Nicholas J. Webb

Biography

World-renowned innovation thought leader and advisor to Fortune 500 companies.

Nicholas Webb is a prolific author with four books on the topic of innovation and customer experience, including The Innovation Playbook, The Digital Innovation Playbook, The Innovation Superstar Workbook and How to Invent. His books are used by universities and corporations as the curriculum for their innovation training programs. His Innovation Superstar program is used by corporations to train both teams and leaders on the latest best practice of consumer insights and innovation.

As a successful private inventor, Nicholas has invented more than 60 products, and has been awarded 35 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. His innovations include a successful line of household products, fitness products and industrial technologies - spanning many industries. He is also the inventor of one of the smallest medical implants in the world, used to treat dry eye syndrome. He has also launched hundreds of new technologies to the market in his 25 year career.

As a Senior Partner at Lassen Innovation, Nicholas Webb provides consulting and training services to Fortune 500 companies in virtually all industry categories. Clients include Shire Pharmaceuticals, The Ochsner Clinic, United Fresh, The Denali Group, Siemens Corporation, Wells Fargo and Raven Industries, to name a few.

Nicolas began his career more than 25 years ago as the CEO of Myocure, Inc., one of the first companies to design and develop refractive surgical products for ophthalmology. The company was sold to one of the world`s largest medical companies in the world. He also founded NuPak, an ISO certified contract manufacturer that just celebrated its 12 year anniversary. Nicholas Webb lives in Northern California with his wife of 22 years and their four children.

Publications

The Innovation Playbook:
A Revolution in Business Excellence

Author and successful innovator Nicholas Webb believes we need a revolution in business excellence founded on innovation. In The Innovation Playbook, you will learn why innovations fail, the five rules of customer connectivity, the power of "real open" innovation and customer co-creation, the secret formula for reducing product and market risk, the magic of Future-casting, and so much more.

Includes an abundance of anecdotes and examples of successful-and unsuccessful-innovation
Shares the 56 ways in which innovations fail
Learn the success secrets of "Innovation Superstars"
Reduce innovation failure and build speed to market

Titles

Inspiring success through innovation
With more than 20 years experience as a Motivational Keynote Speaker, Nicholas Webb has inspired several generations to reach for the exceptional tier of business success. Nicholas is known for his motivational, research- driven and entertaining keynote experiences.

The Secrets of the Innovation Superstars
In this fun and powerful keynote, Nicholas Webb shares the results of his research on how organizations are mastering innovation.

The secrets to creating the ultimate Customer Experience
In this fun and powerful keynote, Nicholas Webb shares the results of his research on the fast evolving field of Customer Experience.

Innovating to flourish in today`s healthcare industry
In this riveting keynote, Nicholas Webb shares the results of his research and first-hand experience in the healthcare industry.

The Time to Innovate is Now
Finding innovative ways to deliver health care has never been more important than it is today. Millions more people are flooding into a healthcare system already strained by rising costs and a short supply of physicians, nurses and other clinicians. How will this increasing number of people get quality care at an affordable cost? It`s easy. Innovation.

Understanding how Social Media and Web 2.0 is your key to incredible success
In this riveting keynote, Nicholas Webb shares the results of his research and first- hand experience in the healthcare industry.

CUSTOM KEYNOTE TOPICS
Nicholas Webb can provide custom keynotes that are surgically targeted to the specific needs of your organization and industry. Other topics include:
~The future of innovation in medical technology
~Innovation in the delivery of healthcare
~Managing change and the future
~The great news about the current economy
~The power of innovation in sales and marketing
~Contact point innovation and driving customer experiences
~How to achieve business excellence