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Kendra Prospero interviews culture futurist Theo Edmonds about the future of innovation and the barriers organizations face in an AI-driven economy.

In this live episode from the Rocky Mountain Total Rewards Conference, Kendra Prospero speaks with culture futurist Theo Edmonds about the future of innovation—and what’s really holding organizations back. Theo argues that creativity isn’t soft. It’s measurable. And it’s one of the most powerful performance drivers in today’s AI-driven economy. They discuss: How unprocessed grief reduces innovation capacityWhy AI may be creating a “race to the bottomThe shift from solutions to better ques...

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Host: Kendra Prospero

Guest: Theo Edmonds

Topics covered

• innovation
• creativity
• AI-driven economy
• organizational culture
• performance drivers

Keywords

• innovation
• creativity
• AI
• organizational culture
• performance
• grief
• economy

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Organizations: Rocky Mountain Total Rewards Conference

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