Eric is the Ignite Methods Director at American Family Insurance. His team coaches leaders and teams to use Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and Agile principles to ensure work is de-risked and focused on solving a real customer problem and driving business impact. Over the last two years, Eric’s team has managed a portfolio of 30+ diverse innovation project teams, built and trained an internal innovation investment council made up of senior leaders deploying metered-funding to project teams, and developed a community of 25 innovation coaches that teach employees new problem-solving skills and mindsets while generating growth by building new value propositions and business models.