Lon Safko

Lon is more than a thought leader:  He creates the categories that others think about.
 
Among his many accomplishments, Lon founded ten successful companies and created the first computer to save a human life. Lon has eighteen inventions and more than 30,000 of Lon's papers in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.  He has created numerous hardware and software solutions for the physically challenged, developed the first CAD software for civil engineers, and designed the archetypes for the Apple Newton & Microsoft's Bob Operating Systems. He is also responsible for those handy little Tool-Tips help-balloon pop-ups!

Lon is an author of remarkable breadth, writing six innovative books. His books have shown corporations how to train managers to think creatively, detailed the secrets of launching a successful on-line business, and related amazing stories about the serendipity of life. His latest book, The Social Media Bible, unlocks the mysteries of the hottest new Internet wave, Social Media, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. This book is transforming  organizations' marketing strategies and communications  in profound ways. How you use these new media tools to reach your desired audiences with power messages and efficiency is now at your fingertips.
 
Lon has been recognized for his creativity with such prestigious awards as The Westinghouse's Entrepreneur of the Year, Arizona Innovation Network's Innovator of the Year, The Arizona Software Association's Entrepreneur of the Year, twice nominated for the Ernst & Young / Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, and The Public Relations Society of America's, Edward Bernays, Mark of Excellence Award, and nomination as a Fellow of the nation's Computer History Museum. Lon has also been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, PC Novice, and Popular Science Magazines just to name a few. Lon was recently selected by the Smithsonian Institution to represent "The American Inventor" at their annual conference.

Lon's presentations will help you, whether you're corporate, government, or non-profit, by empowering your executives and leaders with the knowledge necessary to improve your operations, performance, and bottom line.  As Lon says, "When you start to see your world in a different perspective, you see new ways to do everything!" Lon Safko sees the world in a new way every day.
 
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Social Media, The Impact On Your Bottom Line
The effects of Social Media is touching everyone.  It is changing the way you communicate with each other, with your employees, your customers, your prospects, and the groups & communities that are being built by others with like interests...

Social Media has already changed the way we do business in our community, nationally, and internationally.   It has already affected businesses around the globe, and has affected yours.  And, as with many new technologies, their affects can either be beneficial or they can be disastrous to you and your business, depending on how they are used.  Let Lon help you create your beneficial strategy.

His presentation will help you manage what people are saying about you and your company, because knowing when and how to respond is critical to your company and bottom line.  It will show you how to develop an open dialog between you and your customers & prospects.

Make no mistake about Social Media, it's here whether you resist it or not. The faster you embrace this brave new world the fastest you will benefit. If you choose to ignore this phenomenon you will be left in its wake.


Innovative Thinking, The Process
Ever wonder how some people are more innovative and spontaneous than others in creating new ideas?  In this presentation, Lon, a proven innovator, shares his copy written method of innovation, The 5-W's of Innovation, which uncovers the tools necessary to help you think more innovatively every time to consistently solve your toughest problems.  Innovation leads to competitive advantage, costs savings, and a better bottom line for you and your organization.

Lon leads you through the process of identifying why you often can't be creative because of conditioning, perceptual, emotional, cultural, stereotyping, and environmental barriers. Lon also discusses how to isolate your problem by breaking it down into it simplest components where it can easily solved.

Lon gives real world examples on how you can be a more innovative thinker by taking you step-by-step from the initial inspiration to the eventual patenting of his most recent ideas. Lon will also share his Twenty Truths of Innovation and what it takes to be an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, and innovator.

Innovative thinking leads you to having new products; new ways to sell existing products, new markets, and ultimately gives you that competitive edge that results in an increase to your bottom line.

Innovative Teams Leads To Increased Profits
This presentation helps attendees discover how every member of your organization can become an effective team player.  By thinking like a unit, your team can meet your goals, solve your problems, and increase your bottom line.

You will learn the secret of how to make teams work to meet expectations ahead of schedule and under budget. You will learn how to encourage people to work together towards a common goal while meeting project deadlines within cost in a spirit of cooperation. Lon will show you and your team how the tools you need to consistently build and manage effective, productive, and satisfied teams to attain all of your goals.

Lon will show you all of the strategies and techniques you need to understand the team process and make giant leaps in team performance by identifying and overcoming team obstacles and problems.  You will learn the secret behind capitalizing on team strengths and shoring up your challenges.  Discover how you can build and maintain productive, energized work teams whose members have excellent communications skills, while keeping everyone on the team up to speed and focused on what is important. Lon will share with you how you can work through team conflict, disagreement and develop a personal action plan for creating effective work teams that work for you.

You will gain an increased awareness of organizational work teams, while coming away with effective, proven concepts that you can apply time and time again.