The world is out of whack and the funkier your thinking, the more innovative your approach, and the wider your thinking repertoire, the better your results will be. In a globalised and uber-competitive world, organisations need to funky up their thinking or risk being defunct.
Ask yourself:
How is your company keeping up in the war for talent?
Is your thinking repertoire being out-thought by your competition?
What is staff turnover costing your business every year?
Is your company firing on all generational cylinders?
Does your organisational culture encourage diversity?
Was last year’s speaker up-to-date, on the cutting-edge and in-tune with the global business climate you are operating in? Did they resonate with your cross-generational and multi-cultural staff? Was it the same old-same old motivational speaker from their 1980’s heydey?
If you’re looking for an inspirational keynote speaker, a change agent, a thought agitator, and a Devil’s Advocate who challenges your staff to think funky and adapt to a business world that is a bit out of whack, enquire about having Anders present at your next conference or retreat.
To obtain an obligation-free quote, please email sales@thinque.com.au now.
How would your company be different if …
* Your talent knew how to funky up their thinking and employ street smart psychology to perform at their peak?
* Your cross-generational staff were able to connect across disconnects?
* Your staff were positively engaged, motivated and equipped to deal with business challenges in an innovative way?
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Think Funky Keynote Executive Summary
Think Funky or be defunked
Think funky or be defunked. The world has changed and it’s a little out of whack. Things ain’t the way they used to be and that is exactly how they are meant to be. Kids are excelling in 2nd life, but flunking in first life, Maslow’s needs hierarchy has been flipped on its head and Australian rugby league players are now metrosexuals. What’s going on in the world?
Since 2000, the Chinese have become capitalist, Muammar Gaddafi is now a respected member of the international community and the Tour de France now starts in England. Because of Moore’s law computer power doubles every 18-24 months, smashing old thinking domains to smitherines.
And if you had not had enough of a whack on the side of the head already, there’s Gen Y demanding to be self-actualised in the workplace. How is your brain keeping up?
To future-proof your business brains, maximize your return on thinking, and get brain-ready for tomorrow, you need to funky up your thinking. Anders teaches his Funky Thinking methodology, lays down the case for metrosexual problem-solving, and challenges you to upgrade your organizational/individual thinking software from Blinkered Thinking 1.0 to Funky Thinking 3.0, so that you can find the business sweet spot in a world that is out of whack.
Anders Sorman-Nilsson Bio
A reformed Australian-trained lawyer, Anders is the front facilitator at Thinque. He is an expert in Funky Thinking and its application as a problem-solving methodology in 21st Century business. Anders is a maverick thought leader on how organisations and individuals can funky up their thinking, synthesize thinking diversity, and future-proof their business brains in a world that is just a little
out of whack. He facilitates think tanks that get cross-generational teams to fire on all cylinders, inoculate Gen Y with emotional intelligence, identify organisational thinking blindspots, and teach management funky problem-solving skills to maximise their Return On Thinking.
He has recently provided food for thought and fuel for action for clients like:
Macquarie Bank
ANZ
Hoyts
Zee Entertainment Enterprises India
Finity Actuaries
Sydney Roosters
Penrith Panthers
Kikki K
Australian Legal Practice Managers Association
Local Government Managers Association
TEC
CEO Institute
One sentence differentiation
Swedish by design, Franco-Germanic by schooling, and Australian by choice, Anders personalizes the global citizen, and engages his clients in a thought-provoking conversation flavoured by linguistic gymnastics, funky thinking, and future-proofed insights.
Anders holds a BA / LLB (Hons) and a GDLP from the Australian National University, and a Specialisation in International Law from the University of Vienna. He is an accredited facilitator of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Indicator, Genos EmotionaI Intelligence, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Anders is the author of the ‘Gen Y 2.0 Lime Green Paper: from awareness to funky solutions’
(2007), 7 Career Mistakes You Must Avoid (ebook), co-author of ‘Secrets of Great Success Coaches Exposed’ (2007) and his book ‘Funky Thinking: positioning your business brains in a whacky world’ is due for release internationally in 2008.
Testimonials
‘Thank you very much for all your hard work and enthusiasm that went
beyond your presentation to assisting in the co-ordination of the activities and ensuring it all fitted together. It was very much appreciated and a very polished and professional seminar.’
Julia Mathison, Legal Risk Management Division, Macquarie Bank
‘Thank you for a great [7 Steps to Success] weekend. I now believe I can achieve anything, even the things I used to think were out of reach.’
Kristina Karlsson, Founder and Managing Director of Kikki-K, Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year 2007 and Ethnic Business Person of the Year 2006
‘Anders is an extremely professional bloke. The training project we engaged him for was enlightening and equipped the players with a new way of going forward’
Brad Fittler, Sydney Roosters Coach, Australian and NSW State of Origin Captain (Rugby)
‘Anders is the GURU of Funk. His keynote rocks. I booked him to speak at our annual winter conference and he rocked the room. Sharp, funny, focussed and funky. Book him for your next event.’
Matt Church CSP, CEO of Thought Leaders
‘Anders provided a well researched presentation about EQ, IQ and whole brain communication. He offered insight into trends as well as tools to draw out Talent in corporate organisations. The Talent Tuesday event attracts senior managers in business and human resources who valued the perspective Anders and Thinque offered.’
Kirsten Daly, Director, The Career Group
‘We appreciate both the time you spent in preparing for the session and the presentation itself, which was extremely well received by our members.’
Jo McCorkindale, CEO Institute
‘I want to thank you for a highly energetic, stimulating and thought-provoking presentation. You encouraged a high level of connectedness with your audience’
Mike Sullivan, TEC (The Executive Connection)
