RONAN HARRINGTON
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER
KeyNote Speaker
Disruption and resilience
I help organisations understand the coming decade of disruption, and how they can move from burnout to resilience.
My talks are rare in that they combine big picture trends with the science of resilience, and are packed with lots of psychological tools to manage stress, anxiety and burnout. Audiences leave with a surprising dose of optimism about the future and confidence in their ability to cope with increasing complexity.
My expertise comes from having worked as a scenario planner to the British Foreign Office and strategic lead at RethinkX, the Think Tank analysing technological disruption and its impacts on society. I am also a Client Director at Tough Cookie, which helps teams to improve their mental resilience by equipping them with practical skills to manage thoughts and emotions.
In the past year, I have delivered inspiring keynotes to KPMG, McKinsey-Aberkyn, and INSEAD, giving senior leaders the insights they need to respond to this moment of confusion and uncertainty.
My talks are inspiring because they come from my own lived experience of being in senior leadership positions. I speak openly about the stress of being a decision maker in chaotic environments. This includes the severe burnout and health crisis I faced after leading the political strategy for the global climate movement, Extinction Rebellion. Now more than ever, audiences need to understand how to cope with crisis and adversity, and having experienced my own dark night of the soul, I can speak honesty about how to use it as an invitation to grow as a leader.
My speaking topics include:
Resilience in the Decade of Disruption
Challenges and Opportunities in a post-Covid World
Technology and Emerging Trends
Mental Resilience
Health and Well-Being
Motivational Keynotes
Use the contact form below to request a 30 min call to discuss me speaking to, or working with, your organisation.
Ronan has spoken to global organisations including McKinsey-Aberkyn, KPMG, and INSEAD.
RONAN IS ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING AND TOUCHING SPEAKERS I KNOW. HE TRULY
HOLDS THE AUDIENCE
IN HIS HANDS
- Josef Lentsch, Managing Partner, Innovation in Politics Institute, Germany.
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TALKS
In his entertaining talks, Ronan applies futuristic thinking to help audiences make sense of the deep shifts that are unfolding in the world, sharing the secret practices that pioneering leaders and organisations are using to overcome the cultural barriers to change.
OPTIMISM AFTER COVID
The world is awash with doom and gloom, but it's missing an understanding of how disruptive technology will drive civilisational change, all in the next decade. The apocalypse actually means the great unveiling, and there is much to be revealed. Have you assumptions upended, and feel optimistic once more.
LEADERSHIP FOR TIMES OF CRISIS
In times of crisis, we become protective and self serving when we need to step into the unknown together. Learn how today's pioneering leaders are inspiring a this shift by embodying a compelling story of where we are going and who we must become. An inspiring talk for organisations seeking to break out of inertia.
A GUIDE TO THE ROARING 20s
Disruptive technology is about to destroy every major incumbent industry. Learn how your organisation, job, country and region is under threat, and what you can do to avoid being on the losing end of this decade. A sobering but empowering talk that will leave you prepared.
Igniting Purpose
All major organisations will need to reimagine their products and business models to adapt to technological disruption. To foster this level of adaptation requires a galvanising purpose that can realign the whole organisation. Learn how they first movers in each industry are turning around the oil tanker.
From Overwhelm to Resilience
Unless we recognise the age we are in, and let go of incumbent mindsets, we will face collapse. There is a path for the courageous few, and it's called deep adaptation. This talk will walk you through the four pillars, given every leader and organisation the practical steps they need to take to be survive and thrive in the future.
HOW COVID IS SHIFTING OUR COLLECTIVE MINDSET
The Coronavirus is the first universal experience since World War Two, bringing many deep experiences that are rupturing the cultural psyche. Among the most notable are an awareness of systemic fragility, an experience of both active citizenship and every man for himself, a confrontation with mortality, a normalisation of isolation, and an even more heightened sense of disorientation. To survive this crisis, companies must attune to this cultural moment and forge a new relationship with an altered society.
RONAN CERTAINLY KNOWS HOW TO GRAB THE ATTENTION OF AN AUDIENCE AND TAKE THEM WITH HIM ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AND DISCUSSION
- Clint Evans, Director of Brand and Talent, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain