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learn truly original and powerful advanced and fundamental ideas
Explore
explore ideas with both a scientific mind and artistic heart
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apply the ideas immediately to your goals
OPI Talks ​
Original and powerful ideas to help your team discover and do amazing things.
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The ideas I share come from my long scientific mind, artistic heart career as a scientist, designer, consultant, executive educator, and business professor, in which I have created and adapted numerous original and powerful ideas.
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Each idea I share around story, design, creativity, communication, psychology, and organizations are all big, powerful, and far-reaching in their impact, such that no matter who you are, expert or novice, they can help you
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learn original and powerful ideas and competencies
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explore ideas with both a scientific mind and artistic heart
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apply the ideas immediately to your goals
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Technique: Goal Boards
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In many of my talks, we write your goals on two boards such that the talk takes place in the literal middle of your goals
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This makes sure the Original & Powerful Ideas are always applied directly to your goals
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“Troy has the superpower to turn science into tools.”
Brad Robertson
Partner, On Your Feet
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“Brilliant research.”
Adam Grant
Author, Professor, Wharton
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"The session was just plain fun and engaging."
Pamela Kelly-Dockter
Product Owner, Intel Women's Leadership
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Past OPI Talks​
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Selected OPIs
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Story Ideas
How to tell the most powerful, persuasive, and entertaining story structure of all time to win hearts and lead to authentic change
How to communicating the value of anything in business, life, and science
How to tell a big story through multiple, complimentary narratives
Design Ideas
A model for breaking norms and making amazing things
How to better begin everything
A model for designing amazing experiences inspired by what makes a great Disney ride
A guide to designing for and leading people in our oscillating metamodern world
A flexible model for designing and deciding anything based on how different stages of a process require different mindsets
Creativity Ideas
A way of seeing all the different shades of an idea, inspired by how Vincent van Gogh could paint with every shade of blue
A scientific exploration of the two words most fundamental to creativity, communication, and collaboration
How to deeply define and powerfully apply big ideas, academic knowledge, and design techniqes
The power of writing lyrics for innovation, discovery, and communication
Psychology Books
Why people deny solvable problems
A model for reaching new and resistant audiences through the act of welcoming
Why what we feel about ourselves matters so much to what we enjoy
A guide to the most fundamental human bias and how to overcome it
The foundations for complete relationships in life and work
Business & Organizations Books
How to find the value you already have but cannot see
How and why people with adjacent expertises should come together more often
The importance of everyday learning, sharing, and creating experiences for building innovative people and organizations
An exploration of how many of today's new challenges are difficult because we never mastered certain fundamentals