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Speak Innovat ive ly
Connecting People, Talent, Innovation and Results
A Civic, Industry and Economic Provocateur: Richard Seline
Suggested Presentations and Topic Themes: • “Creating A Personal &
Professional Innovation Agenda”
• “ Resiliency in Times of Economic
and Societal Turbulence”
• “ Innovation Inspite Of..Why Some
Companies, Individuals, and
Regions Create Consistent,
Sustainable Innovations”
• “ Global Hubs and Regional Nodes
of Science, Technology, Discovery,
and Entrepreneurship”
• “ Indicators of Innovation,
Competitiveness and Prosperity -
Measuring Real Performance”
• “ Youth and Student Innovators:
How America Still Competes”
• “ Communities of Innovation:
Networking Networks for Accelerated
Results”
• “ Sparking Civic Leadership
Beyond Broken Politics and
Confused Governance”
• “The End of the Big: Lost Faith in
Big Government, Big Corporations,
Big Philanthropy and Why
Entrepreneurs, Innovators & Niche
Markets Will Succeed”
• “Trends, Forecast, and Clues in the
Innovation Cycle for New Ideas,
Game-Changers, and Outcomes”
Richard has grown up in the public light between business, political, community, philanthropic and academic interests. Each step provided the basis for exploring, researching, discussing and debating the unfolding story of enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation and society in ways that culminate in a rich and robust story that Richard uses to inform, inspire, and frankly provoke audiences to take action, respond, get engaged in their work, their community, their networks of personal and professional links.
Through 100+ engagements and assignments in the U.S. and abroad, he has created a vast amount of survey, interview, and data-analysis that serve as the real-world examples tailored for each event and client.
Having served as Vice President of
his 125 year old family business,
Special Assistant to the President of
M.D. Andersen Cancer Center,
Chief of Staff of a Presidential
Commission- the White House,
Assistant Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Commerce - among
several other roles -he brings real-
world and practical experiences to
audiences, boards, retreats, and
similar gatherings requiring unique
thinking. Contact: (703)608-3000
TARGET AUDIENCES KEYNOTE PRESENTATION From breakfast to after-dinner, Richard has made 45+ keynote presentations per year to audiences ranging from 150 to 5,500
MODERATOR While keeping an eye on the clock and ensuring interaction between the speakers and the audience, Richard seeks the one or two key takeaways for participants to work on the next day.
HALF-/FULL DAY FORUM This is where the real work and impact of Richard’s expertise and experience delivers for clients: accelerated learning, decision-making, and prioritization of next steps
CUSTOMIZED FACILITATION Adapting two decades of knowledge, data, and best practices into a customized solution that engages civic, community, academic, business and entrepreneurial leaders through a highly-regarded process around economic, societal, and organization transformation. A customized facilitation is a longer-term initiative - lasting up to six months plus - and based on Richard’s Going from Analysis to Implementation approach used in diverse communities such as challenging locations in Detroit and Providence, university-towns Austin TX and Gainesville FL, diverse global centers of Manchester England, Monterrey Mexico, Melbourne Australia, and Auckland New Zealand.
INNOVATIONALERT ISSUE 1.0 2011-2012
First: Enjoy the Story-telling Audiences and participants “listen”
through a variety of story-telling
approaches including the use of
powerpoint slides not as a crutch but a
visual representation of the message.
People visualize in today’s conferences and
forums - but they expect the presenter to
pull together the strands of information
and case-studies. Richard has found that
story-telling captures the attention and
imagination of listeners.
Second: Make it Relevant With so much information, ideas, and
options being thrown at today’s issues and
challenges, audiences are often
overwhelmed as to what is relevant or not
for listening and learning. Relevance starts
with understanding on what an audience
needs to hear, wants to learn, and seeks to
take action. Audiences want relevance to
their challenges, passions, work - and their
professional and personal lives.
Third: Make the Complex
Simple There is low-hanging fruit or easy
pathways or even silver bullets. Those
audiences that expect or demand that from
a speaker or facilitator often come away
deprived of the opportunity to
substantively understand the nature of the
issues or opportunities before them.
Richard strongly believes that making the
complex simple is the pressure on his
preparation and presentation - not the
audiences. In these complex times,
simplicity rules.
Fourth: Connect with the
Audience, Participants
If you can tell a good story, make it relevant, and
simplify the learning for an audience - then its
just as powerful to truly connect with them and
their fellow participants in a meaningful way.
Richard never works behind a podium or table;
walking and engaging among the attendees to
gain their input, thoughts, even their push-back
to what they are hearing is vital. It starts with a
quick round-robin on “Words Matter” and ends
on “Removing Limitations and Barriers to
Success.” Each audience and participant will find
their input is sought, appreciated, and leveraged
with others in the room. No matter the size of the
room.
Fifth: Deliver on the Take-Aways
Every keynote, forum, moderator role and
engagement that Richard has led does deliver on
a promise made at the outset: identify one or two
actions that each participant can work on when
they return to their office or home. Richard is
ranked the highest in speaker evaluations because
he does deliver on the take-aways.
Sixth: Create A Buzz
A great conference, event, forum, or session is
measured not only by those that attended but by
the buzz that follows among individuals unable to
participate. Richard helps create a lasting buzz
for organizations, institutions and teams. While
not seeking media or press coverage for himself,
Richard is often asked to establish the message
that clients want in the next day’s headlines or
online sites. And he advises staff and session
planners on ways to create buzz before the
gathering so that attendance is maximized and
excitement is built. Finally, Richard has gone ‘on
background’ with national and regional editors
and reporters so that the buzz is accurately and
precisely documented through additional insight.
Richard’s perspective: “…there are speakers and facilitators that are “entertainment” - individuals that help the flow of the program or event from one stage to the next. Then there are those individuals that keep the time well-spent ensuring that every audience walks away with a “wow”, an assignment when they get back to the offices, and an initial personal and professional action plan…I want to be that kind of presenter!”
PODIUMS AND PLATFORMS: International Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, Australia, United Kingdom, Scotland, China
U.S. National forums, conferences and summits e.g. National Innovation Initiative, Forum on Federal-State Biotech-Life Science Clusters, Conference on Seed and Venture Funds, Forum on Naitonal and Economic Security
State & Regional Thirty-five States and 80 communities - California to Florida, Texas to Maine
Corporate Interests Merck, Johnson Controls, PacBell, HP, IBM and 145+ emerging growth firms, new enterprises
Academic/Organization Association of University Technology Managers, Association of University Research Parks, Association of Land-Grant and Public Universities, and over 40 campuses of research institutions and community colleges
Entrepreneurial Endeavors Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs Association, CIA’ InQTel Initiative, the National Cancer Institute’s Innovation Initaitive
INNOVATIONALERT 1.0 2011-2012