Rowan Gibson
Thought Leader for Business Strategy, Innovation, and Winning in the Transformation Economy
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Rowan Gibson is a bestselling author of three major books on business strategy and innovation, which are published in 25 languages. The media have labeled him “Mr. Innovation”, “the innovation grandmaster”, and “an innovation management ninja”. He is a strategic adviser to a long list of Fortune 500 companies all over the world. In 2015 he received the prestigious “Global Leader of Innovation” award for his significant contribution to the field of innovation strategy. He was also nominated and shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Innovation Award. Over the last decade, he has delivered his keynote speeches, public seminars, and multi-day innovation master classes in 62 countries. He is the President of Imagination Bridge, the global innovation consulting firm, and a co-founder of www.innovationexcellence.com – the world’s most popular innovation website.
Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. The media have labeled him “Mr. Innovation”, “the Innovation Grandmaster”, “the W. Edwards Deming of innovation” and “a guru among the gurus”. He is the internationally bestselling author of two major books on innovation and strategy– Rethinking The Future (1996) and Innovation to the Core (2008) – which have been published to date in 25 languages. His latest book, Innovation to the Core (Harvard Business School Press), explains – for the first time – how to build and sustain a deep, company-wide innovation capability that drives continual growth and strategic renewal.
Over the last two decades, Rowan’s international clients have included some of the world’s largest and most successful organizations. He teaches them how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and even transform entire industries by recalibrating their whole organizational system around the paradigm of innovation.
Rowan Gibson is one of the world’s most in-demand public speakers. In just the last four years alone, he has delivered his keynote speeches, innovation masterclasses and public seminars in 51 countries around the world. He has addressed a long list of major organizations, including Accenture, Bayer, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, Haier, Heineken, Henkel, IBM, Mars, Microsoft, Motorola, NOKIA, Philips, P&G, Roche, Siemens, Steelcase, and Volkswagen. Rowan’s big-picture insights, compelling observations, fresh business thinking and upbeat presentation style have impressed a wide range of audiences all over the world. He mixes insight, inspiration and information in a way that always leaves an audience feeling energized.
Rowan is also a prolific writer. In addition to his bestselling books, he has authored dozens of business articles, columns and blogs which have been read all around the globe. He has been interviewed frequently on television and radio, as well as online and in the international press. His media appearances include Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, and BBC World Service. He has also appeared in several business documentaries.
Over the last two decades, Rowan’s international clients have included some of the world’s largest and most successful organizations. He teaches them how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and even transform entire industries by recalibrating their whole organizational system around the paradigm of innovation.
Rowan Gibson is one of the world’s most in-demand public speakers. In just the last four years alone, he has delivered his keynote speeches, innovation masterclasses and public seminars in 51 countries around the world. He has addressed a long list of major organizations, including Accenture, Bayer, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, Haier, Heineken, Henkel, IBM, Mars, Microsoft, Motorola, NOKIA, Philips, P&G, Roche, Siemens, Steelcase, and Volkswagen. Rowan’s big-picture insights, compelling observations, fresh business thinking and upbeat presentation style have impressed a wide range of audiences all over the world. He mixes insight, inspiration and information in a way that always leaves an audience feeling energized.
Rowan is also a prolific writer. In addition to his bestselling books, he has authored dozens of business articles, columns and blogs which have been read all around the globe. He has been interviewed frequently on television and radio, as well as online and in the international press. His media appearances include Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, and BBC World Service. He has also appeared in several business documentaries.
Topics:
- Winning the Transformation Economy
New digital technologies and rising customer expectations are driving rapid transformation across all industries. Construction is no exception. Caterpillar is rising to the challenge of these new strategic imperatives by creating innovative digital solutions that add important new business value to the physical equipment. But the transformation economy is only just beginning, and the coming years will herald an unprecedented convergence of critical technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing, and the industrial Internet of Things. How can a company equip itself to embrace these nascent opportunities – and avoid the inherent threats? The only answer is digital innovation – the seamless integration of digital technologies across the entire business model, and the embedment of a new customer experience mindset throughout the organization. In this keynote speech, global thought leader Rowan Gibson will describe a systematic methodology for digital innovation based on four key mental perspectives:
1. CHALLENGING ORTHODOXIES – questioning deeply-held beliefs and conventional assumptions inside the company and the industry
2. HARNESSING TRENDS – using the power of discontinuous change to substantially alter the rules of the game and to drive industry disruption
3. LEVERAGING RESOURCES – repurposing and recombining core competencies and strategic assets in order to stretch into new growth opportunities
4. UNDERSTANDING NEEDS – learning to live inside the customer’s skin, identifying unmet needs, and designing solutions that dramatically enhance the customer experience
Based on his internationally best-selling book “The Four Lenses of Innovation,” Rowan Gibson will show how the deployment of these four proven perspectives has unlocked new potential for growth, renewal, and competitiveness in many leading companies. He will leave no doubt in the minds of everyone in the audience that this powerful tool can also help Caterpillar and its distributors to win in the new transformation economy!
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