Scott Hutcheson
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Scott Hutcheson is a biosocial scientist and senior lecturer at Purdue University. His teaching, research, and professional practice focuses on leadership, team, and organizational performance from a biology-of-behavior framework.
The biosocial sciences explore the dynamic interplay between biological systems and social behaviors and how they shape leadership, team, and organizational performance.
For over 30 years Scott has been helping current and future leaders design, manage, and strategically transform organizations and ecosystems to make them more adaptive, innovative, and competitive.
Scott has been engaged by over 500 organizations from industry, higher education, and the public and nonprofit sectors, from across the U.S. and internationally. He has worked with the White House, the Department of State, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation, USDA, and other federal agencies in the design and execution of strategies and programs for managing complex challenges related to competitiveness, innovation, sustainability, and public health.
Scott designs and delivers courses and learning experiences that have a global reach. He's taught thousands of learners from over 140 countries.
Scott writes for academic journals, magazines, and newspapers. His most recent book, Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership was released in 2019 by Wiley. It became a #1 Amazon New Release in six different categories and appeared and on multiple lists as one of the Best Business Books of that year. Scott is currently working on a three-book series (also for Wiley) on the biodynamics of leadership, teams, and organizations. The first book in the series, Biohacking Leadership: Leveraging the Biology of Behavior to Maximize Your Impact will be released in 2025.
Scott is married to Lisa Hutcheson who works in mental health policy. They have two young-adult sons: Henry and Oliver. Both are Purdue students. The Hutchesons live near Indianapolis, Indiana in a 1932 Tudor Revival home in the historic Town of Ulen (pop. 117).
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy – Public Policy and Administration, Walden University.
- Masters of Public Administration, University of Tennessee.
- Bachelors of Science in Speech & Theatre, Tennessee Temple University.
Wayfinding: A Unique Crisis Leadership Tool.
Written for IBM Red Hat’s Enterprisers Project as part of their COVID-19 response.
Business Transformation: It’s Not Rocket Science…It’s Harder.
Invited speaker for Wabash Heartland Innovation Network Manufacturing Symposium. West Lafayette, IN.
Agile Leadership for Innovation Ecosystems.
Invited speaker at the Association of University Research Parks Leadership Roundtable. Atlanta, GA.
Strengthening U.S.-China Relations through a Business Emersion Strategy.
Invited speaker at the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations. Houston, Texas.
Dissemination and Implementation Networks: Science and Practice.
Co-Edited with Yulia A. Strekalova. Publisher: Springer (Forthcoming)
Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership.
Book co-authored with Ed Morrison, Liz Nilsen, Janyce Fadden, and Nancy Franklin. Publisher: Wiley
Digital Transformation: Complexity in Complicated’s Clothing.
Invited publication for the members of the Digital Transformation Society.
An Introduction to the Ten Skills of Agile Leadership.
Invited Speaker at Vlerick Business School. Brussels, Belgium.
Designing and Guiding Complex Collaboration.
Invited speaker at Human Insight, Inc’ Symposium. Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Strategic Agility in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry.
Invited speaker at executive retreat. Brede, The Netherlands.
Strategic Doing and the Research Development Professional.
Invited speaker and workshop leader at the annual conference of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals. Providence, Rhode Island.
Strategic Doing: An Agile Approach to Strategy Development and Strategic Execution.
Invited speaker at the annual conference of the Agile Business Consortium. London.
Prospection: Moving toward Change.
Invited TEDx Speaker at the Wilson Park TEDx event in Florence, Alabama.
Strategic Doing: Belgium.
Presented an overview of the Strategic Doing discipline to corporate leaders in Anthrop. Belgium.
Strategic Doing: Great Britain.
Presented an overview of Strategic Doing to corporate and civic leaders in London.
From Comprehensive Planning to Strategic Doing.
Invited speaker at the National Planning Conference of the American Planning Association in New Orleans, LA.
The Visual Language of Ecosystems: Making the Invisible Visible for Universities and their Partners.
Invited speaker at the annual conference of the University Economic Development Association. Milwaukee, WI.
Getting There: Understanding How Innovation and Entrepreneurship Become Part of Engineering Education.
Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education’ Annual Conference. Columbus, OH. Co-authored with Liz Nilsen, Ed Morrison, and Raquel Asencio.
Strategic Doing: The Practitioner's Field Guide.
Strategic Doing Institute. Co-authored with Liz Nilsen, Ed Morrison, and Janyce Fadden.
Strategic Doing in the Classroom: Teaching Students the Deep Skills of Collaboration.
Open: Annual Gathering for Practitioners of Technology Entrepreneurship in Higher Education. Portland, OR.
Accelerating Innovation in Northwest Indiana’s Defense and Industry.
Northwest Indiana Defense Industry Association Annual Mega Conference. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Reimagine: Improving the Productivity of Federally-Funded University Research.
Co-authored with Ed Morrison, Duane Dunlap, and Antonino Ardilio. Written at the request of the Whitehouse Lab to Market Initiative.
Creating an Agile Strategy for Diversifying the Valdez Economy.
University of Alaska Symposium on Economic Development, Valdez, Alaska
Transforming of Undergraduate Engineering Education Experience.
Stanford University Pathways to Innovation Program, Phoenix, AZ.
21st Century Economic Development in Rural Kansas.
Kansas Association of Regional Development Organizations, Emporia, Clay Center, Ness City, and Colby, KS.
Designing and Guiding an Innovation Ecosystem in North Alabama.
University of North Alabama, Florence, AL.
Designing & Guiding Agile Strategies for Workforce Development.
U.S. Department of Labor, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Purdue University Experience: Nurturing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the Midwest of the United States.
Co-authored book chapter with Nathalie Duval-Couetil - in Mitra, J., & Edmondson, J. (Eds.). (2015). Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Exchange (Vol. 7). Routledge.
Routledge, 2015.
Designing & Guiding Transdisciplinary Research Collaborations to Address Grand Challenges.
Indiana University Integrated Program in the Environment. Bloomington, IN.
Using Strategic Doing to Design Workforce Strategies for British Columbia.
Selkirk College Conference on Workforce Development. Nelson, BC.
Economic Resiliency Strategies in British Columbia.
British Columbia Economic Development Association. Nelson, BC.
Agile Strategies for University Engagement.
Albion College, Albion, MI.
Designing and Guiding a Regional Food System in the Crestin Valley.
Fields Forward Annual Conference, Creston, BC.
Strategic Doing: Being Agile in Complex Environments.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Kannapolis, NC.
Strategic Doing: Deeper Engagement of Business Schools in the Communities & Regions They Serve.
Annual Conference of the Society of Business, Industry, & Economics. Destin, FL.
Strategic Doing: Creating a More Agile, Responsive Workforce Agency.
Department of Opportunity and Employment Services, Washington, DC.
Accelerating Civic Innovation through “Strategic Doing.”
Co-authored with Ed Morrison for the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Effective Strategy Making in Local and Regional Development.
Fraunhofer IAO Research and Development Management Conference, Stuttgart, Germany.
Integrating Entrepreneurship into Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum.
Stanford University & National Science Foundation Workshop, Phoenix, AZ.
Brainpower-based Economic Development Strategies.
Indiana Economic Development Association, Indianapolis, IN
Effective Strategy for Addressing Public Issues.
Joint Council of Extension Professionals Public Issues Leadership Workshop, Alexandria, VA.
Getting from Here to There: Effective Strategy for Community Change.
National Association of Community Development Professionals Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.
Modernizing the BR&E Program: A Multi-State Initiative.
National Association of Community Development Professionals Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.
Building Collaborative Capacity for Policy Change.
Rural Policy Leadership Institute, Dallas, TX.
Economic Development Strategy for Rural Australia.
University of Southern Queensland, Hervey Bay, Australia.
An Agribusiness & Food Processing Technology Economic Development Strategy for West Michigan.
Hudsonville, MI
Indiana Tech Parks: Regional Innovation Hubs.
Annual Tech Park Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Boosting Local Business Support through “Cash Mobs.”
Indiana Rural Summit, Indianapolis, IN.
Economic Development 101.
Kansas State University Project 17, Fort Scott, KS.
Rural Nevada: Growing Economies, Building Business, Changing the World.
Rural Nevada Leadership Summit. Reno, NV.
Business Growth as an Economic Development Strategy.
American Public Power Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
From Recession to Recovery: Know Your Region.
Economic Development Administration, Naperville, IL.
Focusing on Business Growth as an Economic Development Strategy.
International Economic Development Council, St. Louis, MO.
Linking and Leveraging Assets for Economic and Community Development.
National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, Park City, Utah.
The Indiana Business Growth Network: A Strategy for Supporting Second-Stage Companies.
Indiana Economic Development Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
The Research University as an Economic Development Partner.
Economic Development for Front-Line Professionals, Ball State University, Indianapolis, IN.
Civic Leadership and Change in Regional Communities.
Purdue Center for Regional Development, West Lafayette, IN.
Strategic Doing as a Development Tool: Transform Your Community, Change Your World,
Community Development Society Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Networked Engagement: Purdue’s Approach to Workforce Innovation.
Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, Washington, DC.
Strategic DOING: Supporting Job Creation and Accelerating Civic Innovation in Indiana.
Co-authored with Ed Morrison for the Agriculture & Applied Economics Association.
Universities as Network Weavers for Economic Development.
National Outreach Scholarship Conference, East Lansing, MI.
Incubators and Accelerators as Network Hubs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Developed and taught workshop for professional economic development professionals who are members of the International Economic Development Council.
The Indiana Business Growth Network: A Statewide Strategy for Supporting Second-Stage Companies in Indiana.
Annual Economic Gardening Conference. Orlando, FL.
Incubators and Accelerators as Hubs for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
International Economic Development Council. Indianapolis, IN.
From Rustbelt Holdover to Innovation Stronghold: Continued Transformation of the Central Indiana Economy.
Policy Memo prepared for the Brookings Institution. Washington, DC.
Sustainable Communities: Local & Regional Food Systems.
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. East Lansing, MI.
For Local Government: Engaging with Local Officials.
National Outreach Scholarship Conference. Raleigh, NC.
A Strategy for Regional Transformation in the Central Indiana Economy.
Brookings Institution Auto Communities Working Group. Washington, DC.
From Rustbelt Holdover to Innovation Stronghold: Continued Transformation of the Central Indiana Economy.
White House Summit on Auto Communities. Washington, DC.
Role of the University in Regional Economic Development.
International Economic Development Council. Columbus, OH.
Industry Engagement:
Scott has held a progressive series of engagement-related positions with the university. These roles have focused on transferring the knowledge, science, and technologies developed at the university into industry and communities. He helps people, and the organizations and communities they lead, innovate and be more productive. Scott has worked with over 500 clients from nearly all 50 states, Canada, and several other countries. Clients have included enterprises of all sizes - large global companies, SMEs, and start-ups. He has worked with a number of federal agencies and advised three different White House administrations on strategies and policies related to US competitiveness. Scott has also served in similar capacities with US international trade partner nations. He is a frequent invited speaker, panelist, and workshop leader for conferences and other events in the US and internationally.