Hello December! The international theme for December is INNOVATION.

This theme was chosen by our Isfahan chapter in Iran and illustrated by Nazanin Emamieh.

Groundbreaking inventions and earth-shaking technologies make headlines and millions in profit. But innovation rarely arrives in a limousine. It shows up as a question or a pet peeve. A hunch that the default setting could be better. An inability to accept the status quo.

Innovation is risky and rebellious. It means breaking the routine and reimagining the familiar. It treats uncertainty as an invitation instead of a barrier. Innovation doesn’t take a genius, it just requires curiosity and willingness to try. And try again.

The world needs more tinkerers, experimenters, and fixers. People who believe change is possible and start with whatever they have. Then don’t stop until they’ve made something new or better.

Creativity asks, “what if?” Innovation replies, “here’s how.”

Local speaker Kyle Lobisser is a mechanical engineer with 20 years of experience solving complex challenges in aerospace, consumer products, automotive, and agtech industries. Starting his career at Boeing, he developed an expertise in composite materials and the analysis tools used to more effectively design and manufacture using advanced materials. As a product design engineer at Apple, he was responsible for improving product reliability and reducing the environmental footprint of various products from iPads to watch straps. After co-founding RipeLocker, a startup that is using vacuum containers to ship perishable produce around the world, he began to focus full-time on CEDRUS and manufacturing the hydrofoil surf equipment entirely in-house on Bainbridge Island, WA.
 
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