Building a Prototyping Mindset
Building a Prototyping Mindset
Building a Prototyping Mindset
Building a Prototyping Mindset
Building a Prototyping Mindset
How Experimentation & Rapid Testing Drive Smarter Innovation
How Experimentation & Rapid Testing Drive Smarter Innovation
Most ideas fail because they’re untested, not because they're bad. This keynote challenges teams and leaders to think beyond big launches and pitch decks, and start thinking like prototype-driven experimenters. It explores how leading companies de-risk ideas through evidence-based decisions, rapid testing loops, and business model conversations that actually shape smarter strategies. It’s about rapid learning!
Most ideas fail because they’re untested, not because they're bad. This keynote challenges teams and leaders to think beyond big launches and pitch decks, and start thinking like prototype-driven experimenters. It explores how leading companies de-risk ideas through evidence-based decisions, rapid testing loops, and business model conversations that actually shape smarter strategies. It’s about rapid learning!
Live Virtual | In Person
Live Virtual | In Person
Live Virtual | In Person
Live Virtual | In Person
Live Virtual | In Person
Duration: Based on your needs
Duration: Based on your needs
Duration: Based on your needs
Duration: Based on your needs
Duration: Based on your needs
Resources & guides
Resources & guides
Resources & guides
Resources & guides
Resources & guides
AI tools info, Leadership Guide
AI tools info, Leadership Guide
AI tools info, Leadership Guide
AI tools info, Leadership Guide
AI tools info, Leadership Guide
Experiential training
Experiential training
Experiential training
Experiential training
Experiential training
Q&A, Audience participation
Q&A, Audience participation
Q&A, Audience participation
Q&A, Audience participation
Q&A, Audience participation
Live AI Demos
Live AI Demos
Live AI Demos
Live AI Demos
Live AI Demos
Practical simulations & demos
Practical simulations & demos
Practical simulations & demos
Practical simulations & demos
Practical simulations & demos
Innovation Without Experimentation Is Just Risk
Too many teams fall in love with ideas before they’ve tested if anyone else will. They overbuild. They overpitch. They waste time on things that should’ve been invalidated early. In a world that rewards speed and smart risk-taking, innovation needs to shift from being about perfection to being about progress through learning. This keynote exposes the hidden costs of overconfidence, and shows why prototyping and agility is a key leadership mindset.
In this keynote, you’ll learn how to adopt a prototyping mindset, one that trades assumptions for insights, and perfectionism for progress. You’ll explore how to run low-cost experiments, map assumptions using tools like the Business Model Canvas, and build just enough to learn fast. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to embed this mindset into your team’s culture, so testing becomes a habit, not a one-off.
Too many teams fall in love with ideas before they’ve tested if anyone else will. They overbuild. They overpitch. They waste time on things that should’ve been invalidated early. In a world that rewards speed and smart risk-taking, innovation needs to shift from being about perfection to being about progress through learning. This keynote exposes the hidden costs of overconfidence, and shows why prototyping and agility is a key leadership mindset.
In this keynote, you’ll learn how to adopt a prototyping mindset, one that trades assumptions for insights, and perfectionism for progress. You’ll explore how to run low-cost experiments, map assumptions using tools like the Business Model Canvas, and build just enough to learn fast. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to embed this mindset into your team’s culture, so testing becomes a habit, not a one-off.
Common Red Flags
You’re launching solutions before validating the problem
You ask for big decks and polished slides before ideas are tested
Your team spends weeks building without talking to a single customer
Failure is feared and success is measured by execution, not learning
Meet your speaker
Meet your speaker
Paris Thomas is a pioneering innovation strategist and executive advisor who specializes in helping organizations accelerate their innovation through AI-powered experimentation. As CEO of Talent Hacks and CEO/Co-Founder of RapidVisual.ai, he has guided over 300 founders and multiple Fortune 500 companies in transforming ideas into market successes, enabling transformation in a multitude of industries. A contributor to the best-selling book "Value Proposition Design," Paris has developed groundbreaking approaches to rapid experimentation and customer validation that blend AI with practical business strategies.
As a lifelong entrepreneur, his hands-on experience includes co-founding a European cleantech startup accelerator, developing the Prototype Concierge service, which helps organizations de-risk their business ideas through rapid experimentation, and currently bring the value of rapid prototyping to the innovation landscape through Rapid Visual AI.
With a unique challenging, ”sleeves-rolled-up”, and down to earth approach, Paris is known for making innovation accessible and practical, helping teams move from idea to evidence through smart experimentation and customer-centric validation.
Deano is a business psychologist who's CHRO and Chief L&D creator at Talent Hacks. As a facilitator, he focuses on coaching and helping business professionals find themselves through deep insight and tons of practical hacks. As an L&D expert, he's passionate about the power of edutainment in learning retention and enjoys blending deep content with humour and experiential elements.
Paris Thomas
Paris Thomas is a pioneering innovation strategist and executive advisor who specializes in helping organizations accelerate their innovation through AI-powered experimentation. As CEO of Talent Hacks and CEO/Co-Founder of RapidVisual.ai, he has guided over 300 founders and multiple Fortune 500 companies in transforming ideas into market successes, enabling transformation in a multitude of industries.
A contributor to the best-selling book "Value Proposition Design," Paris has developed groundbreaking approaches to rapid experimentation and customer validation that blend AI with practical business strategies.
As a lifelong entrepreneur, his hands-on experience includes co-founding a European cleantech startup accelerator, developing the Prototype Concierge service, which helps organizations de-risk their business ideas through rapid experimentation, and currently bring the value of rapid prototyping to the innovation landscape through Rapid Visual AI.
With a unique challenging, ”sleeves-rolled-up”, and down to earth approach, Paris is known for making innovation accessible and practical, helping teams move from idea to evidence through smart experimentation and customer-centric validation.
Paris Thomas is a pioneering innovation strategist and executive advisor who specializes in helping organizations accelerate their innovation through AI-powered experimentation. As CEO of Talent Hacks and CEO/Co-Founder of RapidVisual.ai, he has guided over 300 founders and multiple Fortune 500 companies in transforming ideas into market successes, enabling transformation in a multitude of industries. A contributor to the best-selling book "Value Proposition Design," Paris has developed groundbreaking approaches to rapid experimentation and customer validation that blend AI with practical business strategies.
As a lifelong entrepreneur, his hands-on experience includes co-founding a European cleantech startup accelerator, developing the Prototype Concierge service, which helps organizations de-risk their business ideas through rapid experimentation, and currently bring the value of rapid prototyping to the innovation landscape through Rapid Visual AI.
With a unique challenging, ”sleeves-rolled-up”, and down to earth approach, Paris is known for making innovation accessible and practical, helping teams move from idea to evidence through smart experimentation and customer-centric validation.
Paris Thomas is a pioneering innovation strategist and executive advisor who specializes in helping organizations accelerate their innovation through AI-powered experimentation. As CEO of Talent Hacks and CEO/Co-Founder of RapidVisual.ai, he has guided over 300 founders and multiple Fortune 500 companies in transforming ideas into market successes, enabling transformation in a multitude of industries. A contributor to the best-selling book "Value Proposition Design," Paris has developed groundbreaking approaches to rapid experimentation and customer validation that blend AI with practical business strategies.
As a lifelong entrepreneur, his hands-on experience includes co-founding a European cleantech startup accelerator, developing the Prototype Concierge service, which helps organizations de-risk their business ideas through rapid experimentation, and currently bring the value of rapid prototyping to the innovation landscape through Rapid Visual AI.
With a unique challenging, ”sleeves-rolled-up”, and down to earth approach, Paris is known for making innovation accessible and practical, helping teams move from idea to evidence through smart experimentation and customer-centric validation.
Building a Prototyping Mindset
How Experimentation & Rapid Testing Drive Smarter Innovation
How Experimentation & Rapid Testing Drive Smarter Innovation
Candies Foster
Candies Foster
Candies Foster
Candies Foster
Candies Foster
Vice President of Manufacturing
Vice President of Manufacturing
Vice President of Manufacturing
Vice President of Manufacturing
Vice President of Manufacturing
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