Everyone Needs to Develop an Entrepreneurial Engineering Ethos
Mame Keita
Program Facilitator, Peace Learning Center
Implicit Bias Overview
Clare Wildhack-Nolan
Program Facilitator, Peace Learning Center
Implicit Bias Overview
Marcos Hashimoto
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Indianapolis
Intrapreneurship: The Innovation Engine in Organizations
Stephany Stamatis
Lead Design Researcher, DORIS Research
Building Empathy with Resistors
Julia Reich
CEO (Chief Easel Officer), Stone Soup Creative
Visual Thinking Strategies for Change
Mary Catharine Grau
Director of Marketing, KSM Consulting
Mapping the Candidate Journey
Louonna Kachur
Director of Talent, KSM Consulting
Mapping the Candidate Journey