Speaking

"Natalie spoke to a select group of our most valued business partners and employees at our annual meeting, and she hit an absolute home run. Centered on change and what is required in a fast paced, high growth environment to adapt and thrive, Natalie was on point and impactful. As a speaker, Natalie is warm, engaging, thoughtful and funny all while having absolute command of the audience based on her background and experience in both academia and the corporate world. Virtually every attendee declared Natalie “the best hour of the entire conference!"

Natalie’s presentation on creativity was engaging, inspiring, and practical! Her framework and practical suggestions for creativity were incredibly valuable.

"Working with Dr. Natalie Nixon has been a true pleasure! The virtual keynote was insightful, engaging and inspirational, and the topic – “What to do when there is no playbook” – so well aligned with this moment in time.  We particularly appreciated Dr. Nixon’s collaborative approach and interest in understanding our company and aligning with our global audience."

"Natalie Nixon brought experience and insights to help our team focus on the incredible possibility that wonder and rigor can bring to our organization. Our entire team was energized by the session and continue to infuse her teachings in our day to day culture."

"Natalie’s talk with our team expanded the aperture of how creativity can be amplified and what we can do to enhance the creativity we foster with our professional staff. She provided tangible action steps Ansira can take to ensure we are bringing the best and most creative ideas to serve our clients."

"As Natalie describes in her important new book, creativity requires holding both wonder and rigor in productive tension. She shared this and other actionable wisdom recently with our team at SYPartners. Natalie dismantles the idea that creativity is the domain of the few, and shows how everyone can take the creativity leap."

"Natalie is a dynamic speaker and design strategist. She provided great examples and insights on bolstering creativity to my colleagues at Fjord/Accenture, during our Diverse Voices in Design virtual talk. The event received great feedback. Additionally, many of my colleagues left inspired and were excited to apply The Creativity Leap principles to their toolkit."

"Natalie’s keynote on Adaptation and Disruption could not be more timely for Best Buy as we continue to evolve and iterate in the ever changing macro business environment.   Her presentation was very well attended – including our CEO Corie Barry. …Most importantly the feedback we have received post keynote has been tremendous on leveraging your message of adaption and creativity.  I have no doubt we will see individuals think about their work with a much more customer obsessed mindset.   What an awesome start to TechCon 2020!"

"At KES, our mission is to inspire leaders and organizations to imagine the future, instead of reacting to it. Natalie did a superb job at that, as she provoked our client, Twitter, but also brought tangible ways in which they can exercise their creativity and improvisational skills. Looking forward to working with her again!”

"Recently, Steelcase and Corporate Interiors had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Nixon on a webinar where she discussed the key themes from the research she conducted for her upcoming book, The Creativity Leap. Not only was Dr. Nixon able to engage over 40 people for an hour but she was able to relate to the audience with great storytelling and images that made us all feel as if we too had the ability to be super-creatives. She’s obviously passionate about her research and what drives human behavior and inspired us all to deeply understand ourselves and how we can all thrive in times of uncertainty and change."

"As expected, Dr. Nixon’s presentation was one of the best at the university this year. A very thought provoking and inspiring kick-off to the Jefferson Creativity Core Curriculum."

"Natalie Nixon brings a unique blend of scientific, evidence-based insight with practical, put-into-use-today advice on leadership and the future of work. Our audience highly rated her keynote which kicked off our 27th annual venture capital conference with energy and a well-woven story of creativity, design and innovation as applied to the 4th industrial revolution. I highly recommend Natalie as a keynote speaker for an audience of any size. She will WOW!"

We are always looking for a rockstar keynote speaker to inspire and inform…Dr. Natalie Nixon had us all on the edge of our seats for her entire presentation! …My attendees absolutely loved her work across a multidisciplinary set of insights and anecdotes…punctuated with references to both her research and to hyper-relevant themes. It was inspiring, but not cliche. It was fun, but not trite. It was academic, but not condescending. It was informative, but not a lecture.

"Natalie’s Creative Leap Strategy helped our audience of marketers see the importance of creativity of all stripes, and how improvisation, inquiry and intuition will guide their businesses and work forward. Natalie is a skilled storyteller and presenter, and great partner in the process. Thank you, Natalie!"

"Natalie’s keynote on creativity was more than a leap, rather she took our learners on a journey into the depths of creativity, unearthing captivating examples across a number of industries.  Her engaging, thoughtful, and witty delivery left audiences with a desire to put in the work to unleash their own creativity."

"Natalie’s presentation was informative, captivating, and provided clarity on how to make tangible progress during such uncertain times."

"Natalie absolutely hit it out of the park with our staff at our annual celebration event.  Her fresh approach and thought-provoking insights regarding the value of creativity in all facets of our professional and personal lives really encouraged us all to make the CREATIVITY LEAP!  The emphasis on innovation and wellness was so impactful.  Thank you! "

"Natalie’s session at Cisco Live 2021 was fantastic! She is an engaging, authentic, joyful presenter that galvanizes us to see creativity as a learnable skill. A huge value-add for an industry focused on innovation! "

"A design strategist and hybrid thinker, Natalie is a phenomenal leader in foresight, strategy and applied creativity. Her brilliant mind, experience, and energy is engaging and authentic. From the Women Executives workshop at the Great Ideas Conference in 2017, to the Xperience Design Project in 2019, Natalie was an incredible addition to the ASAE faculty team. My favorite lessons? The yin and yang of her WonderRigor™ framework to leverage inquiry, intuition and improvisation as a driver for creativity and innovation. That, and her astute observations about the future of work — that “soft skills are hard core”. Anyone looking for cultural transformation, leadership development, team collaboration and growth would be smart to give her a call."

"Natalie’s talk on creativity helped the VectorWorks team to understand the very meaning of creativity: how to connect things to our software business that aren’t normally related. It also helped us to understand the role of intuition on the decision making process as well as the role of improvisation that enables one to engage with a situation as it actually unfolds."

"Dr. Nixon has the astute understanding of a sophisticated academic and the practitioner’s awareness of what organizations and businesses need. The combination uniquely creates sustainable value for a myriad of stakeholders."

"Natalie, Thank you SO much! What a great webinar! We can’t wait to work with you again in the future."

"Natalie is a fabulous, engaging and informative keynote speaker for all groups, especially executive and leadership audiences. We have worked together for several years and audience feedback is excellent for her approaches to innovation, creativity, change management and the future of work. We highly recommend Natalie as a keynote speaker and/or consultant for any organization needing improvements in these areas."

"Natalie is a phenomenal speaker who brought keen insights about the practices of innovation, creativity and strategy to our community. Her practical guidance, combined with her aspirational perspective and detailed research, made concepts relatable to our audience which included executives, mid-level managers, students and entrepreneurs."

"It’s one thing to share good ideas, it’s another to help people put them into action. Just as I hoped, Natalie delivered a powerful combo in this workshop by sharing her own experience as a creative entrepreneur, then combining it with her experience as an educator and facilitator to help our members put those lessons into action right away!"

"Brava, Brava, Natalie! I just loved your word choices, gestures, and accessible explanations. Similarly, your slides were top notch and reflected your topic!"

"Natalie's message for the leaders of Trane Technologies Commercial business could not have come at a better time. Her message about the power of creativity to drive innovation, deeply connected with our leadership team. Natalie brings a data-based approach combined with rich storytelling that creates a compelling case for change for leaders who are committed to unleashing the full potential of their teams and unlocking growth."

“Natalie delivered an incredibly uplifting and thought provoking keynote to our design team. We were blown away by how clearly she explained the value of design!”

"Natalie gave an outstanding keynote to 100 of our key clients at our leadership summit! She sparked new ways of thinking, conversation and practical recommendations for moving forward in these complex business environments."

“Natalie inspired our team; her focus on innovation through creativity perfectly fit into our day!”

“It was great working with Natalie: her presentation was fantastic, upbeat and fun!”