Bob Allen Speaking Topics

• Zennovating!

  Innovation has been pigeonholed as the exclusive province of inventors and technologists, designers, artists and organizational gurus. In the news every day we hear that the U.S. is losing it, India and China are growing it and every company and organization seems to be searching for it. But what exactly is it?

  This keynote presentation is a 45–90 minute experience. Using ten stories based on his journey as a Zen practitioner and 45 years of Disney and entrepreneurial experience, Bob explores how anyone, from CEO’s and aspiring professionals to educators and students, can transform their work.

  Insights…

  • Understanding The Disneyland Moment
  • Overcoming the near and far enemies of innovation
  • The doctrine of radical acceptance
  • The differences between managing output and leading transformation
  • Why 5-year-olds are brilliant innovators
  • The myth of the creative cult
  • The relationship between love, openness, purpose, and a culture of why not?
  • Why the tension between visionary thinking and tactical execution is a unity
  • Pro Tips for innovators

  It’s For…

  Teams and individuals interested in creating innovative organizations and results. The Zennovating talk is ideally suited for conferences, retreats and project kickoffs.

• Restorying

  From the busiest day at work to a quiet moment of reflection, what does your lived experience have in common with the first people to paint on cave walls? The answer is stories.

  It turns out that stories are how humans construct reality. They’re so powerful that studies have proven that the brain doesn’t discriminate between stories and reality. In fact, how we create what we experience arises from the stories we tell ourselves and others. This relaxed and entertaining 45-90 minute keynote presentation focuses on how we can think about intentionally Re-Storying our work and our lives.

  Insights…

  • The 6 elements of Story
  • Your Brain on Story
  • Facts about Fiction
  • Building a Narrative Asset Portfolio
  • Tactics for Story-Based design-doing
  • Practical exercises in Re-storying a You-Branded experience
  • Your Story Toolbox

  Its For…

  Organizational leaders, Entrepreneurs, Educators, Marketers and HR Professionals.

  ReStorying is a great talk or workshop to set the stage for new ventures, exploring possibilities and revitalizing mission, vision and positioning.

• Waking Up A Lazy Brand

  Warning! Your brand may be lazy! Based on decades of brand building experience, Bob uses simple models and “Tales from The Field” to explore a new definition of brand in “World 5.0.”

  This keynote experience re-introduces participants to brands as the vessels that carry the value of an enterprise of any size from a single artisan to a multinational corporation. The core idea is that without care, energy, and stewardship, brands get lazy! In the 21 st century, brands need the right energy and stewardship, or they won’t deliver the critical market value organizations need to stay competitive.

  Insights…

  • How Brands get Misunderstood
  • Baking the Brand-Cake
  • Audience-ology
  • Balancing Instinct and Insight
  • Understanding the MSNs (Most Significant Numbers)
  • Transparency as a Force Multiplier
  • Enculturation is Activation
  • Brand Heroism
  • Tactics for Sustaining Brand Health

  It’s For…

  Brand, Marketing and Communication specialists, Entrepreneurs, and C-suite executives. This talk is an ideal way to start a brand performance assessment or re-branding initiative. Half and full day workshops can be customized to accompany the presentation.

• Tails of Mouse and Men

  Rick and Bob Allen share tales, inspiration, and life lessons from 102 years of Disney experience beginning with their dad’s first job on Disneyland’s opening day.

  This casual and entertaining storytelling session includes personal anecdotes from a unique point of view, spanning their combined careers in Walt Disney Imagineering and Operations at Disney parks and resorts around the world. It is a one of a kind experience that will entertain and offer a bounty of “practical perspective”.

  Insights…

  • Meet Walt
  • True Teamwork
  • The Secret to Achieving the Impossible
  • The Power of Passion
  • How Magic Starts with Why
  • The Right Way to Break Rules
  • GREAT is Outside of Our Comfort Zones
  • Standing on The Shoulders of Giants

  It’s For…

  Leaders, work-teams, and anyone interested in a fresh take on how to create some of their own magic!

• Show Up, Create and Serve

  When we deliver service to others, we also serve ourselves and the world at large. It’s a creative journey that always begins right here, right now.

  Being of service is the engine that ultimately drives results. But you can’t create or serve unless you’re actually here! Once you arrive fully in the present, you can unleash your creativity to make the future you want. This full-day interactive workshop enables participants to practice and test tools and tactics. The result is reduced distraction, better focus, defined vision, and clear strategies and tactics for implementation. Identifying opportunities for service and utilizing a clear methodology will improve organizational performance.

  Insights…

  • How Reducing distraction enables better focus
  • How creativity really works
  • What makes a vision useful
  • How to Identify obstacles
  • Techniques for building strategies and tactics for your Hero’s Journey
  • How a path of service enables your own growth and happiness
  • How improved productivity, job satisfaction and role flexibility lead to better organizational performance

  It’s For…

  Organizational leaders, Entrepreneurs, Work Teams, Early-Stage Professionals, and anyone ready to master being fully present, develop the ability to create, no matter their role, and follow a path of service to professional growth and personal happiness.

• The Mouse and The Buddha

  Innovation has been pigeonholed as the province of inventors and technologists, designers, artists and organizational gurus, and it’s in the news every day. The U.S. is losing it, India and China are growing it and every company and organization seems to be searching for it. But what really is it? This presentation is designed as a 45–90-minute experience. Using ten simple stories based on his journey as a zen practitioner and 2 generations of Disney experience, Bob explores how innovation leaders – from CEO’s and brand-new professionals to educators and students – can transform their work through:

  • The power of The Net-Present Moment
  • Overcoming the near and far enemies
  • The doctrine of radical acceptance
  • The differences between managing output and leading innovation
  • Why 5-year-olds are brilliant innovators
  • The myth of the creative cult
  • The relationship between love, openness, purpose, and a culture of why not?
  • Why the tension between visionary thinking and tactical execution is a unity
  • Pro Tips for innovators

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