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Key Points for Nils Vesk

Nils Vesk has over twenty years of experience in innovation and has helped global giants like Nestlé, HP, and Pfizer.
He pioneered the application of Design Thinking to business in Australia and has spoken for Fortune 500 companies in 17 countries.
As a four-time author, Nils has written impactful books like "The Reinvention Sprint" and "Ideas With Legs".
An adventurous spirit, Nils competes in Hang-gliding World Championships and is a yoga teacher, bringing energy and action to his work.

Topics for Nils Vesk

Breaking business as usual: Finding momentum when you’re stuck
In a world where hitting targets often feels like a last-minute leap, sticking to the same old strategies leads us into the trap of 'business as usual' - creating predictable, unremarkable results. In today's cutthroat market, where the business game evolves faster than a viral trend, pausing to ponder can mean playing catch-up. 'Business as usual' (BAU) might just hand the baton to your competition. 'Breaking Business As Usual' is about harnessing the power of swift, strategic change to outpace the pack, not just keep pace. In our most time-pressed, complex era ever (and let's not even start on AI), "Breaking BAU" is Nils Vesk's revolutionary keynote, honed over two decades as a catalyst for change. You will discover:
- Strategies to pinpoint and eliminate the friction points anchoring you to the status quo.
- Rapid, dynamic solutions that don't just patch up issues but dissolve them entirely.
- How to harness your untapped pockets of excellence and catapult your success trajectory. And there's more – when you master these strategies, the transformation is contagious. Your team will:
  - Craft unorthodox solutions that obliterate recurring problems. Let’s face it, conventional thinking creates conventional results.
  - Hit the sweet spot of change, where prioritisation, motivation, and integration converge.
  - Implement 'Momentum mechanisms’: a robust framework to turn ambiguity, and uncertainty into actionable solutions.
The 5min innovator™ Everyday innovation for the time-poor
Innovation doesn't have to take long. In fact, we can innovate with as little as five minutes a day. Now more than ever, innovative ideas are the currency for success. While we know innovation is valuable, it's a sad fact that too many people in organisations don't have the time to innovate... Or do they? The good news is no matter how time-poor or how crammed our heads might be with traditional business management skills, with Nils' 5minute innovation techniques, anyone can start innovating to improve their results. You will learn:
- Mental deck of quick practical processes to solve problems.
- Redefine problems to discover the crux of a problem.
- Use models to deconstruct & prevent mistakes.
- Simple daily activities that generate improvements.
The AI advantage
Ever tried to fly a plane with car keys? That's what using AI like just another software tool feels like! Nils Vesk is here to show you why this approach is not just failing, but spectacularly so. Unlock the AI Puzzle with Nils Vesk: 3 Simple Steps to Mastery.
- AI Made Easy: Discover how to turn AI from a headache into a no-brainer. Nils shares insider secrets to make AI as painless as your favourite playlist.
- Celebrate AI's Tune: Learn to fine-tune AI to your rhythm and make it a reason to celebrate, not commiserate.
- The AI Payoff: Witness the transformation as Nils reveals how to measure AI's impact, boosting both personal satisfaction and organisational growth.
- Ditch the Overwhelm: Most approach AI like playing darts blindfolded – a strategy doomed for dismal results. Nils Vesk changes the game. Think of AI not as a cumbersome tool, but as a Swiss Army knife – you're probably just using the screwdriver and missing out on the bottle opener!
AI: Your invisible powerhouse
Imagine every person in your organisation equipped with a world-class executive assistant – that's the power of AI harnessed right. It's not about doing more work; it's about working smarter, freeing up time for creativity and meaningful conversations. What You'll Take Away:
- The absolute FASTEST way to get onboard with using AI for better output, even if your people are tech-resistant.
- Freedom finder: Identify AI solutions that liberate you from the mundane, making room for what truly matters.
- The secret sauce to merge AI with human innovation, minus the headaches.
- Workflow wizards: Quick hacks to seamlessly integrate AI into your daily grind.
- How to measure the ROI of your AI workload without breaking a sweat.
- The Golden Balance: Strategies to maximise value without sacrificing the human touch.
Scramble™: How to create commercial validated ideas on demand, rapid, risk-free innovation that won't cost you a fortune
When business operates at a supersonic MACH 3 pace, we don't have the luxury of taking a few days to think of a solution, especially when someone else is gunning for your position. On the fly, we need to be able to analyse a pressing problem and generate profitable solutions, followed by validation and a strategy to validate and execute. In short, we must create rapid commercial solutions as quickly as possible. You will learn:
- Validate your ideas rapidly and inexpensively to eliminate the risk.
- Flip the bottlenecks costing you time & money into innovations.
- Tap into the innovation cognition regions of the brain.
- Facilitate and prompt innovative thinking ideas with just one question.
- Create rainmaking ideas from scratch.
Unthinkable Insider secrets to change performance mindsets
We live in a rapidly evolving world that needs people to be adaptive and open to changing how they think. Rethinking business and life challenges, and having the ability to think differently to create groundbreaking ideas that effect positive change. Being able to 'un-think' how things used to be done and then rethink how things 'need' to be done in our evolving world are a must. In this session, you will learn how to identify the habits and thinking that hamper your ability to contribute to game-changing thinking & how to rewire your mind in order to accelerate your success by thinking the unthinkable. You will learn:
- How to break your limiting habits and beliefs.
- How to start rewiring what you thought was possible.
- Ways to eliminate unwanted behaviours.
- How to deal with discomfort.
- How to create valuable ideas effortlessly.
Insight.full™ Uncover what your customer really wants to pay for, insights that will fuel your business growth
Want to know the starting blocks for the world's best innovations? It's insights. An insight is a word commonly used but seldom understood. It's a human truth, be that a customer frustration, need or desire, or emerging trend that has yet to be capitalised on. Most of us make the mistake of generating ideas without clarifying what customers think and the emotional undercurrents that drive their purchasing behaviour. Focus groups don't work due to biases, and people suck at predicting how they will behave in the future. The secret lies in observing and decoding how they behave to what you put in front of them and what they are thinking but not saying aloud. You will learn:
- Spot critical trends that will affect your industry and market.
- Uncover the emotional undercurrents that are driving your customer behaviour.
- Learn the drivers to shift customers from inertia into action.
- How to join the conversation your client is having in their head with the product or service you are selling.

Testimonials for Nils Vesk

Great empowering presentation. Highly recommended to any business or community organisation.
Mahesh Trivedi

Amazing speaker, energetic, knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
Linh Podeti

Nils is an amazing talent. His ability to see patterns in ideas that are not obvious to others sets him apart. He is an exceptional presenter and a master at bringing concepts alive.
Matt Church

Awesome presentation and great theatrics. Would recommend to anyone who wants to develop an innovation culture.
Costa Vasili

Interesting. Great ideas. Insightful.
Lisa Barnes

Some words to describe what Nils Vesk did for us at our CBA conference. He led us, he guided us, he facilitated, he challenged us, and most importantly he helped us innovate and become thought leaders. He was fabulous, his style is terrific his energy is contagious and we’d use him again in a heart beat.
HR General Manager
Commonwealth Bank

Compelling, informative, stimulating, hopeful. Great confident delivery.
Mental Health Association of NSW

Making innovation real. Thank goodness because we need it!
Bronwyn Pott

Fantastic at coming into an organisation and peeling back the layers to help find where we can be more innovative.
Jon d'Sousa

Absolutely brilliant. Put a new perspective on my thought process.
Director
Bankwest

Love how you make the complex world of innovation so simple.
Yum Foods

Great presentation - clear message.
NSW Department of Training and Education

Innovation is bandied around organisations on a daily basis but is it really understood? Nils explains innovation and how to achieve it with proactive tools and habits you can develop immediately.
Coordinator, Economic Development
City of Moonee Valley

Absolutely brilliant. Put a new perspective on my thought process.
BankWest Private Banking