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Innovation as a Leadership Discipline

Innovation is more than creativity or disruption — it is disciplined curiosity aligned with mission.

Join Leaders in the Arena for a conversation with Patrick Miles, Senior Project Lead on Chick-fil-A’s Innovation Services team. Drawing from his experience equipping innovation within a high-performing enterprise, Patrick will explore how leaders cultivate thoughtful experimentation, ask better questions, and ensure innovation strengthens rather than distracts from institutional purpose.

This session invites students and professionals alike to consider innovation not as a department, but as a leadership practice.

Discussion Points / Guiding Questions

  1. Innovation as a Discipline
  2. Asking the Right Questions
  3. Equipping Innovators
  4. Mission-Aligned Experimentation