Events Creative Operations Summit London 2026 Track 1 The Big Leap

The Need for Reinvention

Context

In a time when the World Economic Forum has declared that every previously identified major risk (economic, technological, climatic, political) is now a verifiable fact, leaders are facing unprecedented pressure, with nearly half of CEOs doubting their company’s viability within a decade.

This urgency demands continuous reinvention in all organisations, but staff willingness to support enterprise change is collapsing, and business cultures aren’t fit for purpose to address this need.*

A call to action

Rooted in my experiences as:

  • Chief Creative Officer at what3word
  • Global Creative Director at Ogilvy and adam&eveDDB
  • Creative Coach at Truth & Spectacle

A practical way for organisations to build reinvention into their cultures.

Presenting

  • A four-step, structured process that combines inherent creativity with a questioning mindset to make spectacular and relevant leaps of logic
  • How to leverage the power of better questions to foster team alignment, break down silos, shift culture, and build sustainable collective energy that achieves goals
  • A guide for in-house creative practitioners, enabling them to step up and build influence
  • A wake up call for leaders to harness their people’s creativity - their most capital-efficient fuel for growth and adaptation

Ivan Pols, Chief Creative Officer, what3word. CCO, Truth & Spectacle

* References

World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2024

PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey

Gartner Report on Employees’ Willingness to Support Enterprise Change

George Land & Beth Jarman “Creative Genius” study

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20 March, 09:10 GMT
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1
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The Big Leap