Most companies say they want innovation.
What they actually want is innovation without risk. Which is just... work.
Calvin Robertson has a different take. The best leaders don’t wait for the perfect idea to land fully formed. They test fast, adapt faster, and create the kind of space where teams can build what actually moves the business forward. That’s not recklessness, that’s calculated risk. And it’s the trait most leadership cultures quietly punish while publicly claiming to reward.
It’s one of those truths that’s obvious once someone says it out loud. The hard part is what you do with it after.
Calvin is bringing that conversation and a lot more to UXCON26.
One day. October 8th. Silver Spring Civic Center, Maryland. A room full of practitioners who care enough about the future of leadership, design, and innovation to show up in person and wrestle with the hard questions together.
Not ready to wait until October?
Good. Don’t.
July 23rd · 12:00–4:00 PM Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Four hours. No keynotes. No trend roundups. Just you, your actual resume, your actual positioning, and real people giving real feedback - with AI tools that help you move faster and a room full of professionals who are serious about what comes next.
You walk in unclear. You walk out with something finished.
Two events. One question underneath both of them: are you ready to do something about where you’re headed?
See you there.
