Chris is a world leading expert and keynote speaker on innovation, creativity and mind mapping, as well as a bestselling author. He is the founder of OpenGenius, a company focused on helping transform thinking, creativity and learning.
His technology solutions have been used by millions of individuals, including Nobel laureates, Governments, Royal Families, and CEOs. His companies have ranked in the ‘European Deloitte Fast 50’ and the ‘Sunday Times / London Stock Exchange Fasttrack 100.'
Chris delivers a refreshingly pragmatic approach on systemising innovation in business. If you've always thought creativity was all fluff and no substance, Chris will convince you otherwise. In an era of automation and chatbots, Chris can provide rare insight on the ways in which AI can enhance human ingenuity with reference to his own AI-powered creativity app, Ayoa.
He is a multi-time bestselling author whose work has been translated into over 20 languages, and a serial entrepreneur. He has launched 4 apps to date, each with over 1M users; he has grown and sold a global network of over 1000 innovation coaches, and built a 22,000 sq. ft. tech-hub. He has been asked to facilitate brainstorming sessions at the Petra Nobel Conference of Nobel Laureates and has worked with Governments, Royals, and a wide array of global CEOs. He is a regular contributor to publications such as Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, and the BBC (among others). He is also the world's leading expert on mind mapping.