Recommended Introduction

Frans Johansson is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. His recent bestselling book, The Medici Effect, was named one of the top-10 best business books of 2004 by Amazon.com, the innovation book of the year by several other organizations and has so far been translated into 17 languages. In this remarkable book, Frans looks at how individuals, teams and organizations can create an explosion of groundbreaking innovations by combining ideas and concepts from different fields, cultures, and industries. Since the publication of The Medici Effect, Frans has keynoted extensively at corporations and other organizations across the US and around the world and we are very excited to have him with us today. Please help me welcome Frans Johansson