Interactive.

Inspirational.

Storyteller.

Dan Seewald

Keynote speaker, expert moderator & talkshow host

Pfizer Novartis Mastercard Vertex BI GSK Shell ZS Credit Suisse SAP Capgemni Eversana Tmobile Calicum Guidehouse Pfizer Novartis Mastercard Vertex BI GSK Shell ZS Credit Suisse SAP Capgemni Eversana Tmobile Calicum Guidehouse

Meet Dan

Dan Seewald is the Founding Partner and CEO of Deliberate Innovation. He is a recognized TED Talk keynote speaker, trained facilitator in design thinking, lean start-up and creative problem solving. Dan is also professionally trained moderator and a talk show host.

Prior to founding Deliberate Innovation, Dan was the Head of Pfizer’s World Wide Innovation group where he architected the award-winning corporate innovation program, Dare to Try. Dan not only talks about Innovation. but he is also a practitioner of it.

Dan led several marketing teams inside of large organizations. And Dan also works in the entrepreneurial world as the co-founder of a novel medical device start-up venture in Women’s Health.

Over the past several years of leading Deliberate Innovation, Dan and his extended team of innovators have helped generate over $100m of upside revenue and savings as a direct result of their client work.

Outside of the workplace, Dan is an author, wrestling coach, husband and father to three awesome children.

More

See Dan in Action

Dan will inspire you to think what no one else is thinking. He takes the time to deeply understand your event, business, and needs. And will customize his talks to what you need.

Building an Innovation Culture in Large Organizations

What Makes Innovating Inside Large Organizations Hard?

The Factors that Shape a Culture of Innovation

How to Vastly Improve Your Problem Solving Workshops

The Innovator's Mindset & 3 Everyday Practices

The Problem with Problem Solving Is that It Isn't Provocative Enough?

Simplification and Managing Information Overload

Lateral Thinking: How to Workshop Innovative Ideas

NJIT Graduate School Commencement Speech - Covid Life Lessons

The Risk Taker and The Learner

Keynote Speech for NJIT Graduate School Commencement

Tedx Talk on Scientific Innovation

Smart Risk-Taking for Deliberate Innovators

Fast Learning and Risk Taking

The Power of Small: Applying Behavioral Science to Innovate BIG

Navigating the Virtual World - Facilitate like a Superstar

Facilitator Dilemmas Game

The Marketoonist: Visual Storytelling & Cartoons

Moderated Panel on Existential Medicines @ The New Lab

Moderated Panel on Precision Medicine @ The New Lab

Just a few reasons why Dan will make your next event amazing!

1
World-Class and Proven

Dan has delivered keynotes to executives around the world at recognized conferences and leadership off-sites. He will make you look like a superhero for booking him.

2
Interactive and Fun

Dan’s keynotes are never static slide presentations. Instead, he uses interactive exercises and games to make lessons memorable for participants.

3
Powerful Storytelling!

Dan is a master storyteller who doesn’t recycle the same old stories you hear about Kodak and Blockbuster. A fiction novelist at the age of 21, Dan tells unique and captivating stories that have impact.

4
Inspirational

Dan brings high energy and inspires the belief that anything is possible if you dare to try it. Your participants will be inspired, energized, and prepared to utilize the Deliberate Innovation mindset.

5
Customization

We take the time to get to know you, to understand your people and the goals of your event. We custom design every talk to make the experience high impact and memorable.

6
Bonus: Beyond just a keynote

Every keynote has the option to expand into a team training and/or applied learning workshop. This enables your people to put the theory in the keynote into action.

A few keynote topics audiences have raved about.

Dan can also fully customize a topic for your audience.

Deliberate Innovation Mindset and Habits

Innovation is usually associated with free-thinking, blue sky possibilities and no limitations. But what if the opposite were true? What if, to produce a creative breakthrough we had to restrict our creative freedoms? In this session, you will…

  • Learn what prevents people from being creative in the workplace
  • Hear several memorable examples of how creative constraints have been game-changing
  • Learn a creative constraint technique that will enable you to harness the power of creative constraints
  • Play a strategic game that can help you hack innovation”
Learn More
Innovating in a Highly Regulated Environment

It is hard to change. It is even harder to create change inside a highly-regulated organization. But it can be done. This talk will inspire you to be both a systematic innovator and an audacious rule-breaker. It will get you to start shaking the status quo inside of your organization. In this talk you will learn…

  • Why organizations struggle to balance innovation with regulation and compliance
  • Specific tools and techniques that can be applied to help you innovate inside a rule-driven and tradition bound organization
  • Real world stories, practical wisdom and tips that you can start using right away
Learn More
Everyday Innovation

The world is rapidly changing. And innovation isn’t just for corporate executives or Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Rather, it is a simple yet effective method for all of us to cultivate our inherent ability to think differently.

Focusing on a simple and deliberate approach to daily practice, Every Day Innovation enables people from all backgrounds, professions, and walks of life to unlock their creative super powers. In this session, you will…

  • Learn about creative problem-solving, human-centered design and other cutting edge methods to do things differently
  • Experience first-hand, through game play, the challenge of “thinking different” in the Innovation Age
  • Learn and practice specific behaviors and tools so that they stick beyond this specific session
  • Take away practical wisdom and tips to expand your creative skills and mindset
Learn More
Authentic Leadership & Inspiration

“If you want to see a change, you have to be the change that you want to see in the world.” Leaders are told every day to lead innovation. But few are given the tools or roadmap on how to accomplish this. In this talk, which is geared towards organization leaders, you will…

  • Learn what makes it difficult for leaders to build an innovation culture
  • Discover the five areas that you need to master as an organizational leader in order to become a change agent inside your organization
  • Assess yourself as a leader of innovation and discover your strengths and blind spots
  • Practice a few techniques that will get you started on the path of becoming an authentic leader
Learn More
Smart Risk Taking & Failure

Risk Takers look at the world differently. We celebrate them for their bold vision and courage. However, in large organizations, risk-taking and failure are frowned upon and avoided. Instilling a smart risk-taking mindset is essential to adapting to the new age of business. It is this entrepreneurial mindset that enables today’s visionary leaders to consistently seize opportunity where other organizations miss out. In this session, you will…

  • Learn about the two organizational mindsets: The Learner versus the Knower
  • Hear stories and examples of these mindsets
  • Discover how they can actively develop a thoughtful risk-taking approach
  • Take away practical wisdom and tips that can be applied within the organization
Learn More
Innovating in the Attention Age

We live in the age of distraction. It is estimated that a knowledge worker on any given day will check their email between 50 to 100 times and be assaulted multiple times per hour by instant messages and application alerts. Managing the glut of knowledge has disabled our ability to synthesize and innovate. In this session, you will…

  • Learn about the challenges of information overload
  • Discover strategies on how to cope with an inundation of information and difficult decision-making
  • Take away practical wisdom and tips that can be applied by professionals on how to innovate despite the cognitive overload.
Learn More
Applying Behavioral Science to Innovation

We instinctively make assumptions about why people make the choices they do. We naturally assume that those decisions are rational and logical. The reality is that they are not. People quietly carry bundles of cognitive biases that color their perception and influence their decisions. By bringing together the dual capabilities of behavioral economics and design thinking, innovators can better understand ‘why’ and ‘how’ people make decisions and then redesign the environments in which those choices are made. In this talk you will…

  • Learn about the role of cognition and biases in decision making
  • Test your knowledge of behavioral economics through an interactive game
  • Find out how you can apply several simple principles to redesign your environment
Learn More
Expert Moderation

How do you turn an ordinary event into an event that sizzles? Having a top class MC and moderator. Dan Seewald has MC’d and moderated hundreds of corporate events. He brings the unique ability to deeply understand your busienss and subject matter with an uncanny ability to facilitate deep and insightful discussions that promote engagement and collaboration. Don’t leave your event moderation to a hobbyist. Hire an expert.

  • Learn about the two organizational mindsets: The Learner versus the Knower
  • Hear stories and examples of these mindsets
  • Discover how they can actively develop a thoughtful risk-taking approach
  • Take away practical wisdom and tips that can be applied within the organization
Learn More

Let's Collaborate for your next event!

Reach out and speak to Dan about your event.

Slide
Logos of Innovation Leader and The Boston Globe

"Dan is the Jedi master of workshop facilitators. He is one of the best in-person and online workshops I've ever seen. He plans ahead, keeps people engaged, delivers intellectually rich and useful content, and ensures that participants have fun. Dan is one of the best leaders."

Slide
Merck Logo

"Dan draws from a wealth of real world innovation experience to provide meaningful strategic advice and thought leadership."

— Brian Mitchell, Agile CoE Leader

Slide
Big Think Logo

"Deliberate Innovation showed us that thinking innovatively about problems isn't just a capability or skillset, it must also be a formal practice."

— Peter Hopkins, CEO

Slide
Pfizer Logo

"Deliberate Innovation enabled us to systematically crystalize our challenge in a succinct/focused manner, thereby helping us to focus on solving the RIGHT problem."

— Kevin Lynch, US Marketing Team Leader

Slide
Adesis Logo

"Deliberate Innovation ran a leadership training workshop that got even our biggest skeptics to buy-in and start thinking differently. What a great team of facilitators and we can't wait to team up again."

— Zhen Zhen Dong, Corporate Strategy Leader

Slide
ZS Associates

"The positive energy, great ideas and content contributions, and ability to get the group to laugh and play got us some really great engagement, ideas, and feedback.  Deliberate Innovation definitely exceeded expectations as promised!"

— Hensley Evans, Principal

Slide
Novartis Logo

"Best Workshop Ever! I have had multiple people approach me and tell me they heard that we had a fun AND a successful workshop. They even asked to be invited if we do another one (who asks to attend a workshop??)"

— Michele Mencer, Brand Director

Slide
Optinose Logo

"An inspiring guide for ensuring your business stays one step ahead of an ever changing environment."

— Vic Clavelli, Chief Commercial Officer

Slide
Mitsui & Co Logo

"Dan is an amazing partner for design thinking and business concept development. He brings deep insights for innovation, energy, quick wit, and razor sharp focus on his client’s needs."

— Noriko Kiser, VP, New Business Development

previous arrow
next arrow