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Frans Johansson

Innovation Expert and Author, "The Medici Effect"

In-Person Fee Range:
$30,001 - $50,000
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New York

Why Book

  • Frans Johansson has made it his life’s mission to prepare and inspire leaders and organizations around the world for this new normal.
  • His high energy, fast-paced keynotes have become legendary for how quickly they can drive leaders to action—and have made Johansson one of the most compelling speakers in the world

Biography

I woke up one morning in March 2001 with a clear vision. I saw, in my mind’s eye, two light beams intersecting, with each beam representing a different field or culture. It stayed with me for less than a minute, but I felt that perhaps my whole life had led up to this vision.

When I reflect on it, my entire life had been spent at intersections. It’s hard not to be, growing up in Sweden with my father’s Swedish culture and my mother’s southern (North Carolina, to be exact) African-American and Cherokee cultures. The Sweden I grew up in was much more homogenous than it is today—quite different from New York City where I have spent most of my adult life. I loved fishing and writing, thanks to my father who combined both into a career. I wrote and published a fantasy novel in high school, and fell in love with quantum physics after seeing a diagram of the double-slit experiment.

I left Sweden for college, studying environmental science at Brown University. After college, my cousin and I started a company based on my aunt’s pain measurement tool, and brought some of the practices around this to Sweden. It was remarkable how quickly we became seen as experts by simply intersecting existing knowledge with a new geography. I applied for a doctoral program in Marine Biology, but one of my recommenders did not send his letter in on time. So instead, I applied to Harvard Business School. This was something I would have never considered a few months earlier, but a decision that ultimately led to the publication of The Medici Effect in 2004.

The book launched my global speaking career and, later, my consulting firm, The Medici Group. The Medici Effect and its follow-up, The Click Moment, have had an impact on industries, fields and leaders way, way beyond my expectations.

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Programs

DIVERSITY DRIVES INNOVATION

Companies today, need to become faster and far better at innovation — or risk obsolescence. The key to this shift is transitioning to a new model of fast-moving, diverse and inclusive teams that can rapidly uncover new, innovative pathways for growth.

In his signature talk, Johansson demonstrates why diversity is a key driver of innovation success, and how you can capitalize on this fact. This talk has single-handedly catalyzed organizational change across industry after industry.
NAVIGATING UNPREDICTABILITY

The only constant is change, and our interconnectedness means the world has become far more unpredictable. How can leaders navigate this climate? It takes collaboration, courage, and a new kind of thinking,

Johansson, will introduce a set of tools that can improve an organization’s ability to move fast, respond to changing conditions, capitalize on unexpected success and scale rapidly through breaking silos using connectedness to its advantage.
THE FUTURE OF ORGANIZATIONS

 An organization’s ability to move fast, respond to changing conditions, capitalize on unexpected success and scale rapidly is becoming the key to future growth.

In this talk, Johansson demonstrates the critical shift that all organizations must undergo in order to equip themselves for maximum growth. He will outline a model for transforming your organization, from speeding up idea-execution, to repositioning the organization to excel in the marketplace.
THE INNOVATIVE LEADER

As a leader, how do you innovate your business and career, while the demands of today’s marketplace are constantly increasing?

In this talk, Johansson will outline the challenges leaders face today and provide skills and insights they can use to spur innovation and stand apart. Johansson has worked with over 3,000 teams worldwide and empowered executive teams to rethink the way they lead to make organizations faster and more innovative.

Frans Johansson Reviews

“Absolute knockout!”

— PBIRG

“One of the most dynamic presenters I’ve every experiened…. bold, creative and fun. Engages his audience and taps into individual creativity in a new and exciting way. His energy is contagious!”

— Nike

“Captured the tremendous business value of cultural diversity and its impact on innovation—in a very fun way! Frans’ presentation was one of the highlights of our conference.”

— IBM

Engaging, inspiring and very thoughtful!”

— Volvo

An outstanding speaker. One of the most compelling cases for diversity that I have ever seen.”

— Pacific Bell

“Frans has a unique and captivating way of looking at things. He led my organization and one of my ideation teams through high-energy innovation sessions. In just one session, he took our team from: struggling with no direction or ideas to: fully developed ideas with a process and plan… I highly recommend his approach—truly one of the best corporate development experiences I have ever had.”

— Johnson & Johnson

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