Lisa Bodell

Lisa Bodell

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

New York, USA

Innovation| Change Expert | Disruption| Simplification | Future Trends Specialist

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  • Expertise
  • Business Growth
  • Business & Corporate
  • Innovation & Creativity
  • Marketing & Branding
  • Global Business Solutions
  • Business Ethics & Values
  • Business Technology
  • Organizational Change
  • Future of Work

LISA BODELL BIOGRAPHY

Lisa Bodell, a globally recognized leader in simplification, collaboration, and innovation, is renowned for her transformative approach to overcoming organizational complexity. As the founder of FutureThink in 2003, Lisa Bodell has positioned herself at the forefront of the innovation landscape, empowering leading brands worldwide with research, tools, and training aimed at simplifying operations and fostering creativity. Her influential work has earned her a place among the Top 50 Speakers Worldwide, captivating audiences with her dynamic energy and insightful humor while equipping them with practical tools to drive meaningful change.

Lisa Bodell began her career after earning a business degree from the University of Michigan, initially making her mark at Leo Burnett in Chicago. There, Lisa Bodell demonstrated a unique ability to merge strategic insights with visionary themes, setting the stage for her future endeavors in entrepreneurship. Building on her early successes, she established two thriving businesses before relocating to New York to concentrate on simplification and innovation with the founding of FutureThink.

Having delivered transformative keynotes to over 100,000 individuals annually, Lisa Bodell is esteemed for her thought leadership in simplification and innovation. Her impact extends to some of the world’s most influential organizations, including Google, SAP, Citigroup, and the Department of National Intelligence, where her methods have inspired executives to unlock new levels of productivity and creativity within their teams.

In addition to her entrepreneurial achievements, Lisa Bodell has made significant contributions to the field of innovation education. Lisa Bodell has taught at American University and Fordham University, sharing her expertise with future leaders and fostering a new generation of innovators. Her insights have also reached a broader audience through her TED talk and regular contributions to Forbes, along with features in prominent publications such as Fast Company, WIRED, and Harvard Business Review.

Her influence extends beyond speaking engagements and education into strategic advisory roles, where Lisa Bodell has served on boards including the Global Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum and the United States National Security Agency. Her commitment to diversity and inclusion is evident through her advisory role on the Novartis board of Diversity & Inclusion, reflecting her dedication to driving impactful change on a global scale.

Recognized for her pioneering work, Lisa Bodell has authored two acclaimed books, “Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters” and “Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution.” These publications underscore her commitment to challenging conventional thinking and empowering organizations to embrace simplicity as a catalyst for innovation and growth.

Beyond her professional achievements, Lisa Bodell enjoys sharing her passions and insights with a wide audience, enhancing her relatability and inspiring others through her hobbies and personal interests. Her ability to blend strategic vision with practical tools has cemented her reputation as a transformative leader in simplification and innovation, leaving an indelible mark on organizations and individuals alike around the globe.

Lisa Bodell Related Media

Media Interview

Future Think

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Lisa Bodell Related Content

Book

Kill the Company
Kill the Company
In the ever-changing world of business, we've arrived at a point where process has trumped culture, where the race toward efficiency has made us complacent and unable to reach our potential. Stuck in the land of status quo, we've forgotten how to think. And the very structures put in place to help...

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Why Simple Wins
Why Simple Wins
Imagine what you could do with the time you spend writing emails every day. Complexity is killing companies' ability to innovate and adapt, and simplicity is fast becoming the competitive advantage of our time. Why Simple Wins helps leaders and their teams move beyond the feelings of frustration...

Articles & Magazine Feature

Thinking has become a lost art at work. This is how to bring it back

Fast Company

When you ask people when or where they do their best thinking, three common themes emerge: when they are alone, when it’s quiet, and when they aren’t at work. Thinking at work is something that we say we value, but do we? With so much emphasis on productivity, “doing” has long overtaken “thinking” as the way we measure employee value—making thinking a daring act in many organizations. No one has time to think anymore, and they often feel guilty when they do. For too long people have been made to feel selfish or even lazy for taking time to think. The result has been employees quietly sneaking thinking time on their calendars, using fake meetings as a front for doing deep work....
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It’s 2024, try this 3-point approach to make collaboration really work

Fast Company

With so much importance placed on connecting and collaborating, why is it so unproductive? Collaborative work has become overwhelming and ineffective. On average, we spend 85% of our time in meetings, on emails, on phone calls, and on Slack. It’s too easy to schedule a meeting (just send a Teams link!) and too hard to decipher its purpose (seriously, what’s the agenda?). We’re connected, but we’re not really connecting. Harvard Business Review stated that while more than 80% of managers believe that good collaboration is critical, only 20% are satisfied with how it happens. Status meeting, anyone? Improving how we connect and collaborate would have a huge impact. When...
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Ask Your Team These Questions Now In Order To Succeed This Year

Fast Company

Laying out a strategy for the year ahead is no easy task. What’s more, it’s rarely as collaborative as it can be. Leaders usually just retreat into a series of meetings in November and December, then emerge with a handful of key goals for the following year. One reason so many organizations fail to hit those targets is because so few of the people on staff were actually involved in conceiving them. To remedy that, company leaders need to ask their teams to think 12 months ahead and work backward. These two sets of questions offer a useful exercise for doing just that. 1. PROJECT YOUR BEST-CASE SCENARIO Start by asking your team to imagine some of the ideal scenarios you want the...
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Lisa Bodell Topic Presentations

Unleash Innovation

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  • Winning innovators embrace change – do you? This keynote is an inspirational call to arms: to start a revolution in how we think and how we work. What holds you and your organization back from better innovating, every day? In too many organizations, we’re stuck in the land of the status quo. We’ve forgotten how to think differently, and lack the tools to solve problems creatively. The very structures put in place inside organizations to help them grow all too often hold them back. If you want people to approach change differently, you have to help them change their approach.

Killing Complexity

The Great Reset

Curiosity As Your Next Competitive Advantage

Lisa Bodell Speaking Testimonials

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Lisa Bodell New York, USA, Canada

Lisa Bodell Keynote Speaker delivers customized and tailored keynote presentations, workshops, and training sessions on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique and are designed for a variety of audiences, industries, conferences, and event formats.

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Please contact Speakers Bureau of Canada and provide us with your event details so that we can contact Lisa Bodell to check availability or confirm the pricing and associated costs to hire a great speaker like Lisa Bodell for your event. As Lisa Bodell's agent and as a Canadian top speaker bureau and talent agency for speakers, we are able to propose each event opportunity from each host organization's behalf to try to help you get in touch with Lisa Bodell and confirm them for your in person or online meeting/event. We can also provide and advise on the booking process and potentially negotiate their fee. Speakers Canada is a client focused speaker agency, and we work for you in finding good speakers for your team meetings and booking processes.

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