John Kao (born 1950) is an author and strategic advisor based in Connecticut. His work concentrates on issues of innovation and organizational transformation. Kao was born in 1950 to Chinese immigrant parents. An accomplished jazz pianist, he spent the summer of 1969 playing keyboards for Frank Zappa. [1] .

高為元（W. John Kao，1968年10月13日 — ）出生於中華民國 臺北市， 生物材料 （ 英语 ： Biomaterial ） 與生物医学工程學者，美国医学与生物工程院院士、國際生物材料科學與工程學會聯合會院士、香港工程師學會院士，現任國立清華大學校長、劉炯朗講座教授，曾 ...

The Economist tagged John with the nicknames “Mr. Creativity” and “A Serial Innovator.” He is a thought leader, practitioner and activist, who has played a leading role in the fields of innovation and business creativity for over 30 years.

The Economist calls John Kao “Mr. Creativity” and a “serial innovator.” His professional identities have included Harvard Business School professor and MIT Media Lab lecturer, producer of feature films and theater, high tech entrepreneur, and keyboard player for Frank Zappa and the original Mothers of Invention.

Dubbed “Mr. Creativity” and a “Serial Innovator” by The Economist, John has been active in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship for four decades. His unique perspective draws from an eclectic body of experiences as a serial entrepreneur, former business academic, musician, author and Tony-nominated producer of film and stage.

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John is currently the Turing Fellow at Yale's Center for Collaborative Arts and Media. Dubbed ‘Mr. Creativity’ and a ‘serial innovator’ by The Economist, his unique perspective was honed through...

Dubbed “Mr. Creativity” and a “Serial Innovator” by The Economist, John is a thought leader, practitioner and activist, who has played a leading role in the fields of innovation and business creativity for over 30 years.

Innovation must be reimagined for today’s realities. The requirements for innovation success today have expanded from the kind of analytics and control mechanisms typical of the industrial era. Today we are in a fourth era of innovation, whose north star involves the linking of purpose to business model.