The Art & Science of Leading Innovation Report
Audience Feedback on Apr 22, 2026
Attendee Responses
94
100% found this session valuable
98% would hear this speaker again
Attendees found this session
Engaging
99%
Inspiring
99%
Relevant
98%
Actionable
98%
Summary: Unlock Your Team's Creative Genius: A Talk That Moves Leaders to Tears and Inspires Real Change
Dr. Heather L. Hodges delivered an absolutely moving presentation that left audience members feeling inspired and ready to transform their organizations. One attendee shared it was "10/10 no notes. It was absolutely what I needed to hear," while another described how "Few sessions inspire while also providing clarity in the tools needed to create a culture of creative genius as this one did in such a short amount of time." Dr. Hodges kept the group actively engaged while teaching practical ways to recognize team members and unlock their creative potential. The talk was so powerful that one leader admitted, "In some moments it made me tearful because it was so relatable."
Presentation Outcomes Achieved:
Leaders have incredible power to build amazing teams through simple acts of recognition—when you see your people and acknowledge their creative capacity, you create a workforce that feels valued and engaged.
Creativity drives innovation and success—if you build the right culture first, the results in numbers will naturally follow.
Everyone possesses creative genius that often goes unseen—as a leader, taking time to tap into your team's creativity can reignite passion and alignment with your mission.
How attendees describe this talk
Inspiring and rejuvenating, it’s also a powerful reminder that within your team are individuals who may go unseen, simply waiting to be recognized. When you take the time to acknowledge them, you cultivate a workforce that feels valued—resulting in employees who are genuinely engaged, fulfilled, and aligned with the mission.
Monica Trust
Guiding Light Hospice
Something every professional, every person, needs to hear, and embrace, to reengage their creative genius. Few sessions inspire while also providing clarity in the tools needed to create a culture of creative genius as this one did in such a short amount of time. Highly recommend it to everyone.
Michael Link
Choices Healthcare (Hospice & Community Care/Hospice of Central PA)
Heather brought the heart to the work we do. Learned that if we build the culture, the success in the "numbers" will follow. See your people. Recognize their incredible capacity to be creative.
Brandon Hoopes
Keystone Hospice
Inspiring. The perspective of creativity driving innovation is so relevant to the hospice space. Will be sharing with our team to help them grow.
Jean Fortgang
Capstone hospice
In some moments it made me tearful because it was so relatable.. What we do as leaders has such an impact on your staff and patient care.
Sandra Finn
Absolutely moving. So much valuable knowledge obtained that I can use on myself and bring back to my team to light a new fire for them
Cathryn
Heather is one of the most inspiring and action producing speakers I have had the honor of seeing multiple times.
Elizabeth Kane
This session was fantastic! It was helpful to learn about creativity and how to implement it in our business.
Attendee
Heather’s presentation was very interactive and prompted an introspective look at ways to improve leadership.
Zach Chaumont
Feedback for Heather and the event
Heather did a great job keeping the group engaged and actively participating. She also shared ideas how we can do the same with our respective teams.
Zach Chaumont
I thought this presentation was extremely relevant and inspired me to go back and bring these ideas to my organization
Attendee
Thank you for sharing your talents, research, and gift with our group. I needed this session more than I realized.
Michael Link
Choices Healthcare (Hospice & Community Care/Hospice of Central PA)
I identified how important the culture was in a company I worked for. I work everyday to build the same culture
Matthew Cox
Thank you for the reminder that as a leader you have so much power to make an amazing team with simple acts.
Sandra Finn
I loved the 1968 study result. Most impactful for me. And of course Mother Theresa:-)
Marcie Hillary
NorthStar Care Community
Huge impact on what i want to accomplish within our organization.
Brandon Hoopes
Keystone Hospice
It was wonderful! Definitely needed to hear this right now.
Laura Kukowski
10/10 no notes. It was absolutely what I needed to hear.
Cathryn