Lisa Bodell is the founder and CEO of futurethink, a business that offers research, tools and services to help companies turn innovation into action.  She believes that everyone has the power to innovate – they just need to know how.    

futurethink has the largest catalog of innovation research and tools available. Clients such as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Johnson & Johnson look to futurethink to develop their innovative ideas and innovation programs.  futurethink was recently selected as the innovation training partner of the American Management Association, to create the innovation curriculum for their 100,000 members and clients worldwide.  

Bodell began her career at Leo Burnett in Chicago. After moving to New York, she headed account management teams at BBDO. She later started the New York office for Eagle River Interactive and grew the business to include clients such as Merrill Lynch, Pfizer and Sony. More recently, Bodell co-founded Harvest Communications, an award-winning marketing and branding firm, which served industry leaders including Citibank, Wachovia and Franklin Templeton.  

Lisa currently serves on the boards of the Institute of Direct Marketing in London, the Financial Communications Society, and the Association of Professional Futurists. She is also an active member of the World Future Society and the Urban Pioneer Project. She serves as a judge at the annual Idea Crossing Innovation Challenge, and as a faculty member of the American Management Association. 

Bodell has appeared on FOX News, and in publications such as Investor’s Business Daily, and The Futurist. She is a seasoned speaker and has also developed and taught marketing courses at American University. 

Bodell earned her business degree from the University of Michigan, where she majored in business administration and marketing.  

As a runner who survived both the Chicago and New York City Marathons, Bodell’s ability to break through tough challenges is inherent in her personality. She is an avid ‘foodie’, cooking gourmet meals at least three nights a week for her family to learn about good eating, and good taste(s). 

Her joy is her family.  She and her husband originally met in Junior High and have known each other for almost 30 years.  They have two beautiful children – Jack (4.5) and Lindsey (6 mo.). Lisa is an active ‘class mom’ who helps inject creativity and fun into the classroom.  She can be found in Central Park actively playing with her kids on the playground, or on the Great Lawn teaching her son baseball or lacrosse. 

Lisa has a passion for travel, having visited over 30 states and 20 countries.  She dreams of filling her children’s passports with wonderful memories and experiences.

MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:  
Finding What’s Next
Explore today's most important inovations, discover new resources, and get the must-have tips and tricks that drive new thinking and inspire groundbreaking ideas.  

How Leading Companies Innovate
Learn what today's leading innovators do to drive organizational change and continually spur ideas.

The 8 Ways to Innovate
Innovation is about much, much more than new products and services. Learn the 8 ways companies approach innovation to create their future.

Innovation Climate Control
Discover how to enlist your end-user from the start to develop winning products, services and innovation experiences.

The Innovative Employee
How innovative is your organization? What does it mean to BE innovative? Learn the skill sets -- and mindsets -- that set the most innovative teams apart.

Food for Thought
An excellent hands-on session that works especially well at Lunchtime keynotes.  We present the top 10 tips/tricks and resources leading innovators use to 'be innovative' -- and then faciltate an exercise that gets ALL particpants to share where THEY go to find what's next. An excellent session that fuels rapid sharing, active learning and results in a resource list of over 200 resources participants can use in the future.

Being Innovative
Learn how you and your organization can become truly innovative. Arm your team with the information they need and get hands-on experience with critical tools that get teams innovating RIGHT NOW.

Facilitation and Emcee Skills
Skilled at facilitating and emceeing large events (experienced up to 1000 people) as well as intimate CEO forums.