Soren Kaplan is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Leapfrogging. He helps innovative leaders disrupt mindsets and markets, and works with organizations including Disney, Colgate-Palmolive, Kaiser Permenente, Medtronic, Roche, Philips, PepsiCo, the American Society of Association Executives, the American Council on Exercise, and numerous other start-ups and nonprofits. Soren previously led the internal strategy and innovation group at Hewlett-Packard (HP) during the roaring 1990’s in Silicon Valley and was a co-founder of iCohere, one of the first web collaboration platforms for online learning and communities of practice. He is an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. He has been quoted, published, and interviewed by FastCompany, Forbes, CNBC, National Public Radio, the American Management Association, USA Today, Strategy & Leadership, and The International Handbook on Innovation, among many others. He holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Psychology and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, two daughters, and hypo-allergenic cat.
Soren Kaplan is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Leapfrogging. He helps innovative leaders disrupt mindsets and markets, and works with organizations including Disney, Colgate-Palmolive, Kaiser Permenente, Medtronic, Roche, Philips, PepsiCo, the American Society of Association Executives, the American Council on Exercise, and numerous other start-ups and nonprofits. Soren previously led the internal strategy and innovation group at Hewlett-Packard (HP) during the roaring 1990’s in Silicon Valley and was a co-founder of iCohere, one of the first web collaboration platforms for online learning and communities of practice. He is an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. He has been quoted, published, and interviewed by FastCompany, Forbes, CNBC, National Public Radio, the American Management Association, USA Today, Strategy & Leadership, and The International Handbook on Innovation, among many others. He holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Psychology and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, two daughters, and hypo-allergenic cat.
Breakthrough Leadership in a Disruptive World
Disruptive innovation is no longer the occasional exception, it’s the rule. As leaders, if we’re not proactively creating disruption, we’ll eventually need to respond to it. Many executives, however, aren’t formally prepared for the fortitude required to proactively drive disruptive innovation or weather prolonged uncertainty. In addition, most organizations are set-up to promote and reward the virtues of predictability and control, the exact opposites of what characterizes periods...
Disruptive Innovation is Every Company's Business
Dr. Soren Kaplan's keynote speaking focuses on a single theme: innovation. Having worked across industries including technology, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, media & entertainment, and many others, Soren tailors his keynotes to his audience's specific definition of "innovation" - which can range from incremental to the disruptive innovations that change the...
Keynote Speaking on Business Model Innovation for Competitive Advantage & Business Growth
Soren Kaplan's keynotes on the future of business model innovation focus on the strategies and steps for identifying, developing, and driving innovative business models that generate new revenue streams, create competitive differentiation, and add a step-change in value to the market. With a focus on future trends, he outlines the intersecting disruptive innovations and forces shaping new opportunities. Through well known and little-known examples from across industries, he outlines...
Your Invisible Advantage – Create a Culture of Innovation
As a leading expert in innovation, organizational culture, and leadership, Soren Kaplan delivers high-impact keynotes that tap into his 20+ years' experience working across industries, his executive education programs in strategic innovation at USC's Center for Effective Organizations, and research and insights from his newest book, The Invisible Advantage.
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Createasphere
On-Site
K.P.K., President & Founder, Createasphere
Soren delivered our kickoff keynote where he set the tone for our conference. The feedback from our attendees has been fantastic and Soren exceed my expectations with his motivational style and thought provoking presentation.
Colgate-Palmolive
On-Site
M.B.R., Vice President, Innovation Capability & Systems, Colgate-Palmolive
Soren understood our audience and he made the topic of disruptive innovation accessible and inspirational. People are still buzzing about his presentation.
Credit Union Executives Society
On-Site
C.F., President & CEO, Credit Union Executives Society
Soren first keynoted our CEO conference and he was a huge hit with our executive audience. We liked his collaborative and customized approach so much that we brought him back to keynote our international conference with over 700 participants. And he hit another home run.
TEDx Bay Area / Silicon Valley
On-Site
T.K., Organizer, TEDx Bay Area / Silicon Valley
Soren's new spin on the popular topic of innovation kept the entire audience on the edge of their seats. His talk was amazing.
PayPal
On-Site
T.P., Vice President & Head of Global Business Development, PayPal
Soren's talk inspired our organization while providing both strategic and practical approaches for driving breakthroughs in the business and for our leadership.
Int'l Assoc. of Corporate & Professional Recruitment
On-Site
K.K., Executive Director, Int'l Assoc. of Corporate & Professional Recruitment
Soren was engaging, knowledgeable, thought-provoking — and fun. Our attendees, who are highly experienced talent strategists, are a hard group to please, and they gave Soren uniformly excellent ratings.
