The Godine Library is pleased to present Robyn Bolton, who teaches Business Models and Stakeholders in the Master of Design Innovation graduate program at MassArt. Outside of MassArt she is the founder and Chief Navigator of Mile Zero, an innovation consulting firm. In January she published a book entitled “Unlocking Innovation: A Leader’s Guide for Turning Bold Ideas into Tangible Results” which was a finalist for 2025 National Indie Excellence Award and the 2025 Reader's Choice Book Awards.

For her talk Lost in Translation she will describe why most innovation fails not from lack of creativity, but from lost translation between creative vision and business execution. Learn how your creative background provides unique leadership advantages, then discover the business superpowers that will help you bridge both worlds and drive breakthrough results.