FROM INNOVATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER SHANE SNOW:

Thinking Differently

How hackers and innovators solve problems in extraordinary ways.

 

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SHANE'S PERSPECTIVE

Celebrated for uncovering modern day skills required to succeed in a business world that's changing faster than ever, Shane Snow knows that we can't shape the future by doing things the same way as before.

An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and business builder, Shane Snow helps leaders and teams unlock their true potential to think outside the building and make breakthroughs.

His Thinking Differently keynote and training series is based on his bestselling business book Smartcuts.

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INNOVATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER

TOPIC DESCRIPTION

What if we have been solving problems wrong all along? We are faced with challenges everyday, each one an opportunity for creativity, growth, and improvement. However, the struggle most groups face when it comes to solving problems and innovating is falling into existing habits and groupthink. Outdated best practices and counterintuitive human behavior hold us back—and we usually don’t even realize it.  But if we continue to solve problems with the same playbook, we will keep getting the same outcomes.

Breakthrough problem-solving, business growth, and achievement require us to break this cycle, get creative and think differently. In this keynote, Shane will help your audience do exactly that.

Based on years of human behavior research and his instant classic best-selling book Smartcuts, Shane provides the framework for how to train ourselves to think differently.

With proven strategies for effective brainstorming and how to get groups to be more innovative and creative, this keynote provides the perfect mix of inspiration and practical takeaways.  Shane will show the audience how to use lateral thinking when faced with a challenge and to start thinking like the change makers they are capable of being.
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Key Takeaways

The audience will walk away from this session...

  • Ready to use lateral thinking to tackle hard problems.

  • Inspired to think creatively and consider problems from new angles.

  • With confidence to speak up and take ownership of ideas.

  • Knowing how to depersonalize ideas and ensure sound decision making. 

  • And a proven framework for conducting effective and productive brainstorming sessions.

Audience

Thinking Differently benefits leaders & teams who are:

  • Looking to get out of their comfort zone—or out of old habits.

  • Striving to solve problems more intelligently and efficiently.

  • Excited to increase creative solutions and an innovative culture.

  • Aiming to replace groupthink with productive debates.

Formats

Thinking Differently is most effective in the following formats:

  • Innovation programs

  • Leadership meetings

  • Strategy kick-offs

  • Sales kick-offs

  • R&D meetings

  • Internal company events

  • Association conferences

CASE STUDY

 

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After a series of mergers, splits, and rapid expansion to new markets, the global bank BBVA wanted to inject new ideas and innovation into its leadership teams across the United States. The C-Suite were such fans of Shane's book Smartcuts and his framework on how to think differently that they brought Shane out for leadership workshops and keynotes all across the country, kicking off a culture shift within the bank that empowered people to bring forward and execute innovative ideas.

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CASE STUDY

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Legendary apparel brand Nike has always thought of itself as innovative. But with fierce competition nipping at its heels, Nike invested in a multi-day offsite for its top leaders and product managers to teach them how to continue to think different even when they’ve experienced such great success. Nike brought in Shane Snow to keynote not once, but twice. For two straight days, Snow kicked off Nike’s internal event with an action-packed keynote that sparked new ideas, gave leaders a new shared vocabulary, and established an innovation baseline for years to come.

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"Shane's concepts were dynamite. Fantastic. Smart. Entertaining. And his stories were great!"

Executive Vice President, IBM

 
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"Shane was as engaging and interesting as I'd hoped. People are still talking about his keynote."

VP of Product, NBC Universal

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Shane's keynotes combine entertaining performance with real-world credibility and actionability.

 
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No one ever changed the world by doing more of the same.

The work you do matters. Shane Snow will help you take it to the next level.

 

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Rave Reviews From Shane's Clients

Keynotes - Offsites - Kickoffs - User Conferences - Leadership Workshops

Absolutely loved the keynote. You've given us a new vocabulary, new ideas, and a framework for challenging ourselves to tackle a different way of working and interacting. Stay tuned--we have work to do.
merck
Executive Vice President
Shane instantly captured and swiftly opened up the minds of our employees at our global kickoff conference. He checked all of the boxes: charismatic, insightful, humorous, inspirational and an ENORMOUS breath of fresh air!
tracelink
Fantastic! Shane's focus on adapting the content to connect with our business was critical and helped land key messages. Our audience was immediately hooked and shared phenomenal feedback.
Verizon
CMO
He was amazing! Our attendees LOVED him. One attendee said he changed her life, if that tells you how well he did. And he was a delight to work with which makes my job even better!
NAFCU
His keynote was nothing short of a smashing success and as one attendee put it “this is the best one hour I’ve spent for goal setting and quality improvement.
skillsoft_0
Sr. Manager, Leadership Content
"Shane was phenomenal. The wisdom that he shared and the engaging way in which he shared it made an indelible impression on me and on all who attended."
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COO
Shane was as engaging and interesting as I had hoped. People are still talking about his keynote and are excited to start exercising those “lateral” brain muscles in our work.
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VP of Product
 

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