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Rowan Gibson is “one of the most recognized thought leaders in business innovation” (Forbes). The media have labeled him “Mr. Innovation”, “the Innovation Grandmaster”, “the W. Edwards Deming of innovation” and “a guru among the gurus”. In February 2015, he was awarded “Global Leader of Innovation“ for his significant contribution to the field of innovation and strategy.

Rowan is the internationally bestselling author of three major books on business strategy and

Innovation: - Rethinking The Future (1996), Innovation to the Core (2008) and The Four Lenses of Innovation (2015) - which have been published to date in 25 languages. His new book The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative Thinking (Wiley 2015) provides a revolutionary tool for radical business creativity. Published on March 2nd 2015, the book is already being translated into 4 foreign language editions, and was the #1 new release on Amazon.com in 2 business categories.

Over the last two decades, Gibsons international clients have included some of the worlds 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 whole organizational system around the paradigm of innovation.

Rowan is a top international public speaker. In just the last five years alone, he has delivered his keynote speeches, public seminars, and multi-day innovation master classes in 61 countries around the world. He has addressed a long list of major organizations, including Accenture, Apple, Bayer, British Telecom, Coca-Cola, Credit Suisse, Dow Chemicals, Generali Group, Haier, Heineken, Heinz, Henkel, IBM, ING Bank, Mars, Microsoft, Philips, P&G, Roche, Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, Steelcase, Telefonica and Volkswagen.

Rowans big-picture insights, compelling observations, fresh business thinking and 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.