Innovation Expert; Practical AI Specialist; Stanford Adjunct Professor; Host of "Beyond the Prompt: How to Use AI in Your Company;" Bestselling Author, Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters
Jeremy Utley is a go-to expert for actionable insights on AI and creativity. A distinguished Stanford professor and bestselling author, he has taught over a million students and advised Fortune 500 CEOs on harnessing AI to unlock innovation. Known for his engaging and entertaining style, Utley inspires audiences worldwide to rethink AI as a transformative thought partner with cutting-edge research and practical applications to deliver real business impact, unlocking new levels of creativity and collaboration.
Jeremy Utley is a world-leading expert on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He’s an adjunct professor at Stanford University, a General Partner at Freespin Capital, and the co-author of Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters, which has been translated into 10+ languages and landed him on the Thinkers50 Top Ten Innovation Leaders watch list in 2023.
Over the past 14+ years, his award-winning teaching has touched more than a million students of innovation. A dynamic and engaging speaker, Utley translates his research into the history of invention and discovery into transformative learning experiences.
A self-described “recovering spreadsheet enthusiast,” Utley’s transformation from finance to design underscores his belief that creativity is a learnable skill — one that he now empowers leaders to cultivate through AI-enhanced innovation. CEOs and leadership teams regularly seek his counsel to drive innovation strategy and integrate AI, resulting in measurable business transformation. Over the past 15+ years, he has taught over a million students worldwide, helping organizations foster cultures of innovation and AI fluency.
Known for his sharp insights and approachable humor, Utley’s keynotes deliver transformative learning experiences, bridging cutting-edge research with actionable takeaways. His research and insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, NPR, The Financial Times, and numerous other publications.
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More Chat, Less Bot: How Humans Unleash the True Power of AI in Innovation
In this groundbreaking session, Stanford Adjunct Professor Jeremy Utley (a Thinkers50 Top Ten Innovation Leader for 2023) introduces audiences to AI as they have yet to know it: a relationship. Utley challenges the conventional AI-as-oracle mindset and encourages professionals to embrace AI as a collaborative thought partner. Drawing on groundbreaking research featured by Harvard Business Review, Utley demonstrates why AI-assisted teams often underperform — due to predictable and preventable human bias — and how teams can unlock AI’s full potential for innovation. Leveraging interactive exercises, participants will gain personal realizations and build confidence to spearhead meaningful organizational change. Participants will be equipped with both strategic frameworks and the practical know-how and credibility to be a convincing changemaker in their organizations. Transform your understanding of AI from a mere tool to a catalyst for behavioral and cultural transformation in this deeply insightful and empowering session.
Making AI More Human
We program technology, but technology also programs us. Most professionals fail to derive maximum value from generative AI because they interact with it like they do any other technology. Based on cutting-edge research featured in the Wall Street Journal, Stanford Adjunct Professor and Thinkers50 Top Innovator Jeremy Utley introduces audiences to a fundamentally new approach to unlocking practical value from generative AI today.
Ideaflow: How Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Achieve Breakthrough Results
In this searching examination of the personal and interpersonal practices (rather than events) that fuel breakthrough thinking, Jeremy Utley will share insights from his bestselling book, Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters (co-written with Perry Klebahn). Having taught the subject of innovation for the last 14+ years at Stanford, he has seen the topic become over-hyped yet remain an under-nourished capability. This is true not only on the personal level but also on the team and organizational levels. This dynamic session will set the record straight on some foundational mindsets and practices that fuel not just repeatable innovation, but also drive satisfaction and engagement at work and in life as well.
