Jean David

Jean David

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Innovation and Marketing Guru, Pioneer and Builder of the Cirque du Soleil

Jean David is an independent researcher in communications and a consultant in the field of creativity and innovation.  As a professional speaker, he is highly active on the international scene and is one of the principal architects of Cirque du Soleil, as described in the book the Blue Ocean Strategy. He was Vice President of Marketing for 15 years, from 1984 to 1999. During this period, he distinguished himself through innovative marketing methods and introducing the magic of Le Grand Chapiteau to other cultures on four continents.

He is a man of vision and passion, and he is not afraid to express his perceptions and concepts on the application of creativity to the promotion of change and innovation. In 2006, he successfully completed a transition mandate at the WYNN Las Vegas hotel as acting vice-president of entertainment, sales and marketing. He also directed a pre-feasibility study in Mumbai, India, for the ESSEL Group, leading a project (MICC) to create an international resort and theme park dedicated to creativity (creative thinking process).

Above all, he is a man of communication and ideas who has taken up the greatest of challenges: understanding our environment and finding solutions to the problems we face. He sees innovation in our societies as a living, evolving and moving force. To seize this opportunity and implement it, we must mobilise! The source of innovation remains human intelligence, and the urgent need to innovate in our businesses, organisations and communities requires the mobilisation of all the individuals who make them up.

He is an ideas entrepreneur. He has developed a social innovation technology that enables a group or a community to migrate towards a culture of innovation and foster an environment of collective intelligence. Jean David works with leaders and managers to create the right climate and attitude to facilitate the emergence of the future.

Self-taught, he published the book Quel Cirque!, in which he presents his vision of society and invites us to make room for creativity.

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Speaking topics

What a Cirque! Innovation at work

Tinged with humor, this keynote is the inspiring story of how Leadership and Innovation contributed to the success of the Internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil. In the 15 years he spent as the VP or Marketing, Jean David has led teams in marketing, management, communications and growth. Today, he shares strategies, concepts and tools with the public, so that they can apply them to their own growth strategy.

Engage - Empower - Energize - Change!

Jean David shares the leadership skills he used to create a culture of innovation at the Cirque de Soleil. His process of “Engage-Empower-Energize” as a business transformation solution for companies and organizations who want to take advantage of change to reinvent themselves and guarantee their future sustainability.

Mobilize to Innovate: The art of moving people, companies, and communities forward together!

Innovation in our societies is a living, evolving and moving force. Today, to be able to grasp and implement it, we need to mobilize! The source of innovation remains human intelligence, and the urgent need to innovate in our businesses, organizations and communities requires the mobilization of all the individuals who make them up.

To achieve this, Jean David proposes a new technology of social innovation. A simple process that takes the form of a public event to express, actualize and bring together the dreams, values and ambitions of all the individuals in a group, and that establishes a culture of innovation and therefore an environment of collective intelligence. The future is out there, waiting for us to let it into our daily lives. The world needs new ideas.

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JEAN DAVID - Keynote Speaker

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Really an excellent presentation, we couldn’t think of a better way to launch our conference.

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

A charming speaker with a sharp edge and an extraordinary story, in short, a true inspiration for all our people.

China International Performing Arts Fair

Great conference! David quickly won the audience. His expertise has been beneficial to the world of the camps. We would have taken more!

Association des Camps du Québec

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