Rowan Gibson

Innovation Thought Leader, Bestselling Author, Global Leader of Innovation

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Rowan Gibson Biography

Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. He is often referred to as “Mr. Innovation” and “the Innovation Grandmaster.”

He is the internationally bestselling author of three significant books on business strategy and innovation – "Rethinking The Future," "Innovation to the Core," and "The Four Lenses of Innovation" – which have been published in over 20 languages. His book "The Four Lenses of Innovation," released on March 2, 2015, became a #1 new release on Amazon.com in two business categories. In February 2015, Gibson received the prestigious “Global Leader of Innovation” award for his substantial contributions to the field of innovation and strategy.

Over the past two decades, Gibson's international clients have included some of the world's largest and most successful organizations. He teaches them how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets, and even transform entire industries by recalibrating their entire organizational systems around the paradigm of innovation.

Gibson is one of the world’s most in-demand public speakers. In just the last five years alone, he has delivered keynote speeches, innovation masterclasses, and public seminars in 61 countries. His list of addressed major organizations includes Accenture, Apple, Bayer, British Telecom, Coca-Cola, Credit Suisse, Dow Chemicals, Generali Group, Haier, Heinz, Henkel, IBM, Mars, Microsoft, Philips, P&G, Roche, Siemens, Steelcase, Telefonica, and Volkswagen.

Gibson's big-picture insights, compelling observations, and fresh business thinking along with his upbeat presentation style have impressed a wide range of audiences all over the world. He mixes insight, inspiration, and information in a way that always leaves an audience feeling energized. His presentations are known for their dynamic use of powerful images and succinct statements on graphic PowerPoint slides.

Gibson’s keynote speeches, executive sessions, and innovation masterclasses are always tailor-made to fit each audience, industry sector, and event format. He endeavors, wherever possible, to use business cases and examples that are relevant to the specific audience. He is constantly updating his slides with cutting-edge material and up-to-the-minute business news.

In his years on the public speaking circuit, Gibson has shared the stage with well-known personalities like Neil Armstrong, Ken Blanchard, Deepak Chopra, Bill Clinton, Jim Collins, Newt Gingrich, Guy Kawasaki, Chan Kim, John Naisbitt, Bertrand Piccard, Jonas Ridderstråle, Alvin Toffler, and Fons Trompenaars.

Gibson is also a prolific writer. In addition to his bestselling books, he has authored dozens of business articles, columns, and blogs which have been read all around the globe. He frequently appears in media including Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, and BBC World Service. He has also been featured in several business documentaries.

Gibson is a co-founder of Innovation Excellence, a popular innovation website with an international group of over 27,000 members. The site serves up more than 1 million pages every month and provides an arsenal of resources from today's innovation thought leaders and practitioners aimed at helping every company achieve innovation excellence.

Gibson has lived and worked in various countries and speaks three languages fluently. Today, he divides his time between writing, public speaking, and consulting, focusing his efforts across the USA, Europe, and Asia.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/18/2024.

Rowan Gibson Speaking Topics

  • Mastering Business Model Innovation: Generating Game-Changing Growth Opportunities

  • The Four Lenses of Innovation: Reverse-Engineering the Mind of the Innovator

  • Making Innovation Happen: Practical Tools for Achieving Innovation Excellence

  • Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates

  • Winning in the Innovation Economy: The New Management Imperative

Rowan Gibson Videos

  • Rowan Gibson discusses The Four Lenses of Innovation
    Keynote speaker Rowan Gibson discusses The Four Lenses of Innovation.
  • Rowan Gibson speaks about IT, Risk and Innovation
    Rowan Gibson is interviewed at the IBM Forum about several innovation topics including whether radical innovation is risky, and the role of IT in...
  • Rowan Gibson: The Four Lenses of Innovation
    Rowan Gibson speaks about The Four Lenses of Innovation

Rowan Gibson Books

  • The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative Thinking
    The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative Thinking
  • Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates
    Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates
  • Rethinking the Future: Rethinking Business, Principles, Competition, Control & Complexity, Leadership, Markets, and the World
    Rethinking the Future: Rethinking Business, Principles, Competition, Control & Complexity, Leadership, Markets, and the World

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Rowan Gibson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Mastering Business Model Innovation: Generating Game-Changing Growth Opportunities, The Four Lenses of Innovation: Reverse-Engineering the Mind of the Innovator, Making Innovation Happen: Practical Tools for Achieving Innovation Excellence, Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates and Winning in the Innovation Economy: The New Management Imperative. The estimated speaking fee range to book Rowan Gibson for your event is available upon request. Rowan Gibson generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Geoffrey Moore, Gary Hamel, Tim Sanders, Richard Florida and Todd Buchholz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rowan Gibson for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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