Stephen shares how his childhood wonders fueled his creativity, illustrating that curiosity is the key to transformation. Through his own life experiences, he emphasizes the importance of embracing new perspectives and curiosity to shape the world around us.
At Babson since 2014 he has been a professor, mentor/co-director of the Summer Venture Program, in the Summer Study Program, and working with Babson Global and Executive Education. His doctoral dissertation explores what inspires great innovators. As an innovation strategist/educator, he uses entrepreneurship and design thinking helping innovators launch new ventures and scale existing ones. He has worked on initiatives in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Macedonia, Egypt, Jordan, and Afghanistan. He was the Pres of the Nat Inventors Hall of Fame, Chief Imagination Officer at the New Enterprise Factory, experience consultant for Ford, worked with the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and Educ Advisor to the Jim Henson Company’s Doozers series. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx