Speaking/workshop topics:
- The silent epidemic: Banishing Burnout, a matter of Balance
- Creating Innovative Environments - positioning creativity as a core value
- Transform your decision-making Spherical Thinking: The tool to thinking with creativity
- Creativity & Innovation: The source of our social evolution!
NEW Banish Burnout a Matter of Balance!
In this keynote, Dr. Walton introduces Spherical Thinking™, a transformative process that combines intuitive and logical thought. Participants will learn to identify early-stage burnout not only in themselves but also in their friends, family and colleagues, and how to construct new neurological pathways that promote a balanced approach to problem-solving and emotional management. The session will be dynamic, ensuring audiences are engaged and equipped with practical strategies that can be implemented immediately.
Attendees will walk away with renewed energy and clearer strategies for maintaining wellness in their personal and professional lives. By applying the principles of Spherical Thinking™, they will improve their emotional intelligence, enhance relationships, and rekindle their motivation.
Workplace burnout has reached alarming levels, with 77% of U.S. professionals reporting symptoms, and even more alarming figures among millennials. Dr. André Walton, a renowned business coach and social psychologist, addresses this critical issue in his keynote, drawing upon his extensive experience as a Visiting Professor of Creativity and Entrepreneurship. His program, “Banish Burnout,” offers a distinctive approach that views burnout as a multifaceted challenge, distinct from mere stress.
Learning Objectives/Takeaways:
- Identify Early Warning Signs: Recognize early signs of burnout in oneself and colleagues to intervene effectively.
- Apply Spherical Thinking™: Use innovative techniques to develop new perspectives on challenges, fostering emotional resilience.
3. Promote Wellness Strategies: Implement actionable wellness strategies that lead to a sustainable work-life balance.
4. Enhance Collaboration: Cultivate better relationships at work and at home through shared understanding and enhanced emotional intelligence.
5. Boost Motivation and Productivity: Develop a personalized action plan to sustain energy levels and increase overall motivation.
Creating Innovative Environments
What influences how creative we are?
Is team work good for creativity?
How does stress impact innovation?
In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, creativity is no longer a luxury—it’s a leadership imperative. In this compelling keynote, Dr. André Walton explores how organizations can move beyond lip service and embed creativity as a core cultural value, not just a one-off initiative or brainstorming session.
Drawing on over two decades of research in organizational creativity and the neuroscience of innovation, Dr. Walton shares actionable strategies for designing environments that attract and retain creative minds, foster psychological safety, and unlock breakthrough thinking across all levels of an organization.
Audiences will discover how to:
- Cultivate a climate where innovation thrives organically
- Identify and dismantle hidden barriers to creative thinking
- Align leadership practices with the values that support experimentation and risk-taking
- Reframe failure as feedback—and stress as a spark for ingenuity
This talk is ideal for leaders, educators, and organizations ready to future-proof their culture by making creativity not just a tool—but a defining principle of how they operate and grow utilizing the full creative potential of employees.
Transformational Decision Making
How do we see more options?
What resources should we use for complex problems?
Is it a good idea to brainstorm all types of problems?
How does stress impact our problem solving?
In a world of increasing complexity, linear thinking often falls short. Spherical Thinking, pioneered by Dr. André Walton, offers a revolutionary approach to decision-making—one that embraces complexity, widens perspective, and leads to more resilient, creative, and effective outcomes.
In this eye-opening keynote, Dr. Walton introduces Spherical Thinking as a multidimensional framework that helps leaders move beyond binary choices and reactive strategies. Drawing on his expertise in creativity research, neuroscience, and social psychology, he equips audiences with tools to map problems from multiple angles, anticipate consequences, and see connections where others see chaos. Spherical Thinking techniques also increase emotional intelligence skills, which are beneficial in stimulating team cooperation.
Key takeaways include:
- How to break free from rigid, linear thinking patterns
- Using Spherical Thinking to navigate uncertainty and ambiguity with confidence
- Practical techniques to enhance foresight, adaptability, and collaborative insight
- Reframing decision-making as a creative, expansive, and innovative process
Ideal for leaders, strategists, and innovators, this session transforms how individuals and organizations think, decide, and lead—preparing them to thrive in a dynamic and interconnected world.
Creativity and Innovation: Understanding the Past, Unlocking the Future
How did we get where we are today?
Why are highly creative people more likely to have psychological problems?
Why do some times in history seem more creative than others?
Can I be more creative? If so, how?
In this fascinating keynote, Dr. André Walton, an internationally recognized expert in creativity and organizational design, addresses all these questions and takes the audience on a sweeping journey through the evolution of human creativity. Fom the first sparks of innovation in early societies to today’s complex digital age. Along the way, he unpacks critical questions that affect how we understand and harness creativity in our lives and organizations and shows us that we all had the power to think creatively once and what it means to regain that power.
Dr. André shows us that Creativity is the Source of our Social Evolution!
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