Scott Bales
Fintech, Innovation & Digital Transformation Executive, Author, Strategist & Global Keynote Speaker
Reviews
"Scott presented at one of our important global meetings in front of more than 400 of our global Financial Services partners. He did a great job; insightful and entertaining. I would definitely use him again."
Global Financial Services Industry Leader
Deloitte
"Scott did a great session today at BakerMcKenzie‘s Asia-PacEmployer Forum in Singapore on the chances and challenges of innovation for companies. The audience was thrilled and fascinated. Great job, Scott "
Chairman of Baker & McKenzie's Global Employment & Compensation Group
Baker & McKensie
"Scott did a masterful job of engaging my global partners, who brought disparate professional perspectives, geographic differences and cultural approaches to our workshop. He was able to align our perspectives and illuminate the strengths we could share together. "
Global Special Situations Leader,
Deloitte Restructuring Services
"Scott walks the talk on disruption with his unique career journey as well as being a professional cyclist. A curious mind, Scott provides food for thought in his presentations and discussions."
Economist
Visa
"Scott gives the audience what they want - deep context, clever insights and just enough relevance to get you to move your thinking. He’s knowledgeable in his domain and speaks with genuine passion."
VP Technology Strategy & Innovation
Visa Inc.
"Scott’s content and stage presence are first class."
Microsoft
"Scott is an innovative thinker who challenges conventional norms. His understanding of the present and future technology and how we should adapt is profound and insightful. He is a pleasure to work with and the consummate professional."
Standard Chartered Bank
"Scott holds great insight into the disruptive dynamics at play in the ongoing mobile revolution. Scott frames the emerging expectations of customers and the disconnect in businesses in meeting those needs."
REGIONAL DIRECTOR – HEAD OF EDGE (GROUP INNOVATION)
AIA
About Scott Bales
A technology guru, Scott Bales is a global leader in the cutting edge arena known as “The Digital Shift”, encompassing innovation, culture, design, technology and mobility in a world gone digital. A thought leader through and through, Scott thrives on the intersection between cultural and behavioural changes in the face of technology innovations.
Speaking
Speaking engagement:
Keynote | Conference Speaker, Trainer | Mentor, Moderator | Interviewer | Emcee, Webinar | Live Video, Advisory Service, Interview | Debate | Panel, Master Class, Breakout Session
Expertise:
Business | Management | Strategy, Facilitators | Presenters | Moderators, Finance | Micro and Macro Economics, Future | Trends, Innovation | Creativity, Leadership, Technology
Field of Speaker:
Futurists | Trend Forecasters, Entrepreneurs, Authors, Innovators | Visionairs
Best Audience:
Csuite/ Executives, Adults, Diverse, Associations, Managers/ Supervisors, Sales, Medical/ Healthcare
Travels from:
Singapore
Language:
English
Fee range:
from $20000 up to $20000
Topics
The Future consumer
We have witnessed an accelerated rate of adoption of technology both as organisations and as individuals. With that our proficiency with technology has also grown. But we are quickly approaching a large behavioural and cultural gap that will change the way we think about technology forever. In this keynote we will explore what makes a digital native, a person born during or after the general introduction of digital technologies and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts. This generation is commonly referred to as the Millennials or Generation Z, those born around or after the turn of the millennium. Key Takeaways include: - An in-depth understanding of the realities that shape the modern consumer including transparency, authenticity and utility anywhere - Actions that you and your organisation can take today to engage and service this generation and measure your impact
The Future of Work
Over the past 10 years, where and how we work has radically changed. Whether you work for a multinational corporate, or a small business, the tools at your disposal have dramatically changed. The way you run your business, interact with your customer, monitor business performance, and optimize for either local focus or global scale has changed. New technologies are evolving everyday - IoT, cloud, artificial intelligence and blockchain, are at our fingertips ready to empower a whole new way of operating. Learn about these technologies and how they will shape your outlook on the market. Key Takeaways include: - We will explore the human element of work, yes there will be robots and artificial intelligence around us but humans will still play a critical role in the creative and strategic direction of almost every business on the planet. - A framework to use in your business to document and understand the trends and customer preferences that are changing your business so you are not the next borders or blockbuster.
Smart Cities & Citizens
The world around us is changing every single week as new apps and technologies reshape the landscape in which we live, move, eat, socialize, educate and create communities. Our challenge is to figure out how this will evolve as IoT, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles become a part of everyday life. Countries like Singapore, Hong Kong & Dubai have heavily invested in Smart City technology but what does it actually mean? Where do we look for the technologies that are going to reshape society, reshape transportation, systems, utilities and the infrastructure in which we live. Key Takeaways include: - We take a look at how smart cities will evolve through the eyes of a digital citizen. Someone whose biases and preferences are shaped by the smartphones and Spotify’s of the world. Learn their daily habits and how they are different to their parents. - Understand the trends that are reshaping our nation’s and build a framework to demistify the technological buzzwords.
REcode Your LEadership
Are you ready for the digital future? As organisations worldwide embark on bold transformations they continually struggle through challenges related to mindset, culture and leadership. The very people who have built these great businesses are feeling less and less significant in the ever changing digital world. This keynote will ignite your drive to reconsider your purpose. You will learn how important it is to leverage your experience while embarking on a practical learning journey to: Reskill, Retool, Reinvent & Recode your Leadership. What will I takeaway from this keynote? - Scott presents four simple steps that serve as lights on a path for the next generations of executives young and old. You can use these steps to analyze and transform your organisation. - Deep case studies and insights will help you to develop self awareness and strategies to reinvent your value and purpose in a world saturated with technology - to not only survive but also thrive. - Prospective leaders will learn how the modern reality is now different from what they were taught at business school and will get their leadership career off to the best start.
INNovation Wars
Uncover The Competitive Innovation Edge Innovation Wars dives into the competitive nature of innovation in the modern organisation, to uncover the secrets to driving innovation success. A decade of technology driven progress has triggered a global shift in leadership practice, driving new demands on organizational capability, culture and design. Leading organizations around the world leverage the power of Customer Centric Design and Lean Startup methods, out pacing their corporate peers in the battle for future markets. Innovation Wars is your guide to market success in the battlefield that is corporate innovation. Greater than 65% of corporate executives see innovation as the key to unlocking new value, new markets and harnessing the power of new technologies. But not everyone succeeds. Key Takeaways include: - Investigation in the competitive battlefield that is innovation. Who talks the talk? and who walks the walk? - What are the strategic lessons from those that drive success? - What are the frameworks, tools and key infantry that you will need to drive innovation in your organization? - Simple practical tools for you to implement immediately
Program
1/2 day workshop: Customer Ideation & Development
Vital in the process of building compelling products and services is an objective insight on market needs, goals and pain points that can be explored as opportunities. The domains of User Experience Design and Lean Enterprise are slowly building momentum as key methods for driving the objective investigation of customer needs. We see these methods increasingly being used inside the corporate innovation process. This workshop focuses on the practical tools for documenting and understanding market opportunity through the eyes of the customer. Participants learn Persona Ideation, Hypothesis Design and Experiment Design. Key Takeaways • Learn and understand how to use Personas and Hypothesis Design as the foundational step in Lean Enterprise for Innovation. • Learn and understand how to design experiments to test key hypotheses using real customer insights. • Develop a Customer-Centric Ideation Persona that can be used in your company or industry.
1/2 day workshop: Measuring Value Lean Analytics
Metrics can be important levers of innovation – for driving behavior, as well as evaluating the results of specific initiatives. Defining the right metrics for your business can be tricky. There’s generally no one right answer and agreeing on what to measure can feel more like art than science. The good news for early stage ideas is we can borrow from the world of startups and venture capital to gauge the value of an idea prior to it generating revenue. This workshop focuses on the models and metrics used to determine the growth or declining value of a business idea. It focuses on scalable metrics across pre-product and early product analytics that help a founding team start to measure the pre- revenue value of their business using the ‘Startup Metrics for Pirates’ model. Key Takeaways • Learn and understand the key activities that set up an innovation idea’s journey from ideation through growth. Paying attention to the metrics models that drive measured value. • Learn and understand the techniques used for identifying and enabling key business ideas prior to revenue generation. • Develop a portfolio approach to innovation pipeline management and value creation, for driving stronger investment decisions.
1/2 day workshop: The Innovation Journey
The road towards becoming an innovative organisation requires a delicate balance of transformation and insights-driven innovation. The end goal is to transform culture and capabilities within a company’s operating model, to empower sustained innovation. In this half day workshop, we look at the end to end journey of an organisation as it embarks on the transformation of culture and capability in the digital economy. The Innovation Journey Key Takeaways • Learn and understand the key activities that set up an innovation journey with an objective yet inspiring strategic outlook and priorities for the coming year. • Learn and understand the techniques used for identifying and enabling key business units to lead the innovation journey. • Develop a year one transformation plan that can be adopted by your company immediately.
Media
Books
Mobile Ready: Connecting With The Untethered Consumer
Mobile is not about technology. Mobile is about behaviour, context, and utility. When you embrace this, technology as an issue disappears. No longer are you talking about operating systems, hardware, or device features? Instead, you’ll focus on the elements of mobile that always supersede the constantly redundant mobile device world. A consumer behaviour centric view of business and markets. Mobile is a brave new frontier for the majority of incumbent businesses. It’s a big step forward in rethinking your engagement with customers, suppliers, and your workforce. It’s an inevitable transition in a world where brand engagement can and does happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Enjoy the journey into a world without physicality, be more open-minded, and learn to embrace the future of your business. Is your company mobile ready?
Innovation Wars: Driving Successful Corporate Innovation Programs
Innovation Wars dives into the competitive nature of innovation in the modern organisation to uncover the secrets to driving innovation success. A decade of technology driven progress has triggered a global shift in leadership practice, driving new demands on organisational capability, culture and design. Leading organisations around the world leverage the power of Customer Centric Design and Lean Startup methods, out pacing their corporate peers in the battle for future markets. Innovation Wars is your guide to market success in the battlefield that is corporate innovation. Greater than 65% of corporate executives see innovation as the key to unlocking new value, new markets and harnessing the power of new technologies. But not everyone succeeds. Through this book you will learn how to successfully: - Learn how to change your operating model to survive and thrive in an era of disruption - What are the strategic lessons that drive success? - What are the frameworks, tools and key infantry that you will need to drive innovation in your organization?
News
Innovation Insights
Catch the latest trends, transformation and technology from the world of innovation
Reviews
Scott presented at one of our important global meetings in front of more than 400 of our global Financial Services partners. He did a great job; insightful and entertaining. I would definitely use him again.
Scott did a great session today at BakerMcKenzie‘s Asia-PacEmployer Forum in Singapore on the chances and challenges of innovation for companies. The audience was thrilled and fascinated. Great job, Scott
Scott did a masterful job of engaging my global partners, who brought disparate professional perspectives, geographic differences and cultural approaches to our workshop. He was able to align our perspectives and illuminate the strengths we could share together.