Duncan Wardle
Former Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney
Duncan Wardle is an award-winning speaker and former Head of Innovation & Creativity at The Walt Disney Company. He has collaborated with teams from Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Disney Parks to create innovative and magical experiences.
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About this speaker
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.
Today, he shares his unique approach to Design Thinking worldwide, helping organizations foster creativity and develop disruptive ideas.
Book this speaker if you
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want to learn how to break through creative barriers.
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want to transform ordinary customer interactions into magical moments.
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want to encourage innovative ideas within your organization.
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want insights from Disney and other top companies on how to drive innovation.
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want to help your people rediscover their creative confidence.
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want to gain fresh insights to enhance customer relationships and products.
References
“One of the best presentations I’ve ever heard. You truly opened my mind.”
— Coca-Cola
“Duncan’s ideas and innovation activities are methods we still use in our creative brainstorming sessions, and they’ve led to much richer outcomes.”
— Apple
“Thank you for providing the tools to prepare us for change, innovation, and success.”
— NBCUniversal
This speaker will inspire you with …
How to innovate by challenging the rules of your industry
Do you believe that you are not the “creative type”? That we should leave the creativity to the “Creatives”? For most, this has happened so many times that we end up actually believing it. For adults, not being creative is an accepted fate.
Learn tools on how to encourage every employee to think creatively
With an education and corporate structure that encourages finding the single “right answer” to every question, we are trained to fall in line, and shut down that creative portion of our brain.
But weren’t we kids once? Turning boxes into spaceships and pillows and blankets into forts and castles? What happened to that creativity?
Learn real-life examples of how to embed a sustainable culture of innovation and creativity throughout your organization
During the Theory of Creativity™ Keynote, Duncan will share innovation tools developed from experience with thousands of global Fortune 500 companies and 30 years of experience with the Walt Disney Company, most recently as Head of Innovation & Creativity.
By the end, your audience will walk away with a series of unique Creative Behaviors and Innovation Tools to leverage their creative minds, deliver revolutionary thinking and drive substantial results in all areas of your business.
About Duncan Wardle
In the dynamic world of innovation and creativity, Duncan Wardle is a name that resonates with a unique blend of practical experience and inspiring thought. With an impressive track record of over a quarter-century at The Walt Disney Company, where he spearheaded groundbreaking projects within iconic brands like Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Pixar, Wardle has gained profound insight into unlocking creative potential. Today, he shares this valuable knowledge and his refreshing perspective on Design Thinking through his consultancy ID8 and through lectures and masterclasses at renowned institutions worldwide. His approach challenges conventional ways of thinking and offers concrete tools to make new connections and generate truly innovative ideas. Duncan Wardle is more than a speaker; he is a catalyst for creativity and a guide in cultivating an innovative mindset.
Duncan Wardle is a speaker on innovation and creativity. He is the founder of ID8, a design thinking consultancy.
Previously, he was the Head of Innovation and Creativity at The Walt Disney Company for over 25 years. In this role, he helped teams at Disney Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks develop new storylines and experiences.
Now, Duncan travels the world giving keynotes, workshops, and innovation sessions. He teaches a unique approach to Design Thinking to help people make new connections and develop innovative ideas. He also teaches innovation masterclasses at Yale, Harvard, and Edinburgh University.
Publications and blogs by Duncan Wardle
An introduction to Duncan Wardle
"Where are you usually and what are you doing when you get your best ideas? Who here would consider themselves to be a creative person? I would argue you are far more creative than you give yourselves credit for."
Large Innovation Masterclass
Theory of Creativity™ Masterclass A Unique Master Class on Creativity, Innovation & Disruption Duncan Wardle’s design-thinking method is conceived to help leadership and management develop and embed a creative problem-solving process within their own organizations by providing them with tangible tools everyone can use to Think Different and develop groundbreaking innovative ideas. It has been successfully deployed over the last few years by leading global brands from Apple to Disney to help boost their innovation potential to new heights. Regardless of your industry or background, Duncan’s groundbreaking approach and tools, and the innovation toolkit you take away from this Class will empower you and everyone in your team to develop a culture of disruptive creativity.
The imagination emporium
WE ARE ALL BORN CREATIVE
…but as we grow we often forget how to tap into that invaluable gift we all once had.
This book is filled with practical recipes to spark up your imagination and bring your best ideas to life.
Drawing from my experience at Disney, I’ve developed a practical toolkit that makes innovation accessible, creativity tangible, and the process fun.