Leading change

The world is changing. Exponentially. Companies and industries face a climate of radical change and potential disruption. To be successful in the future, companies will need to build the capability to constantly experiment with new technologies and future customer offerings in close collaboration with users and external partners. Leaders and innovators will have to balance the need for change with an ability to onboard their organization and it’s people to the new realities.

In our keynotes and masterclasses, David Gram, Co-Founder of Diplomatic Rebels and seasoned international speaker, adresses these challenges and shares his hard-learned lessons from tackling disruptions, building world class innovation capabilities and balancing the disruptive forces of innovation with a clear understanding and care for the past - or as we call it; being a Diplomatic Rebel.

About David Gram

David brings over 20 years of experience in driving innovation and applying lean start-up methods in startups and global corporations. He held senior roles at LEGO’s Future Lab and LEGO Ventures, where he led innovation projects from early research to full-scale launch using design thinking and agile development. Featured in FastCompany's article “How LEGO Became the Apple of Toys,” David champions the idea that anyone can innovate within their organization, embodying the ethos of a true Diplomatic Rebel.

He is a seasoned international speaker with over 250 keynotes, masterclasses, and workshops on innovation, business transformation, and technology adoption. Drawing from his experience at LEGO and other leading brands, David shares actionable insights and real-life stories to tackle the challenges of innovation and transformation in complex organizations.

Keynote topics

• Transformation and change

• Innovation and intrapreneurship

• Leadership and execution

• Strategy and business expansion

• Technology and digitization

• Customer centricity and experimentation

• Innovating the LEGO-way

Bespoke formats

Every keynote or masterclass will be tailored specifically to your needs in terms of length, content, and format. The content will be delivered in a light and playful yet serious and committing manner with the option to use LEGO Serious Play as a prototyping tool for the interactive parts.

David structures his storytelling around the Diplomatic Rebels’ framework “The 5 steps to building a culture of intrapreneurship”, and “The 5 habits of high impact intrapreneurs”.

The story of LEGO’s turnaround and innovation journey creates context to the topics in a relatable manner and the presentations will be highly motivational and inspirational with plenty of personal stories of driving innovation, transformation, and change.

The interactive sessions focus on adopting the content in the context of the participants and generating concrete ideas and solutions for how to lead innovation and change and overcoming the challenges.