Culture Leads LLC is a professional partnership I co-founded with long-time collaborator Cameron Lister; our ethos is shaped by a unique blend of imaginative and analytical approaches underpinned by data-driven, evidence-based principles.

We formed Culture Leads LLC to manage our professional consulting, speaking, creative works, books/media, and workshops. Our bespoke, targeted consulting engagements are with a select clientele. Theo draws from his unique background and offers provocative insights, backed by Cameron’s data science expertise, that expand perceptions of the possible and valuable. Culture Futurist® keynotes and workshops merge the art and science of wonder with innovation. Presented in an interactive, pop culture style, Theo is a vanguard in deciphering complex science into edutainment with mind-expanding questions and practical insights for applying research in organizations of all kinds.

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  • Theo Edmonds, JD,MHA,MFA
    CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER

    Cameron Lister, MPH
    CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER
    Cultural Innovation & Wellbeing Scientist | Lives in Salt Lake City, Utah

    Cameron is a health and wellbeing researcher, data scientist, and innovation enthusiast. Cameron has published many scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals, with 1,100+ citations, in health behavior and technology, cultural wellbeing, innovation & design thinking. From Feb 2018- Mar 2019, Cameron traveled with his wife over 75,000 miles to 28 countries across 4 continents on a budget of $50/day. An ex-Mormon, uncovering the critical importance of culture and community is an underlying current behind his personal and professional life.

    Hannah Payne, MPH
    Collaborator | Scientific and Technical
    Writer | Lives in Salt Lake City, Utah

    Hannah Payne has a Master of Public Health degree and attends medical school. Her research focuses on a wide range of public health topics, including health technology, public health theoretical models, healthcare apps, Native American/Alaskan Native mental health, food insecurity, and women’s health. 

  • In 2018-2019, as part of the Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT) — an industry-university cooperative research center (I/UCRC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) — our interdisciplinary research team scientifically validated the Cultural Wellbeing Index: A Dynamic Cultural Analytics Process for Measuring and Managing Organizational Inclusion as an Antecedent Condition of Employee Wellbeing and Innovation Capacity. CWI pioneered a new way for measuring how organizational culture impacts workforce inclusion by measuring hope, trust, belonging. The indexed score proved predictive of employee performance, retention, engagement, and, ultimately, the innovation capacity of an organization to perform in the marketplace.

  • Energize Colorado, CU Leeds School of Business, McKinsey & Co., and Culture Leads LLC completed the first comprehensive index tracking the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on the Colorado economy and the barriers they face in building resiliency and inclusivity into their future growth.

    This Small Business Resilience Index (SBRI) helps community leaders understand the social and business challenges small business owners face today and how to increase their capacity in the face of future environmental, cultural shifts and shocks.

Popular Keynotes & Workshops

  • Unlock Your Organization’s Creative Potential through Wonder and Wellbeing

    • Understand the synergy of wonder and wellbeing in creative potential.

    • Develop strategies for integrating these concepts into your culture.

    • Apply insights to your industry challenges in a coaching session.

  • Building a Wonder-full Culture of Innovation

    • Gain expertise in using the Wondervation Wheel, Wonder Proposition Design, and Culture Model Canvas.

    • Understand how wonder-driven approaches lead to innovation.

    • Integrate these tools into your company's priority R&D strategies.

  • Bespoke Workshops for Creative Industry Integration

    • Discover how your company can connect with the creative industries for growth.

    • Develop strategies for creative industry integration. It’s a big and growing industry. Knowing where to focus matters.

    • Craft an action plan in a coaching session for effective implementation.