Tech entrepreneur Josh Linkner gave the keynote speech at this year’s ASA annual meeting in San Francisco, delivering a rousing talk designed to leave the audience inspired with a can-do attitude and new hope for the survival of anesthesiology as a profession.
It should be a good talk; Mr. Linkner clearly has given it plenty of times. According to national speakers’ bureaus, the 48-year-old “innovation and creativity speaker” and “New York Times bestselling author” charges from $30,000 to $50,000 a pop for his keynote addresses, and guarantees a “fast-moving and entertaining” experience for listeners with “real takeaway value.”
So what did we get for our money?
We learned from Mr. Linkner about five “big ideas” that he believes are the keys to driving innovation in any field:
Every barrier can be penetrated
Video killed the radio star
Change the rules to get the jewels
Seek the unexpected
Fall seven times. Stand eight.