Ken Tencer

Say Hi to the Future: This Is Not Theatre

In 2015, Ken Tencer wrote the irreverent article in Canada’s National Newspaper, the Globe and Mail, ‘Fail fast, fail often’ may be the stupidest business mantra of all time. ” Some disagreed, and others disagreed more. But why? Is continuous failure really something to aspire to? In an era of unrelenting change and intertwined problems, Ken is back with his latest keynote, ”This is Not Theatre.” With it, he will provoke you to change how you think and lead others in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity. And yes, strive for success.

As leaders, we need new answers, fast. But according to business builder and speaker Ken Tencer, finding those answers first requires leaders to think differently. More boldly,
more creatively, more holistically, and more collaboratively. He calls unleashing “Human Ingenuity” (HI), the clever, inventive, and original thinking that enables us to reframe the problems we face, communicate better with our teams, and generate powerful, lasting solutions faster.

The key takeaways from “Say Hi to the Future: This is not Theatre” will engage seasoned and next-gen leaders, innovators, and learners who believe that only three questions stand between us and success, “What If? Why Not? and How?” as you:

1. Learn to find the path through the scatter.
2. Discover what type of problem you face – tame, complex or wicked.
3. Differentiate between problem and symptom.
4. Embrace the fact that resolutions may be more powerful than solutions.
5. Accept that sometimes two out of three won’t cut it.

Ken has delivered keynotes internationally to groups of 100 to thousands. He creates a dynamic opportunity to engage, listen, share, learn, solve, and build better.

Cause a Disturbance

Make no mistake: Cause a Disturbance is more than a book, or even a keynote or workshop. It’s a way of seeing the world, a formula for low-cost, continuous innovation that will change the way you work and transform your organization into a market leader.

The theme of Cause a Disturbance is straightforward and empowering: Anyone can be an innovator! If you can slice melon or make a right-hand turn, you can learn to create new, breakthrough products and services that will upend your market and make your organization an industry leader. It’s a simple, empowering message that has been inspiring business audiences – from solopreneurs to Fortune 500 executives – since 2010.

You determine how close you want to get to Cause a Disturbance – and let’s get started!

Keynotes: What makes innovation so hard? Our engrossing presentations explore the barriers to successful innovation and introduce the principles of the 90% Rule: rediscovering your core strengths and leveraging lower risk opportunities you’re already 90% capable of mastering. Our examples of cutting-edge innovators will inspire your staff, members or teams to see the opportunities in front of them, not the problems!

Workshops: Our half-day workshops let your team roll up their sleeves and begin the innovation revolution! They’ll learn the principles of adjacent innovation and actually start to uncover new opportunities they’ve never seized before. We provide the tools you need to keep the momentum going. And we insist on coming back for an update session to ensure everyone is moving forward together.

Deep Dives: For groups that really want to get it right, our intensive deep dives (pre-work, homework and three to four half-days of meeting time) helps teams master our detailed process for rethinking and reinventing their organization.

Coaching: We all know the enemies of innovation: day-to-day distractions, negative thinking, flawed communication, failure to follow up. Our specialized coaching services enable business executives to overcome criticism, backsliding and everyday inertia in order to achieve their reinvention and innovation goals. We’ll help you identify the obstacles you’re facing and discover the true course that will lead your team to success!

The 90% Rule

Opportunities grow businesses. Knowing which ones to capitalize on is what drives business success. In this presentation based on the milestone book, Ken Tencer shares turns three fundamental principles of good business – leverage, process and entrepreneurial thinking – into a pragmatic and powerful approach to business development. Years of hands-on research has shown that the greatest opportunities lie in focusing on those that you are already 90% capable of. Full of captivating company examples and practical advice, this powerful keynote shows you how to turn your opportunities into action. The 90% Rule is a practical, step-by-step action plan that lets companies tap in to their unique strengths and potential. It gives CEOs and their teams the requisite process to crystallize a growth strategy and then the tactics to implement it. Are you ready to turn your opportunities into action? Your competitors are.