Nigel Barlow

WHY INNOVATION IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS - Thinking Better and Differently With Nigel Barlow

There’s a stereotype that ‘innovative thinking’ mainly applies to creating a new product or service – it’s something that those clever people in R&D or New Product Development do, but not applicable to everyday operations.

Wrong! We can think creatively and innovatively about our role, our leadership and team management, the way we manage priorities, seize opportunities and solve problems. There’s always a better and new way of approaching work and life, but a fixed mindset can limit our ability to see these novel options.

This inspiring, dynamic and practical presentation provides experience of how minds become set – and what to do about it. To create a culture where innovation and fresh thinking become the DNA of the organisation. Delegates leave with a practical tool-kit of methods to be more curious and creative, to think more innovatively and… encourage this talent in the real world of work.

Mind of a Disruptor

Disruption is the word on everyone’s lips these days, either because it’s happening to your business, or you are the disruptor! Whichever side of the equation you are on, being inspired by what makes creative disruptors tick is essential for success and survival in the digital world.

This challenging and highly interactive keynote engages you in understanding the Mindset of a Disruptor, and how to apply insights and methods to your own personal and business challenges. Exploring the 7 C’s of Disruptive Thinking, Courageous,Curious, Contrarian, Creative, Collaborative, Compelling and Customer Canny, provides you with the tools for shaping the future through constant innovation. It’s all about Mindset!

Disrupt! - or be Disrupted

• Disruption is the word on everyone’s lips today. So what does it take to be a disruptor yourself?
• In this fascinating and highly relevant keynote, you will learn about disruption, innovation and transformation.  Audiences will know how to identify industry assumptions to challenge as well as how create a “garage space” for disruption.  
• This dynamic session enables you to create the conditions to be a successful disruptor. You are challenged to develop a dose of “healthy paranoia”: inspiring the urgency to act and disrupt yourself!

The Mindset Of An Innovator

• Innovation means challenging received wisdom and thinking like a start-up, garage entrepreneur. In this keynote, speaker Nigel Barlow relate insights about the innovative mind to their real business challenges and opportunities.
• This keynote puts forward the idea that innovation is everybody’s business, and can be applied to every aspect of commerce and leadership, not just to creating new products or services.

Inventing The Future With The Power Of Creative Storytelling

• Good storytelling can be used in many areas of business and it’s an effective tool for shaping the future of your organisation. In this talk, speaker Nigel Barlow shares his secret to using storytelling to bring your vision and strategy to life.
• The audience will learn how to build culture, a shared vision and creativity at work through the art of storytelling. You will understand the power of stories in a data-driven world and realize the potential of your organisation.

Digicare – The Customer Experience In An Online World

• How do you retain a human and customer-centered approach when it’s all about the algorithm?
• Using examples of companies that have combined the human with the technical to deliver superior customer experiences, this provocative session challenges conventional ideas of what it takes to differentiate by the experience you give your customers.