Communications and Public Speaking CoP: "The Business of Imagination: How Creative Thinking Drives Success”

Speech Title: "The Business of Imagination: How Creative Thinking Drives Success”

Abstract: "Every company and every person need innovation and creativity to remain competitive – especially in today’s world. Being creative and driving innovation doesn’t happen by accident, nor does it happen by magic. The talk provides lessons on creative thinking - all of which are relevant for today’s changing world.”

Learning Objectives:

1. What NASA taught us about regaining our creative genius.
2. Getting from old models to “eureka!”
3. Practices ion the world’s most innovative companies.
4. Thinking in new boxes.
5. Six favorite ways to get new possibilities on the table.

Speaker: Tom Triumph

Tom Triumph is a consultant, speaker and author who helps companies grow by helping them reinvent their business, product development, and marketing.  He’s helped large organizations act nimbly and small companies’ scale. He’s participated in two global technology revolutions— (less invasive surgery and software) - and along the way has been part of some remarkable success stories (and some misfires). 

He lived aboard a research ship where he tended to the mini sub (Jacques Cousteau was on the Board), wrestled in the Olympic trials, and helped oversee the design and build of the largest composite hovercraft ever built in the US. 

Tom is the author of the book Evolve or Die: Lessons for World-Class Innovation & Creativity. 

He resides in North Carolina with his wife of 37 years and is an ultrarunner who envies Tom Hanks’ long run as Forrest Gump.