“Carla Johnson spoke to my soul!”
Nora H., Senior Vice President of Sales, Global Healthcare Technology Company
SPEAKING REEL
Safe is the new Risky.
Provocative thinking that challenges what you believe is possible.
Practical, tactical takeaways that you can put into play immediately.
‘Innovation’ is one of those words that feels heady and exclusive. People think it means a special degree, job title or training. Or you’re either a creative genius, or you’re not. Because of this, innovation gets siloed and never reaches its full potential.
But the truth is 90% of innovation happens outside of traditional innovation and R&D teams. What if, instead of focusing your biggest investment where it’ll have the smallest return, you take advantage of the powerful opportunity right before you?
It’s time to lower the barrier to bring new ways of thinking to solve the real-world problems you face every day.
As one of the top speakers in the world on creativity and innovation, Carla Johnson teaches people through research and proven frameworks. Her captivating storytelling and infectious humor inspire people to believe they have the ability to affect change with less resistance and move the needle on growth, value, and connection.
Audiences leave her keynotes inspired by her provocative thinking and ready to turn their ideas into practical application…immediately.
It doesn’t matter where you are on the org chart, career ladder, or payscale, it’s time to make innovative thinking your most powerful competitive advantage.
Popular Topics
Rethink Innovation
Ignite an idea-driven culture that unleashes opportunities, crushes roadblocks, and empowers change
We think innovation comes from a specific department or people with prestigious degrees. That it happens in isolation. That it’s complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Successful organizations gain their edge from MORE people knowing how to contribute better ideas, faster, and knowing how to make a direct impact on the business. That’s because true inspiration can come from anywhere and lead to measurable results in days, not years.
Applied Curiosity
The secret weapon for teams to outthink the future.
Curiosity is more foundational to an organization’s performance than we ever realized. In fact, the highest-performing groups have a deeply curious culture that values rich experiences and offbeat schools of thought.
Combining curiosity with a profoundly effective process of applying it sets companies on an accelerated path to innovation and performance. Curiosity’s also the antidote to burnout, apathy, and disengagement. Curious companies are financially and culturally healthy companies.
The Muse and the Machine
Reclaiming human creativity in the age of AI
As AI becomes more powerful and pervasive, leaders are stuck asking the wrong question: What can machines do better than us? But the real magic lives in a bolder inquiry: What can we now imagine because of them?
This isn’t about using AI to automate the old. It’s about using it to imagine the never-been-done. To return to wonder. To lead with questions instead of competing with answers. AI isn’t our replacement. But a reverent reminder of what makes us beautifully human.
Downloadables and Resources
For meeting professionals and event teams, use these resources to plan your event with Carla’s topics and tap into the resources to help make working together easy.
“Carla Johnson spoke to my soul!”
Nora H., Senior Vice President of Sales
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.
Brooke Ybarra, Senior Vice President, Innovation & Strategy
American Bankers Association
Andy Vanhook
Valley Business Keynote
George Roupas, Director of TeleHealth
AccessCare Services
Alyssa Fox
Society for Technical Communications
Emma Roborgh, Founder
B2B Marketing Leaders Forum APAC
“Carla was magnificent! Her message was extremely insightful and captivated our audience.”