Amy Blankson

Fearless Positivity: Rethinking Stress in the Midst of Uncertainty

Fearless positivity is not the absence of fear, but the audacious opportunity to move through it by focusing on what matters most.  In this inspiring research-based talk, customized to address your audiences current challenges, Amy highlights leaders who have courageously chosen positivity in the midst of adversity.

Leveraging learnings from positive psychology and behavioral science, she examines how negative mindsets hold us back, why some fear is actually good for us, and strategies to reframe stress to better serve us.

Audience takeaways:

• Understand why a positive mindset is crucial for agile/transformative leadership
• Learn 4 actionable strategies for mastering mindset
• Implement simple “J-GAME” habits that foster resilience
• Empower teams to rethink stress and leverage optimism

Conscious Innovation: Leveraging Mindset to Thrive in Disruption

In the midst of disruption, a positive mindset is crucial for agile and transformative leadership. Research shows that although the brain receives 11 million bits of information every second, it can only process 40 bits, which means that our ability to “see” opportunity and connect
resources depends on our mindfulness in the moment, particularly in times of stress.

Individuals who are able to leverage positivity have been linked with 3x more creativity, 40% more productivity, and 23% less symptoms of fatigue. In this talk, Amy will teach audiences how to use appreciative inquiry to rethink stress, reframe circumstances, and retrain their
brains to prioritize information in real-time.

Audience takeaways:

• Understand the brain science behind innovation
• Learn how perception of circumstances shapes outcomes
• Utilize appreciative inquiry to see new opportunities and decrease stress
• Embrace up-sourcing and collaboration to accelerate growth

Digital Flourishing: Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-being in the Digital Era

Mindful attention is a scarce resource. As one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and technology, Amy Blankson unveils five strategies that successful individuals use to find a sense of balance between technology, productivity, and wellbeing in the Digital Age.

In this talk, you will learn how to move from partial attention to full intention, how to hack your distractions to achieve maximum productivity and life satisfaction, and how to rid yourself of the tech graveyard in your office drawers to create more mental and physical space to do the things you love. By rethinking when, where, why and how we use technology, we can begin to recapture our focus, deepen engagement, and find flow in our everyday activities and relationships.

Audience takeaways:

• Discover the impact of distraction on your productivity and happiness
• Establish positive technology boundaries to shift from a mindset of inattention to one of
  full intention
• Learn healthy habits for tech use to maximize flow and engagement
• Understand how your technology use impacts your perception as a leader
• Increase your flow and engagement by using brain-training techniques.

Creating a Habitat for Happiness: How to Make Working from Home Work for You

While uncertainty and disruption may be our new norm, fear does not have to be. In this talk, Amy Blankson, working- from-home veteran and mother of three, will share her top secrets for creating a habitat for happiness, offering actionable strategies for maintaining a positive mindset, rethinking stress, and moving forward with resilience in the midst of change.

Audience takeaways:

• Organize your workspace to maximize focus and productivity
• Utilize a virtual commute to jumpstart your day
• Effectively communicate physical and digital boundaries with colleagues and family members

Increasing Diversity in the Tech Industry: Why It Matters and What We Can Do About It

While stories give us snapshots into the challenges that women in the field face, we would be remiss to simply push for different hiring quotas for women without answering the underlying concerns and misconceptions about women in the field: Why should there be more women in tech? Who are the women who are leading the tech industry?  How did they get there? What challenges have they faced?  In this talk, Amy will highlight the stories of dozens female leaders within the tech industry whose stories give context and insight to these questions, as well as a path forward for leaders on any gender.

Audience takeaways:

• Uncover shared characteristics of some of the world’s most successful women
• Learn why gender parity in tech is vital to the health of the entire industry
• Explore current challenges for women in leadership
• Discover best practices for recruiting, retaining, and promoting top female talent.