THE INNOVATION GENERATION  

Josh Linkner is the New York Times bestselling author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. He is also the CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners. Together with business partners Earvin "Magic" Johnson and NBA team owner Dan Gilbert, Josh is actively rebuilding urban areas through technology and entrepreneurship. Josh founded and ran ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world. Prior to ePrize, Josh was the founder and CEO of three other successful technology companies.

How to Pitch a VC: 11 Insider Secrets

By Josh Linkner |  Dec 12, 2011

Follow these guidelines from a serial-entrepreneur-turned-venture-capitalist, and improve your odds of getting funded.  Read story

5 Ways to Kill a Brainstorming Session

By Josh Linkner |  Oct 5, 2011

As brainstorming has become customary, has it also lost its sparkle, and value, for your company? Here's where you may have gone wrong, and what to avoid in ...  Read story

Innovation Lessons, Imported From Detroit

By Josh Linkner |  Sep 7, 2011

Author and Detroit native Josh Linkner shares poignant lessons in spurring change from the unfinished story of Motor City's slump and comeback.  Read story

The Downside of Traditions

By Josh Linkner |  Jul 13, 2011

It's time to deeply question the traditions of the past and focus on reinventing the future. It's time to question. To imagine. To innovate.  Read story

7 Steps to a Culture of Innovation

By Josh Linkner |  Jun 16, 2011

Hyper-growth companies often credit a culture of innovation as their primary driver of success. They deploy creative thinking to attack problems big and smal...  Read story