SPEAKER
Over 30 years at the top of the advertising industry has taught me a great deal about
the power that creativity has to transform organisations, brands, teams, and individuals.
The World Economic Forum now recognises creativity and innovation as the most valuable skills for staying relevant in the workforce and thriving during this time of accelerating change.
60% of global CEOs rank creativity as the most important leadership quality skill.
Unicef has declared creativity a core life skill. “Creativity allows for adaptability in various life situations by leading to solutions, methods and processes to tackle old problems and contemporary challenges.”
I will help you to harness your innate creativity, understand it, and use it with confidence to achieve your goals whatever your job title or industry.
"Mick's guide to unlocking creativity was clear, practical and implementable for even the most time-poor of our conference delegates. His tips and hacks for experiencing the world with curiosity have already started to show results!"
Lucy Jamieson, Head of Programme, Arts Marketing Association
"Super engaging talk. Mick is a fountain of knowledge and a great communicator."
Elias - Student - University of Oxford
"Mick spoke for us at Advertising: Who Cares? in 2025. His talk was intense and bold - and brought an original creative perspective from outside our industry's media bubble. Awesome!"
Caroline Marshall - AWC Summit Organiser
"The session was 10/10. Definitely allowed me to view life from another perspective! Moving forward I will allow some form of chaos in my life."
TMAF - Attendee feedback
KEYNOTE TALKS
All talks are available as 30/60/90 minutes.
UNLEARN UNCREATIVITY.
You were born creative. Sociological and biological factors have ganged up and stolen it from you, bit by bit through the course of your life, without you noticing. Together, we’re going to steal it back.
DIFFERENT. THE NEW NORMAL.
The world is changing faster than at any time in human history. Resilience and adaption are life skills that have never been in greater demand. Building them into your everyday life will transform how you see the world. And make thinking different second nature.
CREATIVITY WILL SAVE THE WORLD.
"There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns." — Edward de Bono. The world needs new thinking. The answer lies in creativity.
CREATIVITY FOR BORING BUSINESSES.
Creative cultures are not exclusive to businesses in the creative industries. They are the unseen power behind the world’s most innovative businesses across every industry. Discover how even the most boring businesses are being supercharged by having one.
“I ❤️ UNREASONABLE PEOPLE”
Groupthink. Consensus. Social politics of politeness. Our ability to think in innovative ways in business is being eroded by current cultural norms. But ‘Progress is in the hands of unreasonable people’. (GB Shaw) Being unreasonable needs to be celebrated.
THE “DON’T ASK ME, I’m not creative.” TALK.
If you’ve ever said this, you need to hear this talk. I bust the myth that creativity belongs to the chosen few. And help you to find yours, reacquaint yourself, and use it with confidence.
BESPOKE TALKS.
All keynotes can be customised to work with your conference theme.
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