About Rowan Gibson

Rowan Gibson is a global business strategist, a bestselling author and an expert on radical innovation. His last book Rethinking The Future (Nicholas Brealey Publishing) is an international best-seller, published in over 20 languages, which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide.

Over the last two decades, Rowan’s international clients have included some of the world’s largest and most successful organizations. He teaches them how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and even transform industries by recalibrating their whole organizational system around the paradigm of innovation.

Rowan is a popular keynote speaker with an upbeat presentation style. His big-picture insights, compelling observations and fresh business thinking have impressed a wide range of audiences in countless countries. He mixes insight, inspiration and information in a way that always leaves an audience feeling energized.

Rowan’s books, articles, interviews and columns have been widely read around the globe. He has been interviewed extensively on television and radio, as well as in the international press. He has also appeared in several business documentaries.

Rowan’s new book Innovation to the Core has been published in March 2008 by Harvard Business School Press. Co-authored with Peter Skarzynski (CEO of Strategos, the consulting firm founded by renowned strategy guru Gary Hamel), the book explains how to build and sustain a company-wide innovation capability.

Rowan is married with two children and is currently based near Düsseldorf in Germany.

Rowan Gibson with Tony Blair, Bill Gates, Tom Peters.

Here is what others are saying:

“Want to experience the future today? Listen to Rowan Gibson. He is one of those rare people who sees around the bend and brings tomorrow close.”
Dave Ulrich, ranked by BusinessWeek as the #1 management educator

“In a world gone crazy, there's no sounder thinker than Rowan Gibson. He’s a genius when it comes to rethinking the future.”
Al Ries, author of ‘Focus! The future of your company depends on it’

"Rowan Gibson's views on technology and change are thoughtful, intriguing and global. He has a great perspective on what's coming next."
Kevin Maney, USAToday