Michael Bloomfield keynote speaker
- Creativity for Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Embedding Creativity in Your Culture
- How to Be Human in the Age of AI
- How to Develop a Creative Philosophy
- Sustainability and Creativity
- The Surprising Reason Leaders Need Creativity
Dr. Michael Bloomfield is a leading authority on creative thinking and innovation. An anthropologist with a PhD from the University of East London, where he is a former lecturer, Michael is author of the book Creative Being.
His keynotes are a deep dive into the essence of creativity, covering vital topics such as why leaders need creativity, how to embed creativity into your culture, the link between creativity and mental health, and the critical role of creativity in driving innovation and shaping the future.
Having shared his expertise with international companies like IBM and Deloitte, Dr. Bloomfield brings a global perspective on creativity and its application in different cultural and organisational settings. His approach is both universal and adaptable, ensuring relevance and impact regardless of the industry.
Also a leading commercial semiotician and business anthropologist, he has spent years providing large organisations with new and bold ideas they are able to leverage to positive effect. His creative ideas have won awards and, in the case of a campaign for the UK Government's Department for Transport, saved lives.
Michael also runs idea generation workshops for TV production companies, branding agencies and companies not working anywhere near the creative industries – because creativity, as the World Economic Forum and others have reported, is now one of the key skills needed in the entire world of work.
Michael is the author of the book Creative Being which shows how creativity is the most important attribute we possess. It is a rallying cry to elevate creativity as something looked at as much more than a desirable extra but as something we all desperately need – because it expresses and develops our humanity like nothing else.
“Found the talk great and stimulated some interesting discussions within the wider team. The presentation style was engaging and left me wanting to learn more!”
– Nadir Abrar, Propositions Manager, Barclays Business Banking
“Dr. Bloomfield was the pinnacle of PHD Media’s annual thought leadership tech event, BrainScape. His background in anthropological studies, infectious sense of humor and natural stage presence were the perfect formula to an enthralling narrative on the history and powerful application of creativity. Without a doubt, Dr. Bloomfield was one of the best speakers we’ve had in the last eight years, leaving a room of C-suite executives inspired and equipped to take his transformative insights into action.”
– Raushanna Salhi, Marketing & New Business Manager, MENA, PHD
“I loved the principle of what you teach. Really cool to suggest these different ways of thinking to almost try and trick the mind away from heuristic based, rule-governed and narrow-minded thinking into outside-of-the-box thought.”
– Sam Sheppard, IBM science consultant
“Friendly, open, encouraging.”
“Very enriching.”
“A new language to think about creativity.”
– UK IBM team members
“A transformative class during which I inverted my approach to problem-solving and surprised myself by generating exciting ideas through an intriguing and thoroughly enjoyable process.”
– Guardian Masterclass attendee
