Wednesday, May 6
General Session begins at 9:15 a.m.
ReVisionary Thinking: The Science and Strategy of Adapting to Change
Can you reach your goals, even if things aren’t going the way you expect? Most people (and organizations) are good at setting goals and making plans, but not very good at revising those plans when things change. But that’s the real work of resilience. Backed by Courtney’s data-driven research, ReVisionary Thinking offers concrete strategies for building “future readiness” and blazing a new path when the goalposts move on you.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to…
- Avoid the typical mistakes people make when confronted with change
- Improve mental flexibility as individuals and teams
- Understand why gut instinct fails you in unfamiliar situations—and how to counter it
- Generate more (and more innovative!) ideas when solving problems
Courtney Clark is the luckiest unlucky person in the world. After witnessing the terrorist attacks of September 11th from her
office just 18 blocks north, she thought she had escaped unscathed. Little did she know the events of 9/11 would cause
her to develop cancer just a few years later. Her experiences caused her to become a researcher and author on resilience
and adaptability, to help people achieve their goals even when everything changes.
Courtney has built two successful businesses and is the author of three books, including her most recent book ReVisionary
Thinking. She works with people who want to adapt faster and achieve more, and has spoken worldwide to organizations like Nike, Dell, Google, and Amazon. Courtney’s resilience work has been called “practical,” “powerful,” and “empowering” by industry leaders, and she’s
been featured on CNN, CBS, ABC, Forbes, and USA Today. If she wasn’t writing and speaking about resilience, Courtney would have wanted to be a tap dancer. Thankfully for her audiences, she wasn't very good at it.
