Jeremy Utley

Author | Co-Founder of Stanford's Master of Creativity at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design | Podcast Host ​

Jeremy facilitates epiphanies. His blend of deep experience, sharp thinking and penetrating insight have earned him a reputation as a go-to advisor for CEO’s and start-up founders alike. His recent research in how companies can most effectively collaborate with AI has been profiled in Harvard Business Review, and made him a sought after Keynote speaker on the topic.
SPEAKER REEL

AI IGNITES HUMAN CREATIVITY
INNOVATION IN THE AGE OF AI
FICO WORLD 2023
Jeremy Utley is an adjunct professor at Stanford University. For over a dozen years, Jeremy co-led the d.school’s Executive Education programs, and co-taught a number of celebrated courses at Stanford, including Leading Disruptive Innovation and LaunchPad — which focus on creating real-world impact with the tools of design — and Transformative Design, a course that turns those same tools onto graduate students’ lives. His latest research explores the intersection of human capital and generative AI, better understanding the implications of AI on collaboration and innovation efforts as well as the key opportunities for enterprise applications of AI.

Jeremy's book Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters unpacks why and how innovation is not an event but a practice that elevates everything else you do. His keynotes illuminate the tactics of legendary thinkers and doers to turbocharge creative output and impact. 

His Podcast "Paint and Pipette" shares inspiring stories from creative legends to bring actionable insights for listeners to break through at work or at home.

Speech Topics

MORE CHAT LESS BOT: becoming fleunt in ai
In this groundbreaking session, longtime d.school adjunct professor Jeremy Utley (a Thinkers50 Top Ten Innovation Leader for 2023) challenges the conventional AI-as-oracle mindset and encourages professionals to embrace AI as a collaborative thought partner. Drawing on groundbreaking research recently featured by Harvard Business Review, Jeremy demonstrates why AI-assisted teams often underperform, and how shifting to a conversational approach can unlock AI's full potential for innovation. Leveraging interactive exercises with generative AI, participants will gain personal realizations, and build confidence to spearhead meaningful organizational change.
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This unique, personal journey pushes beyond high-level theories, providing participants with the tangible tools and resources to become an adept AI conversationalist. Participants will be equipped with both strategic frameworks and the practical know-how and credibility to be a convincing change-maker 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.
THE IMPACT OF AI ON INNOVATION: ACHIEVING MAXIMUM VALUE WITH GENERATIVE AI
Drawing on insights from in-progress studies with world-renowned collaborators and in-depth interviews of AI leaders across a wide variety of organizations, this groundbreaking session addresses questions like: How do human beings best interface with generative AI? How do teams incorporate AI into their problem solving process? How do organizations identify the most fertile opportunities to incorporate these tools? What are the best practices companies can leverage to ramp up the learning curve and leap frog the competition? 
IDEAFLOW: THE PRACTICE OF INNOVATION
In the tradition of perennial sellers like Creativity, Inc., and Flow, Jeremy Utley of Stanford restores creativity to its position of central importance in business, offering managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs a robust and flexible set of disciplines for generating more and better ideas—and dramatically boosting the creative output of their organizations.
NURTURING OUR CREATIVE WELLNESS: HOW FOSTERING CREATIVITY ENHANCES PRODUCTIVITY
We take fitness classes to strengthen our bodies. We see therapists to care for our minds. We meditate, get massages and take vacation to de-stress. But in our pursuit of wellness, we neglect perhaps the most critical element of all: creativity.  It’s time we start thinking of creativity as a core component of our health. Not just artistic expression, but in the broadest sense of flexing our mental muscles to make connections, entertain ideas, and imagine possibilities. Research reveals what many of us know intuitively - that engaging in creative pursuits enhances our problem-solving abilities, sharpens our minds, boosts our moods, and enriches our lives. Relegating creativity solely to the artistic realm misses the point. So — practically speaking — how can we incorporate creative wellness into our lifestyles? Jeremy Utley, Adjunct Professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford and Leading Instructor of Stanford’s Creativity and Design Thinking Certificate, will lay the ground work for doing exactly that.  Our imaginations are our most valuable resource. Let’s start treating creative wellness with the same importance we give to our physical and mental health.
“Jeremy's talk inspired and equipped over 30,000 people in Guatemala with the key tools and mindsets they need to solve the problems they're facing in these challenging times. Bravo!”
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— Juan Stahl 
​Co-Founder of Ascending Mind Conference, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Previous Engagements​​

  • Qualtrics - Keynote: 200 VIP CXO’s 
  • GM - Keynote
  • HSBC - Keynote: CIO and innovation team
  • John Deere - Keynote & workshop 
  • FICO - Keynote: flagship annual conference
  • WinShape - Keynote: annual staff conference 
  • Southwest Airlines
  • Pepsico
  • Mitsubishi
  • Samanthan Antonio Spurs
  • Hyatt Hotels 
  • Michelin


​Books

Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matter
Stanford d.school directors Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn show leaders how to dramatically boost business results by amplifying the creative output of their organizations, drawing from their popular Stanford courses.

“How do you invent the future? This book offers eye-opening and practical insights into how leaders can establish creativity as a daily practice and discipline in every organization to invent what’s next.”  --Frederik Pferdt, Chief Innovation Evangelist at Google
Launch Pad: A Founder's Guide to Starting a Company
From the professors behind Stanford Design School's (aka "the d.school") famous course, the game-changing d.school class at Stanford for innovators and entrepreneurs is now a book for everyone.


​Related Links

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
​HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
Don't Let Gen AI Limit Your Team's Creativity
WALL STREET JOURNAL
For Conversations You Dread, Try a Chatbot
​​PAINT AND PIPETTE 
​on Spotify