Julie Austin

How to Think Like an Inventor to Generate Breakthrough Ideas
All innovation starts with great ideas. Some of the most important innovations in history were discovered by accident, such as penicillin. But there is a deliberate way to discover innovative ideas, whether it's a new business model or new inventions. These are simple ideas and ways of thinking that will turn your whole staff into problem solvers. It doesn't take any extra time away from their jobs, but instead is a new problem-solving system that will greatly improve your bottom line and employee morale.

Payroll is your biggest expense. Why not utilize the collective brain power you're already paying for, and let your employees have some fun at the same time. Inventor and innovator Julie Austin shows you how to turn every member of your organization into creative problem solvers. This is a high energy speech with some fun and interactive exercises.

Your attendees will learn:
* How to jumpstart your creativity at work
* Brainstorming techniques to generate solutions to your most pressing problems
* Where to look outside of your industry for new ideas
* How to find the time for creativity at work and why it's worth it
* How to inspire ALL of your employees to be more creative

12 Unique Innovation Strategies To Create Your Ultimate Competitive Advantage
All organizations face it at some point…disruption. You may think you're safe, but when you don't look into the future and see what's coming, and when you don't constantly innovate, you risk the chance of being blind-sided by your competition, the economy, technology, the weather, government regulations, or customer tastes.

Inventor and innovator Julie Austin's speech based her book "Surviving Disruption", is 12 unique, innovative strategies you can use for marketing and branding to distinguish yourself and stay ahead of the curve.

Here's what you'll learn:
*Most important things you will need to compete in today's hyper-competitive world
*How to leverage and monetize your assets through innovation
*How to work with your competition for a win-win
*How to infuse innovation into your company's culture

When You Have a Commoner's Budget
If you asked most people how you would keep employees, they would probably answer "Pay them more". That sounds simple, but it's not really the full answer. First of all, every day there are people who work low paying jobs that they love, and there are people who leave high paying jobs that they hate. So, the answer is a little more complicated.

Inventor and innovator Julie Austin believes the answer lies in the corporate culture. According to the Department of Labor Statistics, the average American spends over 1,811 hours a year at work. That's a lot of time out of your life. If a company wants to make sure they get good employees and keep good employees they need to have a company culture that makes people want to go to work every day. All of your employees will have a different reason for why they chose the career path they chose. It's important to find out what they really want and make them as happy as possible, especially if you can't pay them more money.

Creating a welcoming, inclusive and fun atmosphere takes some creative, out of the box thinking. But it will pay off in spades and is worth the time to find and keep truly happy employees.

Attendees will learn:
* How to find out what your employees REALLY want
* Why it's important to let your employees fail
* Why creativity and innovation are the key to a fun workplace
* How your employees can be your best recruiting tool
* How to include employees in the big picture and let them take "ownership"