Mark Levy Positioning and Ideation Expert, Author of "Accidental Genius"

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“Influencing People Honestly”

“Influencing People Honestly”

The word “persuasion” rightfully smacks of manipulation. But what if you could persuade others using strategies that were ethical and considerate? What if the strategies you used were so fair, that you could openly share them with the people you’re trying to persuade, and they’d applaud you for it? In this keynote, Mark Levy will teach you how to influence others through principled, transparent means. The strategies he’ll share with you – which one of the world’s largest organizations and most recognized brands calls “a game-changer” -- can promote buy-in in any type of situation. Your leaders can use these strategies to rally the company. Your salespeople can use them to pitch business. The methods you’ll be learning will, in fact, change how every part of your organization does business.
“Innovation On Demand: How to Liberate Yourself From Status Quo Thinking, So You Can Create Your Best Solutions in Minutes.”

“Innovation On Demand: How to Liberate Yourself From Status Quo Thinking, So You Can Create Your Best Solutions in Minutes.”

When it comes to innovating, we hold ourselves back. Why? That’s how our minds are wired to work. Inside each of us is an internal editor that does an important job: it edits what we think, say, and write, as we think, say, and write it, so we sound smart and consistent to other people. Our internal editor’s main role, then, is to help us fit into society. We say and do what’s expected of us. Most of the time, there’s nothing wrong with having an editor; it’s gotten us far in life. Problems arises, though, when we encounter a situation that calls for new thinking, only our minds won’t let us go in novel directions. How, then, can we bypass our internal editors, so we can come up with fresh solutions? In this keynote, Mark Levy – author of the bestselling “Accidental Genius” -- will teach us a series of simple, liberating techniques that can push our internal editors into the background temporarily, so we reach a level of thinking that’s more original and resourceful than can be reached through normal means. When using these techniques, the innovative ideas will come fast and furious, and will rank with the most inventive work we’ve ever done.

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2010 "Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content"
2004 "How to Persuade People Who Don't Want to be Persuaded"

Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC, a positioning and ideation firm that helps organizations and thought leaders increase their fees by up to 2,000%.

His clients include:

▪ a former department head in the White House

▪ a speaker to the United Nations

▪ CEOs of major organizations

▪ a former head of the Strategy Unit of the Harvard Business School

▪ a member of Major League Baseball

▪ performers on network TV and from the New York and Las Vegas stages

▪ New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors

▪ TED and TEDx speakers

Before devoting his work fulltime to Levy Innovation, Mark served as Chief Marketing Officer at an Inc. 5,000 experiential branding organization, with clients such as Bank of America, Gap, Samsung, Time Warner, and Harvard and Stanford Universities.

Mark has written for the New York Times, and has written or co-created five books. His most recent book, “Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content,” has been translated into ten languages.

Mark has taught writing at Rutgers University.

He has served on the organizing committee of TEDxPhoenixville.

In addition to being a positioning and ideation consultant, Mark creates magic tricks and shows. His work has been performed in Carnegie Hall and Las Vegas, and on all the major TV networks.

He co-created the off-Broadway show, “Chamber Magic,” which has played for 16 years, and is the longest-running one-person show in New York City. He also co-created and performed in the two-person show, "Romance and Engineering: What We Can All Learn About Idea Creation From the World of the Magician," with the creator of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," Joel Hodgson.

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“Innovation On Demand: How to Liberate Yourself From Status Quo Thinking, So You Can Create Your Best Solutions in Minutes.”

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Healthcare

Motivation & Achievement