Rowan Gibson

Rowan Gibson Profile

Leading innovator and futurist, Rowan Gibson is widely regarded as one of the most important business innovation thought leaders in the world. Among the labels given him by the media are “Mr. Innovation” and “a guru among the gurus.” His books on innovation and strategy Rethinking the Future and Innovation to the Core have been published in twenty-five different languages. The latter book gives a unique explanation of how to build company-wide innovation capability.

For more than two decades Rowan has been showing a roster of blue-chip companies how to recalibrate their organizational system around innovation, enabling them to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and transform their business.

Rowan’s keynote speeches, innovation masterclasses and public seminars are in great global demand. Companies and organizations that have invited him to speak include Accenture, Bayer, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, Haier, Heineken, Henkel, IBM, Mars, Microsoft, Motorola, NOKIA, Philips, P&G, Roche, Siemens, Steelcase, and Volkswagen. He combines innovative thinking with solid examples and upbeat presentation to leave audiences inspired and energized.

In addition to his books Rowan has written many articles, columns and blogs, which have a worldwide audience. He numbers Forbes, CNN, Businessweek, Harvard Business Review, and the BBC World Service among the media outlets on which he has appeared.

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  Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. The media have labeled him “Mr. Innovation,” “the Innovation Grandmaster,” “the W. Edwards Deming of innovation” and “a guru among the gurus.” He is the internationally bestselling author of two major books on innovation and strategy – Rethinking The Future (1996) and Innovation to the Core (2008) – which have been published to date in 25 languages. His latest book, Innovation to the Core (Harvard Business School Press), explains – for the first time – how to build and sustain a deep, company-wide innovation capability that drives continual growth and strategic renewal.

  Over the last two decades, Rowan’s international clients have included some of the world’s 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 Gibson is one of the world’s most in-demand public speakers. In just the last four years alone, he has delivered his keynote speeches, innovation masterclasses and public seminars in 51 countries around the world. He has addressed a long list of major organizations, including Accenture, Bayer, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, Haier, Heineken, Henkel, IBM, Mars, Microsoft, Motorola, NOKIA, Philips, P&G, Roche, Siemens, Steelcase, and Volkswagen. Rowan’s 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.

  Rowan is also a prolific writer. In addition to his bestselling books, he has authored dozens of business articles, columns and blogs which have been read all around the globe. He has been interviewed frequently on television and radio, as well as online and in the international press. His media appearances include Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, and BBC World Service. He has also appeared in several business documentaries.