Natalie Nixon | Speaker Profile
Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon is the creativity whisperer to the CSuite. Marketing guru Seth Godin has said that she “can help you get unstuck and unlock the work you were born to do.” Natalie is the author of the award-winning book The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work and has been ranked among the top 50 keynote speakers in the world by Real Leaders, valued for her accessible expertise on creativity, the future of work and innovation.
Featured keynote topics
Adapt or Disrupt: Creativity’s Business ROI
Creativity is the engine for innovation. This talk builds the business case for creativity and that the best leaders are creative to their core- no matter the sector. The challenge is that creativity isn’t mentioned in the corporate boardroom because people don’t really understand what creativity is. At the end of this talk, audience members will be equipped with a simple and unique method to apply creativity as well as tips to regularly exercise creativity for strategic outcomes and business impact with their teams and clients.
It’s a Hybrid World After All: Making Innovation Stick in the Modern Office
What exactly does “working in the office” mean in a pandemic reality world? There are lots of opportunities to reframe collaboration, teaming, and leadership to yield the best innovation and meaningful work. The place to start is by applying Natalie Nixon’s 3i Creativity™ framework: inquiry, improvisation, and intuition. In this talk, Natalie shares examples and tactical methods to boost critical skills in our new working world of blurred boundaries.
4 Creativity Leaps You MUST Make for The Future of Work
We tend to talk about the future of work as a binary proposition- either” run for the hills, the robots are taking over” or “automation and ubiquitous cloud will make life easier and amazing for all!”. The 4th Industrial revolution is characterized by ubiquitous cloud tech, automation, and AI. This talk explores the opportunities for technology to amplify what is uniquely human vs. humans getting overwhelmed by the technology. This talk takes the audience through 4 pivotal creativity leaps we must make to be prepared for the future of work.
Testimonials
“Natalie’s presentation on creativity was engaging, inspiring, and practical! Her framework and practical suggestions for creativity were incredibly valuable.”
Andrea Leszek, EVP & COO of Technology, Salesforce
“Working with Dr. Natalie Nixon has been a true pleasure! The virtual keynote was insightful, engaging, and inspirational, and the topic — “What to do when there is no playbook” — so well aligned with this moment in time. We particularly appreciated Dr. Nixon’s collaborative approach and interest in understanding our company and aligning with our global audience.”
Roxana Tanase, Global early career program manager, Microsoft
Speaker background
As CEO of Figure 8 Thinking LLC, she advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, and her clients have included Meta, Google, Deloitte, Salesforce, and VaynerMedia. Natalie’s experience living in 5 countries, combined with her background in anthropology, fashion, academia, and dance, distinguish her as a one-of-a-kind creativity expert.
She received her BA (honors) from Vassar College and her Ph.D. from the University of Westminster in London. She lives in her hometown of Philly with her husband, John Nixon, and loves ballroom dance.
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Organizations and event organizers can confidently hire this speaker to conduct keynotes and workshops about future trends across a diverse range of topics and in the following formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Advisory calls | Discussion with your executives to answer specific questions on a topic, project or subject of choice. |
| Executive coaching | One-to-one coaching and mentoring session between an executive and the selected speaker. Topics are mutually agreed upon. |
| Topic presentation (Internal) | A presentation for your internal team based on a mutually agreed topic with content supplied by the speaker. This format is designed specifically for internal team meetings. Maximum 25 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (Internal) | Webinar presentation for your team members on a mutually agreed topic, including question time. Internal replay rights included. Maximum 100 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (External) | Webinar presentation for your team and external attendees on a mutually agreed topic. Question time and external replay rights included. Maximum 500 participants. |
| Event keynote presentation | Keynote or speaking engagement for your corporate event. Topic and content can be customized to event themes. Includes one-on-one question time and participation in other event sessions if required. |
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Contact us to inquire about booking this speaker for a keynote, panel, or workshop, or contact Kaelah Shimonov at kaelah.s@quantumrun.com
