Shane Snow
- Bestselling author of Dream Teams, Smartcuts, and The Storytelling Edge
- Shatters common wisdom through gripping stories and surprising research on innovation and human behavior
Shane Snow Speaker Biography
Shane Snow has helped expose gun traffickers and gender discrimination, eaten only ice cream for weeks in the name of science, and has taught millions of people to work better through his research, bestselling books Smartcuts, The Storytelling Edge, and Dream Teams, and education company, Snow Academy. He is an award-winning tech and media entrepreneur, a Tony Award-winning producer on Broadway, and a journalist whose work has been in the running for the Pulitzer-Prize.
A dynamic storyteller and internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, Snow has been declared a “wunderkind” by The New York Times, a “maverick” by Details, and his work praised as “insanely addicting” by GQ. He’s consistently rated the top speaker at global conferences and private events—with an uncanny ability to get people to drop their phones (unless it’s to tweet about their minds being blown), leaving audiences with new ways to approach problem-solving, growth, and teamwork. After hearing Snow speak, people never look at work the same way again.
Snow’s writing has appeared in Wired, The New Yorker, Fast Company, The Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review. He has performed comedy on Broadway, produced award-winning films, and founded several companies at the intersection of media and technology, including the business skills training company Snow Academy, the content marketing platform Contently, and the film technology company SHOWRUNNER.
In his entertaining and provocative keynote presentations, Snow shatters common wisdom through gripping stories and surprising research on innovation and human behavior. As the BBC warns, Snow’s ideas “could change your life.”
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DREAM TEAMS AND THE SCIENCE OF BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATION
This brilliant and entertaining keynote performance will change the way you think about people, progress, and collaboration.
Shane Snow takes audiences on a rollicking adventure, revealing the secrets of the world’s most successful teams and coalitions in history.
You’ll learn about the surprising factor behind most failed mergers and marriages; how a certain method of fighting is more useful than brainstorming; how leveraging “cognitive diversity” helps groups outmatch competitors; the science of becoming open-minded—and the outsize effect it has on group success; and the counter-intuitive truths about becoming better team players ourselves.
THE STORYTELLING EDGE
In this fast-paced keynote, Snow shares the secrets to powerful storytelling, with compelling (and often hilarious) stories and behind-the-scenes insights from his award-winning content company and hit book The Storytelling Edge.
With his signature blend of dramatic narrative and rigorous science, Snow shows not only how each member of the audience can use storytelling to supercharge their jobs, but how stories work at a neurological level, and how our organizations can harness their power to build relationships, make people care, and spur change.
SMARTCUTS: LATERAL THINKING FOR ACCELERATING INNOVATION & THINKING DIFFERENTLY
Breakthrough innovation happens when we rethink conventional wisdom. But how do you train yourself—or your organization—to think differently? How do you foster an environment where it’s safe to do so, where innovation can thrive without destroying your business?
How do the world’s most clever companies manage to not only endure change, but harness it to climb to new heights? How do rocket makers and children’s hospitals stay alive in the face of market shifts and competitive challenges? What can established businesses learn from revolutionaries, crazy geniuses, and crackpot comedians to help manage changes big and small?
In this clever and surprising keynote, Snow debunks myths of success, shares unforgettable research and stories, and fires audiences up to 11. You will never think the same.
