Tom Peters! – The daddy of them all – Tom is a frothy feisty tall, spunky, mouthy business guru. Easy to knock what he says but hard to come up with anything better!
John Howitt – session musician to the stars! John's career includes work with musicians as diverse as Anastasia, Celine Dion and Shirley Bassey. Together we offer great jazz performances and keynotes on how to extract high performance from highly creative and precocious people. Read more at The Music of Creativity.
Bill Nelson – Enigmatic master of guitar, a great artist and someone I'm proud to be connected with. A cult figure indeed but that is sometimes the price you pay to be authentic. Bill has a masterclass on art, guitars and existentialism every year called Nelsonica. Very special indeed. Read Bill’s book ‘Diary of a Hyperdreamer’ for an insight into the mind of a continuously creative person.
Phil Hawthorn – An accomplished speaker, author of 'Can Men Cook' and a leadership development specialist. Together, we offer a keynote speaking duo – The Two Cooks – blending business leadership, personal development cooking, cooks and music!
Dr Allegre Hadida – PhD in Strategy (HEC Paris) and Lecturer in Strategy, Creativity and Cultural, Arts and Media Management at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Dr Hadida researches and teaches creativity, sometimes drawing on classical orchestras and jazz musicians for sonic illustrations of improvisation at work.
Steve Lynch – Sterling Service – I have used Steve on many occasions to take me to airports and he offers a first class limousine / chauffeur service - this means that I am able to work whilst I'm on the move, arrive ready to rock and do all of this at an affordable price. Steve also assists with the roadie job whilst wearing a sharp suit and tie. Check his company out at Sterling Service.
Professor Keith Sawyer - Professor of Creativity at Washington State University and author of 'Group Genius', Keith emphasises jazz as a metaphor for creativity and improvisation at work, based on his experiences in 'Second City' in Chicago. Keith offers a range of talks in the US and around the world.
Campbell American Guitars – Custom built and hand crafted guitars lovingly created by Dean Campbell and his team.
Gordon Poole Talent Agency – Our UK agent for corporate speaking events.
Magic Hour Speakers – Our US agent for conferences and speaking events.
The Speakers Academy – Our European agent for conferences and events.
Laurie Ruetimann – Laurie Ruetimann is an HR pro and business satirist with a great sense of humour and a fantastic blog.
The Musick Cabinet – This group play a variety of instruments to bring to life a selection of curious old classical, baroque, renaissance and mediaeval music. They have an eye (and ear) for the unusual in repertoire and instrumentation. Amongst their number is Dr Mike Alexander, who plays a variety of medieval instruments and avant-garde instruments such as the Theremin. We offer a range of musical experiences that blend these styles alongside rock and jazz improvisation.
Creativity Unleashed – Brian Clegg is a great author on creativity. A physicist by background. Brian and Peter (who is a chemist) offer a great double act ‘The Physics of Motivation and the Chemistry of High Performance’.
M1 Creativity – David Weeks is an astro-physicist, worked in Abbey National in various roles including the role of Corporate Jester. Check his site out which offers a number of algorithms, tips and provocations on creativity.
The Leadership Hub – Phil Dourado's global leadership networking site based on his book 'The 60 second leader'.
Spinal Tap – Great accounts of the spoof rockumentary that is Spinal Tap - many transferable business lessons.
Academies we like - aka Venues that ROCK!
The Ideas Lab - Imperial College London - A creative space in Central London and host to our BBC Radio 4 Programme - The brainchild of Professor Peter Childs at Imperial. We also work in partnership with Professor Childs on Corporate Creativity events and Design Innovation.
The
Judge Institute - Cambridge - Situated at the heart of Cambridge, the City of Ideas - Dr Allegre Hadida
leads creativity masterclasses there, some of which involve the use of music and
the arts.
Cotswold Conference Centre - An ideal place to meet, less than 2 hours from London and only 1 hour from Oxford, Bristol & Birmingham. Set within 300 acres of parkland. 53 ensuite bedrooms and leisure facilities, Cotswold Conference Centre offer a totally unique residential venue where you can create.
InQbate - The Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Creativity is a joint initiative between the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton building on their excellent track record of collaborating in the areas of design, innovation and creativity. InQbate offers a technology-rich environment that supports the creative process, in both science and arts subjects.
Faculty videos
YouTube ROCKS! - Our own You Tube website with some fun resources and light relief video material.
