 Dan Roam
Visual Thinking
Author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
Fast Company's Best Business Books of 2008
Best Innovation & Design Books of 2008 by BusinessWeek |
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For Program Presentations:
Dan brings his own laptop which he brings with him to all events. He requests:
A standard VGA computer-video cable hookup on stage.
A standard projector and screen.
A standard power strip on stage for laptop power.
A Shure or Sennheiser microphone body pack. Dan brings his own lavaliere microphone.
If copies of "Back of the Napkin" are made available to attendees, then no handout is necessary. If *no books* are available, then all attendees will receive a 8-page B&W handout.
Dan sends out a workshop intro including the above handout 3-4 days
in advance of the event.
For Program Workshops:
In addition to the requirements above for program presentations, please provide the following for workshops.
Tables in rounds of 8 people each
Each table needs a flipchart stand and flipchart, ideally 3M
adhesive-backed flipchart paper so that final drawings can be stuck on
the wall
Each table needs whiteboard pens, at least 1 per person; any color is
fine
Personal whiteboards need to be ordered, 1 for each participant.
Program Title
"The Back of the Napkin: Selling Business Ideas with Pictures"
Dan Roam's Intro:
Dan Roam is the author of the international bestseller The Back of the Napkin, Business Week and Fast Company's best innovation book of the year, and Amazon's #5 selling business book. The Back of the Napkin has been published in 25 languages and is a bestseller in Japan, South Korea, and China. Dan's new book just released this month is called "Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures".
Dan has helped leaders at Microsoft, eBay, Google, Wal-Mart, Boeing, Lucas Film, Gap, Kraft, Stanford University, The MIT Sloan School of Management, the US Navy, and the United States Senate solve complex problems through visual thinking. Dan and his whiteboard have been featured on CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, Fox News, and NPR.
Dan's visual explanation of American health care was selected by Business Week as "The World's Best Presentation of 2009". This inspired the White House Office of Communications to invite Dan in for a discussion on visual problem solving. |
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