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Duncan Wardle

Duncan Wardle

Former Disney Head of Innovation and Creativity Award Winning Innovation & Creativity Expert

ABOUT

In his 25-year career at the world’s most innovative organization – The Walt Disney Company – Innovation and Creativity Keynote Speaker Duncan Wardle learned many important things about building a profitable business and a winning creative culture. The most important? If you want to be different, you have to Think Different!

We were all born creative.

As Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences.

He now brings his extensive Disney expertise to audiences around the world using a unique approach to Design Thinking, helping people capture unlikely connections, leading to fresh thinking and disruptive ideas.

Delivering a series of keynotes, workshops and ideation forums, his unique Innovation toolkit helps companies embed a culture of innovation into everyone’s DNA.

Duncan is a multiple TED speaker and contributor to Fast Company, Forbes & the Harvard Business Review. He teaches innovation Master Classes at Yale, Harvard, and Edinburgh University.

Eradicate the status quo.

On a mission to embed a culture of innovation into every company’s DNA, Duncan will empower your entire organization to redefine how they think about problems and solutions to immediately drive positive growth for your organization.

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Create ideas that are literally out of this world!

From working with NASA to launch Buzz Lightyear into space, to teaming up with brands such as the Star Wars empire, Marvel superheroes and so many more, Duncan’s diverse experience will guide your company to new galaxies!

PRAISE

“Chris Voss, speaker, gave a captivating keynote speech to a packed auditorium at Bentley University. NCMA Boston’s 55th Annual March Workshop was an amazing event with a one of a kind American hero!
-Ben Wendt, SMB Team
Chris kept us spell bound. He walked us through his transformation from FBI swat team member to the world’s leading hostage negotiator. His ideas throw conventional negotiation tactics on their head. At the same time, they deeply resonate with anyone who has felt “taken hostage” during a negotiation. If Chris’s techniques can work on barricaded criminals with assault rifles, they can get your negotiation counterpart… to see your point of view and change what they are doing.
– Jacqueline Miller, ADP
After the lecture, the audience left feeling empowered and inspired but clearly wanted more. Chris was enthusiastic and gracious about personally connecting with as many new fans as possible. These four hundred new members of the Black Swan Family have been rushing home every night to check their mailboxes for his upcoming book “Never Split the Difference.”
– L Atherley, Citigroup
On a personal note, I did agree to use my newfound skills for good and not evil. However I admit to successfully using Chris’s hostage negotiation tactics on my boss, kids and at a local Subaru dealership.”
– Will Smith
It is very important for our company to choose the perfect speaker for our kickoff membership luncheon. This February we hired Chris Voss of the Black Swan Group. Mr. Voss shared with us his riveting situations spent as a lead international kidnapping negotiator with the FBI. He also brought his experiences down to the level for REALTORS to use in negotiating with their real estate clients. Our Luncheon was very successful, members today are still commenting on how good of a speaker he was.
– Mark Hyman, M.D
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AWARDS

Honorary Doctorate, Business Administration.
Edinburgh Napier University.

“In recognition of Duncan’s global and unique approach to design thinking and his dedication to Disney where he spent 30 years leading the innovation and creativity team.”

The White House American Citizen Award.

For services to fellow immigrants, creating a United States Citizenship ceremony on Main Street USA at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom for 1,000 new U.S. citizens and their families on July 4, 2000.

Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Presented in the presence of H.M Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Corporate Testimonials:

one of the best presentations i’ve ever heard. you really opened my mind and I just want to thank you!

look no further than Duncan for one of the best investments you will ever make in your business.

thank you for giving us the tools to set us up for change, innovation and success.

you inspired me and took part in reassuring me how much I do believe in “magic” and the real possibilities of turning your passions into a business model.

duncan’s ideas and activities around innovation are methods we still use in our creative brainstorming exercises and have resulted in much richer results.

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keynote speakers | authors
thought leaders | celebrities
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