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Staying on the lookout for disruptive opportunities and challenges is a necessary component of any organization. Traditionally a ship's crow's nest was for seeing ahead, and made more powerful by the right technology. Unfortunately the story of the Titanic illustrates that failure to provide access to the right tools can lead to disaster. Even when advantages are spotted and embraced, it is important to have a process such as Design Thinking to incorporate them into an organization's operation and culture.

Keith brings to TEDxCosmoPark a wide range of experiences in higher education, strategic communications, project development and connective imagining. While at the University of Missouri, he build collaborative projects with several private sector companies, including Apple, Adobe and Newsy.com. A native Columbian, Keith earned his BA from Boston University and his JD from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.