Christian Byrge is a name synonymous with creativity. With 18 years of experience as a renowned creativity expert under his belt, Christian has worked closely with executives from some of the world’s leading organisations including Lego, Maersk, Kompan, Siemens and the Danish Armed Forces to name a few. Motivated to educate people on how they can be inspired when approaching everyday tasks, Christian is available to hire as a keynote speaker on topics such as creativity, motivation and kickstarting a creative mindset.
Christian possesses a PhD in Creativity and Business from Aalborg University which substantiates his authority over the subject. That along with prominent roles he has held throughout his career such as Founder of Creative Genius Education, Associate Professor of Business Creativity at Aalborg University and is currently a Professor of Team Creativity at the Vilnius University Business School. Christian has invaluable experience in enhancing creativity in the development of products, services, and educational programs and has over 70 publications to his name. Recently he has been studying the relationship between AI and creativity, and the originality of AI tools such as ChatGPT.
Author of “Everyday Innovator: 4 Powerful Habits to Cultivate Team Creativity”, Christian has created a guide to enhancing creativity, which has helped countless people around the world centre creativity in their work. Other titles written by Christian include “How to Teach Creativity” and “Enhancing Creativity for Individuals, Groups and Organisations”. Christian has also delivered over 500 trainings in his career, including at the World Economic Forum, speaking to more than 100,000 participants. This exemplifies his prowess as educator in this field.
Having worked with teams in companies such as Novo Nordisk, Velux, Danfoss, and Novozymes, Christian’s work has proven instrumental in helping them establish a systematic approach to creative problem-solving, developing a creative mindset and nurturing a culture of curiosity. Through his counselling, workshops, corporate trainings and motivational keynote addresses, Christian is teaching people how to make creativity one of their core skills. Now available to hire as a keynote speaker, Christian is a seasoned professional on a mission to inspire people to unleash their most creative selves. Hire Christian Byrge for your next event today and rest assured that you will leave with a stronger, more creative team culture. Enquire now!
Books
Everyday Innovator
How to Teach Creativity
Enhancing Creativity for Individuals, Groups and Organisations
How to hire Christian Byrge
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Christian Byrge for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Christian Byrge's official speaker topics are listed below:
- Innovative/Creative Processes: A temporary increase in creative thinking, including Design Thinking, Google Sprints, CPS, etc.
- Creative Skills and Confidence: Developing a creative mindset and behaviour in everyday work tasks
- Support and reward systems for creative/innovative behaviour
- Idea systems that collect, evaluate, and select the best ideas from an organisation or team
- 5 ways to boost creativity in your team
- Say HI to AI team creativity
- Creativity as the engine for innovation
- 4 powerful innovative skills
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"It was completely different from anything offered before and I think I can speak on behalf of everyone when I say the energy/content/presentation by Christian was amazing." - Maersk
"An excellent example of pedagogical professionalism combined with very deep knowledge of the matter. Keep doing the same way, combining psychological tricks with perfectly prepared & structured material. Despite the large volume of material presented, it was easy to digest, was clearly understood through exercises on how to apply, and was of high value as very relevant material for everyday tasks. Thank you!" - Danske Bank
"Engaging and stimulating classes, superb connection with the audience, passion for the subject that Christian radiates undoubtedly helped our students to become more creative innovation professionals!" - Dmitrij, Head of Educational Programme in Innovation Management, SDC University
- 2024 – Published an article in the HR Chefen magazine
- 2024 – Conducted a webinar on how to develop creative skills and foster a creative culture within a team
- 2023 – Invited to speak at the MOVE! Ideenfest
- 2023 – Author of “Everyday Innovator: 4 Powerful Habits to Cultivate Team Creativity”
- 2022 – Professor in Team Creativity, Vilnius University Business School
- 2020 – Author of “How to Teach Creativity”
- 2020 – Professor in Creativity, Vilniaus University of Applied Science
- 2016 – Visiting Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 2014 – Author of “Enhancing Creativity for Individuals, Groups, and Organisations”
- 2014 – Associate Professor in Business Creativity, Aalborg University
- 2012 – Founder, Creative Genius Education
- 2012 – Adjunct Professor, Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research
- 2012 – Educational Expert in Creativity, Vilnius Business College
- 2008 – Visiting Professor, University of Malta
