What common trait do brilliant business people have in common? Bert Jacobs, founder and Chief Executive Optimist of Life is Good, a $100 million Boston-based company, talks about open-mindedness and why it’s crucial for successful innovation.

Bert is a member of the Maddock Douglas Global Expert Network, an exclusive group of thinkers that includes entrepreneurs, professionals and specialists. GEN members span the globe and are hand picked to provide insight and expertise for specific opportunities and challenges. These experts often come from a parallel industry or have a specialized skill that relates to the challenge at hand. And this cross-section of thinking creates relevant, and frequently groundbreaking, ideas. Do you have a GEN? And if not, how do you plan to infuse outside expertise into your next big challenge?

Have you seen the new Maddock Douglas Homepage?

Follow Maddock Douglas on Twitter

Read More In: News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Culture Innovation Discussion New Products, Services, and Business Models Innovation Community Ideas