James Taylor
- Advises leaders on how to build innovative organizations, unlock creative potential, and increase productivity
- Founder of C.SCHOOL™ and the host of multiple global summits
James Taylor’s Speaker Biography
James Taylor M.B.A. F.R.S.A. – who started his career managing high profile rock stars – is now an in-demand keynote speaker and internationally recognized leader in creativity, sustainability, innovation and artificial intelligence. For over 20 years, he has been advising CEO’s, entrepreneurs, educators, governments and leaders from Silicon Valley to Dubai on how to design innovative organizations, unlock creative potential and build a sustainable future.
As the host of multiple global summits he has personally interviewed over 750 of the world’s leading creative minds including Silicon Valley tech CEO’s, New York Times bestselling authors, and artificial intelligence pioneers. Hundreds of thousands of people in over 120 countries have learned about creativity and innovation through his online courses, videos, media interviews and keynote speeches.
His clients have included Fortune Global 500 companies, government policy makers, industry associations and he was recently the subject of a 30 minute BBC documentary about his life and work. Companies including Apple, Cisco, Deloitte, Accenture, Caterpillar, UPS, Novartis, EY, Visa, McDonalds, ADNOC and Dell have all brought in James Taylor to inspire and educate through his thought-provoking keynotes and interactive workshops.
James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (F.R.S.A.) whose Fellows have included global innovators and leaders including President Benjamin Franklin, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Bob Dylan, Adam Smith, Nelson Mandela and Professor Stephen Hawking.
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Speech Topics
SUPERCREATIVITY
Accelerating Innovation In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Topic: Creativity, Innovation, Change, Artificial Intelligence
Perfect for: Global Conferences, Client-Facing Events, Corporate Meetings, Associations
Business is changing at the speed of light. Exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics are creating new disruptive business models almost overnight. In this new world, one where McKinsey & Co predict that 45 percent of jobs will be automated over the next 20 years, there is one distinctly human competitive advantage you and your people must leverage – your creativity. In this tailored, entertaining and highly visual one-of-a-kind keynote, James Taylor takes the audience on a journey to discover the backstage secrets of the world’s most creative individuals and innovative organizations.
SUPER COLLABORATION
Cyborgs, Centaurs and The Rise of Human-AI Collaboration
Topic: Collaboration, Innovation, , Leadership, Change, Artificial Intelligence, Future Trends
Perfect for: Global Conferences, Client-Facing Events, Corporate Meetings, Associations
Today’s business landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital twins and robotics. They are transforming industries ranging from finance, retail and healthcare to engineering, construction and logistics. In this dynamic, entertaining and interactive keynote, James Taylor will guide you through a captivating exploration of how leaders and organisations are adapting to technological change. You will discover that, in this new world, your most valuable competitive advantage as a leader lies in your ability to foster creative collaboration between humans AND machines. This tailored and entertaining presentation is designed to inspire and equip you with the insights and strategies needed to be future-ready.
ETHICAL FUTURISM
Sustainability, AI and the Future of Business
Topics: Sustainability, Environment, Climate Change, ESG, Trends, Leadership, Future of Work,
Perfect for: Global Conferences, Client-Facing Events, Corporate Meetings, Associations
In this inspiring, entertaining and highly visual keynote James Taylor will take you on a journey to discover how the world’s most ethical and sustainable companies are transforming their industries and achieving sustainable growth while also balancing profit, people and planet. Because today consumers want to buy from brands which align with their values and care about saving our planet. Talent wants to work for organizations that do the right thing. Purpose-driven companies want to do well but also do good. The success of your organization relies on using data and creativity to accelerate your sustainability transformation and in the process find new opportunities and avenues for growth. It relies on inspiring and motivating your people on how we can build a better future together.
MOST POPULAR WORKSHOP
Unlock Your Creative Potential
Topic: Creativity, Collaboration, Innovation
Perfect for: Internal Conferences, Offsite Retreats, Team Events
James Taylor’s immersive in-person or virtual workshops will help your team unlock creative potential, accelerate innovation, increase productivity and adapt to change. If your people have these challenges then James is perfect for your next corporate workshop:
● My team doesn’t collaborate well
● Our people need to be better creative problem-solvers
● We have good ideas but can’t make them happen
● Our business needs new ideas to grow sales
● We need to identify new opportunities
Workshop Learning Outcomes:
● Understand the five step process for developing your creativity
● Discover techniques for generating and developing innovative ideas
● Learn creative thinking skills to better evaluate new ideas
● Lead your team to unlock their creative potential
● Build a more innovative and creative culture at work
VIRTUAL EMCEE OR HOST
With more conferences and business events happening online the top virtual emcees and hosts have never been more in-demand but selecting the right one can be a challenge. Done well, virtual conferences, meetings and summits can be a highly effective way to inspire, inform and educate your clients, prospects and employees. However we’ve all had to sit through those rather long and boring virtual conferences, summits, webinars and events which quite frankly deliver a very low return on investment in terms of time and money.
As a virtual host, panel moderator, podcast host and Wall Street Journal featured Virtual MC James Taylor has interviewed over 750 CEO’s, celebrities, New York Times bestselling authors, speakers, academics and experts including Jack Canfield, Sally Hogshead and Guy Kawasaki.
James Taylor has expertly moderated intimate virtual executive briefings for fifty people all the way through to hosting large multi-speaker virtual and hybrid conferences for tens of thousands. The experienced choice for:
● Virtual Conferences and Summits
● Virtual Fireside Chats
● Virtual Panel Moderation
Reviews
Great insights into creativity! He knocked it out of the park.
Easy to work with, powerful content, and dynamic, engaging speaker. What more can you ask for in a keynote?
