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.
Kay Kennedy
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 game. He also frequently leads and facilitates workshops and breakouts following his keynotes – something that sets him apart from other traditional innovation keynote speakers.
Soren has a unique gift for cutting through the clutter of today’s buzzwords and complexity by focusing on what really matters: how to create breakthroughs in products, services, business models, business processes, customers experiences, or marketing strategies. He is also a leading expert in organizational culture related to business innovation and often speaks on leadership’s role in fostering a culture of sustainable innovation.
In one of his most popular keynotes, Disruptive Innovation is Every Company’s Business, Soren highlights the importance of innovation for leaders, organizations and business functions – and helps participants identify future opportunities in products, services, processes, and/or business models. Definitions of the different types of innovation are provided along with concrete examples and emerging practices for driving the type of innovation that “leapfrogs” the competition. Key takeaways include:
- Learn about the different types of innovation – from incremental to disruptive
- Obtain principles and practices for innovating products, services, process, and business model
- Gain insight from real-world trailblazers like Intuit, OpenTable, Kimberly-Clark, Colgate, Gatorade, & many others
- Instantly apply new knowledge to real business issues or opportunities through interactive, facilitated group breakouts
Everything Transformed
Check out Soren’s series on Inc.com focused on the disruptions impacting every industry on the planet, including health care, travel, manufacturing, packaging, construction and more. Learn how disruptive technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, AR/VR, 3D printing and others drive innovation and new business models.
Travel & Hospitality
Health Care
Manufacturing
Construction
Safety
Packaging
Learn more about Soren’s perspective on how products are being reinvented as services, the importance of business models in today’s competitive environment, and how uncertainty and surprise are the secret ingredients of business breakthroughs by reading his widely recognized FastCompany articles:
Soren customizes every keynote to his specific audience – since he’s an adamant believer that it’s only possible to truly connect to others when one has an understanding of their needs, challenges and passions.
Some previous presentations include:
- Chevron
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Frito-Lay
- Kimberly-Clark
- Wells Fargo
- Case Western Reserve University
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- American Association of Museums
- American Society of Training and Development
- Front End of Innovation
- Institute for Credentialing Excellence
- Cisco Systems
- Disney
- JP Morgan Chase
- PepsiCo
- Copenhagen Business School
- Harvard Business School
- Credit Union Executives Society
- American Society of Association Executives
- Academy of Family Physicians
- International Boston Seafood Show
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 engaging style and thought provoking presentation.
Kristin Petrovich KennedyPresident & Founder, Createasphere
Soren understood our audience and he made the topic of disruptive innovation accessible and inspirational. People are still buzzing about his presentation.
Mary Beth RoblesVice President, Colgate-Palmolive
Soren’s talk inspired our organization while providing both strategic and practical approaches for driving breakthroughs in the business and for our leadership.
Teppo PaavolaVice President & Head of Global Business Development, PayPal
Soren’s new spin on the popular topic of innovation kept the entire audience on the edge of their seats. His talk was amazing.
Tatyana KanzaveliOrganizer, TEDx Bay Area / Silicon Valley
For inquires about Soren’s speaking engagements, including his experience working across specific areas and industries such as disruptive technology, healthcare, design, financial services, consumer products, manufacturing, food and beverage, media and entertainment, and others, click here.