Director of Creative Works at Google | Podcast Host, HUMAN CODE | Member of the Board of Directors for ENDI Corp.
Abigail Posner
Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000
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Primary Topic Category: Leadership and Management
Secondary Topic Category: Creativity and Innovation
Abigail Posner At A Glance:
Abigail Posner shines a humanistic lens on business and technology, bringing a fresh perspective to marketing, digital advertising, and corporate culture. As the Director of Google’s US Creative Works, Abigail and her team work closely with the advertising and marketing communities to help develop the most effective ads and content for YouTube. She hosts the podcast Human Code, has published her thought pieces in publications around the world from Fast Company to Advertising Age and is the recipient of the prestigious Media Impact Award from the UN. Before joining Google, Abigail was Executive Vice President, Strategy Director at Publicis New York, where she directed strategic brand planning efforts for major new business pitches and provided thought leadership to key global clients, and co-strategy director at DDB.
Abigail Posner shines a humanistic lens on business and technology, bringing a fresh perspective to marketing, digital advertising, and corporate culture. As the Director of Google’s US Creative Works, Abigail and her team work closely with the advertising and marketing communities to help develop the most effective ads and content for YouTube.
While at Google, she has also launched an industry-first thought leadership series on human beings’ deep, emotional relationships with the digital space: Humanizing Digital. This research decodes technology in an inspiring and useful way. Abigail currently directs an additional XFN team responsible for developing, embedding an overarching organizational Brand Purpose inside America’s Large Customer Sales force.
Before joining Google, Abigail was Executive Vice President, Strategy Director at Publicis New York, where she directed strategic brand planning efforts for major new business pitches and provided thought leadership to key global clients, and co-strategy director at DDB.
Abigail is a recipient of the prestigious Media Impact Award from the UN and speaks at key conferences around the globe on innovation, creativity and the intersection of humanity and technology. She’s a member of ENDI Corp’s Board of Directors and sits on the advisory boards of the 890 Fifth Ave, SwiftArc Ventures, and TheSocialArchitects; and has been featured in a host of publications including: NYTimes, Business Insider, Forbes, Adweek, Huffington Post, La Presse, CNBC, Mumbrella, AdNews, B&T & Globes Israel.
She hosts the podcast: “Human Code.” Abigail has published her thought pieces in publications around the world from Fast Company to Advertising Age.
Abigail graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in social anthropology. She lives in NYC with her husband and 3 children.
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The Expansiveness Edge
Expansiveness is about a holistic approach to strategy and engagement that embraces all of the unique skill sets, passions and idiosyncrasies of people. It is with this deeply human focus on what makes each of us tick, where we can start to create new possibilities by weaving our different perspectives together. At our core, we are naturally creative, but some people feel so far removed from their creative and innovative selves. Understanding the framework for easily tapping into creativity, especially in highly disruptive times, is critical to productivity and growth . This type of expansiveness provides the necessary edge for individuals, teams and organizations to create a culture of connectivity on many levels.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Unlocking Human Potential: Discover how embracing the unique qualities, passions, and creativity of individuals can unlock untapped human potential within teams and organizations. Learn practical strategies to harness this diversity to drive innovation and productivity.
- Navigating Disruption with Creativity: Gain insights into a framework for easily tapping into your innate creativity and fostering it within your teams. Understand why creativity is a cornerstone for thriving in highly disruptive times and how it can be harnessed to adapt, evolve, and seize new opportunities.
- Creating a Culture of Connectivity: Explore the essential role expansiveness plays in fostering a culture of connectivity on multiple levels. Learn how weaving diverse perspectives together can enhance collaboration, strengthen team dynamics, and propel organizations forward in an interconnected world.
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Cracking Creativity: Reimaging AI and Creativity for Greater Personal & Team Growth
Many discussions revolve around the advent of AI and how it is infiltrating the way we work at a breakneck pace. The companies that remind themselves that AI is a tool and not a solution will take one step closer to harnessing the power of this for their own good. Leaders that understand and acknowledge that in reality AI is opening the door for more creativity and innovation from the human side, are the ones that will maintain their authenticity and thrive in this new world of tech dominance.
Leveraging aspects of anthropology, neuroscience, brand development and engineering practices, Abigail shows us how to leverage the moment to enhance our innovative and creative powers.
Creativity is needed now more than ever! Enjoying Abigail Posner’s talk at #IABC20 on reinventing ourselves, businesses, products and services. Particularly about seeking connections of seemingly disconnected things. Makes me think of the “mashup” approach I’ve seen from IDEOU.— Rob Nikkel, Intranet Connections
I was fortunate enough to attend the DMAI Convention in Minneapolis recently and I was even more fortunate to have the privilege of listening to Abigail Posner speak. I found her presentation so inspirational and valuable. I love seeing strong women in leadership roles so that was very inspiring and the content of her presentation was absolute gold. I took so many notes and I feel I can take a lot of her words about creativity back and use it within my role.— Tourism Tropical North Queensland
I was in the audience at Abigail Posner’s Tishman presentation today and thought it was great. I am the head of real estate at EY and good friends with my counterparts at Google. I appreciated her insights and plan on taking some of that back to my workplace experience team. Looking forward to reading some of her work.— David Kamen, Americas Real Estate Leader
Abigail Posner was excellent. Her focus on creativity and being an effective leader resonated very well with both the student and Boulder community audience. She represents a terrific blend of the liberal arts with her Harvard undergraduate degree in Anthropology with the technology world at Google. This really fit the campus and community audience as well. We have received lots of positive feedback on Abigail's presentation, and the student session was also very well received. All in all, Abigail was a great fit for our leadership speaker series.— University of Colorado, Boulder
Abby hit it out of the park! She is one of the best presenters I have seen and can bring a room to life very quickly. Our audience of clients and colleagues were engaged throughout.— Worldwide CEO
