Stephen M. Shapiro

Stephen Shapiro started his innovation work over 20 years ago while leading a 20,000-person innovation practice at the consulting firm Accenture.

Since then, he has written seven books on innovation, including "Best Practices Are Stupid," named the best innovation and creativity book of the year by 800-CEO-READ (now Porchlight) and was an international #1 business best seller.

His most recent books are "Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems" and "PIVOTAL: Creating Stability in an Uncertain World."

His Personality Poker® card game has been used in 35 countries to create high-performing innovation teams.

Stephen has presented at conferences in over 50 countries and in 2015 he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.

His clients include Marriott, 3M, Delta Airlines, P&G, Nike, Capital One, Honda, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, and NASA. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Entrepreneur Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNBC, USA Network, TLC, and ABC News.

He is a Senior Research Fellow with The Conference Board.