Helping organisations to reimagine

What’s Possible?

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“Finally, the dynamic Simon Banks had the auditorium buzzing with a wonderfully chaotic keynote presentation…..”

Advanced Pharmacy Australia: Medicines Management 24 Conference

Keynote Speaking

The future is creative. Keynotes that intersect the world of innovation, design and curiosity and power up our amazing humanness

Design Thinking

Dramatically speed up the way you develop innovative solutions to complex problems by embracing creativity, empathy and customer-centricity

Conference Facilitation

No one ever went to an event and said ‘You know what? I wish I had a more boring time!’ Who said learning had to be dull?

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Meet Simon Banks

Meet Simon Banks

  • International keynote speaker

  • Creativity, innovation, and design nerd-in-chief

  • Author, A Thousand Little Lightbulbs: How to kickstart a culture of Innovation in your Organisation

  • Co-host of the hit Occupational Philosophers Podcast

  • Happily recovering professional artist

  • Helping teams move from playing it safe to dangerously curious

Proof of impact

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“Simon’s approach has helped accelerate our team development journey and produce ready-to-use outcomes which are equitable, enjoyable and most importantly useful. Guaranteed, I would love to work with Simon again.”

Nigel Nisbett

Director, Professional Services,
Asia Pacific & Japan, Boomi

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“Simon has delivered a number of programs for our leaders and has a deep understanding of innovation and is able to educate, upskill and shift mindsets of an audience by practically applying this in a highly energetic and infectious way.”

Tess Connell

Learning Lead, Laing O’Rourke

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“With 4 keynotes and 16 workshops facilitated over 4 days, it was a huge thank you to Simon for inspiring our staff to be curious, creative and imaginative – bringing our ideas to life!”

Kate Rodger

Organisational Development and Capability Lead, City of Ryde

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Reimagine with Simon

Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

If your team is stuck in autopilot, playing it safe or circling the same thinking, it’s time to clear the way for something bolder.

Simon is an international keynote speaker specialising in creativity and innovation, helping teams reimagine how they collaborate, solve problems and lead with curiosity Drawing on both the creative and corporate worlds, he brings fresh energy and a different lens to strategic conversations, helping teams get unstuck and reimagine what’s possible.

Tomorrow’s standout teams won’t win by working harder. They win by thinking differently, being a touch more daring and seizing new possibilities. Creativity and curiosity can’t predict the future, but they are the powerful default setting that makes you ready for it.

With a razor sharp sense of humour, plenty of stories and everyone actively involved, Simon has a knack for making people think differently, feel inspired and most importantly, happy to get involved. Through high-energy keynotes, workshops and strategy sessions, teams build creative confidence and move from playing it safe to dangerously curious.

A Thousand Little Lightbulbs:

How to Kickstart and build a culture of Innovation in your organization – in any industry.

Kickstarting a culture of innovation can feel pretty hard. Let me tell you, it’s not that hard.

You don’t have to ride a unicycle or start eating kale salads, I promise (though I won’t stop you if you want to). Small steps can make a huge difference. If you’re looking to kickstart a culture of Innovation, fultill your potential and have a constant stream of little lightbulb moments that lead to massive forward motion, this keynote is for you.

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A Thousand Little Light Bulbs
Occupational Philosophers podcast

The Occupational Philosophers Podcast

The Occupational Philosphers is a not-so-serious business podcast to staying curious, creative, asking those really great questions that can create a more interesting life (and kicking some arse at work).

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