Ep. 26: Josh Linkner on How Everyday People Can Become Everyday Innovators | The Trusted Leader Show

In this episode, David sits down with Josh Linkner, New York Times Bestselling Author, Global Innovation and Creativity Expert, Founding Partner of Detroit Venture Partners, and Chairman and Co-Founder of Platypus Labs, to discuss how everyday people can become everyday innovators.

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Josh's Bio:
Josh Linkner is a Creative Troublemaker. He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s a New York Times Bestselling author and a globally recognized expert on innovation and creativity. He’s the founding partner of Detroit Venture Partners and has been involved in the launch of over 100 startups. Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award. Josh is also a passionate Detroiter, the father of four, a professional-level jazz guitarist, and has a slightly odd obsession for greasy pizza.

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Key Quotes:
1. "Creativity often is a mash-up of things."
2. "When people get super focused in a particular discipline, they actually become less creative."
3. "We can be innovative not just on the big stuff, but on the small everyday stuff."
4. "Think small."
5. "All human beings have enormous reservoirs of dormant creative capacity."
6. "There absolutely is a process and methodology by which all of us can become more creative."
7. "Everyday innovators don't wait."
8. "The only thing that supersedes accountability is trust."
9. "You really show your character when things are tough, not when they're good."
10. "Fear is the biggest blocker."
11. "Fear and creativity cannot coexist."
12. "If you want to change the outputs they say you got to change the inputs."
13. "Connect with something that really inspires you creatively."
14. "We are all creative."
15. "Chase two rabbits and both will escape." Chinese Proverb
16. "Failure is part of the innovation process."
17. "You can't be sheepish when you go back after it."
18. "If you're taking your failures with you to the next time at bat, you're almost ensuring the next failure."
19. "Somebody has to be the best, it might as well be you." Josh's Grandma
20. "Success is a temporary state in the context of many external factors."

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