Roger von Oech TOPICS: Creativity Innovation Business Change FEE CATEGORY:* 15.0k to 20.0k TRAVELS FROM: California Video Profile Request This Speaker

Roger von Oech: Profile

As long as Roger von Oech can remember, he's been interested in ideas and how people get them. After earning a bachelor's degree from Ohio State in history and philosophy, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in the "History of Ideas," he worked for IBM where he learned two important lessons:
• You can have a great idea, but if you can't sell it, it won't get very far;
• Many people in business develop tunnel-vision and thus miss a lot of good ideas around them.

In 1977, he started his own company to stimulate creativity and innovation in business. He especially enjoys the diversity of problems and companies with which he gets involved. He's married (his wife Wendy works for his business), and has two children. His hobbies include Masters swimming and collecting old television commercials.

Topic: Creative Thinking

Presentations are tailored to the client's needs. Past seminars include:

• A television network trying to think up new program ideas
• A greeting card company looking for ways to incorporate high technology into their products
• A computer company interested in decreasing the length of time needed to complete software projects
• A retail chain wanting to get a glimpse of what the "kitchen of the future" will look like

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What People Say About Roger von Oech

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"What a technique!" -- ABC'S 20/20

"Roger von Oech has won a loyal following around the country." -- Business Week

"Roger von Oech runs laps around everyone else in the creativity consulting business." -- San Francisco Examiner

"You made a terrific impression on a group who consider themselves creatively savvy. Now we're 'whacking' at our programming and production issues with a whole new approach. And it's fun!" -- Judy McGrath, President, MTV

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Clients Include

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A&M Records
CBS
Disney
Gannett
Hearst
Clairol
Clorox
Coca-Cola
Kraft
Mattel
Apple Computer
3M
Motorola

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