TED Community » Kevin Kuske
About Me
Chief Brand Anthropologist -Turnstone, MyTurnstone.com TEDActive
The world needs more entrepreneurs. We have enough problems. We need to solve more of them. We study, learn and help entrepreneurs be more successful by unlocking the promise of their people. A Steelcase INC brand.
Volunteer, Board, Capital Campaign Member, Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding, Equestcenter.org
Match up amazing people with equally amazing horses and magic happens. I am proud to be there to pick up after the horses and lend a smile, some encouragement and to watch these riders get stronger.
- Location:
- United States, Grand Rapids, MI
- Current organization:
- turnstone
- Past organizations:
- Steelcase Inc, Eli Lilly and Company
- Current role:
- Chief Brand Anthropologist
- Gender:
- Male
- Areas of expertise:
- Intrapreneurship, Change
- I am:
- Business leader, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Designer, Engineer, Environmentalist, Idea generator, Parent, Photographer, World traveler
- My website links:
- turnstone, tv.turnstone.com, Steelcase
- Universities:
- Kellog School of Management, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- TED conferences attended:
- TEDActive 2013
More About Me
I'm passionate about
my family, sustainable life, design thinking, tough problems, creating change, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship, technology, proud owner of a electric motorcycle and the worlds best electric car
An idea worth spreading
Finding ways to fund non-profits without the eternal chase for funds. How many inspired, passionate volunteers burn out through fund raising instead of focusing on the causes that drive them. Let's find an answer NOW !
Talk to me about
anything - how else would I learn !
My TED Story
3 years of being part of TED mostly at a local effort through events like TEDx Boston, Midwest, Columbus, etc...
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David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence
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Tim Brown: Tales of creativity and play
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A comment on Conversation: What is the something you learned as an adult you wished you learned as a child?
A comment on Conversation: If you could warn your past self about anything only using two words, what would you say?
A comment on Conversation: "Why Can't We Solve Big Problems?"
For these big issues the conversation starts with the solutions, not a common understanding of the problem. The people arguing over the issues have not even agreed upon the same question first. Good luck !