Chris Denson
Innovation strategist Chris Denson helps organizations unlock creativity with insights from tech, media, and culture.
Why book Chris Denson for your next event
- Author of the #1 bestselling book "10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules", Chris delivers keynote experiences built on the same unconventional frameworks that have empowered entrepreneurs, marketers, and Fortune 500 leaders to break through stagnation and create lasting impact. His sessions go beyond theory, they’re rooted in disruptive methodologies that spark real change.
- Chris Denson has worked intimately with powerhouse institutions such as Google Launchpad, The United Nations, Omnicom Media Group, SXSW, and The Obama Administration, offering creative and strategic guidance on innovation, leadership, and transformation. When you book Chris, you’re gaining insider expertise trusted by the world’s most influential platforms.
- As the acclaimed host of Innovation Crush, Chris has conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews with world-class entrepreneurs, creatives, and change-makers across every major industry. This gives him a rare, cross-disciplinary lens that enriches every keynote with exclusive insights and trend foresight, customized to your organization’s needs.
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Breaking Rules to Ignite Bold Innovation
A globally trusted innovation strategist, bestselling author, and cultural thought leader, Chris Denson empowers organizations to spark creativity, drive transformation, and thrive in change, backed by insights from Google, SXSW, the UN, and over 100 top innovators.
Keynote Speaker Chris Denson is a globally recognized innovation expert, bestselling author, and multimedia host known for helping organizations unlock creativity, embrace disruption, and navigate the complexities of today’s ever-changing business landscape. With a career spanning marketing, media, entertainment, and technology, Chris brings a powerful cross-industry perspective to every stage, making his keynotes both insightful and actionable.
Chris is best known for his ability to translate abstract ideas into practical innovation strategies. He has worked with world-leading organizations such as Google Launchpad, Omnicom Media Group, The United Nations, SXSW, and The Obama Administration, offering advisory that fuses cultural relevance with business outcomes. His acclaimed podcast Innovation Crush features conversations with 100+ top innovators, further fueling his unique ability to extract high-value insights that resonate with executive audiences.
As the author of the #1 bestseller 10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules, Chris Denson challenges conventional thinking and inspires leaders to build agile, forward-thinking organizations. His sessions are dynamic, thought-provoking, and customized to address your industry’s real-world challenges.
If you're looking to catalyze change, encourage bold thinking, and future-proof your organization, Book Chris Denson for your event. His rare blend of humor, strategic clarity, and visionary insight makes him the perfect keynote speaker to elevate your next corporate gathering, innovation summit, or leadership retreat.
Keynotes
Keynote by Chris Denson:
Innovator's Dilemma: Finding Clarity in Chaos
“Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will begin to change.”
As individuals, teams, and organizations, we are constantly sifting through a barrage of intellectual, emotional, and societal blocks to our growth and productivity. The continually changing landscapes of how we engage with audiences and teammates, the rise of technologies like artificial intelligence, the number of layoffs happening across multiple industries, the divisiveness of our political ecosystems, and so much more can all feel overwhelming to our spirits and create cycles of uncertainty when it comes to our collective ingenuity. Led by Chris Denson, this session is an opportunity to learn how to acknowledge our uncertainty and simultaneously remain connected to tried and true principles of exponential innovation, creativity, and wonder.
Keynote by Chris Denson:
Where Creativity, Culture, and Communication Converge
Struggling to spark innovation while staying human in a fast-changing world?
In today’s noisy, tech-driven landscape, brands and leaders face a growing disconnect, between innovation and empathy, between messaging and meaning. That’s where keynote speaker Chris Denson delivers game-changing clarity. With decades of cross-industry experience, from advising Google and The UN to interviewing 100+ world-class innovators, Chris transforms abstract challenges into bold, human-centered strategies.
His keynotes help organizations rethink branding, build thriving internal cultures, and drive ideation that actually sticks. Whether it’s the future of marketing, creative communication, or empowering personal branding within teams, Chris blends humor, insight, and practical tools to drive lasting change.
If you're ready to future-proof your organization with creativity and culture at the core, book Chris Denson for your event and spark a new kind of momentum.
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How To Break Essential Rules. Chris Denson Interview
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