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You’re looking for a speaker who’s passionate, creative, magnetic and easy to work with. (That’s me…)
My Big Why is to use my artist’s curiosity combined with my 20-year corporate career to help build a more creative world to enable people and business to thrive in the Modern Age. I’m here to help you bring fresh, cutting edge thinking to your workplace to ignite your results while keeping the innovation ball rolling.
Creativity (connecting the dots in different ways) is essential for business as it helps us to adapt, thrive and grow.
It encompasses all the things that machines and technology can’t do – it’s our brilliant human capabilities.
My geek-out spot is at the intersection of creativity and design, business and people, with some passion and inspiration thrown in. I think these are essential building blocks for Innovation (change which adds value).
As a practicing artist with a foot firmly planted in both the creative and corporate worlds, I ‘get‘ creativity and the alchemy that becomes possible when we use it. I’m passionate about the role creativity – and its wingmen, curiosity and imagination, can play in our lives. I believe the world can only be a better place when we embrace our creativity and a more whole way of thinking, working, and doing.
Here's the deal: If you were born, you’re creative.
As the world around us continues to shift apace, it’s never been more important to be the creative human you’re designed to be.
We’re on the edge of a revolution, if we choose to accept what we’re designed to do.
And that’s what I love to bring into my talks – passion, creativity, energy and a tangible experience of what’s possible when we embrace what we were born to do.
As the world around us rapidly evolves and technology drives change at pace, I’m always crafting and developing new keynotes that encompass current trends. The topics below are some of my favourites and are on point, no matter what’s happening in the world. And importantly, they can spark your business into thriving at the next level.
You know those times where it feels like random stuff is happening everywhere and you just have to batten down the hatches and hope for the best until things return to ‘normal’?
Imagine if it didn’t have to be that way.
Imagine if there was a way to feel that you weren’t running on someone else’s treadmill.
Imagine if there was a way to enable you, your team and your organisation to thrive rather than feel like you’re just reacting to random stuff; like you’re seeing potential opportunities rather than endless problems.
You have that tool, it’s just waiting for you to use it. That tool is your ability to Reimagine.
We can’t rebuild, recover or have resilience unless we embrace another ‘re’ word: Reimagine.
When we engage our curious and creative mind and reimagine what’s possible, we can write our own script. With imagination, we can do better than merely adapting to a new ‘treadmill’ environment — we can thrive by intentionally shaping our environment and making it something we want to be part of.
Beware: this is an interactive keynote! Pick up your pencil and follow along; there’s a very high chance you’ll have an illuminating time.
Are you ready to Reimagine? Check out the video below to see what’s possible.
Business as usual is not the new normal... The future (starting right now) requires a more innovative way of thinking, working and behaving.
As IQ can now easily be bought (data/Ai/metrics/google), and automation and machine learning take away the repeatable and mundane, there’s a complete renaissance shift in the skills we need to thrive.
Bye Bye IQ, hello EQ and Creative Intelligence.
Welcome to the workplace of the future. It’s a new way of thinking, being and working – built around human connections, creative leadership, empathy, multidisciplinary thinking and curiosity. The value of these skills is rapidly growing every day.
The great news is that human beings are hardwired to smash it in one of the most exciting business environments we have ever had. This innovation stuff is in our blood. Discover how to make it work: it’s time to be human.
How people and human connections (and not just technology) can drive innovation in your organisation.
Truthfully, almost every person knows that ‘disruption’ is here. Technology is empowering more business and growth possibilities than ever before.
However, technology by itself is not enough.
The intersection of humanity and technology is the most exciting part, and where we’ll see revolutionary strides ahead.
All the ingredients to kick start Innovation already exist and they’re right in front of you; the solution’s not just a technology platform either. It needs you; it needs your team; it needs people.
Digital transformation and human transformation go hand in hand.
Are you set up to embrace what’s possible?
How to Kickstart and build a culture of Innovation in your organisation – 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, fulfil your potential and have a constant stream of little lightbulb moments that lead to massive forward motion, this keynote is for you.
shift your communication, develop and deliver cut through messages that connect with your people.
Humans have been telling stories since day one. They are an essential part of our communication. A good story makes us think, feel, and speaks to us in ways that numbers, data, and presentation slides simply can’t. Most importantly, it puts information in a way that our 21st Century minds crave – simple, meaningful and engaging. Whilst technology can spice up storytelling, it’s the most basic human traits of human connection that drive a story and its ability to cut through.
If you’re after a session that busts through your company’s addiction to corporate speak and teaches you how to do it too, this one’s for you.
How to get your team to a place where great conversations, stories and great ideas exist every day.
Ideas can get stuck or shut down all too easily.
It’s hard to keep it simple and have conversations that lead to more action and thriving business in a world of meetings and email after email.
It can seem like having fruitful connections with people in your organisation is an impossible dream.
Not anymore! Shift your normal way of operating, and get your team into gear.
This is a highly interactive keynote session that uses the principles of improv theatre, storytelling and Simon’s unique delivery style to enable delegates to move to a place where rewarding conversations, captivating stories and great ideas exist every day. If you like to snooze at the back, bad luck as you’ll certainly be out of your seat for this one!
Who said learning had to be boring?
NOTE: This keynote is in person only!