About

Stephen Shapiro: Innovation Adviser | Hall of Fame Speaker and Author of Invisible Solutions | Speaker on Problem-Solving, Collaboration and Innovation

Why Book Stephen Shapiro?

Stephen Shapiro helps organizations improve innovation by examining the questions they ask before searching for answers. An innovation adviser and author of Invisible Solutions, he encourages teams to clarify the problem, explore different perspectives, and focus effort where it can create value.

Stephen’s presentations turn the audience into participants. Through exercises, examples, and programs such as Personality Poker®, he makes differences in thinking tangible and gives teams a shared way to discuss how they solve problems together.

Why Is Stephen Shapiro Right for Your Audience?

Stephen is a strong fit for leadership conferences, innovation summits, strategy meetings, and team development events. Consider him when an organization has plenty of ideas but needs better problem definition or more effective collaboration.

Book Stephen when your audience needs to:

• Clarify which problems are worth solving
• Ask questions that reveal overlooked possibilities
• Bring different perspectives into decisions
• Recognize blind spots in a team’s approach
• Improve collaboration among people who think differently
• Focus innovation effort on meaningful opportunities

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Ready to reframe a current business challenge
• Introduced to practical approaches for asking better questions
• More aware of the perspectives their team may be missing
• Equipped with a shared language for collaboration
• Focused on a specific problem or opportunity to examine next

Keynote Programs

Solve Your Toughest Problems

Stephen explores how reframing a challenge can reveal options that familiar questions overlook. Ideal for leadership, strategy, and innovation audiences working through complex problems.

Personality Poker®

An interactive card-based experience helps participants explore their strengths, differences, and approaches to innovation. Ideal for teams that want to understand one another and collaborate more effectively.

Stability in an Uncertain World

Stephen examines how identifying what should remain stable can help leaders direct change and concentrate on the priorities that matter. Ideal for executive meetings and transformation events.

Is Stephen Shapiro Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the problems your teams need to solve, and the collaboration you want to strengthen. We can help select Stephen’s most relevant program, discuss customization and participation requirements, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.