Imran Rashid
Family doctor, IT Entrepreneur and author advising his audience on the potentials and harms of digitalization.
Why you should book Imran Rashid for your next event
- Imran delivers captivating presentations that not only inform but also entertain — offering a perfect blend of storytelling, humor, and cutting-edge knowledge that keeps audiences both inspired and engaged from start to finish.
- With clarity and depth, Imran sheds light on how our everyday use of digital devices affects everything from our concentration and sleep to stress levels and overall well-being, encouraging reflection on how we interact with technology in our daily lives.
- Whether you're navigating digital transformation in the workplace or seeking balance in your personal life, Imran offers practical tools and strategies to help you adapt and succeed in a fast-changing, tech-driven world.
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Learn when digitalization is your friend & when it is your enemy
In his thought-provoking lectures, Imran Rashid draws on his background as a medical specialist in general medicine to shed light on the consequences of the rapid digital development we are all part of. Imran is an experienced and engaging speaker who inspires audiences with insights on how we, as individuals, as a society, and as businesses, can embrace digitalization and its opportunities — and what warning signs we need to be aware of.
The entrepreneurial doctor Imran is a trained specialist in general medicine and former Head of Innovation at Denmark's largest private hospital chain, Aleris-Hamlet. His talks are characterized by high professional expertise, and his great interest in and understanding of the possibilities offered by digital development is bound to influence his audience. Imran is particularly interested in how modern technology affects our physical and mental health.
Imran is a former practicing physician but left the public healthcare system after growing tired of the medical world’s failure to keep up with digital developments and the bureaucracy that rarely encouraged innovation. During his time as Head of Innovation, Imran helped launch several national and international digital health solutions. Alongside this, he has conducted over 2,000 preventive health consultations with top and mid-level executives in Danish business, giving him unique insights into the connections between leadership and suffering.
Imran is the author of the thought-provoking book "SLUK – The Art of Surviving in a Digital World" (2017), which focuses on how digitalization directly affects people, and what it really means for our physical and mental health when we check our phones up to 150 times a day and constantly process vast amounts of digital information. In 2019, he co-authored the follow-up "Offline" with marketing expert Søren Kenner, in which they conducted in-depth research into the potentially harmful effects of digitalization on human health.
He has since founded the Center for Healthy Digitalization, a consultancy advising companies and government ministries on sustainable and human-friendly digital transformation processes.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Imran Rashid: Artificial Intelligence & Natural Emotions – on Digital Stimuli & Mental Self-Defense
Join a thought-provoking journey through human history, from Gutenberg to Zuckerberg. In this compelling talk, Imran Rashid explores how we, as human beings, have evolved from being driven by primal instincts to seeking meaning in emotional communities, and how we’ve now found ourselves caught in the grip of algorithms. It’s a story about power, manipulation, and the hope for balance in a digital age.
From the sign of the cross to swipes and endless scrolling, humans have always sought ways to conquer fear. Through brutality, religion, and capitalism, power has continuously found new tools to shape and control our behavior. Imran Rashid reveals how stimulants such as sugar, entertainment, and digital algorithms exploit our desires and the mind’s need for safety and how we are all part of a vast digital experiment. But the battle is not lost. Armed with scientific insight, optimism, and a gift for communication, Imran offers the tools to understand the mechanisms of manipulation and rediscover the balance between instinct, emotion, and reason.
This talk serves as a guide to reclaiming control and shaping a future not driven by algorithms and addiction, but by genuine human values.
Keynote by Imran Rashid: Unplug: Finding Mental Balance in a Digital Age
Digitalization challenges not only our physical and mental well-being, it also affects the overall well-being of your employees, which in turn impacts several key areas of your organization.
In this powerful talk, you’ll be introduced to practical strategies for regaining control over your digital life, helping you maintain mental balance amidst the chaos of the digital era.
Imran Rashid takes you on a journey through human development leading up to what he calls Homo Digitalis. He emphasizes the importance of understanding how digitalization influences us as individuals, and how tech giants design and manipulate digital platforms, especially shaping the realities of children and young people. You'll also gain insights into how the next wave of AI will transform the world as we know it, so you and your organization can stay ahead of the curve.
Most importantly, Imran provides actionable methods for fostering greater balance and mental well-being, empowering your team to thrive both personally and professionally. Discover how to evolve with technology, without letting it dismantle you.
Keynote by Imran Rashid: Sensibility: The path to more Joy & Less Stress
In this insightful talk, Imran Rashid addresses some of the challenges that have emerged in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Digitalization has accelerated, while our sense of human connection has diminished. With the pandemic, work and private life truly merged, making it harder than ever to separate when we're "on the clock" and when we're off.
Imran explores how this shift has impacted our physical and mental health, how work-life balance has turned into work-life blender, and what the long-term implications may be for our future working lives. He also offers reflections on how we, both collectively and individually, can ensure that physical and mental well-being becomes a foundational part of our workplace culture.
The key to this shift is Sensibility, a concept at the heart of the principles Imran believes should guide the design of tomorrow’s workplaces. In the talk, he presents current and practical insights into how the brain works, along with theories on motivation and habit formation, helping you understand the broader context of the challenges we’re facing.
Finally, Imran shares concrete, science-based strategies for developing healthier, more effective habits in everyday life, supporting both personal well-being and organizational performance.
Keynote by Imran Rashid: Healthy Habits – Created with Intention
In this eye-opening talk, Imran Rashid dives into the concept of behavioral design, focusing on how human habits are formed — and, more importantly, how they can be changed. With clear, actionable advice, he shows how we can break unhealthy patterns and build lasting, healthy habits with purpose.
Have you ever acted in a way you knew wasn’t good for you? Gone against your own better judgment? Clung to habits you wish you didn’t have? Or simply wished for more willpower in your everyday life? The truth is as simple as it is surprising: you're not as in control as you think you are.
In this talk, Imran distills key findings from the past 40 years of research in human motivation, behavioral design, consciousness psychology, and habit theory. He delivers a compelling analysis of who we really are and what that means for our ability to shape our own lives.
You’ll learn how to apply this powerful knowledge to create healthier habits, at home, at work, and within your organization. Imran also expands the conversation to discuss the wider implications of these insights on society and the world at large.
Based on his thought-provoking book “Healthy Habits – Created with Intention,” this talk will not only teach you something new about yourself, it will equip you with practical tools to take charge of your own behavior and build the life you actually want to live.
