A Keynote and Masterclass
The Art of Paradox
A Talk about navigating tension
“Paradox is the midwife of truth.”
- Dr Leonard Sweet
We live in a world full of paradoxes, where freedom battles security, logic clashes with emotion, and order wrestles with chaos. These tensions aren’t just philosophical dilemmas, they shape the way businesses operate, the way leaders make decisions, and the way we navigate uncertainty.
Too often, we’re told and tempted to choose: structure or flexibility, stability or growth, efficiency or creativity. But what if success isn’t about picking one side? What if the real advantage comes from learning to live in the midst of tension?
In this keynote, we’ll uncover how the most successful leaders and businesses don’t resolve paradox, they leverage it. By embracing opposing forces instead of resisting them, you’ll learn how to turn uncertainty into opportunity, strengthen your strategic thinking, and lead with confidence in an increasingly complex world.
Key Takeaways for your team:
A Map for Paradox:
Your team will leave with a deep understanding of how paradoxes drive the everyday decisions we make.
From the 21st century culture wars to the battle between innovation and regulation, this talk pulls back the veil and reveals a third way forward.
Holding the Tension:
Whether it’s balancing regulation and innovation, AI and human touch, or risk and safety, those who can hold paradox without forcing resolution gain the ultimate competitive advantage.
It is in the tension between opposing forces where true innovation lives.
Your North Star:
Start the journey to discovering your North Star (or Southern Cross) that will turn paradox into power guiding decisions, creating harmony, and cutting through chaos.
Your team will leave with tools to create a clear motivator and route markers to guide them through the every day paradoxes of our complex world.
The tension you fear is the key to the breakthrough you need.
“I do stuff differently, both with my team at KFC and in my own life, because of Pierre. His talks are like those movies you simply will watch over and over and over. I am a fan.”