Keynotes and presentations for your organization

Inspiring and interactive presentations that set a productive tone for meetings and conferences. Please call us on any of the following topics.

You may call Harry Vardis at 404.285.1086 or contact Harry at hvardis@kennesaw.edu

YOUR REPORT CARD ON INNOVATION

Have you ever wondered how companies like Apple, Google, P&G and others are able to continuously innovate while others disappear into the sunset? In this session we will look at what is innovation, how it manifests itself and through a study that was conducted by the Center of Business Innovation and Business Week magazine we will see what are the components of innovation responsible for peak results.

The Innovation Assessor is a self-administered assessment tool that identifies an organization’s or department’s innovation potential.

Dimensions like hiring practices, rewards, culture, management support, risk, communications and others are discussed and an understanding of innovation will help you improve your innovation potential.

Participants will be asked to complete a form and the information will be used to explore how greater foresight can be used to keep your company competitive in a global economy.

CREATIVITY ON DEMAND ENVIRONMENT (C.O.D.E)

This highly engaging workshop will jump start your creative potential and will provide great insights for a more creative career and life.

Everyone is creative. It’s part of the human condition. Unleash and harness your creativity and put it to work productively with new ways of thinking and working. In this energetic, interactive session you’ll think more clearly, more creatively and more productively to unlock the wealth of ideas already inside you.

RIDE THE WAVE!

This is a keynote based on the book “Potatoes? Not yet! 33 ways to grow and harvest your best ideas “by Harry Vardis. Timing is everything but timing is predictable only if you know the signs. This is an entertaining, educational and inspirational journey in the ways you can use your creative power to bring innovation to your personal lives, your careers and your companies.

FIGHT, FLIGHT OR INNOVATE

When the .... hits the fan, what do you do? Most people panic… others stop and think and others think creatively! It is a situation that most of us would rather not have. But how do you find creative ways so that you move forward?

Realizing that the instinctive response to a new challenge is fight or flight, you will explore how to get creative, the role you will play in this scenario and the tools you will need in order to be most effective.

In this session you will have an opportunity to hear about the tools that get you out of the “gator brain” and get you into the creative brain for best results. Fun, interactive and rich!

ZERO TO 100 IN SECONDS!

Fast creative thinking when you need it! You have one day and limited resources to come up with some “get ‘em out the door” ideas for your retail client. You are stuck for something new to say so you need help! Here are some fun ways to come up with ideas that will blow your client away.

ONE FOOT OUT OF THE BOX

It takes guts to be creative and innovative in business. Fear of failure, high risks and old habits are some of the dragons that hold us back.

This session is about learning what blocks our creative muscles! It is about teaching people how to overcome those moments that ideas are just dead and nothing new seems to come up from the well.

With many hands- on exercises we will show you tools and techniques that will help you get over those blocks .

We will see how SCAMPER, Brain-Writing, Instant Experts can be some tools to help you in your journey.

You will explore visual metaphors that our mind processes more easily than real images or concepts. Then, we will tie all of this together to what we call On Demand Creativity.

SMALL BUSINESS POSITIONING FOR GROWTH

WHAT IS YOUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE?

The real key to positioning is to look inside and outside your product or service.

You know what your product does, how it works, its benefits and who buys it. But, do you know what your customers’ think?

Do you know what they think of your design?

Do you know what they think of its functionality?

Do you know what they think about its color?

What emotions do they attach to it?

In this session learn how to combine ideas, link unrelated objects and give birth to new and improved ways to look at your product or service. This is a radical way to improve positioning and present a new you about your product or service without losing its essence.