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Chris Shipley (she/her)

Co-founder, Constituent Connection

Chris Shipley has documented, influenced, and predicted the impact of technology on business and society for more than 30 years. As a journalist, she covered the tech industry for leading publishing companies. As an analyst, she identified innovative startups and gave them a stage to launch their market-making products. As a catalyst, she has advised hundreds of early-stage companies on positioning, business modeling, and innovation practices.

Today, Chris focuses her work on the human and organizational challenges in the face of technology- and economically-driven disruption. She is the co-founder of Constituent Connection, a progressive political software and data company, and the co-author of The Adaptation Advantage, which explores issues of identity and leadership in the future of work.

Sessions

Executive Cohort

Leadership, consensus, and authority

Leadership means collaborating and lifting up all voices so good decisions can be made by consensus. But it also means top-down authority. Digital models change how and when to shift between these two extremes. See More.