I engage with people outside of Stanford in four ways.
#1 - I speak to your group
Call me crazy, but I like public speaking. Since I was 9 years old, I’ve worked to improve my skills. Today, my goal is to give the BEST keynote the audience has ever heard. No exceptions. When the setting is less formal, I interact with the audience during my talk, using techniques I’ve learned during my 15 years of teaching. What do I speak about? Check out my Innovation page and this program to see my range.
#2 - I deliver a workshop or conference at your company
I’ve created so much new material that I can’t deliver it in one talk. So instead of leaving out important content, I welcome the opportunity to come to your site and give a half-day workshop or a full-day conference. At times, this means I give six presentations back to back (with breaks, of course). You can see the agenda for a recent conference I created called “Tools for Behavior Change.” Over 80 people from one company attended this event. I gave each person 16 printed handouts, mostly unpublished material I’ve kept secret for use with my clients.
When I bring my conference to your organization, you save money in travel and time. The experience I create leads to many good result. For example, your entire team learns the same approach to behavior change and persuasive technology. This alignment makes project teams more effective.
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For the two items below, I’m booked up until July 2009. But get in touch with me now to plan for the future.
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#3 - I coach your team’s innovation project
As a teacher at Stanford, my #1 goal is to help my students succeed on their projects. When I engage with an industry team, my goal is the same. As a project coach, I make sure the team succeeds. Along the way, I teach skills that makes my clients less dependent on my help. For me, that’s the mark of quality coaching.
#4 - I lead an innovation project for you
If needed, I can lead an innovation project for your organization, involving people from your team or drawing on my talent network. This is often a good choice for companies that want to do new things in new ways. Why? Because an outside leader like me can break the mold, without fear of getting fired. I also bring the best innovation methods to the table. For example, I focus on behavior goals, rapid iterations, and results we can measure. As the project moves forward, I like to empower your team to lead, so I eventually become a coach on the project.
