Gaia Grant- is the MD of Tirian, the co-author of The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game, and Who Killed Creativity?... And How Can We Get it Back?,and the author of a number of additional books and resources, including A Patch of Paradise and The Rhythm of Life.
Gaia is a researcher at the University of Sydney Business School, where she is also a guest lecturer in innovation and international business. She is currently conducting doctoral research (PhD) into the role of culture change and transformation in sustainable innovation. Gaia also has an MSc (in creative leadership), a Grad Dip in change leadership, and BA, Dip Ed, BD (hons).
Gaia is a highly skilled presenter and facilitator carrying with her a wide range of tools that can be used to find solutions to the most difficult challenges. Gaia's corporate clients have included Google (US), JP Morgan (Asia Pacific), Visa (US), Salesforce (Asia Pacific), Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Canada), Citibank (Asia Pacific), Baker & McKenzie (Asia Pacific), Colgate Palmolive (Innovation Lab Central America), Deutsche Bank (Asia Pacific) and many other MNCs who can all attest to her insightful and engaging approach.
Gaia has presented keynotes at a number of high profile events including Salesforce International Roadshow (Asia Pacific), Optus / Singtel national event (Australia), Worktech International Conferences (invited for Melbourne, Australia and selected countries in South America), and the Growth Faculty Conference (Sydney, Australia – spoke alongside Margaret Heffernan (BBC producer and author of Wilful Blindness), and Neil Rackham (author of Spin Selling). Selected industry keynote and workshop presentations have included Ci Creative Innovation Conference (Melbourne, Australia) and the Creative Problem Solving Institute (State University of New York, US).
Gaia is particularly interested in working with her corporate clients on corporate responsibility and sustainability programs, and she has run these programs for clients such as PriceWaterhouse Coopers, YPO (Young Presidents Organisation), and IFC World Bank. She has helped to design a program for Nestle headquarters in Switzerland that focused on helping them to come up with ideas on how to produce sustainable products for emerging countries, and she worked with Duke Executive Education to help design and run a program for Google headquarters in the US on how to improve their social responsibility in the local area.
Gaia contributes to a number of major magazines and newspapers, and she has also been featured in a number of international media including BBC and ABC TV along with commercial TV, Reuters, Huffington Post, Fast Company and the Wall St Journal. Gaia has presented her research papers at a number of universities internationally, including delivering at a major European management conferences organised by EGOS and PROS.
As a dynamic husband-and-wife team, Gaia can team up with her partner and co-author, Andrew Grant, who is also a Director of Tirian. Andrew is a globally recognised (TEDx) speaker
Gaia Grant- is the MD of Tirian, the co-author of The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game, and Who Killed Creativity?... And How Can We Get it Back?,and the author of a number of additional books and resources, including A Patch of Paradise and The Rhythm of Life.
Gaia is a researcher at the University of Sydney Business School, where she is also a guest lecturer in innovation and international business. She is currently conducting doctoral research (PhD) into the role of culture change and transformation in sustainable innovation. Gaia also has an MSc (in creative leadership), a Grad Dip in change leadership, and BA, Dip Ed, BD (hons).
Gaia is a highly skilled presenter and facilitator carrying with her a wide range of tools that can be used to find solutions to the most difficult challenges. Gaia's corporate clients have included Google (US), JP Morgan (Asia Pacific), Visa (US), Salesforce (Asia Pacific), Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Canada), Citibank (Asia Pacific), Baker & McKenzie (Asia Pacific), Colgate Palmolive (Innovation Lab Central America), Deutsche Bank (Asia Pacific) and many other MNCs who can all attest to her insightful and engaging approach.
Gaia has presented keynotes at a number of high profile events including Salesforce International Roadshow (Asia Pacific), Optus / Singtel national event (Australia), Worktech International Conferences (invited for Melbourne, Australia and selected countries in South America), and the Growth Faculty Conference (Sydney, Australia – spoke alongside Margaret Heffernan (BBC producer and author of Wilful Blindness), and Neil Rackham (author of Spin Selling). Selected industry keynote and workshop presentations have included Ci Creative Innovation Conference (Melbourne, Australia) and the Creative Problem Solving Institute (State University of New York, US).
Gaia is particularly interested in working with her corporate clients on corporate responsibility and sustainability programs, and she has run these programs for clients such as PriceWaterhouse Coopers, YPO (Young Presidents Organisation), and IFC World Bank. She has helped to design a program for Nestle headquarters in Switzerland that focused on helping them to come up with ideas on how to produce sustainable products for emerging countries, and she worked with Duke Executive Education to help design and run a program for Google headquarters in the US on how to improve their social responsibility in the local area.
Gaia contributes to a number of major magazines and newspapers, and she has also been featured in a number of international media including BBC and ABC TV along with commercial TV, Reuters, Huffington Post, Fast Company and the Wall St Journal. Gaia has presented her research papers at a number of universities internationally, including delivering at a major European management conferences organised by EGOS and PROS.
As a dynamic husband-and-wife team, Gaia can team up with her partner and co-author, Andrew Grant, who is also a Director of Tirian. Andrew is a globally recognised (TEDx) speaker
The Magic of Creative Thinking & How To Really Think Outside The Box
A FAST PACED active session that is packed full of magic tricks, which quickly segues to challenging people about their mindset and mental models, peppered with some interesting information from neuroscience. Through a powerful metaphor, this session shows the strong connection between what magicians and creative thinking have in common: why people are so easily fooled by magic, and so readily...
The Crime: Is Creative Thinking Dying? & What Can We Do About It?
An IBM survey of over 1500 CEOs has revealed that creative thinking skills are the greatest attribute needed for leaders in the next 5 years. And yet research has shown that while IQ has been on the rise, since 1990 creative thinking (CQ) has been rapidly declining. Whilst 98 % of children are ranked as "geniuses" in divergent thinking, by adulthood this number has dropped to a mere 2%.
This session takes the participants on a journey from the classroom to the...
Dealing with Disruptive Innovation & How to End Up On Top
Seeing the Moments that Matter in The Customer Journey (Sales focus)
This session reveals how to help all stakeholders involved in the sales & marketing process 'see the moments that matter' in the customer experience. By using creative thinking to look beyond the traditional roles of selling & marketing, participants discover how it is possible to connect better with the complete customer journey. Using elements of the popular design thinking strategy, such as connecting through empathy, participants learn how to see familiar situations from...
The Investigation: Profiling the Creative Thinking Killers & Creating A Culture of Innovation
"The most ambitious criminologists are not just satisfied with analysing data from the past - they want to predict and control the future."
MODERN DAY PROFILING is not only used to catch criminals, but predicative methodology is now being used in many areas to predict and control an environment. This interactive keynote turns the audience into detectives, and investigates what kills creative thinking in a fun Cluedo (Clue) CSI style session. It takes the 7 'creative killer'...
The Forensic Lab & The Neuroscience Of Creative Thinking
Why is it important for adults to learn to play intelligently, and why is having "down time" simply not good enough for creating an innovative environment? How can individuals capitalize on the power of the neural network to create profound "Eureka!" moments?
Most people hang on to habitual behaviors and attitudes as a survival mechanism, and yet outside of these boundaries is a universe of possibilities. We can become trapped inside these perceived limits by...
The Rescuers: Creative Thinking Rescue Strategies
Creativity can occur in any company on a haphazard basis. But how can leaders promote creative thinking as a way to solve problems better, faster and more cost effectively?
THIS KEYNOTE focuses on the key rescue strategies and works through them to show participants how they can use these strategies to develop their creative thinking skills. It reveals a model for developing DESIGN THINKING, IDEATION & CREATIVE THINKING that directly addresses the key...
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Chief Executives Guild. USA
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A., President & CEO, Chief Executives Guild. USA
Phenomenal session! The feedback was excellent and many of our members gave this session a 10 out of 10. Really unique in bringing real depth and understanding to innovation. I saw a lot of lights go on today with our CEOs, and this will help our CEOs be more effective in innovating. Excellent job - It was much appreciated!
Optus
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A., Optus
Your contribution in so many ways turned the Optus Learning Fiesta into a smooth event with very interested participants and a great atmosphere for discussion & collaboration.
AIM (Australian Institute of Management) Australia
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A., AIM (Australian Institute of Management) Australia
Superbly presented - scoring a very high evaluation feedback of 6.8 out of 7. Gaia is a knowledgeable and entertaining presenter who presented an excellent session for us, really well facilitated and introduced. Really enjoyed it and liked the creative presentation through the game.
