“Captured the tremendous business value of cultural diversity and its impact on innovation—in a very fun way! Frans’ presentation was one of the highlights of our conference.”
    Sam Palmisano, former Chairman and CEO, IBM

“Frans’ talk was clearly among the finest I have seen on campus in my 7 years at Purdue and my 18 years in and around the Purdue media community.”
    Phillip Fiorini, Purdue University

“@Frans_Johansson You inspired and motivated us tonight to find emerging patterns, engage our passion and network outside our comfort zone.”
    @WHSRowe

“Frans was phenomenal! He delivered a powerful message on diversity and innovation that has our partners still talking weeks later. His energy was palpable, and everybody loved him.”
    Angela Wilkes, Owens & Minor

“Engaging, inspiring and very thoughtful!”
    Stefan Johnsson, SVP and CFO, Volvo

“Just had @Frans_Johansson bring my entire world into alignment...”
    @iunlearn

“The creative spark that Frans started still burns hot today... six months later.”
    Jay Lenstrom, CEO, The Radiate Group

“Excellent #gartner keynote by the impossibly energetic @Frans_Johansson on embrace unexpected outcomes and failing quickly and often.”
    @thommeread

“A superb job. The evaluations are in... We have never received a 100%, on speaker evaluations. You are awesome!”
    Texanna Reeves, Vice President, Sodexho

“If you ever have the ability to listen to @Frans_Johansson, I strongly encourage u to do so. Greatest talk of the week2me.”
    @AlexanderKrenn1

“Seen a lot of keynotes over the years, but Frans Johansson’s presentation this morning goes to the top of my list! Fantastic!”
    @tqmock

“One of the best speakers I’ve ever heard. Inspiring innovation in all we do.”
    @SmealMBA

Frans Johansson uses the entire stage for his energetic presentations about innovation and change management. He calls on real-life examples from his years of research and working with clients to help them innovate. His presentation has a contemporary feel, with very current stories and examples.

Innovation, Technology and Design

The Seven Traps of Innovation

There are seven traps that can kill any innovation effort. Johansson has worked with more than 2,000 teams worldwide to help anticipate and avoid these traps. He shares his insights in this talk packed with critical takeaways.

The Medici Effect

In this classic presentation, Johansson urges individuals and organizations to break down the silos and step into the “intersection”— a place where different fields, disciplines, departments, and cultures converge to create new, remarkable breakthroughs.

The Innovation Experience®

This is a four-hour, intense and immersive experience where Johansson takes an audience through a stunning session of creativity and innovation in the wild. It incorporates a mix of keynotes, fast-paced interactions, vivid imagery, music and memorable techniques specifically designed to provide deep takeaways.

Leadership

The Innovative Leader: How to Break out of the Pack

Johansson addresses how to innovate in business while meeting the demands of non-stop performance. In this talk, he reveals to audiences how to rise to the tremendous challenges leaders face around innovation and standing apart from the crowd.

Overcoming the Fear of Failure

Even exceptionally capable leaders hold back out of fear they will fail and what the consequences of such a failure could be. In this talk, Johansson focuses on what leaders can do, both strategically and mentally, to overcome this fear and unleash their true potential.

Growth

Speed is the New IP

The shelf-life of traditional IP is trending towards zero. Instead, an organization's ability to move fast, respond to changing conditions, capitalize on unexpected success and scale rapidly are becoming the keys to future growth. This presentation helps attendees transform their company and drop execution from 12 months to 12 weeks, or even 12 days.

Hypergrowth: Boosting the Engine of Regional Economies

Johansson demonstrates how his “renaissance” ideas have driven regional growth throughout the world, such as at Medical City in Orlando, startup incubators in Sweden, and the economy of Trinidad and Tobago. In this talk, he shares how attendees can do the same in their region.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity Drives Innovation

Johansson demonstrates why diversity is a key driver in innovative success and how attendees can capitalize on this. This talk has singlehandedly invigorated organizational change across industries.

Reinventing Diversity and Inclusion

Johansson calls for a complete overhaul of the way organizations deliver on their diversity and inclusion promises. In this talk, he outlines the steps an organization must take to turn diversity and inclusion into a strategic force. This is the perfect follow-up talk to Diversity Drives Innovation.